ANNOUNCEMENTS
- SUMMER 2013 ONLINE COURSES (Quechua and Introduction to Latin American Studies) http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/courses/default.aspx
- FALL 2013 APPROVED COURSES http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/courses/default.aspx
- LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES TRAVEL GRANTS
The Lemann Institute offers travel grants
to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate and undergraduate
students who have been accepted to present papers at academic conferences in
the U.S. and abroad. Any student can apply to up to 2 conferences in the U.S.
per year OR 1 international conference. http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/lemann/fellowships/default.aspx
- GRADUATE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Only 3 graduate courses
- RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE (50%)
Center for Latin American and Caribbean
Studies and Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
The
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Lemann Institute for
Brazilian Studies invites applications for the position of Research Assistant
for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. Appointments will be 50% and include a tuition
and fee waiver and a salary that meets or exceeds the university
guidelines. The Research Assistant will support administrative functions
at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Lemann Institute.
Responsibilities include:
- Clerical support (copying course materials, general office work/clerical/receptionist, correspondence, and supervising reading room);
- Technical/support services (Webmaster/assisting faculty with web pages, network administration/end user support, equipment management, monitoring instructional and service labs [computer, video, etc.], translation, routine support for publications [recordkeeping, writing copy for university or department newsletters or non-research publications, correspondence, etc.]);
- Outreach duties (recruiting students, publicizing programs and activities to campus and public constituencies, and working with/assisting with event management).
Applicants
must be University of Illinois graduate students in good standing who will be
registered during the semester(s) they will be working. They should also have a
strong academic background in Latin America and the Caribbean. Knowledge of
Portuguese is a plus.
Applicants
should send the following material in 1 PDF to Angelina Cotler (cotler@illinois.edu)
- Cover letter stating your interest, qualifications and contact information
- Current CV
- Graduate Transcripts (non-official)
- One letter of reference (can be sent directly to cotler@illinois.edu)
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE 25%
Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
Academic Year 2013-2014
The
Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, located at the Center for Latin
American & Caribbean Studies invites applications for a 9-month position of
Research Assistant (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014). Appointments will be 25% (10
hours/week) and include a tuition and fee waiver and a salary of $972.22. The
Research Assistant will provide research and other support for the activities
of the staff of the Lemann Institute of Brazilians Studies and BRASA.
Responsibilities
include:
Clerical
support (general office work)
Technical/support
services ( network administration/end user support, equipment management,
monitoring instructional and service labs [computer, video, etc.], translation,
routine support for publications [recordkeeping, writing copy for university or
department newsletters or non-research publications, correspondence, etc.]);
Outreach
duties (recruiting students, publicizing programs and activities to campus and
public constituencies, and working with/assisting with event management).
Preparation
of BRASA congress
Assistance
with BRASA marketing to new members and communication with current members
Applicants
must be University of Illinois graduate students in good standing who will be
registered during the semester(s) they will be working. They should also have a
strong academic background in Latin America, with concentration on Brazil. It
is a requirement that the applicant is proficient (oral and written) in
Portuguese language.
Applicants
should send the following material in 1PDF to bcairus@illinois.edu
- Cover letter stating your interest, qualifications and contact information (the cover letter must be in Portuguese)
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Graduate Transcripts (non-official)
- One letter of reference (can be sent directly to bcairus@illinois.edu)
DEADLINE:
April 22nd 2013
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE 50%
Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)
Academic Year 2013-2014
The
Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA), located at the Lemann Institute of
Brazilian Studies invites applications for a 9-month position of Research
Assistant (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014). Appointments will be 50% (20
hours/week) and include a tuition and fee waiver and a salary of $1944.44. The
Research Assistant will provide research and other support for the activities
of the staff of BRASA and the Lemann Institute of Brazilians Studies.
Responsibilities
include:
Preparation
of BRASA reports
Support
for publications related to Brazil
Generate
databases related to Brazilian studies
Preparation
of BRASA Digest
Preparation
of BRASA congress
Work
on special projects related to Brazilian studies
Assistance
with BRASA marketing to new members and communication with current members
Assistance
with Lemann Institute events (organization, announcements, media)
Applicants
must be University of Illinois graduate students in good standing who will be
registered during the semester(s) they will be working. They should also have a
strong academic background in Latin America, with concentration on Brazil. It
is a requirement that the applicant is proficient (oral and written) in
Portuguese language.
Applicants
should send the following material in 1PDF to bcairus@illinois.edu
- Cover letter stating your interest, qualifications and contact information (the cover letter must be in Portuguese)
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Graduate Transcripts (non-official)
- One letter of reference (can be sent directly to bcairus@illinois.edu)
DEADLINE:
April 22nd 2013
- NEW COURSE FOR THE FALL 2013
LAST 199- INTRODUCTION TO BRAZILIAN STUDIES
(3
credits - no prerequisite - taught in English)
Instructor:
Jose Cairus
The
purpose of this course is to introduce students to topics in Brazil through a
multidisciplinary approach using a broad range of sources such as textbooks,
novels, magazines, and audiovisual materials. Students will be introduced to
the Portuguese realm of Latin America with its transatlantic connections.
Classes will elaborate on the high mixed ethnic environment in Brazil that
blended Natives, Europeans, Africans, and Asians. This phenomenon bore a rich
and distinct culture that manifests itself in music, arts and sports, some of
which was later exported on a planetary scale. Course materials will also cover
contemporary topics in economy, society, politics, and environmental issues.
Topics will be taught in a comparative framework with other Latin American
countries, the United States and within a global context. By conclusion, we
will analyze the rise of Brazil, at the twilight of the twenty first century,
to a top world economic and as a political "soft power" on global
scale upheld by a solid social democracy.
