HCIAS Blog | Perspectives on Ibero-America
The HCIAS Blog: Perspectives on Ibero-America is an interdisciplinary space for knowledge transfer created by the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) at Heidelberg University, Germany. The multilingual contributions present varied perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities addressing the social, cultural, and environmental realities of Ibero-America. With the goal of reaching a wide range of audiences, this collaborative knowledge transfer project features contributions from established researchers, doctoral candidates and students of the HCIAS‘ academic programs.
Recent Blog publications
Contacto lingüístico a través de las fronteras: Estados Unidos y México | 01.04.2025
Desde su fundación, Estados Unidos ha sido un país de inmigrantes, un hecho evidente en su historia. Sin embargo, la opinión pública entre sus residentes, sobre la presencia de las lenguas ajenas al inglés, así como de aquellos que las hablan, suele ser negativa, considerando la diversidad lingüística y cultural como una potencial amenaza para la unidad e identidad nacional.
HCIAS Blogcast: The Spanish in Cuba | 31.03.2025
In this Blogcast, Dr. Ana María Mafud, a member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua and professor at the Universidad de La Habana, speaks with HCIAS research associate Dr. Héctor Álvarez Mella about Spanish in Cuba. They discuss the origins of Cuban Spanish as a distinct dialect in historic migratory processes, as well as its social significance in the modern nation.