🇨🇺 On Wednesday’s #F24Spotlight, @uclamericas.bsky.social's Emily Morris highlights how #Cuba’s fuel crisis threatens the US

📣Call for Abstracts: Sex, Reproduction, and the Politics of Knowledge Workshop 🔗 HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/366FXSCX

Want to know more about sugar cane plantations, dominoes, bodegas, electricity blackouts, salsa, reggaeton, and the history and politics of América and its peoples, from Chile to Canadá? Apply to our MA in Latin American Studies: History, Politics & Society #BadBunny www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

EVENT: Gonzalo Maza, Chilean screenwriter & director, will present Ensayos y Errores, the 1st feature film by Chilean director Ignacio Rojas Vallejo 📅18/2 17.30 📍51 Gordon Sq Organised by LARC: Latin American Research Community of PhDs Register: forms.gle/QiJVJQ4dSHeb...

📢 Call for abstracts We’re happy to be organising this one-day workshop on sex, reproduction, and the politics of knowledge at @uclamericas.bsky.social on May 26, 2026. We invite 200-word abstract submissions by March 6. 🔗 Full details here: tinyurl.com/366fxscx

BLOG POST: In this post, first published in @uk.theconversation.com, Enrique Castañón Ballivián, Lecturer in International Development, discusses the natural resources policies of the newly elected administration of Rodrigo Paz Pereira in Bolivia. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

50 Years from the Coup d'État in Argentina, 1976-2026 This roundtable brings together academics from different disciplines to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the most recent civic-military takeover in Argentina. 📅 11 March 2026 🕐 13.00 HYBRID EVENT 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Fascinated by the history & politics of the Americas? Whether you'd like to focus on - International Relations - International Development - Latin America - the US Our Postgrad Open Day is your chance to explore our courses. 📍 In person 📅 21 Feb Book now: app.geckoform.com/events-embed...

JOIN US: Lecturer in International Relations of the Americas Deadline: 1 March 2026 View the full job description and person specification and APPLY NOW: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Campaigning and Counter - Insurgency in the Creole Archipelago - The British Struggle in the Revolutionary Caribbean. 📅04 Mar ⌚17:30 💻Online 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... 🎙️David Lambert, Professor of Caribbean History and former Director of the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick.

Join us for a fascinating talk on The Black Press in the Jim Crow Courtroom - Photography and Racial Injustice in 1930s African American Newspapers 📅04 Mar 2026 ⌚13:00 📍51 Gordon Square 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... 🎤 Dr Barnaby Haran , University of Hull Chaired by Dr Kimberly Schreiber, UCL

PhD Student, Sandra Rodríguez Castañeda, discusses a project of archival recovery in northern Peru Read the blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo... #Peru #archives #research #phd #PhDLife #fieldwork

🌎Is This Latin America’s Century? Inaugurating our new seminar series, “The Americas in the News,” Michael Stott, Latin America editor of the FT, will reflect on the region where he has spent the last seven years. 🗓️26 Feb 2026 ⏲️17:30 📍UCL Bentham House 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

📚Join us for the book launch of a major new contribution to authoritarian politics, unveiling fresh evidence on how factional dynamics shape legislative power across dictatorships ✍️Author: Emilia Simison 🗓️25 Feb 2026 ⏲️13:00 – 14:30 📍51 Gordon Square 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

BLOG POST: Cuba’s Past, Present, and Many Possible Futures William A. Booth, Lecturer in Latin American Studies @UCLAmericas, reflects on Cuba after attending a conference marking the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo... #Cuba #Venezuela

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 📌SLAS-Eccles Institute Conference Access Award📌 Up to four awards of £500 for SLAS members who lack institutional or personal sources of income to attend the SLAS Annual Conference. ⬇️

The Health Care Closet: Sexual Politics & American Health since the Rights Revolutions of the 1960s 29 Jan 6:15–7:30pm We welcome Prof Jonathan Bell @uclamericas.bsky.social, who will explore an emerging crisis in health care access through the lens of sex and gender. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Join the next session of the Reading Group on Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Justice. 📅12 Feb, 1-2pm 📍51 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PN Dr Rosamund Greiner joins this session to discuss: "Environmental exposure, disability, and reproductive justice." www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

🌎 Coloniality in Kiskeya: organising on the Haitian-Dominican border 📅 11 Feb 2026 ⏲️ 17.30 - 19.00 💻 Online 🎙️Aïda Roumer 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... Power distribution in the borderlands between Dajabón and Wanament.

BLOG POST: Walking towards Democratic Backsliding? Chile at a Crossroads In this post, Javier Arce Riffo, PhD Student at UCL Institute of the Americas, discusses the recent Chilean elections. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo... #Chile #elections #backsliding #democracy #authoritarianism

👇 Reminder

BLOG POST: A Cure for Private Sector Corruption? Corporate Governance Codes in Peru Dr John Lawrence writes about his recently published book, "Take-Up, Resistance and Transformation of Corporate Governance Codes". blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

Roundtable: US intervention in Venezuela Join leading specialists from diverse disciplines examine the effects on Venezuela, Latin America, US policy, and its implications for the global order. 📅 11 Feb 2026 ⏲️ 13.00 📍 51 Gordon Sq 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... @paulodrinot.bsky.social

📚 Book Launch - Join Professors Paulo Drinot and Alberto Vergara, editors of Modern Peru: A New History 📅 28 January 2026 | 13.00 – 14.30 📍 In-person | 51 Gordon Square 🎤 Explore a sweeping account of Peru’s history with leading scholars 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... @paulodrinot.bsky.social

A timely piece written by Dr Pablo Uchoa: The ‘Donroe doctrine’: Maduro is the guinea pig for Donald Trump’s new world order' theconversation.com/the-donroe-d...

