- 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES, OCTOBER 10-11, 2013
As
part of the activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of CLACS we
announce two important exhibits:
FOLK
ART IN LATIN AMERICA
SPURLOCK
MUSEUM
Tuesday,
September 10, 2013 - Sunday, January 5, 2014
The
Spurlock Museum joins the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(CLACS) in celebrating its 50th anniversary. An integral part of this
celebration is "Latin American Research: Past, Present, and Future."
To complement this focus there will be an exhibition of Latin American folk
art. Situated adjacent to the permanent South American Gallery, the exhibition
will feature selected objects from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, countries where CLACS personnel
have conducted and are conducting research.
Location: Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Time: During Museum Hours
Cost: Free Admission
Location: Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Time: During Museum Hours
Cost: Free Admission
UNITY IN DIVERSITY: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS’ LIBRARY
STOP BY THE LIBRARY !!
EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 7TH
An exhibit curated by Prof. Antonio Sotomayor and Prof.
Paula Carns.
Open all of September 2013
Exhibit hall on the south side of the first floor of the
Main Library
Latin America and the Caribbean is a region special for
many reasons. Its rich culture, dynamic politics, and varied economies provide
much space for study and engagement. However, as Peter Bakewell argues in “A
History of Latin America,” what makes Latin America and the Caribbean a region
unique from other parts of the world is its long history of cultural,
political, racial, and ethnic mixing, otherwise known as mestizaje.
Through more than 500 years of constant intermixing of different civilizations
(broadly defined as Indigenous, European, African, and Asian), new types of
societies have emerged, in different ways and with different features. The
societies that inhabit these lands are a result of this mestizaje,
whether genetic or cultural, which provides the basis for the ways in which
politics work, their culture redefined, literary works created, languages
spoken and written, and religions followed and practiced. Latin America and the
Caribbean, is thus a true kaleidoscope of human civilizations, experiences, and
histories, all brought together by that same diverse process of human
interaction to achieve unity in diversity. In this exhibit you will see
a very slim, but rare and sometimes unique, selection of the plethora of
resources in our library collection. Stop by the exhibit hall on the south side
of the first floor of the Main Library to learn more about these fascinating
cultures.
THE DEPARTMENT OF LATINA/LATINO STUDIES
Presents
Dr. ARELY ZIMMERMAN, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research
Associate
RACIALIZED LEGALITY AND THE POLITICS OF LIMINAL CITIZENSHIP
AMONG CENTRAL AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
3:30-5:00pm
1207 W. Oregon, Urbana
Dr.
Arely Zimmerman's talk interrogates citizenship from the perspective of U.S.
Central Americans--a diaspora struggling against the effects of migrant
illegality, criminalization, and deportation, dating back to the U.S.
interventions in Central America. Using their multi-layered experiences
of belonging and exclusion, Dr. Zimmerman argues that the increasing production
of migrant illegality produces a type of liminal citizenship for Central
Americans--one that impacts their modes of incorporation, rights claiming
practices, and political engagement.
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CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES
Presents
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
12PM
101 International Studies Building
Prof. AUGUSTO ESPIRITU, History
AMERICA’S INSULAR EMPIRE THROUGH INTERIMPERIAL AND INTRAIMPERIAL
OPTICS
Much
has been written about the complexities of “Americanization,” which names the
dominant ideology in the U.S. insular empire in the half century after the War
of 1898. But there has been precious little written about its rival discourse
in hispanismo, which highlights the unity of the Spanish raza, or “race,” and
provides a basis for critiquing “Anglo-Saxonism.” In this talk, I will
explore the symbolic interimperial contest between the United States and Spain
in the (neo) colonies of the American insular empire, especially from the
vantage point of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Filipino nationalist intellectuals. I
will examine hispanismo through a comparative, intraimperial methodology, viz.,
across three distinct sites of U.S. empire, in both the Caribbean and Southeast
Asia, exploring concretely shared historical experiences and posing the
similarities and divergences in hispanismo’s articulations. Finally, I will end
with a few speculations on hispanismo’s consequences for culture and politics
in the empire and beyond.
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THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AND THE
PROGRAM OF WOMEN AND GENDER OF FLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (WGGP)
Presents
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th
2pm
101 International Studies Building
Prof. CARMEN DIANA DEERE, Distinguished Professor of Latin
American Studies and Food & Resource Economics, University of Florida,
Gainesville
GENDER, ASSET ACCUMULATION AND WEALTH IN ECUADOR: IMPLICATIONS
FOR WOMEN’S BARGAINING POWER
In
this presentation I argue that the study of asset ownership is important to the
analysis of gender inequality as well as household outcomes. Drawing upon
the 2010 Ecuador Household Assets Survey, I present estimates of the gender
asset and wealth gaps. While the gender asset gap varies depending on the
particular asset, Ecuador is characterized by a minimal overall gender wealth
gap, a result that is largely explained by this country’s marital and
inheritance regimes. Further, our empirical work shows how women’s
share of wealth is related to their household bargaining power and outcomes
which are more favorable to
them.
