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    Panel Series: Predatory Extractivism

    Join us for a panel series dedicated to discussing Brazil's most severe environmental and humanitarian disasters, caused by the collapses of the Samarco-operated Fundão dam in 2015 and Vale's Córrego do Feijão dam in 2019, both in Minas Gerais. These catastrophes represent more than just historical events; they signify ongoing battles for the affected communities.
     
    As Minas Gerais is home to several high-risk dams, the effort to ensure justice and safety for those impacted continues to be a critical issue.
     

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  • 2023 Visiting Scholars

    Visiting Scholars

    Three historians, two political scientists, an engineer, an anthropologist, an economist and a gender studies scholar make up the 2023-24 group of Visiting Scholars at DRCLAS. The interdisciplinary cohort of nine scholars hail from universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru and the United States.
     

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  • DRCLAS' Women's Alliance in Academia brought together more than a dozen universities during Judith Singer's visit to Chile.

    Judith Singer's visit to Chile for the Annual Meeting of the Chilean University Alliance for Women in Academia united over a dozen universities, focusing on enhancing women's roles and visibility in academia, with notable achievements and future plans discussed.
     

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  • ReVista Winter 2024 Issue: Agriculture and the Rural Environment

    Explore the dynamic landscape of Latin American and Caribbean agriculture in the Winter 2024 issue of ReVista. Delve into the challenges and innovations shaping agribusiness, the impact of climate change on wetlands, and the potential of new alternative crops. This issue offers critical insights into the evolving panorama in the region.
     

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    DRCLAS Podcast: Thomas Bossert on Latin American Health

    Thomas Bossert, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, reflects on his career trajectory and the lessons he’s learned as a “traveling scholar” who has worked as a researcher, teacher and advisor in almost 80 countries around the world after starting as a Latin Americanist.
     

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What We Do

Through programs, grants, fellowships, and activities, DRCLAS strives to provide support and resources for students, faculty, and scholars working in and on Latin America. 

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Where We Work

With offices located in Santiago, São Paulo, Mexico City, as well as Cambridge, DRCLAS offers programs covering all of Latin America.

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OUR MISSION

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University works to increase the knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environment and contemporary affairs of Latin America; foster cooperation and understanding among the peoples of the Americas; and contribute to democracy, social progress and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere.