The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Michael Baptista Essay Prize for outstanding scholarly papers on topics of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. At the undergraduate level, the prize was awarded to: Carlo Handy […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University welcomes submissions for its 5th International Graduate Student Research Conference: Navigating Hot Water: Defiant Pathways Through The Next Millennium March 16-17, 2018, York University, Toronto (Se incluye texto en Español) At the beginning of the twenty-first century–a new millennium–we […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) celebrated excellence in teaching and research at the annual award ceremony during the first 2017-18 meeting of the Faculty Council. The 2017 winners represent the fields of history, economics, philosophy, humanities, administrative studies and sociology. To read full story click here.
CERLAC Emerita Fellow, Liisa North is the editor along with Timothy Clark of a new book called: Dominant Elites in Latin America – From Neo-Liberalism to the ‘Pink Tide’. About the book: This volume examines the ways in which the socio-economic elites of the region have transformed and expanded the material bases of their power […]
Deadline: October 15, 2017. Nominations limited to York University students only. The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is pleased to announce the 2017 call for the Michael Baptista Essay Prizes. The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes recognize annually, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, an outstanding scholarly essay of relevance […]
CERLAC invites submissions from eligible undergraduate and graduate students of York University to the annual TLN Telelatino Awards on the Latin American diaspora. The TLN Telelatino Award is awarded annually to one York undergraduate and one York graduate student to recognize exceptional work in any area of study on the experiences of the Latin American […]
Glendon Professor Emerita and CERLAC Fellow Margarita Feliciano was awarded Argentina’s Order of May. To read the YFile story, click here.
On the Road to Virtue is a documentary by former CERLAC Director Meyer Brownstone and filmmaker Peter Conrad about Salvadoran refugees in Honduras in the 1980s. It is based on Meyer Brownstone’s documentation of his work in the area as chair of Oxfam Canada. It will be screened on Wed June 21 at the Hot […]
Congratulations Andrea! Four exceptional faculty members will be presented with teaching awards during York University’s Spring Convocation ceremonies. The recipients have demonstrated exceptional and innovative teaching methods will be honoured with the annual President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards. Award recipients Sabina Mirza, Andrea Davis, Alex Czekanski and Véronique Tomaszewski were selected by the Senate Committee on Awards […]
CERLAC Fellow Liisa North is being honored by the Universidad Andina in Quito, Ecuador for her long time contributions as a researcher, intellectual, and social justice activist. To read more about their tribute to Professor North, click here. To read the YFile story, click here. Photo of Liisa North at the event in Universidad Simon […]