Monday, January 13, 2014

Spring Semester 2014



SPRING SEMESTER 2014   

NEW COURSES:

  • LAST 490 (section ASG): HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF BRAZIL
Dr. Guimarães is professor titular in sociology at the University of São Paulo. He will join the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies as Distinguish Visitor during Spring 2014. He completed his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin in 1988 and conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University in 1994. He will be teaching “A Historical Sociology of Brazil”, focusing on a reading of major elements of the literature on Brazilian social and national experiences.

  • SPAN 316B: LITERATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
MWF 10-10:50 am
A source of profit, a source of life. Mother Earth and the savage wilds. El Dorado and Montezuma’s revenge. Apocalypse and Paradise. This course will explore diverse ways that Latin Americans have portrayed the relationships between humans and the environment in literature and film. What is “nature” and what is the place of our species within it? How is environmentalism related to racism, sexism, and imperialism? Can fiction promote environmental justice? Readings and class discussion will be in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or consent of the instructor

  • SPAN 535 Seminar Latin American Literature- AFRICA IN COLONIAL SPANISH AMERICA: EXPERIENCES, IDENTITIES AND COLONIAL NEGOTIATIONS
TU 11:00 am-1:50pm
This course examines the dynamics of identity construction of the black subject in colonial Spanish America and its intrinsic relations to issues of race, gender, sexuality, spatiality, and ecology. We will explore the racial politics of Church and State and the evolution of racial constraints as seen through legal documents, chronicles, piracy accounts, religious literature, poetry, newspapers, and visual documents. The course focuses on how black bodies were categorized and constructed within specific political and cultural contexts by colonial authorities and other intellectual sectors of the population, such as creoles and mestizo writers. On the other hand, we also study how these subaltern subjects destabilized and contested the colonial order in their search for freedom and power. Works to be studied date from the early sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. Part of the class will be devoted to the study of theoretical articles on the concept of race and issues of subjectivity, identity, space, and ecocriticism. We will conclude our readings with Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s novel, La noche oscura del niño Avilés (1984), which narrates an eighteenth-century black revolt in the city of San Juan and the subsequent seize of the city by black slaves. Our reading of this novel will center on the novel’s metacritical nature, specifically the manner in which colonial historiography is re-written and re-invented with blacks being protagonists at the center of historical “facts”. Spanish reading knowledge is required.

  • CWL 151: CONSPIRACY NARRATIVES AROUND THE WORLD
MWF 2-2:50
Aliens. Foreign governments. Dolphins. Terrorists. In this class we will explore narratives of conspiracy and paranoia across national contexts to investigate how conspiracy works. How do we tell stories of conspiracy? How do these stories construct plausible explanations of the world around us? How do these stories differ across countries? Why do conspiracy narratives sometimes just feel right? Why is paranoid thinking at the center of how we relate to technical progress and political systems? These are some of the questions that will guide our class. Readings and films from Argentina, the United States, Russia, and Mexico. Latin American authors that will be considered: Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Bolaño, Rodolfo Walsh, Rafael Bernal. 

  • UP 521            CITIES AND CITIZENSHIP IN A TRANSNATIONAL ERA            
  • HIST 396 (section C) HISTORY OF “BLACK” MUSIC
  • HIST 507 RACE AND REBELS IN THE AMERICAS
  • ANTH 499 (Section KM) ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY MEXICO

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GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS

•          FOREIGN LANGUAGE FELLOWSHIPS (FLAS) (support study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies and international studies) 
FLAS FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2014-2015

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING  QUECHUA, PORTUGUESE OR ANY OTHER AMERINDIAN LANGUAGE? APPLY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS!!
FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate and graduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. The following languages, classified by Center, are approved by the U.S. Department of Education for FLAS fellowships at Illinois. Undergraduate fellowships are only available for intermediate to advanced study of less commonly taught languages, which are defined as modern languages other than Spanish, German or French.
For more details on how to apply visit the FLAS website for UIUC: http://publish.illinois.edu/illinoisflas/
Any Questions contact Alejandra Seufferheld amsseu@illinois.edu
If a language is offered by more than one center, students can apply to all Centers that offer the language. For example, Polish is offered by EUC, CGS, and REEEC. If you are applying to study Polish, you can apply to all three centers at the same time. You do not need to submit separate on-line application forms (please simply check all the centers to which you apply on the form) but need to submit a complete set of supporting documents for each center to which you are applying.
  • Center for Global Studies (CGS): Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Lingala, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian or Croatian, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Utzbek, or Wolof; or at the advanced level (third-year or above) Chinese or Japanese.
  • European Union Center (EUC): Arabic, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, or Turkish. Priority will be given to less-commonly-taught languages (languages other than French, German, Spanish) and higher-level language study.
Undergraduate applications are submitted directly by students to the Center to which the student is applying; undergraduate students should visit the Undergraduate Instructions page to access the on-line application form and for more information.

