- COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLACS AND LEMANN INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES FOR SPRING 2014: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/news/lectures.asp
- GRADUATE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
The
graduate minor in Latin American Studies will require the student to complete
12 graduate hours; 8 of the hours must be at the 500-level.
- Area Coursework: A minimum of 8 graduate hours at the 400/500-level from courses in two different departments approved by CLACS every semester. The Center updates and posts approved courses in our website and announce them through our listserv. Our Center has approximately 104 faculty affiliated from different departments in campus, and we approve their courses as part of our curriculum. The Center will record the approved courses on a master list to be kept in the unit that will be used to certify that students took approved courses during their studies in the minor.
- Language Component: At least 4 hours in language coursework taken in any Latin American language (Portuguese, Spanish or Native American Language or Haitian Creole) while enrolled in the Graduate Minor program.
- In the case that not enough or advance language courses are offered, The Center also accepts as equivalent area courses taught in these languages, i.e. literature class taught in Portuguese or Spanish.
- If the chosen language course is at the 400-or 500 level it may count towards the required 12 hours for Graduate Minor. We anticipate that students registering in the Minor already have knowledge of Latin American language.
- If the Student's Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation deals with a country from Latin America and the Caribbean, we advise students in this minor to speak with their advisor about including a committee member from the minor area.
- We recommend that the courses taken for the minor not be applied to course requirements in the students' Master's or PhD program
http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/minor/default.aspx
<http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/minor/default.aspx
- CONSULT WITH THE LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARIAN
Antonio
Sotomayor, Latin American Librarian will be holding special office hours in
CLACS every Thursday this from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in room 200, ISB. If you have
any questions about research, finding sources, literature review, exploring a
potential research topic, starting a paper, or anything else involving
research, the library, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, please stop by
the International Studies Building room 200 on a Thursday, 3:30-4:30pm. If
these hours doesn’t work for you, just send me an e-mail and we’ll find another
time to meet.
- CLACS IS A SPONSOR OF HASTAC 2014 http://hastac2014.org/sponsors/
HASTAC
2014: Hemispheric Pathways: Critical Makers in International Networks (Senderos Hemisféricos: Pensadores
críticos en redes internacionales), the 6th international
conference for the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and
Collaboratory.
HASTAC 2014 will be hosted by the Ministerio Cultura of Lima, Peru, making this
event the first HASTAC conference to be hosted outside of North America.
2/19/14
- Registration is now open! Register at: https://www.regonline.com/hastac2014Questions or comments can be sent to/ Para preguntas y comentarios, por favor dirigirse a: conference-team@hastac.org.
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LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Presents
TUESDAY, MARCH 18
2pm
101 International Studies Building
BRODWYN FISHER, History, University of Chicago
URBAN HISTORY AND THE HISTORICAL PARADIGMS OF CITIZENSHIP: A
VIEW FROM BRAZIL
In
the 1980s, citizenship emerged as a language of radical re-alignment for the
global left. In the decades since, it has emerged as an important
paradigm among historians, and particularly among those concerned with
inequality, social movements, and political struggle . This talk will explore
the possibilities and limitations of the citizenship paradigm as it relates to
the urban experience of Brazil and the global south, highlighting the divergent
experiences of Recife and Rio de Janeiro from the late nineteenth to the late
twentieth centuries.
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THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Presents
SAMUEL ARAUJO, Ethnomusicology, School of Music of the Universidade
Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
COLD WAR POLITICS AND THE ARTS IN BRAZIL: REAPPRAISING
GUERRA-PEIXE’S EMPIRIICAL RESEARCH ON NORTHEASTERN TRADITIONAL MUSIC
(1950-1952)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
2pm
LUCY ELLIS LOUNGE ( Foreign Language Building)
Close at the time
to ideals of folklore stylization in art forged around the Cold War, composer
Guerra-Peixe's conducted groundbreaking studies of traditional music in
Northeastern Brazil between 1950 and 1952, largely under self-developed working
methods, but also informed by readings of authors such as R. Waterman and M.
Kolinski.
