(no title)

A Student Lens into the Region

Georgetown University
Center for Latin American Studies

Welcome to the CLAS Blog!

Current CLAS students are invited to use this platform to highlight their research, travels, and analytical writing.

Orden y Patria in Santiago, Chile

June 17, 2019

It has been a few weeks since I arrived in Santiago, Chile. We finished our first week of class not too long ago learning about the formation of the Chilean State after independence, Chile during the early part of the 20th century , the military coup that removed Chilean president Salvador Allende from power and … More Orden y Patria in Santiago, Chile

Feeling Safe: Comparing security in Jewish Spaces

June 14, 2019

Protruding from the quiet Las Condes neighborhood, large tan walls with an iron gate and barbed wires loom above the main road. To the untrained eye, this structure that expands a whole street block might appear like any other gated community in the wealthy neighborhood. An unknowing passersby would only glimpse a clue of the … More Feeling Safe: Comparing security in Jewish Spaces

Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil

June 13, 2019

Today, June 12th, is ‘World Day Against Child Labor’ (or ‘Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil,’ if you read inside the big blue circles on the calendars in the central office of Corporación Opción, where it is impossible to miss). How are you recognizing the importance of today? In my case, I get to do … More Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil