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  • Celebrating the Month of the Portuguese Language

    Throughout May, a series of cultural events are taking place in Stockholm to celebrate the Month of the Portuguese Language. This initiative is a collaboration between the Camões Institute, Stockholm University, and the Embassies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal, along with the Honorary Consulate of Cape Verde.

    Department of Romance Studies and Classics

  • Colombia focus at NILAS

    Eight Years after the Peace Agreement: Navigating Current Complexities of Peacebuilding in Colombia

    Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies

  • Daniel Rodríguez Suárez – Guest Researcher visits NILAS Library

    “Libraries like this one are invaluable for researchers. The care Stockholm University has shown in preserving these archives is extraordinary,” During a recent research stay at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies (NILAS) library, historian Daniel Rodríguez Suárez expressed gratitude for the exceptional quality and preservation of its archives. “Libraries like this one are invaluable for researchers. The care Stockholm University has shown in preserving these archives is extraordinary,” Rodríguez Suárez remarked. Focusing on Central America and the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, he found rare documentation, out-of-print works, and a well-preserved collection of journals and institutional yearbooks. “The thematic breadth and historical depth of the collection, especially materials on Cuba, are unparalleled and nearly impossible to find outside the region,” he added. Daniel Rodríguez Suárez is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Girona and Professor/Tutor at the National University of Distance Education, UNED. He holds a PhD in Contemporary History from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and a Master’s degree in Iberian and Ibero-American Studies from the Catholic University of Louvain (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). Degree in Political Science and Sociology and Degree in Geography and History from the UNED. Diploma in Teaching (University of Oviedo). His areas of specialisation are contemporary history and Latin American politics, with an emphasis on Central America and Cuba. He is the author of several articles and books. He is a guest scholar at the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies until January. Email address: daniel.rodriguezsuarez@udg.edu ORCID: 0000-0003-4158-042X

    Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies

  • Laura Sánchez Trejo´s "Spika-fika/nailing"

    Today, we celebrated the “nailing” of Laura Sánchez Trejo´s doctoral thesis. This tradition, known as “spikning” in Swedish, marks the formal announcement of a PhD candidate’s upcoming defense.

    Department of Romance Studies and Classics

  • La PUCV recibió a Fanny Forsberg Lundell

    La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso recibió a Fanny Forsberg Lundell, quien presentó la conferencia «Adquisición de segundas lenguas en adultos: Teorías y estado actual de la cuestión».

    Department of Romance Studies and Classics

  • New study on experiences and narratives of German-speaking migrants in Stockholm

    Anna Mammitzsch will defend her thesis Experiencing and narrating migration: A linguistic ethnography of identity work among German-speaking migrants in Stockholm. The study explores how German-speaking migrants in Stockholm construct their identities through narratives.

    Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German

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