In 1954, when the International Folk Music Council held its world conference in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, Guerra-Peixe's had already published several articles on musical traditions as well as his major book on the maracatus. This congress was mainly focused on the definition of folklore vis-à-vis commercialized popular music, and several of its well-known names explored the difficulties in establishing the differentiating criteria between both concepts. Curiously Guerra-Peixe did not present a paper, although participating in the event as musical program director. Only in a 1958 article ("Sputnik and Folklore") Guerra-Peixe finally tackles the issue, sustaining a definition based on use (immediacy of elaboration, metaphoric transformation) as opposed to emphasizing the medium (orality) or the content (theme, structure) as hegemonic at the time among Western scholars.
This article examines both the ideological and musical aspects of Guerra-Peixe's distinctive position facing the issue of traditionalizing knowledge, As argued in the paper, his view on the issue clarifies the contours of a cultural praxis that processes reality in multiple, complementary or even antagonistic levels.
In 1954, when the International Folk Music Council held its world conference in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, Guerra-Peixe's had already published several articles on musical traditions as well as his major book on the maracatus. This congress was mainly focused on the definition of folklore vis-à-vis commercialized popular music, and several of its well-known names explored the difficulties in establishing the differentiating criteria between both concepts. Curiously Guerra-Peixe did not present a paper, although participating in the event as musical program director. Only in a 1958 article ("Sputnik and Folklore") Guerra-Peixe finally tackles the issue, sustaining a definition based on use (immediacy of elaboration, metaphoric transformation) as opposed to emphasizing the medium (orality) or the content (theme, structure) as hegemonic at the time among Western scholars.
This article examines both the ideological and musical aspects of Guerra-Peixe's distinctive position facing the issue of traditionalizing knowledge, As argued in the paper, his view on the issue clarifies the contours of a cultural praxis that processes reality in multiple, complementary or even antagonistic levels.
Prof.
Araujo main research area is the ethnography of musical practices; to
understand musical processes through ethnographic approaches to its more
encompassing social processes, highlighting the articulation between their
micro and macro conditions. received his M.A. and Ph.D. at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. From 2005-12 he was a member of the
Advisory Council of tje Colegio Brasileiro de Altos Estudios (Brazilian
College for dvanced Studies) and coordinator of the Ethnomusicology Laboratory
at UFRJ
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
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JOINT AREA CENTERS SYMPOSIUM 2014
CHILDREN AND
GLOBALIZATION: ISSUES, POLICIES AND INITIATIVES
GLOBALIZATION: ISSUES, POLICIES AND INITIATIVES
APRIL 10-12, 2014
3rd FLOOR LEVIS FACULTY CENTER
Each year the International
and Area Study Centers and Center for International Business
Education and Research join together to sponsor a Joint Area
Centers Symposium (JACS) on a theme of common interest. This year's theme,
"Children and Globalization" and, reflects concerns among parents,
educators and public policy officials worldwide about the impact of the global
economy, migration, global media, war and social change on the socialization
and rights of children. This symposium promises to be an exciting event that
will bring together scholars and experts from many different disciplines to
discuss the meaning of childhood today, the experiences of children in diverse
contexts, the impact of child labor and war on children's lives, and debates
about children's rights.
This year's JACS
conference is free and open to the public.
Teachers can
received up to 20contact hours (20 Illinois CPDU's and 2.0 general University
CEU's) of professional development recognition. Click here to register as an educator!
Sponsors:
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for African
Studies, the Program in Disarmament, Arms Control and International Security,
the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, the European Union Center, the
Center for Global Studies, the Center for International Business Education and
Research, the International Forum on U.S. Studies, the Center for Latin and
Caribbean Studies, the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, the Russian,
East European and Eurasian Center, and the Program in Women and Gender in
Global Perspectives
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OPPORTUNITIES
·
VOLUNTEER AT THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
(LASA) 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS IN CHICAGO
MAY
2014
The Latin American Studies Association is looking for volunteers to assist with all on-site meeting services. The LASA2014 International Congress will be held in Chicago, IL from May 21st to May 24th of 2014.
Volunteers should expect to work in half-day (6 hour shifts). Please let us know if you can work more than one shift. Shifts are available Wednesday, May 21st through Saturday, May 24th. Available shifts are as follows:
Wednesday, May 21st:
12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 22nd:
7:00 am – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday, May 23rd:
7:00 am – 1:00 pm
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 24th:
7:30 am – 1:30 pm
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
Volunteers will be listed in our system and receive a program book, name badge holder, and a certificate noting your participation in the Congress as well as their name badge which is required for access to the Congress.
