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The Center for Regional Studies
The University of New Mexico

Mission

Create new sources of knowledge about New Mexico and the U. S. – Mexico Borderlands region.

Initiate and encourage research and inquiry into historical and contemporary questions/issues/problems concerning the people of New Mexico.

Foster collaborative projects linking New Mexico, the Americas, Spain, Québec.

Gather, preserve, and make accessible archival materials about New Mexico, the Americas, and Spain.

Contribute to the comprehensive opportunities offered at UNM – teaching, learning, service – with a focus on Southwest studies.

Areas of Interest

  • Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Social History
  • Contemporary Issues/Questions/Problems
  • Comparative Studies (U.S.A., The Americas, Spain, Québec)
  • History of Families
  • Theoretical Discourse
  • Documentation of Communities
  • Biographies
  • Histories of Institutions
  • Commissioned Projects
  • Film Documentaries

Contact Information:

Dr. Tobias Duran, Director
(505) 277-2857
tduran@unm.edu
Marina Cadena, Unit Administrator
(505) 277-2857
Mcadena@unm.edu