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    Why do we distinguish Latin America as a region? What are the historical processes that led a vast and varied area to be treated as one, unified portion of the globe? And what is the cultural and political significance of such thinking? Explore the question of how the idea of Latin America emerged. Read More

  • LAST 201

    Discover how various forms of popular culture helped build national identities in Latin America and how they connect to concepts of race/ethnicity, gender, cultural politics, hybridity/transculturation, and globalization. Read More

  • LAST 303

    Explore indigenous strategies to navigate the global economy and seek autonomy and self-determination in an increasingly globalized world. Read More

Our Program

Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program with over thirty-five affiliated faculty members. We offer an undergraduate major and minor, with a wide selection of courses. We also organize regular events, support graduate students, and promote high-level research. Our mission is to advance the study and teaching of Latin America at UBC and throughout the lower mainland.

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Major in Latin American Studies

Major in Latin American Studies The Major program is designed to give students a general knowledge of and strong interdisciplinary approach to the language, culture, society, geography, political systems, and history of Latin America. The Major allows students to construct truly interdisciplinary approaches to their programs incorporating a broad range of disciplines within Arts. Language […]
Minor in Latin American Studies

Minor in Latin American Studies This is an interdisciplinary program intended to provide students with a broad exposure to the cultures, histories, and languages of Latin America. Ideally, the Minor complements a major in one of the participating disciplines that comprise Latin American Studies, but it can be combined with any major program in Arts. […]
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Latin American Studies Vancouver Campus 2044 Lower Mall, Ponderosa Annex G17 Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2 Tel 604 822 2346 Email las.program@ubc.ca
Latin American Studies
Vancouver Campus
2044 Lower Mall, Ponderosa Annex G17
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822 2346
Email las.program@ubc.ca
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