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The Society for Latin American Studies was founded in 1964 and is one of the leading Latin American Studies organisations in Europe.

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🚨New BLAR ISSUE (44:4) is OUT NOW 🚨

The issue has a Special Section titled “Navigating Criminalisation: Visible and Hidden Resistances in Dangerous Contexts”, plus original articles and book reviews.

Check the table of contents and read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14709856...
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Deadline approaching!

Apply for SLAS funding by 28 November 2025 – don't miss this opportunity to support your research!

More information below.
📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 📎

SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members.

The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in November

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November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
First session of the 6th Colloquium on Latin America with SLAS former President, @mariekeriethof.bsky.social

This is a HYBRID event hosted by the U of Bayreuth and organised by Luis Bastidas and Maria Papenfuss.

More information and link to attend here: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/CoLatinAmeri...
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
REMINDER about #PILAS2026 Conference CfP.
🗓️ 8 April 2026 | @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Deadline: 8 December 2025

For more information and submitting a proposal, check the thread below and the following link: www.slasuk.org/pilas-confer...
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
An exciting new partnership between SLAS//BLAR and the Eccles Institute @britishlibrary.bsky.social is offering joint Visiting Fellowships for 2026–2027!

📅 Deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT

Information and link to apply here: www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

#LatinAmericanStudies
Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowships: applications now open
The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme.
www.bl.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The website for the #SLAS2026 upcoming conference, “Memory is both compass and companion" at the University of Leeds, has been launched.

Check out the page and stay tuned for more updates about the conference.

conferences.leeds.ac.uk/slas2026/
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🗓️OPPORTUNITY🗓️

Join the Colloquium on Latin America!

A hybrid platform connecting researchers worldwide to present & discuss Latin American studies projects in English or Spanish, designed for global participation across time zones.

www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/CoLatinAmeri...
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Deadline approaching!

Apply for SLAS funding by 28 November 2025 – don't miss this opportunity to support your research!

More information below.
📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 📎

SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members.

The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in November

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November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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All are invited to check the SLAS Blog and discover insightful posts on Latin American studies, research highlights, member perspectives, and updates from our community.

Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog

#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
All are invited to check the SLAS Blog and discover insightful posts on Latin American studies, research highlights, member perspectives, and updates from our community.

Read the latest here: www.slasuk.org/blog

#SLAS #LatinAmericanStudies
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Follow SLAS across all platforms for the latest in Latin American studies!

Twitter/X: @slaslatam
LinkedIn: Society for Latin American Studies
Instagram: @slaslatam

Stay connected with research highlights, events, opportunities & community news.

#LatinAmericanStudies
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
EVENT

VI COIMI - Abya Yala: Histórias, Territorialidades e Saberes Indígenas

📍UNEB - Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil
🗓️February 25-28, 2026
👥Coordinators: Guillaume Candela (@cardiffuni) & Carlos Paz (FCH-UNCPBA)
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 📎

SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members.

The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in November

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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Follow SLAS across all platforms for the latest in Latin American studies!

Twitter/X: @slaslatam
LinkedIn: Society for Latin American Studies
Instagram: @slaslatam

Stay connected with research highlights, events, opportunities & community news.

#LatinAmericanStudies
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 📎

SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members.

The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in November

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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📢 Have an event, job opportunity, call for papers, or publication relevant to Latin American Studies scholars?

Send us the details at [email protected] and we'll help promote it across our social media channels!

Let's amplify important opportunities for our community 🌎

#SLAS
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Stay up to date with the latest publications in Latin American Studies!

Subscribe to the BLAR newsletter and receive new articles straight to your inbox.

Join our community today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1470...

#BLAR #LatinAmericanStudies #AcademicPublishing
October 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📚BLAR’S (44:4) BOOK REVIEWS📚

1⃣ Alex Latta (Wilfrid Laurier University) reviews Savages and Citizens: How Indigeneity Shapes the State (University of Arizona Press 2004) by Andrew Canessa and Manuela L. Picq.

READ HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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📢 CfP! PILAS Conference 2026 — Future Archives: Forging the Next Generation of Latin American Studies
🗓️ 8 April | 📍 Leeds

Open to postgraduates & ECRs researching Latin America 🌎
Deadline for abstracts: 8 Dec 25

🔗 Details & submissions: www.slasuk.org/pilas-confer...

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October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Postgraduates in Latin American Studies (@pilas-latam.bsky.social) Network invites proposals for its 2026 Annual Conference, “Future Archives: Forging the Next Generation of Latin American Studies.”

Deadline for abstracts: 8 Dec 25
Notification of acceptance: 16 Jan 26
October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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LINK HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1470...
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Did you know that SLAS has a postgraduate branch?

Take a moment to explore the wonderful work by @PILAS_LatAm below, and be sure to follow them to stay updated on their exciting projects for this new academic year!
🌿 What is PILAS?

PILAS (Postgraduates in Latin American Studies) is the postgraduate network of @slaslatam.bsky.social — run by and for postgraduates based in the UK whose work focuses on Latin America 🌎
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES📎

SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members.

The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in October:

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October 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM