Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies is a growing U.S. field that offers students the opportunity to explore, from different academic perspectives, the societies and cultures in a vast and richly varied area of strategic importance for world affairs. Faculty and students from the doctoral programs in Anthropology, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, History, Political Science, and Sociology join with the work of the Certificate Program in Film Studies and the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies to study the historical, literary, political, economic, social, and cultural legacies of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In facing the challenge of coordinating interdisciplinary academic endeavors to make the best use of institutional resources and give a solid foundation in the methods and scope of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the Graduate Center coordinates a series of activities, lectures, and interdisciplinary seminars to enhance the exchange of ideas and experiences, as well as to help students obtain skills in research, teaching, preparing grant applications, and job seeking. It helps students use additional New York area resources, such as the Americas Society, the Colonial Latin American Review, the Inter-American Cultural Studies Network, the Hispanic Society, the Instituto Cervantes, and the Spanish Institute.
Students who wish to pursue interdisciplinary courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies should enroll in one of the Graduate Center’s doctoral programs and fulfill that program’s requirements while creating an interdisciplinary specialization.
For further information, interested students should contact Professor Alfonso Quiroz, Ph.D. Program in History, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 1-212-817-8430 or 1-212-802-3047.
