Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies at Vanderbilt University.
The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies fosters research and public engagement that centers on populations that cross and re-cross borders constructed by geography, linguistics, class, race, and gender. As an interdisciplinary field of study, CLACX provides students the tools that allow them to succeed in a global marketplace: the ability to think comparatively and critically,
06/18/2026
Vanderbilt CLACX Avery Dickins de Girón facilitated a tour of the Vanderbilt Latin American Garden for the The Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy. This organization supports high school, college, and Seminary students as they explore their calls to ministry and higher education.
06/11/2026
Vanderbilt CLACX own Celso Castilho interviewed by the Bay Area’s KTVU about Mexico’s Moment in the World Cup Spotlight. Watch here: https://www.ktvu.com/video/fmc-6ttfrq4v0pia3wfz?fbclid=PARlRTSASYCllleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeHH7SIppYHTqwoxd5UoAfZDDdefaOzGG3jNIdpFXGEWu9I5ERzWaMc9CvG9Q_aem_SwXts91xVFobClqLfURHyw
06/09/2026
Loved welcoming students at today! 💛⚓️🖤
05/27/2026
faculty are traveling this summer. is in São Paulo for the Simpósio Internacional de Estudios sobre Futebol. His talk was titled “Comemorando o Tetra em Tempos de Anti-Imigração” (“Street Celebrations of Brazil’s 1994 Title in a Time of Anti-Immigrant Politics“).
05/07/2026
Loved seeing grads and their families today. 🎓
05/07/2026
TODAY! CLACX is holding a graduates reception from 10:00-11:30 am. There will be coffee, doughnuts, and mimosas. Please come and let us celebrate you!
04/30/2026
TODAY! will be on a panel titled “Religion & Revolution” as part of the “Religion &” Program at The Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture at Indiana University Indianapolis. This is the oldest, largest, and premier center studying religion & American culture in the country. I will be speaking about the role of religion (Afro-Catholicism) in the Haitian Revolution and fellow panelists will speak on the American & French Revolution’s, respectively.
It will be from 3-4 PM EST. Here is the link to register: https://iu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Szb86rr7SdyVkc5Gjtk0IQ #/registration
For more information, here is the website: https://raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/religion-and/revolution/
04/22/2026
Feliz último día. We are proud of you.
04/17/2026
So fun to celebrate el fin de semestre will everyone.
04/17/2026
Today at 4:00! Come to the patio and celebrate the end of the semester.
