The Program in Latin American and Latinx Studies program offers critical perspectives through a variety of courses, including anthropology, environmental studies, gender and sexuality studies, Hispanic studies, history, politics, and more.
Our program weaves together multiple ways of understanding Latin America and its diasporas, including the many communities that existed before the United States, people who have immigrated to the United States from various parts of Latin America, and their descendants.
Program in Latin American and Latinx Studies (LALS)
Matt Von Vogt
Pettengill Hall
Phone: 207-786-8296
mvonvogt@bates.edu
Our graduates leave our program with important context about Latin America and its diasporas, which helps shape their work in a variety of fields, including social work, public health, and consulting.
of 2020-2024 Bates graduates are employed and/or attending graduate school — settled into their next opportunity within 6 months of graduation.
Our program provides an opportunity to understand the present tensions between the United States and different countries in Latin America, giving critical context to current events. Students have the chance to participate in off-campus study in Latin America or the Caribbean, allowing them to be truly immersed in what they’ve been studying and gain new understanding about these cultures. LALS also provides opportunities for students seeking to deepen their connections to their Latin American and/or Latinx heritage.
The LALS faculty studies across multiple disciplines and focus areas, weaving together the strands of their work to present students with a 360-degree view of a subject that takes all identities and spheres of life into account. Specialties include Maya fashion, borderlands history, the literature of Equatorial Guinea, colonial Mexico, politics, and film.
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