Institute of Latin American Studies
Encyclopedia
The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) was set up in 1965 at the University of London
, with the objective of providing postgraduate level teaching and a focus for research on the literature, history, politics and economics of Latin America
and the Caribbean
.
In August 2004 the ILAS merged with the Institute of United States Studies (IUSS), also founded in 1965. They became the Institute for the Study of the Americas
, which forms part of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study
.
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, with the objective of providing postgraduate level teaching and a focus for research on the literature, history, politics and economics of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
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In August 2004 the ILAS merged with the Institute of United States Studies (IUSS), also founded in 1965. They became the Institute for the Study of the Americas
Institute for the Study of the Americas
The Institute for the Study of the Americas was founded in August 2004 through a merger of the Institute of Latin American Studies with the Institute of United States Studies , both of which had been founded in 1965 at 31 Tavistock Square...
, which forms part of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study
School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social sciences...
.
External links
- Website of a project sponsored jointly by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICS) and the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) Containing historical archives and access to an extensive collection of political ephemera.