Graduate applications are submitted through the student's home department.  Departmental deadlines for graduate students can be found here: http://publish.illinois.edu/illinoisflas/deadlines/

  • TINKER PRE-DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Are you interested in exploring a research project in Latin America this summer? The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers summer fellowships for graduate students (from any nationality) in any discipline.
Information Meeting: Friday January 31 at 12pm in Room 200 International Studies Building
Information and requirements about the fellowship: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/fellowships/tinker.aspx
Deadline to apply: MONDAY February 24, 2014
Any questions contact Angelina Cotler, Associate Director. cotler@illinois.edu

  • 2014-2015 LEMANN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
The Lemann Institute of Brazilian Studies offers fellowships to UIUC graduate students doing research about Brazil. For the academic year 2014-2015, fellowships will pay $18,000.00. The Lemann Graduate Fellows will have tuition and fee waivers from LAS units and participating professional schools. Applicants should check with their Departments and Schools to verify that their home units offer tuition waivers. The number of awards varies year to year and may depend on the strength of the applications received.
Deadline to apply: Monday February 24th, 2014
Information and requirements:  http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/lemann/fellowships.aspx
Any questions contact Camila Führ Diel  diel1@illinois.edu

  • ·         MARIANNE AND PETER KILBY AND THE DR. JOSEPH L. LOVE, SR. AND VIRGINIA ELLIS LOVE FELLOWSHIPS

Thanks to the generous support of Professors Joseph Love (History-Emeritus) and Werner Baer (Economics), the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies announces the competition   for TWO fellowships to graduate students working in Latin America.
WHO CAN APPLY: Any graduate student at any level in their studies, from any department, from any nationality.
REQUIREMENTS: Research for at least minimum 4 weeks either on summer or during the academic year.
REPORT: Students should report the donors within a month of their return from Latin America.  If the students are going to the field for the first time, they should participate in the Tinker workshop held in late October every year.
RESTRICTIONS: Grant money cannot be used for conference or course registration, or for intensive language workshops or field schools. The subject of investigation may be related to dissertation research
It is acceptable to use other grants in conjunction with this grant.

Requirements and more information: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/fellowships/tinker.aspx
HOW TO APPLY:
  • Submit 1 PDF electronically to Angelina Cotler (cotler@illinois.edu)
  • Write in the subject Line: Love & Kilby Fellowships  
  • Deadline:  Monday, March 3rd, 2014

  • 2014-2015 FOCAL POINT PROJECTS
The Graduate College invites proposals from faculty and graduate students for 2014-2015 Focal Point projects.  The full Request for Proposals (RFP) is available at on the Graduate College website at www.grad.illinois.edu/focalpoint. Focal Point seeks to stimulate the formation of new intellectual communities and interdisciplinary research activities among faculty and graduate students. Proposals should be uploaded to the Graduate College website by March 21, 2014.

The 2014 Focal Point RFP solicits proposals from a broad range of topics.  We especially encourage new proposals for:
·         collaborative research communities addressing issues of domestic under-represented minorities in graduate education, aligning with the campus’s diversity initiatives, such as Illinois EDGE (Enhancing Diversity, Guiding Excellence).  Such projects may also propose collaborations with domestic institutions to strengthen diversity in graduate education.
·         project teams who collaborate with international institutions or NGOs to establish new partnerships for graduate education in the pursuit of innovative topics with international/global impact.

We welcome Phase II proposals that build upon successful projects and provide new directions and opportunities for graduate students.

This year, the Graduate College is pleased to announce a new option for Focal Point proposals:   Focal Point Breakthrough grants for potentially transformative projects.

We invite all graduate students and faculty interested in developing Focal Point proposals to attend information sessions on:
                Monday, January 27, 2014, 4-5pm, Coble Hall, Room 304
Friday, January 31, 2014, 11am-12noon, Coble Hall, Room 304


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OPPORTUNITIES




  • SUMMER 2014 ETHNOGRAPHIC AND LINGUISTIC FIELD SCHOOL IN ECUADOR
    Amazonian Indigenous Development and Eco-Tourism

    June 1-July 1, 2014
    Appalachian State University (UNC)
6 Credits (Ethnographic Field School [3] and Introduction to Kichwa [3])
$3,300

Program cost includes:
Roundtrip airfare from Charlotte, NC to Quito, Ecuador
Housing for one month
All in-country transportation
Entrance fees to tourist sites
Three meals per day (vegetarian options available)
End of program excursion to Cotopaxi National Park

Not included:
Undergraduate tuition (approximately $792 in-state $912 out-of-state)
Now in its sixth year, this program will give students the opportunity to travel to Ecuador for one month where they will study indigenous development and eco-tourism in the Amazon. The majority of the program will be spent on the shores of the Napo River. This is an anthropological-based program in which students will take two courses. In the first, Ethnographic Field School, students will learn how to construct a research project, learn interviewing techniques, and gain valuable experience in ethnographic methods and analysis. We will be studying indigenous activism in Ecuador (focusing upon the impact of oil, eco-tourism, and rainforest management on identity and representation), working with Kichwa (Quichua)-speakers of the upper Amazon. The program also strongly focuses upon an engaged and applied anthropology through which students will develop collaborative partnerships with local community members with regards to activism and tourism initiatives. For the second course, students will have the opportunity to undergo intensive study of indigenous language of Kichwa with native speakers and teachers, while learning methods in language documentation and analysis. In addition, there will be numerous excursions for students to learn about forestry conservation, biodiversity, and environmental citizenship. 
Students have come from Pennsylvania State University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Tufts University, Louisiana State University, University of New Mexico, University of Alabama, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Michigan-Dearborn, and Georgia State University.

Alumni of this program have been accepted for graduate study at the University of Michigan, University of Chicago, and the University at Albany-SUNY, while others have used this experience to land internships and work with NGOs after graduation such as The Carter Center for Human Rights, AmeriCorps, Université de Lausanne, Yellowstone National Park, Cornell University BABY Lab, North Carolina One Health Collaborative, and Latino Health Program of the High Country (and many others).

NOTE: This program is limited to 20 students. Please consider applying early ($300 deposit).
For more information on how to apply, please visit http://anthro.appstate.edu/field-schools/ethnographic-and-linguistic-field-schools/summer-2014-ecuador

Download the poster here: http://anthro.appstate.edu/sites/anthro.appstate.edu/files/2014%20FieldSchoolNEW.pdf

Find the program on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/413757278749998/





  • ISLA MUJER ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL
Isla Mujeres, Mexico  

Summer 2014


 Culture & Environment • Latin America & Caribbean
Medical Anthropology • Gender & Identity
History, Space & Meaning



Two 6 Week (43 day) Advanced Sessions

 May 17 to June 28

July 5 to August 16

Two 3 Week (22 days) Practicum Sessions

May 31 - June 22nd

July 19th - August 10th

(Session dates can be modified for specific groups)

  
NOTE: The First Summer Session of the Methods Practicum Course and The Advanced Methods Course will include a special series on Medical Anthropology and HIV Prevention.  Dr. Cabrera (see Faculty page) will guest lecture and lead an HIV outreach effort along with Dr. Pierce.  Students should indicate if they are interested in this medical anthropology training in their application.

We are writing to inform you of the Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School, located on a small Caribbean island off of the coast of Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico.  For our summber 2014 program we are offering two six-week Advanced Methods sessions, as well as two three-week Methods Practicum sessions.  We will also offer a special three-week Medical Anthropology session on Health and Nutrition in September of 2014.  

We would greatly appreciate it if you could pass the information about the field school onto your students and others who may be interested.  Our website goes in to greater detail regarding what the field school offers, and also has an informational flyer that can be easily printed to pass out to students or post to your department’s bulletin board.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Todd G. Pierce, PhD
Director
Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School

www.anthrofieldschool.com
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CALL FOR PAPERS/CONFERENCES

  • IMMIGRATION REFORM AND BEYOND?
The 5th Conference on Immigration to the US South
October 23-25, 2014
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Proposals due March 31, 2014

The 5th Conference on Immigration to the US South (formerly Conference on Immigration to the Southeast) calls for papers/panels for a multidisciplinary meeting on immigration to the US South. We also invite papers/panels that engage in comparative analysis of other regions and/or bring in transnational and global perspectives. Now that comprehensive immigration reform is back on the legislative agenda, we especially welcome presentations that promote an understanding of short-term and long-term challenges of immigration reform with an emphasis on finding practical and realistic policy alternatives. Because one of this conference's goals is to heighten the exchanges between our academic and community participants, we encourage presentations/panels that include interactive strategies to support this aim.

For proposals, submit abstracts online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/598LBWV
The conference is co-sponsored by the University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies and the Program for Immigration, Religion, and Social Change (PIRSC); Kennesaw State University Center for Conflict Management; the Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI) of Loyola University; and the Centro de Investigaciones Sobre America del Norte of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.

  • ·         MEDIA & GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Date(s): 13–14 May 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK

Description:
Latin America is changing. Nations are witnessing a resurgence in civil society, participation and protest. Media policy is a hot political topic. The people of the region are quickly adopting new media technologies. These new channels of digital communication may be playing a part as Latin American citizens challenge the region's historical imbalance of access to information and political power.

