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The study of Latin America
—its societies, cultures, history, and artistic
production— constitutes an exciting and challenging
intellectual project, which can only be undertaken through
the collaborative effort of a variety of specialized
scholars whose academic work concentrates on some of
the multiple facets of this field. The Latin American
Studies Program at Washington University, St. Louis,
articulates the work of a distinguished group of scholars
based in the departments of Romance Languages and Literatures,
Anthropology, Political Science, Art, and History. Some
of these professors hold joint appointments with the
International and Area Studies Program. Others collaborate
with the Latin American Studies Program through the
courses they offer in their own departments, and through
their qualified participation in academic conferences
and cultural activities focused on Latin America. The
variety of methodological approaches offered to graduate
and undergraduate students at Washington University,
as well as the large range of topics covered by faculty
members in their research, provide a solid foundation
for the advancement of knowledge on Latin America, both
within the ample scope of traditional disciplines and
in the most innovative directions open by new critical
and theoretical approaches in this field of study. At
the same time, the Latin American Studies Program offers
a vast array of opportunities for study abroad, and
encourages students at all levels to combine academic
work with immersion-type programs that allow them to
enhance language skills and experience Latin American
cultures in all their variety and complexity. Many faculty
members at Washington University are directly involved
with the organization and coordination of international
programs (summer institutes, semesters abroad, internships,
and the like). Washington University offers, then, a
unique opportunity for the interdisciplinary study of
Latin American history and cultures, and welcomes all
students interested in a diversified and updated approach
to some of the most interesting fields of study in academe
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