UConn’s El Instituto (Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin American Studies)
Merging Latinx and Latin American studies courses and faculty, El Instituto supports the development of hemispheric and Latinx-centered perspectives on both critical ethnic studies and world area studies.
Apply now to the joint MPP or MPA, and Latina/o American Studies MA program
Gain both policy analysis or administrative skills and in-depth international/intercultural knowledge through this dual MA program of study. Through the joint Master’s degree program, complete El Instituto’s MA in Latina/o and Latin American Studies while also earning a second Master’s in either Public Administration or Public Policy.
Undergraduate major/minor in Latina/o and Latin American Studies
Our undergraduate majors and minors learn research methods and find real-world applications for their skills.
Recent News
Television Dramas and the Global Village (2023) Paperback Edition
Television Dramas and the Global Village: Storytelling through Race and Gender Paperback – April 3, 2023 We are delighted about the affordable 2023 paperback edition of this global television book. It is now more ideal for university course adoption and faculty acquisition. This book discusses the role of television drama series on a global scale, […]
[Read More]ELIN Core Faculty Member Receives Funding For Inclusive Research Initiatives
El Instituto’s core faculty member, Emma Amador, receives JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Research initiative funding for research project: Bright Futures: Antonia Pantoja and the Practice of Ethnic Studies in US History. Read more in UConn Today article.
[Read More]UConn Stamford Professor, Human Rights Filmmaker Oscar Guerra filming 2nd Documentary
Emmy Award-Winning UConn Professor Takes on Zero Tolerance, Family Separation with Second PBS Frontline Documentary You can read more in the article from UConn Today.
[Read More]Upcoming Events
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Sep
26
Luis B. Eyzaguirre Memorial lecture: Lorgia Garcia Pena 4:00pm
Luis B. Eyzaguirre Memorial lecture: Lorgia Garcia Pena
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
04:00 PM
Konover Auditorium
Lorgia García Peña, Princeton University Professor of African American Studies & Effron Center for the Study of America
TRANSLATING BLACKNESS: Latinx Colonialities in Global Perspective
the annual Luis B. Eyzaguirre Memorial lecture
Tuesday 9/26, 4 pm, Konover Auditorium
Sponsors: Luis. B. Eyzaguirre Memorial Lecture Fund; El Instituto: Institute for Latina/o, Caribbean & Latin American Studies; Spanish (Department of Literatures, Cultures & Languages
Contact Information:
For more information Contact: Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann:kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu
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Nov
7
Determining Biological Citizenship: Creating and Effacing Difference in Puerto Rico’s Education 4:00pm
Determining Biological Citizenship: Creating and Effacing Difference in Puerto Rico’s Education
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
04:00 PM
Gentry Building
El Instituto’s visiting assistant professor, Bethsaida Nieves, will present her research to the University community.
Title: Determining Biological Citizenship: Creating and Effacing Difference in Puerto Rico’s Education
Abstract: My work analyzes the ways in which institutional practices gave legitimacy to conceptualizations of difference in Puerto Rico’s schooling and society. I examine the ways in which discourses of difference provided educators with information about whom the Puerto Rican child was or could become. These epistemological and ontological reference points shifted under the first years of civil colonial rule, which constructed a state of liminal governmentality in Puerto Rico’s education and society. For Puerto Rico’s case, sustained avoidance became a tactic for governing, which has kept Puerto Rico in a state of suspended sovereignty since the turn of the twentieth century.
Bio: Bethsaida Nieves obtained her Ph.D. in Curriculum Theory and Research from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Nieves’ specialty is analyzing the systems of reason(ing) and the intersectionalities that produce knowledge, power, and difference in education and society.
Contact Information:
For more information please contact program assistant, Kimberly Vasquez; kimberly.vasquez@uconn.edu
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Feb
14
Fellow’s Talk: Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann 12:15pm
Fellow’s Talk: Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
UCHI Fellow Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann (LCL, El Instituto, UConn) will give a talk with a response by Richard Ashby Wilson (Law and Anthropology, UConn.
This event will also be livestreamed.