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EVENT: Race, Religion and Resistance in Brazil: Reflections from Prof Ivanir dos Santos 📅Monday, 27 July, 11am-2pm In person: Room LG.15, Michael Sadler Building, @UniversityLeeds Online attendance available. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Check out the SLAS blog for insights from scholars and researchers in the field. Recent posts cover archival work, community organising, and contemporary political change in Latin America. www.slasuk.org/blog

OPPORTUNITY: BLAR Social Media Role SLAS is looking for someone on a self-employed basis to promote the BLAR on our Social Media platforms. More information below.

We review recent publications in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, offering a multidisciplinary perspective on recent literature. Published 5 times per year, BLAR is a valuable resource for scholars seeking to stay up-to-date. 🧵(3/4)

BLAR is committed to promoting the dissemination of current research. We publish individual original research articles and Special Issues coordinated by a Guest Editor, covering various topics. 🧵(2/4)

The Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) provides a platform for scholarly discussion on LatAm, the Caribbean, inter-American relations, and the Latin Diaspora. We publish original research articles from all Social Sciences and Humanities academic disciplines. 🧵(1/4)

OPPORTUNITY: BLAR Co-ordinating Editor We are currently looking to appoint a new Co-ordinating Editor for BLAR. Details of the role and how to apply can be found in the link below: drive.google.com/file/d/19ZRb...

SLAS Postdoctoral Research Award: Support for Early-Career Researchers Up to 3 bursaries of £2,500 each for postdoctoral researchers to complete a specific research project on Latin America. 📅 Deadline: 30 October 2026 🧵(1/3)

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Organising a conference, seminar or workshop on Latin American Studies? SLAS Events Grants can support your event. Up to £1,000 for multi-day conferences, £500 for single-day workshops or seminar series. 📅 Deadline: 30 October 2026 🧵(1/3)

Check out the SLAS blog for insights from scholars and researchers in the field. Recent posts cover archival work, community organising, and contemporary political change in Latin America. READ MORE: www.slasuk.org/blog

BLAR is committed to promoting the dissemination of current research. We publish individual original research articles and Special Issues coordinated by a Guest Editor, covering various topics. 🧵(2/4)

The Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) provides a platform for scholarly discussion on LatAm, the Caribbean, inter-American relations, and the Latin Diaspora. We publish original research articles from all Social Sciences and Humanities academic disciplines. 🧵(1/4)

Congratulations to Yuri Gómez Cervantes (@newcastleuni.bsky.social), awardee of the 2026 Harold Blakemore Prize! This annual prize recognises the best essay in Latin American Studies submitted by a postgraduate student at a UK institution. Learn more: www.slasuk.org/funding

Congratulations to Patricio Simonetto (@universityofleeds.bsky.social), awardee of the 2026 SLAS Research Development Award. Project: "Trans/Travesti Community Archiving and Material Culture in Argentina". Learn more about SLAS funding: www.slasuk.org/funding

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BLAR is committed to promoting the dissemination of current research. We publish individual original research articles and Special Issues coordinated by a Guest Editor, covering various topics. 🧵(2/4)

The Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR) provides a platform for scholarly discussion on LatAm, the Caribbean, inter-American relations, and the Latin Diaspora. We publish original research articles from all Social Sciences and Humanities academic disciplines. 🧵(1/4)

4. Guilherme Wisnik (University of São Paulo) - "Public Space and the Dispute over Memory in Brazil" youtu.be/EUT8mBftFgs?...

3. Katucha Bento (University of Edinburgh) - "Amefricaladina as Counter-Keynote: Cuír Quilombo-Making and Reimagining of What Is Yet to Come" youtu.be/1UIDiV3rPdM?...

2. Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork) - "An Escrache Poetics: Fragility, Ephemerality and Solidarity in Dialogue with the Work of Cara Levey" youtu.be/o6KnDjMtyXM?...

1. Leslie Wehner (University of Bath) - "Far-Right Leadership, Foreign Policy and Global Governance: A Latin American Perspective" youtu.be/P8nwj76yDXg?...

Congratulations to Stefano Palestini and Rodrigo M. Medel! Their article "The 'Withdrawn Citizen': Making Sense of the Failed Constitutional Process in Chile" has been selected as BLAR's Best Article of 2025. #OpenAccess READ MORE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

SLAS BLOG: "Literary Festivals in Argentina:" by @elisabethgoemans.bsky.social. This insightful research explores how regional book fairs shape cultural identity and global exchange. Supported by the SLAS 2026 Postdoctoral Award. Read more here: www.slasuk.org/post/literar...

EVENT: Join the 7th Colloquium on Latin America at the University of Bayreuth! Online sessions start next week, Wednesdays 18:00-20:00 CET (except 2 June - Tuesday). Free to attend via Zoom. Full programme: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/CoLatinAmeri...

Thanks to everyone who made #SLAS2026 such a success! Huge thanks to Anna Grimaldi and Markus Fraundorfer at @universityofleeds.bsky.social for their outstanding work, and to all attendees for two days of brilliant presentations and discussions. See you in Newcastle for #SLAS2027

We finish the #SLAS2026 conference with the keynote speech by Professor Guilherme Wisnik from the University of São Paulo. His lecture is titled “Public Space and the Dispute over Memory in Brazil”.

We continue with the last session of panels and the performance by Sertões Contemporâneos.

We continue DAY 2 at #SLAS2026 with the counter-keynote by Katucha Bento (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) titled "Amefricaladina as Counter-Keynote: Cuír QuilomboMaking and Reimagining of What Is Yet to Come".