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1. CALAS-HIAS Research Fellowship Hamburg/Kassel 2027 Feminism, Extractivism, Culture and Art under authoritarian tendencies: Perspectives from Latin America
In collaboration with the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS), CALAS invites outstanding scholars from Latin America and the Caribbean to undertake research projects for a total of six months—four months in Hamburg and two months at the University of Kassel, Germany. This year’s fellowship focuses on contemporary authoritarian backlashes in Latin America. As in other world regions and against the backdrop of the rise of the far-right, anti-democratic political forces, achievements in the areas of democratic pluralism, cultural diversity, aesthetics and arts, gender equality and diversity as well as environmental rights and norms are currently under threat in Latin America. These developments are particularly felt in the areas of gender, the environment culture and arts.
The call is open until May 17, 2026. Conditions can be consulted here.
2. International Congress: A region on the move: Accelerated human mobilities and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean (San José, Costa Rica, September 7-9, 2026)
Inside its Knowledge Laboratory “A Region in Motion: Accelerated Human Mobility and Multiple Circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean,” CALAS invites researchers to participate at an International Congress to be held September 7-9, 2026, at the University of Costa Rica. The Congress proposes to discuss phenomena related to multiple mobilities in present-day Latin America and the Caribbean. It is also interested in mobilities and transformative social and cultural processes in the past.
The call is open until May 3, 2026. Conditions can be consulted here.
3. Research mobilities Bielefeld - Guadalajara
The CALAS headquarters Bielefeld and Guadalajara are accepting applications for up to four short-term fellowships for qualified researchers in the following program areas: • 2 fellowships for academics affiliated with Bielefeld University for stays at the CALAS headquarters in Guadalajara, Mexico. • 2 fellowships for academics affiliated with the University of Guadalajara for stays at the CALAS/CIAS headquarters at Bielefeld University, Germany. In accordance with the CALAS research program, applicants are expected to contribute to the development of new methodological and analytical approaches to understanding changes, transformations, and the creation of new horizons in response to crises in Latin America. This may include a review of Latin American and hemispheric approaches, theories, and methodologies that address transformation, mobility, crisis, and horizons.
The call is open until March 31, 2026. Conditions can be consulted here.