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THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AND THE
LEMANN INSTITUE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
CINEMA SERIES
Presents
EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA/ SON OF THE BRIDE (Argentina,
2001)
Thursday October 3r
6:30 pm
Location Lucy Ellis Lounge. 707 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL
61801
Free Admission
Director: Juan Jose
Campanella
- Starring: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco, Natalia Verbeke.
- Starring: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco, Natalia Verbeke.
- Running time: 123
minutes
WITH
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
PIŇATA/COMBO GRANTS FOR FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
2013
The Center for
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with the Lemann Institute for Brazilian
Studies, is please to invite proposals for the following initiatives.
n
Faculty Development Conference Grants
n
Course Development Awards
n
Faculty Travel Awards
ALL PROPOSALS ARE
DUE OCTOBER 14TH
Send (1)
application and (2) cover sheet to cotler@illinois.edu (subject line: Faculty
Support)
Program
descriptions and application information:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE GRANTS are
intended to help support small conferences or workshops enabling UI faculty to
advance innovative directions in scholarship related to Latin America.
Projects involving interdisciplinary and inter professional collaborations are
especially encouraged. Awards of up to $2,500 can be used to support travel
and lodging of invited conference participants, publicity, and dissemination of
conference proceedings. Conferences should take place during the 2010-11
academic year. The Center can assist by providing meeting space,
publicizing the conference event, and disseminating conference proceedings
(white papers, podcasts, etc.) through the CLACS website.
Applications should
include:
a)
the names, titles and home departments of the principal organizers;
b)
statement of no more than 5 pages describing the themes of the conference,
including a description of the format of the conference and list of potential
participants;
c)
a budget for the project, indicating any other sources of support;
d)
a short (1 page) statement discussing expected outcomes from the conference.
(such as new courses, publications, white papers or podcasts to be circulated
through the CLACS website, etc.).
BRAZILIAN STUDIES
COURSE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS are intended to support faculty developing new courses,
or revising existing courses, to include significant Brazilian
content. Courses from any discipline are welcome, although courses
likely to contribute to the core of an interdisciplinary Brazilian Studies curriculum
within the LAST major are especially encouraged. Courses likely to be
taught regularly will also be given priority. Awards of up to $3,000 can
support travel, the purchase of potential course materials, photocopying,
research assistance or similar costs related to the development of the course.
Applications should
include:
a)
the name, title and home department of the principal instructor;
b)
a statement of no more than 5 pages describing the course, including a
discussion of its likely contributions to the curriculum in the home department
and to an interdisciplinary curriculum in Latin American (and particularly,
Brazilian) Studies, and an indication of when the course would be first offered
and how regularly it will be taught;
c)
A timetable of activities related to the development of the course, with a
budget listing anticipated costs
FACULTY TRAVEL
AWARDS are
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
$1,200 will be made for travel to take place between November 15, 2013 and
April 30, 2014
Applications should
include:
a)
Two-page statement about the purpose of the trip and details about major
planned activities while abroad;
b)
Abstract of this statement, no longer than 300 characters (required by US ED);
c)
List of major publications/ creative activities during the past 5 years;
d)
Itinerary, with precise dates, air carrier(s) and flight numbers (US ED
requirement);
e)
Detailed budget.
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CALL
FOR PROPOSALS
· De/Colonization in the Americas: Continuity and Change
August 6-8, 2014Pontíficia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú
This will be the third biennial conference of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). The conference will adopt a broad concept of colonialism in North, Central, and South America, which refers not to a single historical period but but to a relational mode that creates asymmetric power relations and modes of exploitation. This cross-disciplinary forum of academic exchange invites contributions from all academic disciplines concerned with colonialism in the Americas. It will examine colonization, colonialism, nation building, decolonization, and continuing facets of coloniality as they relate to societies, politics, economy, cultures, and media. The participation of doctoral students is strongly encouraged. Scholars are invited to propose presentations and/or panels on a wide variety of topics including:
- Racism and politics of exclusion
- Multiculturalism, politics of recognition, and cultural classification
- Identity politics and social movements
- Literature, film, visual arts and music in contact zones
- Colonial heritage and the politics of memory
- The “colonial complex” of the young American republics
- Colonial power and resistance
- Colonialism, slavery, and their aftermaths
- Educational reform and the teaching of American histories and cultures
- Economic colonization and neo-extractivism
- The colonization of nature
- Imperialism and neo-imperialism
- The Coloniality and decolonization of media and mediascapes
- Creolization and hybridization in language and culture
- Decolonization, plurinationality and transnationalism
- Decolonization and knowledge production, the geopolitics of knowledge
- Transformations of coloniality
- Coloniality and religion
- Coloniality and gender relations
Contact information:
iaslima2014@uni-graz.at;
http://www.interamericanstudies.net/?page_id=4269
Please send proposals for individual papers or for panels with a chairperson and 3 to 5 presentations to iaslima2014@uni-graz.at. Please include your name, the title of your presentation and/or panel, an abstract (200-400 words per presentation) and e-mail addresses. Presentations can be held in English or in Spanish. Panels organized and staffed by LASA members can be announced in the conference program as "Panel Sponsored by LASA."
