Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Our members are active in departments across the University, covering a wide range of disciplines and topics, working in and with Latin America and the Caribbean. Our research areas include: art from Latin America; business and social justice; environment; Indigenous cultures and rights; international business and Latin America; migration; politics, institutions and organised crime; and transitional justice.

The Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies includes among its resources the Albert Sloman Library's collection of Latin American material, recognised as a national resource.

The University is also home to the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA) – the largest such collection in public hands in Europe – and available to faculty and students of Essex, as well as scholars from other institutions.