Media & Governance in Latin America is a two-day conference hosted by the University of Sheffield. The event seeks to provide a focus for academic debates about the role of communication in governance and development, focusing on Latin America.

The conference is internationalist and interdisciplinary in nature, encompassing research across the fields of Latin American, media and development studies. We invite participation from academics, practitioners, students and the wider community.

Proposal deadline: 3 February 2014

Contact information:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/journalism/events/latin-america-2013sgarciasantamaria1@sheffield.ac.uk


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IN THE MARKET
  •    Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Iberian Studies (Lusophone Specialist)
University of Massachusetts Boston

The Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies, an innovative and multidisciplinary unit that combines Humanities and Social Sciences, is dedicated to research and teaching that explore the historical, social and cultural diversity of the local, international and transnational communities of the Ibero-American world. We seek to fill a full-time tenure- track line with the following description.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate curriculum in Iberian Studies in English and Portuguese, develop graduate curriculum in Atlantic Studies and must be able to contribute immediately to developing a new undergraduate Minor in Lusophone Studies and a Master’s program in Latin American and Iberian Studies.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. with specialization in Iberian Studies (Lusophone) with an Atlantic Studies approach. Native or near native command of Portuguese, Spanish and English required. Ph.D. must be awarded no later than August 2014. Position begins September 1, 2014.

Area of research open in the Humanities and Social Sciences, but preference will be given to candidates who show evidence of a strong and innovative interest in Atlantic Studies including the histories, societies and cultures of Lusophone Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. Of special interest are the areas of Visual Cultures, Historical Sociology, History of Ideas and Anthropology of the Enlightenment.

The University of Massachusetts Boston is a Carnegie ranked Research-Intensive institution. This position requires a solid commitment to developing a strong, innovative and successful research and publication program at the national and international levels.

To apply, send a cover letter, a current CV, official graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, sample syllabi of relevance to this position, and brief statements about scholarship and teaching to: http://umb.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=45064

Three letters of recommendation may be submitted by email to Margaret.Fitzgerald@umb.edu or mailed to her at: Latin American and Iberian Studies, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125.
Consideration of applications will begin on January 15, 2014.

Deadline: February 14, 2014

Contact Information:
Apply Here: http://umb.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=45064

  •    Assistant Professor of Spanish
Western Connecticut State University

WCSU’s Department of World Languages & Literature is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for a tenure-track position. The main responsibilities of this position include courses in methodology for Spanish teachers and supervising student teachers. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching Spanish at all levels, knowledge of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. Preferred candidates will be able to teach a second language offered in the department (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Chinese, or Portuguese). Candidates must demonstrate expertise in current pedagogy and experience in cutting-edge contemporary technology for language learning.

The Department of World Languages & Literature offers a BA in Spanish, a BS in Elementary and Secondary Education in Spanish, and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Spanish. For more information about the Department, visit www.wcsu.edu/wll.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in Spanish is required. Strong candidates will be skilled collaborators with other departments in the university and community and will be willing to lead assessment and accreditation efforts for programs in Spanish Education. Certification to teach Spanish at the secondary level and the ability to expand current offerings in another language offered by the department are both pluses. WCSU is a dynamic, diverse workplace. The ability to work with students, faculty, and staff from various backgrounds and cultures is highly valued.

Salary & Benefits: WCSU offers competitive salaries commensurate with candidates’ experience and a comprehensive benefit package. Additional information can be found on our website at http://www.wcsu.edu/working

Application Materials: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, current vita, brief statement of teaching philosophy (two pg. max) and contact information for three professional references to facultyvitae@wcsu.edu. All documents should be combined in a single PDF document. Reference search #600-195 in the subject line. Applications must be received by 5:00PM, on Friday, January 10, 2014.

Contact Us: facultyvitae@wcsu.edu

Deadline: January 27, 2014

Contact Information: facultyvitae@wcsu.edu

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IN THE NEWS

Mexico vigilantes in turf war with drug cartel  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/13/mexico-vigilantes-turf-war-drug-cartel-nueva-italia

Colombian mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, calls for indefinite protests  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25692189

24,000 murders last year confirm Venezuela as one of the world's most dangerous countries  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/violent-crime-makes-venezuela-dangerous

A frustrated Mujica calls for a readjustment of Mercosur legal framework  http://en.mercopress.com/2014/01/13/a-frustrated-mujica-calls-for-a-readjustment-of-mercosur-legal-framework

Perú y la conexión china  http://www.infolatam.com/2014/01/07/peru-y-la-conexion-china/

Brazil versus the October elections  http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Drones in Latin America  http://www.coha.org/coha-report-drones-in-latin-america/

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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
www.clacs.illinois.edu
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