2023 CCAS Commencement Pictures
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2023 CCAS OPEN HOUSE
Bunche Hall 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHello new and continuing students and community members, We cordially invite you to the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies Open House! We are having our Open House in person, in front of UCLA Bunche Hall elevators, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Please join us and bring your […]
The Inaugural Afro-Isthmus Symposium
Collins Room Alumni Center (UCLA) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWe cordially invite you to the Inaugural Afro-Isthmus Symposium with invited guests: Marielba Herrera (ES) & Heriberto Erquicia (ES). Date: Thursday, November 2th, 2023 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Location: Collins Room Alumni Center (UCLA) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Lunch and light refreshments will be provided for symposium and mixer […]
Dia De Los Muertos
685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291Hello CCAS community members, We cordially invite you to Dia De Los Muertos! Guided by Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza with over 230 students. Date: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 Time: 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Oceanic Studies Book Forum
UCLA James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesWe cordially invite you to the Oceanic Studies Book Forum with invited guests: Alfred Flores (Harvey Mudd College) & Christen Sasaki (UC San Diego). Moderated by Genevieve Carpio, Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies. Date: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 Time: 12:00 am - 1:30 pm Location: UCLA James West Alumni Center - Founders […]
Artist Talk: Joey Terrill
Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWe cordially invite you to Artist Talk: Joey Terrill! Artist and retired Director of Global Advocacy & Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Joey Terrill, speaks about his life's work as an artist and activists focusing on issues facing queer Chicano communities in Los Angeles and beyond. Date: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm […]
CCAS Talk by Cynthia Vázquez: “We Start at Dusk:” Peon Playing and the (Re)connect of Kumeyaay Transborder Sovereignties on the U.S./Mexico Border Copy
Kaplan Hall, A48We cordially invite you to a CCAS Talk by Cynthia Vázquez: Title: "We Start at Dusk:" Peon Playing and the (Re)connect of Kumeyaay Transborder Sovereignties on the U.S./Mexico Border Abstract: The U.S./Mexico border serves as a buffer zone where various state-level legalities are enforced, and it is constantly under surveillance by the U.S. and Mexico […]
2024 Patricia McCarron McGinn Lecture by Charlene Villaseñor Black
Optimist Room, Luskin Conference CenterYou are cordially invited to the UCLA Art History Department’s annual Patricia McCarron McGinn Lecture featuring Charlene Villaseñor Black, Professor of Art History and Chair of the Chicana/o and Central American Studies Department at UCLA. Professor Villaseñor Black will present her talk entitled “Art against Necropolitics” on Monday, March 4 at 5 PM in the Optimist Room of the Luskin Conference Center. This […]
CCAS Talk by Dr. Francisco J. Galarte: “Dolorous Gender”
Haines Hall, 144We cordially invite you to a CCAS Talk by Dr. Francisco J. Galarte: Title: "Dolorous Gender" Abstract: This lecture builds upon the work in Brown Transfiguration: Rethinking Race, Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Chicanx/Latinx Studies by proposing the affect of dolor as a conceptual framework for analyzing and theorizing the psycho-sexual affective registers of racialized […]
Gallery Talk: Patrick A. Polk and Charlene Villaseñor Black
IN PERSON- RSVP, please click here The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies is pleased to co-sponsor a gallery talk at the Fowler Museum featuring Professor of Art History and Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center Charlene Villaseñor Black and Lilly Endowment Curator of Art and Religion Patrick A. […]
UCLA CCAS Ph.D. Admission Information Sessions – October 30 and November 4th
The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies is presenting two remote Admission Information Sessions on the Ph.D. program. During the Ph.D. information session, we will discuss the admission process and program requirements. Please RSVP using the links provided. 2025 CCAS Ph.D. Admissions Information Sessions Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Time 9:30 am -11:00am ZOOM […]
Dia de Los Muertos- November 3, 2024 at 5pm
Join us on November 3rd, from 5:00-8:30 pm, for Dia De Los Muertos. Guided by Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza. Location: 685 N Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291
Book Talk: Laura Chávez-Moreno Presents “How Schools Make Race”
Book Talk: Laura Chávez-Moreno Presents "How Schools Make Race" Event Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm Event Location: CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall Laura Chávez-Moreno, assistant professor in the departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education, will present her new book examining the pivotal role schools play in shaping concepts of […]
As a land grant institution, the Chicana/o and Central American Studies department at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).
