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Category: Latin American Studies
LSA 2026 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2026 Latinx Studies Association conference! Use the promo code LSA for 50% off all books when ordering from our website, March 26 – April […]
Q&A with the author of AZTEC MUSIC AND DANCE IN CALIFORNIA
Kristina F. Nielsen, author of Aztec Music and Dance in California, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? In spring 2012, I completed a project for […]
Q&A with the author of CRIMINALIZATION OF WOMEN
Michele Eggers-Barison, author of Criminalization of Women: Abortion, Inequity, and Resistance in Chile, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? This work […]
2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Please enjoy this curated list of new and exemplary publications in Latin American studies. Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism Edited by Rita D. Hernández, […]
Q&A with the author of FOREVER FAMILIAS
Jason Palmer, the author of Forever Familias: Race, Gender, and Indigeneity in Peruvian Mormonism, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? My […]
2024 Latino/a/x Books Month Reading List
Latino/a/x Books Month celebrates Latino/a/x authors, illustrators, and texts that highlight Latino/a/x culture and Latin American identity and promote literacy. Let’s dig in with some of our newest and well-loved […]
LSA 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Latina/o Studies Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of Latina/o studies books, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Please enjoy this curated list of new and exemplary publications in Latin American studies. Playful Protest: The Political Work of Joy in Latinx Media By Kristie […]
Q&A with the editors of TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNISM ACROSS THE AMERICAS
Marc Becker, Margaret Power, Tony Wood, and Jacob Zumoff, editors of Transnational Communism across the Americas, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. […]
Q&A with Erin E. Bauer, author of FLACO’S LEGACY
Erin E. Bauer, author of Flaco’s Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? After college, I spent […]
Latino/a/x Books Month Reading List
Latino/a/x Books Month celebrates Latino/a/x authors and illustrators, books that highlight Latino/a/x culture and Latin American identity, and promotes literacy. Let’s dig in with some of our newest and well-loved […]