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Introduction to Latin American Studies:
Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary subject area which involves many countries (at least 23), regions (MesoAmerica, Central America, South America and others), languages and cultures (Spanish, African, English, French, Portuguese, and Indigenous) and many subject disciplines, including Anthropology, Art and Art History, History, Economics, Geography, International Affairs, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology.
Guide Content, Organization, and Navigation:
This research guide is intended for students and researchers in Latin American Studies of all levels. It lists general resources related to Latin American Studies, including books, journals, and online resources available at UCSD and within the broader UC Library System.
The information on this guide is organized primarilty into various pages/tabs which iindicate how or where to find particular kinds of information: books, articles, news, online and physical, at UCSD and Beyond. Please note that beneath the Primary Sources Parent Page there are many sub-pages with different kinds of primary sources (including digitized texts such manuscripts, correspondence, and newspapers; statistics; polls; US and Latin American government information and resources; impages; ephemera; legal material and more) located in different paces (UCSD Special Collections, UCSD Digital Library and Subscription Databases; Open Access Sources Beyond UCSD; etc).
Use the tabs to navigate this guide, and be sure to scroll down to see the content on each page.
Click on the tab "Beginning Your Research in Latin American Studies" to identify key, specialized Latin American resources which provide excellent starting points for many topics on Latin America. Please also email me if you have additional research questions, would like to set up a research consultation, or have other suggested resources to include in this guide.
Latin American Language Learning:
or learning or practicing Portuguese, Spanish, or other languages, Mango Languages, offered via the UCSD LInguistics Department is a great online resource.
CCIS is also the home of UCSD's Mexican Migration Research and Field Training Program.