Volunteers receive full access to all of the Congress’ sessions and events provided at least one shift is worked. Access to the events will require the proper name badge be displayed.
A manual detailing the information for the Congress and volunteer duties will be sent with your schedule. Note that duties range from directing and escorting attendees to and from sessions and guiding attendees through registration lines to preparing Congress materials. These duties may require extensive walking or standing and some light lifting.
Upon receipt of this email, please share with us the days/times in which you are available to help with our Congress as well as any languages you may speak.
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Contact information:
lasacong@pitt.edu
The Latin American Studies Association is looking for volunteers to assist with all on-site meeting services. The LASA2014 International Congress will be held in Chicago, IL from May 21st to May 24th of 2014.
Volunteers should expect to work in half-day (6 hour shifts). Please let us know if you can work more than one shift. Shifts are available Wednesday, May 21st through Saturday, May 24th. Available shifts are as follows:
Wednesday, May 21st:
12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 22nd:
7:00 am – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday, May 23rd:
7:00 am – 1:00 pm
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 24th:
7:30 am – 1:30 pm
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
Volunteers will be listed in our system and receive a program book, name badge holder, and a certificate noting your participation in the Congress as well as their name badge which is required for access to the Congress.
Volunteers receive full access to all of the Congress’ sessions and events provided at least one shift is worked. Access to the events will require the proper name badge be displayed.
A manual detailing the information for the Congress and volunteer duties will be sent with your schedule. Note that duties range from directing and escorting attendees to and from sessions and guiding attendees through registration lines to preparing Congress materials. These duties may require extensive walking or standing and some light lifting.
Upon receipt of this email, please share with us the days/times in which you are available to help with our Congress as well as any languages you may speak.
Deadline: May 1, 2014
Contact information:
lasacong@pitt.edu
- UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN
The
University Language Academy for Children will offer summer camps for children
ages 4-11 at the Children's Research Center in June and July. Classes meet five
days a week with three options: 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1:30-5 p.m. or 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration by May 31 preferred. For more information, visit the link above or
contact sip-ulac@illinois.edu.
- ·
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The
National and International Scholarships Program will be conducting
informational meetings for students who are interested in obtaining
scholarships for the pursuit of prestigious internships, teaching English
abroad, or graduate studies or research at world-class institutions. Sessions
will begin with an overview of the scholarships available (including Beinecke,
Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell,
Goldwater, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes,
Truman, and Udall). Juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend
one of the first eight sessions that focus on crafting and compiling quality
application materials. First and second year students should plan to attend one
the subsequent ten meetings regarding strengthening a student’s candidacy for
these opportunities. All sessions will be held in conference room 514 in the
Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services at 807 South Wright Street.
The
following meetings are targeted generally towards juniors and seniors (those
graduating before August 2015).
Monday,
March 31 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:30- 4:00 or 4:00-4:30
Tuesday,
April 1 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:30- 4:00 or
4:00-4:30
These
sessions are primarily for freshmen and sophomores (those graduating after
August 2015).
Wednesday,
April 9: 5:00-5:30
Friday,
April 11: 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:30- 4:00 or 4:00- 4:30
Tuesday,
April 15: 1:30-2:00, 2:00-2:30, 3:00-3:30, 3:30-4:00 or 4:30-5:00
For
more information, contact the National and International Scholarships Program
at topscholars@illinois.edu or
visit the website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- ECUADORIAN FILM SERIES
Lucy Elis Lounge, FLB.
8 pm.
8 pm.
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CALL FOR PAPERS / CONFERENCES
·
GLOBALIZATION: THE END OF U.S. HEGEMONY ?
12th
Annual Global Studies Association
Conference
Sponsored
by the Department of Sociology of Loyola University
June
6 - 8, 2014
Loyola's
Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago near the Magnificent Mile.
Keynote
speakers include: Beverly Silver, John Hopkins University; Lisa Brock, Arcus
Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo College; Mark Weisbrot, Center
for Economic and Policy Research; Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, Consul General of
Venezuela in Chicago. Plus Keynote panels on China, Latin America and Europe.
Please send a 100-word abstract in the body of an email with the subject line GSA Conference Abstract to Jerry Harris at gharris234@comcast.net. Include your name, affiliation, and active email address.
If you wish to be removed from the announcement list for this once-a-year event, email carld717@gmail.com
Deadline for abstracts is May 5, 2014.
