Lina Del Castillo of the University of Texas has earned honorable mention from the Sturgis Leavitt Award for Best Article committee for her article entitled “Entangled Fates: French-Trained Naturalists, the First Colombian Republic, and the Materiality of Geopolitical Practice, 1819-1830,” published in the Hispanic American Historical Review. The committee found Read more
Martin A. Nesvig of the University of Miami earned an honorable mention for his book entitled Promiscuous Power: An Unorthodox History of New Spain from the Alfred B. Thomas Book Award Committee. The committee said of his book, “Nesvig employs archival research to construct a narrative of local politics in Read more
Congratulations to SECOLAS members Rita Palacios and Paul Worley on the release of their book entitled Unwriting Maya Literature: Ts’íib as Recorded Knowledge, published by the University of Arizona Press.
Lily Pearl Balloffet has won the 2019 Sturgis Leavitt Award for Best Article from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies for her article entitled “Argentine and Egyptian History Entangled: From Perón to Nasser” published in the Journal of Latin American Studies. The Sturgis Leavitt Award given annually for the Read more
Alison J. Bruey’s book entitled Bread, Justice, and Liberty: Grassroots Activism and Human Rights in Pinochet’s Chile has won the 2019 Alfred B. Thomas Book Award for the best book on a Latin American subject published by a SECOLAS member in 2018. The selection committee was composed of Dr. Corrie Read more
Students who presented at the 2019 annual meeting in Oaxaca may submit their conference paper for the Richmond Brown Graduate Student Travel Grant and the Edward H. Moseley Student Paper Award. The top three submissions will receive the Richmond Brown Graduate Student Travel Grant, which includes a complimentary registration and Read more
Trip information! This excursion is on Sunday, March 31. The ruins at Mitla consist of 5 “ruin clusters”. Archaeologists speculate that some of the ruins were used for ceremonial and religious purposes, while others served as palaces for the elite. Unique to Mitla are the greca decorations found on ruin Read more
Trip information! This trip takes place on Tuesday, March 26. Monte Alban served as the ancient capital of the Zapotecs between 500 B.C. and 800 A.D. At its height the city was inhabited by more than 40,000 residents. Today, visitors can explore the site. Points of interest on the Grand Read more
If you arrive in Oaxaca early or stay late, we have some excursion opportunities for your consideration. Check out the following day trip options: Monte Alban & Arazzola, Mar 26 – $35 A day with Fundación En Vía, Mar 27 – $55 Mitla & Hierva el Agua, Mar 31 – Read more