Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean
Eight annual March Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Havana, Cuba. Photo by Abbie Largess ’18.
Institute for the Study of the Americas
The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) builds on a long-standing and distinguished tradition of scholarly interest in the diverse regions that make up Latin America, including Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, as well as the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora. It sponsors a wide variety of activities for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students and supports teaching, research and public outreach. ISA is part of the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, a collaboration between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The consortium has been designated as a National Resource Center and Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship granting center by the U.S. Department of Education.
Featured Program
For nearly three decades, the Yucatec Maya Summer Institute has trained scholars in the modern Yucatec Maya language. The institute offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced language instruction in an intensive language environment combined with a field-based, experiential programming to provide students with a solid linguistic and cultural foundation. Students work with Maya scholars and communities through a combination of classroom activities and community engagement.
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Departments, Centers and Programs
Carolina Latinx Center
Carolina Population Center
Center for Galápagos Studies
Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Global Food Research Program
Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Institute for the Study of the Americas
Latino Migration Project
LatinxEd
Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope (SOAR)
The Archaeology Program at UNC
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
UNC Latina/o Studies Program
Programs of Study
Curriculum in Global Studies
Major concentration in Latin America
Curriculum in Latin American Studies
Major in Latin American Studies
Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies
Major in African, African American and Diaspora Studies
Minor in African American and Diaspora Studies
Department of History
Major concentration in Latin American History
Ph.D. in Latin American History
Department of Religious Studies
Ph.D. concentration in Religion in the Americas
Department of Romance Studies
Major in Hispanic Literature and Culture
Major in Hispanic Linguistics
Minor in Hispanic Studies
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics
Ph.D. in Spanish
Minor in Spanish for the Professions
Minor in Translation and Interpreting
Major in Portuguese
Minor in Portuguese
Institute for the Study of the Americas
Graduate certificate in Latin American Studies
UNC Latina/o Studies Program
Library Collections
Latin American Film Library
Research guide for American Indian Studies
Research guide for American Studies
Research guide for Latin American Studies
Research guide for Latina/o Studies
Research guide for Portuguese
Research guide for Spanish
Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History
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