Jose
T. Cairus was born in Rio de Janeiro, and has an M.A. in African Diaspora at
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a Ph.D. in Latin American History at
York University in Toronto. His doctoral dissertation is titled "The
Gracie Clan and the Making of Brazilian jiu-jitsu: National Identity,
Performance and Culture, 1905-1993". At York University, University of
Guelph and University of Toronto, Dr. Cairus has taught courses in Islamic
Civilization, African History, Latin American History and Brazilian Culture.
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CLACS SUMMER FACULTY TRAVEL GRANTS
The
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites its affiliated faculty
to apply for summer faculty travel grants.
The Faculty Travel
Awards re intended to support faculty travel overseas for short-term trips to
enrich instructional materials, establish and maintain linkages with overseas
institutions, and explore promising new lines of research. Travel must be for a
minimum of 10 days. Travel supported by Title VI NRC funds must be on US
carriers and the itineraries must be approved by the U.S. Department of
Education.
Awards of up to
$1,500 will be made for travel to take place between May 24, 2013 and August
20, 2013.
Applications should
include:
- Two-page statement about the purpose of the trip and details about major planned activities while abroad;
- Abstract of this statement, no longer than 300 characters (required by US ED);
- List of major publications/ creative activities during the past 5 years;
- Itinerary, with precise dates, air carrier(s) and flight numbers (US ED requirement);
- Detailed budget.
- 2013 Faculty Initiatives download application and instructions on how to apply
All materials
should be sent electronically (PDF) to Angelina Cotler, Associate Director to cotler@illinois.edu no later than FRIDAY,
APRIL 5, 2013
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TRAVEL GRANTS FOR U OF I FACULTY IN STEM (SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS) FIELDS
The Lemann Institute will provide up to 5 travel grants to Brazil
for faculty members in STEM fields. The intent is to build on the Brazil
Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) to increase collaborations between U of I
faculty and Brazilian universities.
The faculty members who are chosen will travel to Brazil for 1-2
weeks in order to meet faculty members, build collaborations, and recruit
undergraduate and graduate students to come to Illinois under the BSMP program.
For faculty members currently hosting a BSMP student, this is an opportunity to
build links with that student's home institution. Visits should be timed to
occur when the host university is in session.
The Institute will provide airfare, assistance in making
connections, hotel expenses, and meal allowances.
Interested faculty members should provide Mary Arends-Kuenning (marends@illinois.edu) with the following
information:
Where you intend to go and why
Whether you are currently hosting a BSMP student
Which faculty members you intend to meet with
Previous experience working with Braziilan faculty and students
and in Brazil
This is a new program. We would like to have a variety of fields
and destinations. Also, we would give priority to faculty members who are
looking to develop new relationships in Brazil.
Deadline: April 8, 2013
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LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Presents
TUESDAY, APRIL 2nd
2:00pm-3:30pm
101 International Studies Building
LEONARDO BURSZTYN, Economics. UCLA
POVERTY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING:
EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL
This
paper provides evidence against the argument that the rich prevent the poor
from obtaining public education in low-income democracies. In Brazilian
municipalities with low median incomes, voters are significantly less likely to
reelect incumbent candidates from parties that increased the number of local
public primary schools during their terms. This is not true for municipalities
with high median incomes. A new survey asking subjects directly whether
improving public education or increasing cash transfers is more important for
the government to achieve shows that the poor are significantly more likely to
choose cash transfers than are higher-income individuals. We introduce randomized
information shocks in the same survey to respondents on how their local
government allocated resources in previous years. One of the information shocks
reports increases in public education spending accompanied by decreases in
public expenditures associated with cash transfers. That shock is shown to make
subjects associate the local government more with improvements in public
education and less with increases in cash transfers. The shock significantly
worsens the assessment of the local government for respondents with low
incomes, while it significantly improves it for those with high incomes. These
findings suggest that many democratic developing countries might have low
levels of public education spending because the poor prefer the government to allocate
resources elsewhere.
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THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND ACRIBBEAN STUDIES AND THE LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Present
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
12:00PM-1:30PM
101 International Studies Building
JEFFREY LESSER. History, Emory University
WHAT’S SO NEW ABOUT THE NEW MULTICULTURAL BRAZIL?
Today,
Brazil has the largest community of Japanese descent in the world and nearly
the same for Syrians, Lebanese, Italians, and Portuguese. Chinese,
Koreans, Palestinians and Bolivians have settled in large numbers, creating new
Brazilian ethnicities. African immigrants are arriving just as
Afro-Brazilians are asserting their "blackness." This
presentation will place multiculturalism within a historical context in order
to analyze questions of ethnic identity and national identity.
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IN THE NEWS
Michelle Bachelet
Announces Presidential Bid In Chile For November Election http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/michelle-bachelet-announc_n_2970707.html?utm_hp_ref=latin-america
Maduro inicia la
campaña electoral venezolana como apóstol de Chávez http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/04/01/actualidad/1364791036_617565.html
Bolivia: The
Unfinished Business of Land Reform http://nacla.org/blog/2013/3/31/bolivia-unfinished-business-land-reform
Clashes as Chile
students march for education reform http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-2197151
Ecuador raises
Julian Assange case with Labour http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/mar/30/ecuador-julian-assange-labour
Will Congress act
to stop US support for Honduras' death squad regime? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/30/congress-us-support-honduras-death-squad-regime
Colombia: Las FARC,
camino de convertirse en un partido politico http://www.infolatam.com/2013/04/01/colombia-las-farc-camino-de-convertirse-en-un-partido-politico/
Chile, Peru,
Colombia and Mexico to Liberalize 90% of Their Joint Trade http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=726994&CategoryId=12394
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Angelina Cotler, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
201 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Ph: (217) 333-8419
Fax: (217): 244-7333
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