📢 UCL Institute of the Americas invites Expressions of Interest for: ✅ Wellcome Early Career Award ✅ MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship ✅ Leverhulme Visiting Professorship 📅 Deadline: 27 Feb 2026 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

📚 Join us for an insightful discussion with Dr Ryan Cecil Jobson on his recently published book - a historical and ethnographic study of the fraught relationship between fossil fuels and political power in Trinidad and Tobago. 📅 21 Jan 2026 17.30 GMT 💻 Online (Zoom) 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

BLOG POST: Jacob Bright, a student on our MA Latin American Studies programme, writes about the research for his dissertation. Jacob's dissertation was awarded the Elsa Goveia prize for the best dissertation on the Caribbean. Read the post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

Why Chile Voted for Kast: Insights from Experts José Antonio Kast marks the biggest rightward shift since 1990. Join our expert roundtable: ✅ What drove this dramatic turn? ✅ The issues that shaped the campaign ✅ Impact on Latin America 📅 21 Jan | 13:00 | In-person 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

New article Second Coming: Donald Trump’s Reelection and Its Consequences by Professor Iwan Morgan. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

ICYMI - Dr Francesca Lessa wrote for @uk.theconversation.com a couple of weeks ago: "Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago" theconversation.com/operation-co...

🚨📺If you didn't make the event on 19 November, you can catch up now via our YouTube channel WATCH: youtu.be/Ef36ZoviDdc

BLOG POST: UG student Tom Hindley writes about his takeaways from our recent event reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the official founding meeting of Operation Condor. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

NEW BLOG POST In this post, Steve Cushion, Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of the Americas, and a former PhD student of the department, reflects on his most recent book. Read the post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blog/

Have you read our first blog post yet? "Save for a total change of heart in Donald Trump, it is hard to see a reversal of the US military buildup off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast...." Read the full post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blo...

Join us next week for this special areas studies event with Prof. Rudra (Rudy) Sil, who will discuss the impact of qualitative research in an era of big data. Co-organised with @uclamericas.bsky.social and @uclhjs.bsky.social. 🗓️ 8 December at 3pm 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Reminder: Our talk on 'Some place to live in: Fugitive Homemaking in the Archives of Slave Rebellions, 1816-1832' is happening tomorrow at 17.30 Join us 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... Looking forward to an insightful discussion—don’t miss it! 💬

Launching our new blog! You’ll find contributions from our staff, students, alumni, and visiting scholars, exploring a wide range of topics that deepen understanding of the Western Hemisphere. Read, reflect, and share our posts within your networks! blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blog/

👇BOOK NOW: This book talk examines how political campaigns leveraged All in the Family for attention, funds, and votes. Centered on the 1972 presidential election and its legacy, it reveals how Nixon, Democrats, activists, and TV creators exploited America’s most popular show.

Join us for this special areas studies event with Prof. Rudra (Rudy) Sil, who will discuss the impact of qualitative research in an era of big data. Co-organised with @uclamericas.bsky.social and @uclhjs.bsky.social. 🗓️ 8 December at 3pm 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Next LARC Seminar: Josefina Vidal Miranda’s work explores women-led textile traditions in southern Chile, while Gina Robinson’s work focuses on women’s leadership in Afro-Brazilian capoeira, using embodied practice to reflect on how resistance, voice & storytelling are negotiated through movement.

📚 Seminar: Capital and Labor: An Economic History of Mining in Bolivia, 1900–2025 with Dr. José Peres-Cajías. Explore how mining has shaped Bolivia’s economy, state formation, and labour relations over more than a century. 🗓 Thu, Nov 27 | 12–2 PM 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

We offer the UK's largest programme of undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees on the Americas. See what our master's programmes can offer at our next open event. 🗓 Wednesday 26 November 2025 ⌚ 5pm-6pm, ONLINE Register: app.geckoform.com/events-embed...

JOIN US! We're seeking to fill a fixed-term, part-time teaching position in Gender, Politics and Society in the Americas. The post is available from 5 Jan to 29 May 2026 on a part-time basis of 14.6hrs/week. Deadline: 24 November 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Please join us for this special areas studies event with Prof. Rudra (Rudy) Sil, who will discuss the impact of qualitative research in an era of big data. Co-organised with @uclamericas.bsky.social and @uclhjs.bsky.social. 🗓️ 8 December at 3pm 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Join Marley Lix-Jones for a powerful talk on the enslaved people who rose up in rebellion across Cornwall County in Jamaica, in what became the largest slave rebellion in the British Caribbean. 📅 3 Dec | ⏲️17:30 – 19:00 |💻 Online 🔗 shorturl.at/dkhWQ

Canadian Studies Seminar: The Future of Modern Warfare 📅 19 Nov 2025 🕕 18:00–19:30 (UK) 📍 Online Zoom 🔗 tinyurl.com/yb8w9hmd Explore how drones & tech are reshaping the battlefield with our distinguished panel: Anthony Cary CMG | Nicolas Maclean CMG | Rear-Admiral Alex Burton | Thomas Nightingale.

🎉👇 Additional tickets just released! Don't miss out — book now before they’re gone! 🔥 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Join us to discuss how the iconic show All in the Family reshaped political discourse and campaigning in the United States—from Nixon to the rise of media-driven populism. 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025 🕐 Time: 13:00–14:30 📍 Location: Gordon Square, London 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

I’ll Make Me a World: The Past, Present & Future(s) of Black History 18 Nov 6-8pm @sprc-ucl.bsky.social Prof Jarvis R. Givens will discuss what’s politically at stake in “black memory work” and what can be done to preserve & expand this important intellectual tradition. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...