Latin America Center
LZZ – Latin American Center Zurich
Lead: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Founded: 2016
Steering Committee
- Prof. Dr. Adriana López-Labourdette, Institute of Romance Studies (Chair)
- Prof. Dr. Johannes Kabatek, Institute of Romance Studies (Deputy Chair)
- Prof. Dr. Christian Berndt, Department of Geography
- Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Fiocchi, Institute of Law (Legal History)
- Prof. Dr. Max Gassmann, Institute of Veterinary Physiology
- Prof. Dr. Eduardo Jorge de Oliveira, Institute of Romance Studies
- Prof. Dr. Marcelo Sánchez, Paleontological Institute and Museum
Latin American Studies at the UZH
At the LZZ, researchers from the humanities, social and exact sciences, approach Latin America from an interdisciplinary vantage point, as a laboratory of modernity and globalization. For us, the region is not just an object of research; rather, Latin America is a partner in a dialogue, which has consistently developed heterodox, cutting-edge answers to questions of cultural heterogeneity, social and ecological sustainability, democracy and urbanism. The LZZ explores these intersections between cultural and political, socio-economic and ecological processes
Contact
Latin American Center Zurich (LZZ)
University of Zurich
Romanisches Seminar
Zürichbergstrasse 8
CH-8032 Zurich
Coordination Office
Dr. Elena Rosauro