Speakers Bureau

Our faculty and graduate students in Latin American and Iberian Studies represent a wide range of disciplines, subject areas, and research focuses. As committed participants in our Outreach endeavors, these faculty and students are happy to share their expertise with teachers and students as guest speakers at schools throughout the community and mid-south region.

If you would like to request a speaker for your school or class, please do so by contacting Outreach Coordinator Sarah Birdwell to make arrangements.

sarah.b.birdwell@vanderbilt.edu
Tel: (615) 343-1837

Topics

The topics listed below represent a few of our faculty's and graduate students' research focuses and fields of study which may be of interest to groups interested in a speaker. For more detailed information on specific research interests or topical ideas, see our faculty page.

Africans in Latin America
Archaeology
Argentina
Art/Art History
Aztec, Maya and Olmec Civilizations
Brazil
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Economic Development/Policy
Ecuador
El Salvador
Film
Food, Crops, Agriculture
Guatemala
Health and Development
History
Honduras
Immigration/Migration
International Trade
Latinos/Hispanics in the United States
Linguistics
Literature
Mayan Languages
Mesoamerica
Mexico
Mummies and Skeletons
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Politics
Population Displacement
Puerto Rico
Religion & Ritual
Spanish and Portuguese
Uruguay
Venezuela