CELA coordinates the University of Kassel’s Latin America-related activities and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in research and teaching. Its goal is to analyze social, political, and cultural developments in Latin America from various perspectives and to intensify international exchange. Through collaborations with partner institutions in Latin America and Europe, CELA creates a dynamic network for scholarly dialogue, joint projects, and academic mobility.
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CALAS Call for Proposals: Platform for Dialogue
The Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) is awarding Funding to organize two…CALAS Call for Applications: Senior Research Fellowships
Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS) Call for Applications for Two Visiting…Call for Applications: CALAS Fellowship - Heinrich Böll Foundation
KHK Lecture Series, Winter Semester 26/27
Lecture Series: " Contours of the Future " at the Käte Hamburger KollegNew CALAS/CLASCO Publication
Astrid Ulloa; Kristina Dietz (eds.) (2026): Social, Political, and Environmental Transformations in Dispute: Practices,…Press Release on the Cuba Conference in Kassel in July 2026
Henkel, K. (2026): “That Would Have Been Unthinkable in Fidel’s Day,” in: der Freitag, No. 29, July 16, 2026, p. 10. …July 8, 2026: Panel Discussion: CUBA TODAY: Crisis, Opportunities, Future
As part of the CELA 2026 Latin American Encounter, “Cuba: Crisis, Disputes, and Horizons,” the panel discussion is aimed…July 8–9, 2026: CELA 2026 Latin American Conference “Cuba: Crisis, Disputes, and Horizons”
Everyone is talking about Cuba. Yet voices from the island itself are rarely heard in the public debate.DAAD-ISAP CUBA
As part of the DAAD-ISAP-Cuba exchange program, we warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Geydis Fundora, Director of the…Internship Announcement
Dear Sir or Madam, We would like to draw your attention to an internship opportunity at our Konrad Adenauer Foundation…