(Hans Blumenberg)
Iberian and Latin-American History has been an important part of research and teaching at our department ever since it was
founded in 1973. The integration of the geographic areas of both the Iberian Peninsula and the Middle and South American
continent into one unit accommodates for the special interconnection of these regions in the course of history.
The combination of European and Non-European History allows us to substitute regionally focused research with studies in
Comparative History, Entangled Histories and History of Relationships.
We are part of the interdisciplinary Center for InterAmerican Studies
(CIAS) at Bielefeld University.
The CIAS is a joint project comprising studies of History, Literature, Culture, Media and Linguistics as well as Sociology and
Theology. We attach great importance to an intimate interlinking of research and teaching.
With view to intercultural competencies we maintain ERASMUS partnerships with several European universities. Furthermore,
we cooperate with selected universities in North and Latin America.
*English translation by Diana González.
Announcement: The Center for Adavanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) is currently offering several research fellowships, a visiting professorship and funding opportunities for events in 2019 in Guadalajara (Mexico), Havana (Cuba), San José (Costa Rica), Quito (Ecuador) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Detailed information on conditions and application can be found at www.calas.lat.
Call for Applications: Transregional Academy "Histories of Migrant Knowledges in and across the Transpacific. Agencies, Scales, Translations." May 28 - June 4,2019, University of California, Berkeley (convener, among others, CALAS); Submission Deadline: October 25, 2018.
Photo exhibition: "Black Matters", Urban Photography, Kommunale Gallerie Bielefeld, Oct 17, 2018 - Feb 02, 2019. The photographer Wilfried Raussert gives an Interview at the campus channel Hertz 87.9
Workshop: "Rechtspopulismus und Geschlecht", Bielefeld University, ZiF, November 22nd and 24th, 2018.
Closing Conference: "Cherishing the Past, Envisioning the Future: Entangled Practices of Heritages and Utopia in the Americas", Bielefeld University, ZiF, December 14th and 15th, 2018.
