CENTRE for LATIN AMERICAN
RESEARCH and DOCUMENTATION

From massacre to miracle: Romani presence and the making of a pilgrimage site in Piaui, Brazil 

Want to check if the Master's in Latin American Studies is the right fit for you? Find out by participating in our upcoming events. Register here

A dialogue with the exhibition’s curators and researchers on ocean justice and how to connect academic research with broader audiences. Register here

Hannah Porada will defend her dissertation titled “Bridging Struggles against Extractivism. From place-based resistance movements toward translocal environmental justice endeavors in the Netherlands and Guatemala."

This event will bring together three inspiring river defenders from Ecuador and Colombia, who will share their experiences and struggles to protect their rivers and territories from extractivist threats. The aim is to foster an intercultural dialogue that bridges science and activism, encouraging collective reflection and solidarity for living rivers.

Drawing on research from six cities across the region, it explores the varied meanings and everyday practices within public cemeteries. Theoretically, it delves into the complex spaces where the living and the dead coexist, building on Jacques Lévy’s notion of cospatiality to examine the emotional, spiritual, and socio-political dimensions of death and dead disposal in Latin American urban societies deeply shaped by inequality—as much in life as in death.

Sonja Marzi, Radboud University
and The London School of Economics and Political Science

This lecture examines the experiences of 24 displaced women in Colombia and the challenges they face while rebuilding their lives in Bogotá and Medellín. 

New research project exploring the impact of migration on self-built neighbourhoods in Latin America, with case studies in Moravia, Medellín (Colombia) and La Carpio, San José (Costa Rica).

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El pasado 3 de octubre celebramos la presentación del libro “HDS: Ferrocarriles en República Dominicana”, de Michiel Baud, publicada por la Editorial Universitaria Bonó, tuvo una positiva recepción durante la Feria Internacional del Libro 2025 de Santo Domingo. Durante el encuentro, exploramos la historia del desarrollo ferroviario en la República Dominicana y su papel en la transformación económica y social del país.

La obra invita a reflexionar sobre cómo el ferrocarril marcó una época de progreso, cambio y desafíos para la nación. KNOW MORE

The Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation is delighted to reveal the recipients of its 2025 research scholarships, each awarded up to €10,000 to support outstanding historical projects on Latin America (circa 1500–1940).
Congratulations to these scholars, whose research—spanning indigenous participation, art history, gender diplomacy, and Afro‑Cuban legal activism—promises rich contributions to Latin American historiography.

CEDLA has promoted Latin American Studies in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. We do this by conducting and stimulating relevant and original research on developments in Latin America and distributing the results of this research internationally via academic education at BA, MA and PhD levels.

Minor Latin American Studies
Minor Global Justice

The CEDLA book collection is now available in the new University Library of the UvA, located on the Binnengasthuisterrein, diagonally opposite CEDLA. CEDLA titles can be requested via the UvA library catalogue and collected or returned at one of the designated pick-up points. Please allow one to two days between reservation and availability. The new Latin American Studies acquisitions of the last three months are listed here