In recent decades, the fields of Black Studies, African Diaspora History, Afro-Latin American Studies, and Afro-Latinx Studies have seen an explosion of research on transnational and hemispheric Black Latin American communities. Yet, Black Central American knowledge production remains understudied and…
During this time of heightened deportations and ICE raids against unauthorized immigrants and so many in our Latinx communities, the Latinx Studies Association stands in support of our students, colleagues, and administrators at colleges and universities across the country. While…
In order to keep members involved in the LSA during non-conference years and, in particular, to ensure that we have sufficient membership quorum to run elections of our executive committee every other year, we moved last year (2024) to a…
Poner el cuerpo en Latinx América This iteration of the LASA Congress sets out to put the body on the line. To place the body center-stage in order to reveal its weight, relevance, and meaning. To recover its memory and…
The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of assistant professor. We encourage applications from scholars that take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to research…
Placing Justice and Joy in Latinx Studies Conference April 19, 2024 (12 Noon) Tempe AZ Frances R. Aparicio (LSA President) As President of LSA, I want to welcome you all to LSA 2024, Placing Justice and Joy in Latinx…
Dear LSA Members, Since 2018, the LSA biennial conference has featured La Plaza-- a dynamic space to build community and engagement around books, art, poetry, and performance. For LSA 2024, La Plaza is hosting two roundtables on newly published authors…
The division of Musicology/Ethnomusicology at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to hire a tenure-track scholar at the Assistant Professor level whose methodology is grounded in collaborative practices for community-engaged research, artistic citizenship, the creation and implementation of cultural…
The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a specialization in Latina/o/x history and the dynamics of shifting boundaries of race and ethnicity in the United States. The department welcomes applicants whose research and teaching…
Dear LSA Members, We are excited to announce our Fall Webinar: Latinx Studies in the Classroom: Critical Issues in Pedagogy November 10, 2023 5 pm EST/4 pm CST/2 pm PST (90 minutes duration) This webinar proposes to engage questions related…