For more conference information go to:
http://www.net4dem.org/mayglobal
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IN THE MARKET
·
Program Assistant Job Opening at the Inter-American
Dialogue
Reports
to Program Director, Education
The
Inter-American Dialogue seeks an entry-level staff person to join its education
team. The Program Assistant will support the senior staff in a range of
activities (see below). S/he will have initiative, excellent problem-solving
skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish.
The position brings a committed individual into contact with an active group of
civil society leaders, policymakers and academics in the field of education
policy in Latin America and exposes them to cutting-edge policy issues in
education.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The program assistant will, work under the direction of the Education Program
Director. Specific responsibilities include:
*
Provide research support to senior staff for specific projects and
presentations, as well as carry out independent analytical work on a selective
basis.
*
Assist with the editing, translation, design, and publication of program
reports, memos, press releases, and other materials. This includes drafting
reports to funders and maintaining a record of program impacts.
*
Manage the logistics of public events, conferences, delegations and ad hoc
meetings, as required, including drafting event agendas and making travel and
lodging arrangements.
*
Oversee the selection and management of the program intern each semester.
*
Manage and write for the PREAL blog, and maintain the education pages of the
Inter-American Dialogue website and the program’s social media accounts.
*
Coordinate the production of the weekly email bulletin, PREAL Enlaces.
*
Help manage financial logistics of the program, such as reconciliation of
expenditures and sub-grants to partner organizations throughout Latin America.
*
Coordinate travel, meetings, and scheduling for senior staff.
*
Other responsibilities may include editing, commenting on, summarizing, or
drafting documents in English or Spanish, responding to special requests from
funders, and summarizing proceedings of program events, as assigned by the
Program Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
*
Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences.
*
Familiarity with issues in education and developing countries.
*
Experience (1 year preferred) living, working, and/or studying in Latin
America.
*
Fluency in Spanish and English is required, Portuguese a plus.
*
Strong conceptual, oral, and written communication skills and attention to
detail.
*
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; web design experience a plus.
*
High level of initiative as well as the ability to work in a team.
The
Inter-American Dialogue is Washington’s leading forum for exchange among
opinion leaders of the Western Hemisphere, and an independent, nonpartisan
center for policy analysis on economic and political relations in the Americas.
Its 100 members from the United States, Canada and Latin America include former
presidents, prominent political, business, labor, academic, media, military and
religious leaders.
The
Inter - American Dialogue is an equal opportunity employer and considers
applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed,
gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual
orientation or any other legally protected status.
For
consideration, please submit your resume, a cover letter, one writing sample in
English and one in Spanish to jobs@thedialogue.org.
Please indicate last name and position for which you apply in subject line. If
you prefer you may send the materials by mail to Human Resources,
Inter-American Dialogue, and 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510,
Washington, DC 20036. No phone calls, please.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
MUSIC FROM THE ANDES WITH THE HATHAWAYS AND TOM TURINO
Recently
back from another tour in Peru, the trio performs traditional Andean music from
Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina with kena (Andean flute), charango (a small Andean
guitar), guitar, and vocals. The trio presents a variety of song and dance
genres to demonstrate the richness of Andean mestizo music.
Friday,
March 21
9pm
Iron
Post
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IN THE NEWS
- Capriles recognizes contacts with government and expected to be debated in hours http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
- The major challenges of the new Bachelet government http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
- Lack of support from Congress to the Cabinet Humala opens new crisis in Peru http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
- Elections in El Salvador: Arena’s Dangerous Gambit http://www.coha.org/elections-in-el-salvador-arenas-dangerous-gambit/
- Colombia closes in on a peace deal that could end world's longest civil war http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/16/colombia-brink-ending-civil-war-farc
- Cuban Americans hold rare meeting to discuss normalizing Cuba relations http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/15/us-usa-cuba-normalization-idUSBREA2E0SA20140315
- The crisis with the PMDB reinforces the role of Lula and Mercadante http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
- Tercera semana de paro docente en Buenos Aires http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-242002-2014-03-17.html
- Cocaleros on Morales: “what a monster we created!” http://roarmag.org/2014/03/bolivia-morales-cocaleros-repression/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+roarmag+%28ROAR+Magazine%29
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Angelina Cotler, Ph.D.
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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
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