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
Even at the End of the Earth: Ruth Behar on Memory, Storytelling, and Child Migration | 18.08.2026
“Even at the end of the earth, I will remember where I came from.”
– Ruth Behar, Across So Many Seas
This statement from the novel Across So Many Seas determines the direction of creativity and study interests of the renowned writer and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar whose narratives I examine in my doctoral dissertation […]
Blogcast. Blas de la Jara Plaza: Non-Cisgender Activisms in Perú | 18.08.2026
“Travesti has to do with our values and it has a lot of historical depth”. In this edition of the HCIAS blogcast –the written version of the HCIAS Podcast Conectando Iberoamérica—, we transcribe the contents of the episode “Blas de la Jara Plaza: Non-Cisgender Activisms in Perú” for those who prefer reading the interview instead of listening to it.