·
IPRH Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowships 2014–15
IPRH is pleased to announce that the 2014–15 IPRH Fellowship year will be a themeless one. IPRH occasionally suspends its fellowship theme, as was the case for the 2010–11 academic year. IPRH welcomes applications from scholars in all disciplines and departments with an interest in humanities and humanities-inflected research. The projects proposed to IPRH for 2014–15 Fellowships may investigate any subject, and the proposals will be evaluated on their scholarly excellence. IPRH is especially interested in fostering interdisciplinary work.
All
Fellows are expected to maintain residence on the U of I campus during the
award year, and to participate in IPRH activities, including the yearlong
Fellows Seminar.
Complete
fellowship application guidelines for 2014–15 will be posted on the IPRH
website in summer 2013. Applications must be submitted through an online
portal. No paper or emailed applications or letters of recommendation
will be accepted.
The
submission URLs are as follows:
Faculty: https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/submit/go.asp?id=613
Graduate Students: https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/submit/go.asp?id=614
Eligibility:
Applications are invited from full-time, tenured or tenure-track U of I faculty members, and advanced graduate students engaged in dissertation/thesis preparation.
Applications are invited from full-time, tenured or tenure-track U of I faculty members, and advanced graduate students engaged in dissertation/thesis preparation.
Award:
Faculty Fellows receive release time for one semester in residence, and $2,000 in research funds to be transferred to the faculty member’s departmental research account. (The department will be compensated $12,000 for releasing the faculty member; in the case of faculty members with two percentage appointments, these funds will be distributed in accordance with the department that holds the course offering/s).
Faculty Fellows receive release time for one semester in residence, and $2,000 in research funds to be transferred to the faculty member’s departmental research account. (The department will be compensated $12,000 for releasing the faculty member; in the case of faculty members with two percentage appointments, these funds will be distributed in accordance with the department that holds the course offering/s).
Graduate
Student Fellows
receive a $10,000 stipend and a tuition and fee waiver.
Deadline:
All application materials, including letters of reference, must be submitted by midnight, Friday, December 6, 2013, when the submission portal will close. IPRH strongly recommends, however, that submissions be made prior to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the deadline, as IPRH staff will not be available to assist with troubleshooting after close of business on Friday, December 6.
All application materials, including letters of reference, must be submitted by midnight, Friday, December 6, 2013, when the submission portal will close. IPRH strongly recommends, however, that submissions be made prior to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the deadline, as IPRH staff will not be available to assist with troubleshooting after close of business on Friday, December 6.
For
more information about the IPRH Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowship
program, please visit IPRH on the web at http://www.iprh.illinois.edu.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
IN THE NEWS
- Chile 'Caravan of Death' general commits suicide http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24319770
- Colombia Leader Rejects Jesse Jackson Help in Release of U.S. Hostage http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/09/28/world/americas/28reuters-colombia-rebels-jackson.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
- A un mes de las elecciones, Massa aumenta más su ventaja sobre el kirchnerismo http://www.infolatam.com/2013/09/29/oposicion-busca-ampliar-su-ventaja-a-un-mes-de-comicios/
- Venezuela militarizes its supermarkets http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/09/27/inenglish/1380304129_168352.html
- Colombia out, Peru in, as coca king. What's that mean? http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2013/0926/Colombia-out-Peru-in-as-coca-king.-What-s-that-mean
- Cuba’s Other Internationalism: Angola 25 Years Later http://nacla.org/blog/2013/9/27/cubas-other-internationalism-angola-25-years-later
- An interview with Marina Silva: Almost out of time http://www.economist.com/blogs/americasview/2013/09/interview-marina-silva-0?fsrc=rss
- Crece
el número de millonarios en Centroamérica y también la desigualdad http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/09/29/actualidad/1380410455_472407.html
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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
