About MACLAS
The Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) is comprised of Mid-Atlantic region scholars, researchers, teachers students and interested professionals in all disciplines and pursuits. This region is comprised of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. MACLAS has as its objectives promoting and developing interest in Latin American studies and affairs. The organization was founded in Pittsburgh in 1979 and currently has over 200 members.
Activities
The MACLAS annual spring meeting features research-based panels and a business meeting. The association publishes a newsletter several times during the year and a refereed journal, Latin American Essays, MACLAS, once each year. The journal is a selection of papers presented at the annual conference in addition to select papers and book reviews that are in keeping with the theme of that year's conference
MACLAS also annually awards its Whitaker Prize for the best book, the Davis Prize for best journal article, and Street Prize for the best article in the journal. In addition, two student prizes are awarded for outstanding papers presented at the annual meeting: the Martz Prize for best paper by a graduate student and the Espadas Prize for best paper by an undergraduate student.
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