Afro-Latin American/Latinx Studies Project

Focusing on Latin America and the African Diaspora in the Atlantic World

To create a vibrant space for faculty and students to engage through research, coursework, conference panels, workshops, and public lectures in the histories, cultures, and societies of Afro-Latin America.

Centrado en América Latina y la Diáspora Africana en el mundo Atlántico

Crear un espacio vibrante para que el profesorado y los estudiantes se dediquen, a través de la investigación, los cursos, los paneles de conferencias, los talleres y las charlas públicas, a las historias, las culturas y las sociedades de la América Afro-latina.

Events & Activites

AADS, along with colleagues from across the university, shines a light on the African Diaspora in Latin America in a number of ways:

• CACE conference programing — Roundtable discussions and presentations on Afro-Latin America
• NEW CLASS — AADS 306  “Afro-Latin American Art, Politics, and the Law,” Co-taught by Monica Carrillo and Omar Ali. Past classes — AADS Special Topics “Afro-Latin America: Africa, Iberia, and the Americas”
• Recent public talks — UCLA scholar Nohora Arrieta Fernandez “Black Women Artists in Latin America”
• Publications by faculty members — ReVista article “African and Afro-Indian Rebel Leaders” and Atlantic Biographies Brill chapter “Benkos Biohó“), including the work of Omar Ali, Nodia Mena, and Ana Paula Höfling
• Co-hosting Afro-Peruvian visiting fellow Monica Carrillo in partnership with Lloyd International Honors College
• Working with Goldsboro, H.S., Department of History chair, Afro-Latina Stephanie Orosco, who serves as part of the Wayne County Public School’s Social Studies Super Core, around Afro-Mexican history and culture.