CENTRE for LATIN AMERICAN
RESEARCH and DOCUMENTATION

This presentation will introduce the do pasto ao prato (in English, from pasture to plate): a citizen science initiative and app launched in 2021 to increase transparency in the cattle supply chain. By verifying the origin of meat products available on the supermarket shelf, the 9k users of the app, to date, have helped crowdsource a map of the suppliers of retailers across the country.  KNOW MORE

Managed by CEDLA, the scholarships fund activities such as archival work or library study, to be conducted in the year following the award. The recipient will receive 75% of the amount upon acceptance and 
the remaining 25% upon submission and approval of a final report. Each year, at least four scholarships are awarded, with a maximum amount of €10,000 each. APPLY

This exhibition is created by photographer Lin Woldendorp and CEDLA PhD candidate Lieke Prins, portrays the feminist street art collective Pirañas Crew from Medellín, Colombia. With her lens, Lin has captured the artists’ resistance, the connections between the women, and their creative expressions in public space. Through intimate portraits of the women in their spaces of resistance, the exposition aims to represent the Pirañas and shed light on their ongoing fight for gender equality and security.

Discover the latest insights from our project Contesting Urban Borderscapes in Latin America, which explores how governance is shaped through processes of b/ordering in self-built neighbourhoods across the region.

The CEDLA book collection is now available in the new University Library of the UvA, located on the Binnengasthuisterrein, diagonally opposite CEDLA. CEDLA titles can be requested via the UvA library catalogue and collected or returned at one of the designated pick-up points. Please allow one to two days between reservation and availability. The new Latin American Studies acquisitions of the last three months are listed here

Drawing on research from six cities across the region, it explores the varied meanings and everyday practices within public cemeteries. Theoretically, it delves into the complex spaces where the living and the dead coexist, building on Jacques Lévy’s notion of cospatiality to examine the emotional, spiritual, and socio-political dimensions of death and dead disposal in Latin American urban societies deeply shaped by inequality—as much in life as in death.

CEDLA has promoted Latin American Studies in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. We do this by conducting and stimulating relevant and original research on developments in Latin America and distributing the results of this research internationally via academic education at BA, MA and PhD levels.

El pasado 3 de octubre celebramos la presentación del libro “HDS: Ferrocarriles en República Dominicana”, de Michiel Baud, publicada por la Editorial Universitaria Bonó, tuvo una positiva recepción durante la Feria Internacional del Libro 2025 de Santo Domingo. Durante el encuentro, exploramos la historia del desarrollo ferroviario en la República Dominicana y su papel en la transformación económica y social del país.

La obra invita a reflexionar sobre cómo el ferrocarril marcó una época de progreso, cambio y desafíos para la nación. KNOW MORE

The Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation is delighted to reveal the recipients of its 2025 research scholarships, each awarded up to €10,000 to support outstanding historical projects on Latin America (circa 1500–1940).
Congratulations to these scholars, whose research—spanning indigenous participation, art history, gender diplomacy, and Afro‑Cuban legal activism—promises rich contributions to Latin American historiography.

Minor Latin American Studies
Minor Global Justice