Latin American History Workshop (LAHW)

The Latin American History Workshop is a forum for the discussion of novel approaches to Latin American history. It aims to develop wide comparative historical perspectives and to examine methods and techniques from a variety of disciplines. Presentations cover a broad temporal, geographical, and disciplinary range from early colonial to contemporary times throughout Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Alternate Thursdays, 4:30–6 pm
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 5828 S University Ave, Pick Hall for International Studies, Room 118
Workshop coordinator for 2026-27: Kate Reed and Daniel Travassos

• October 22 (4:30 PM) - The Peasant International, the Peasant Leagues, and the Struggle over Mexico's Agrarian Reform, 1923–1932 - Juan Wilson
• October 29 (5:00 PM) - “A New Age is Approaching”: Cuba Libre and the Struggle for a Democratic Atlantic World, 1865-1873 (Joint session with US History Workshop) - Samantha Payne
• November 19 (4:30 PM) - “From Institutions to Households: Foster Care and Decentralized Child Welfare in Mexico, 1940-1970 - Sofía Ortiz Torres
• December 3 (4:30 PM) - Seminar paper prospectus roundtable - Leonardo Derenze and Santiago Harvie