- 6TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL: 7 days, 7 films, 7 countries
SEPTEMBER
20-26, 2013
Art
Theater: 126 W. Church, Champaign
ELEFANTE BLANCO / WHITE
ELEPHANT (Argentina, 2012.
120m)
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Ricardo Darin,
Jeremie Renier, Martina Gusman
In
the “Villa Virgin”, a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires, Julian (Ricardo
Darín, The Secret in Their Eyes, Carancho) and Nicolas (Jérémie Renier, In
Bruges, Atonement) – two priests and long-standing friends – work tirelessly to
help the local people. Nicolas joins Julian in overseeing the construction of a
hospital following the failure of a project he was leading in which
paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled by
his actions, Nicolas finds solace in Luciana (Martina Gusman, Carancho, Lion's
Den), a young, attractive atheist social worker.
Friday 20 6pm
Sunday
22 7pm
Wednesday
25 6pm
|
O
SOM AO REDOR / NEIGHBORING SOUNDS
(Brazil, 2012, 131 m.)
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Gustavo Jahn, Maeve
Jinkings, Irma Brown
Life
in a middle-class neighborhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an
unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The
presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a
culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must
find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor's dog.
A slice of 'Braziliana', a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Friday
20 8:40pm
Monday
23 8:30pm
Thursday
26 5pm
Leida
Latin American Film Festival 2013- Won Special Jury Award and Screenplay Award
Oslo
Films from the South Festival 2012- Won International Critics’ Award
Rio
de Janeiro International Film Festival 2012- Won Best Film and Best Screenplay
Rotterdam
International Film Festival 2012- Won International Critics’ Award
Sao
Paulo International Film Festival 2012- Won Best Brazilian Film
Watch
the trailer: http://www.osomaoredor.com.br/
SOFIA
Y EL TERCO / SOFIA AND THE STUBBORN (Colombia, 2012. 80m)
Director:
Andres Burgos
Starring:
Carmen Maura, Gustavo Angarita, Constanza Duque
Sofia
and her husband live in a small village in the Colombian countryside. Their
life has just been a long repetition of facts for years. They grew here,
married and they know everybody in the village. He is the owner of a grocery.
She makes everything in their house: she chooses his clothes in the morning,
prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner, feeds the birds, cleans… And she has an
old dream: she wants to go to the sea whereas she has always known mountains.
But Gustavo always has good reasons to delay the trip. She leaves her morose
husband and, with the curiosity of a teenager, embarks upon an adventure full of
unexpected meetings and highly imaginative situations. Innovative, moving, and
refreshing cinema.
Sunday
22 5pm
Tuesday
24 9:30pm
Thursday
26 9:45pm
Biarritz
Film Festival 2012- Won Public Award
Watch the trailer: http://vimeo.com/37494775
EL
FANTASTICO MUNDO DE JUAN OROL / THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL (Mexico, 2012,
90m)
Director:
Sebastian del Amo
Starring:
Roberto Sosa, Juan Manuel Bernal, Juan Carlos Bonet
Move
over Ed Wood Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist”
Juan Orol, receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this irresistible love letter to
a self-made man of showbiz, whose career spanned nearly sixty films. In a
glorious black-and-white flashback mingling movie-tainted memories of his
Galician childhood, forced exile to Cuba and arrival in Mexico, intrepid
“Juanito“ pursues failed careers as baseball player, boxer, bullfighter and
gangster before landing in the movies—where failure kind of works for him. As
Orol, Roberto Sosa exudes droll underdog charm, anchoring a fast-moving comedy
where every frame is an infectious homage to a golden age of cinema, the wile
of memory and the art of fantasy.
Saturday
21 7:30pm
Tuesday
24 5pm
Thursday
26 7:45pm
Ariel
Awards 2013, Mexico- Best Actor, Best cinematography, best costume design.
Watch the trailer: http://catalogue.globalfilm.org/global-lens-collection/global-lens-2013/the-fantastic-world-of-juan-orol-el-fantastico-mundo-de-juan-orol.html
7 CAJAS / 7 BOXES (Paraguay, 2012 )
Director: Rosario
Garcia-Montero
Starring: Fatima Buntinx,
Katerina D’Onofrio, Paul Vega
It's
Friday, 40 degrees in Asunción. Víctor a 17 year old wheelbarrow leader, dreams
of becoming famous, absorbed on the TV of an appliance store in the Municipal
Market. Then, he loses a customer, another carter got ahead. The market’s world
is hostile, competitive and there are thousands like him waiting to carry
things. Then he receives an unusual proposal, to carry 7 boxes of unknown
content, in exchange for a torn half of a $ 100 bill. The other half will be
given to him when he finishes the job. Víctor, who has never seen a bill of
this value, has no idea how many Guaraníes (Paraguayan money) means. But he
also knows well that he doesn’t have the right to ask. His need is greater than
his curiosity.
With
a borrowed cell phone, which the contractor uses to tell him the way to go,
Víctor embarks on the journey. Crossing the eight blocks that constitute the
market seemed easy but things get complicated along the way: the box is stolen
from him, he loses the cell phone and the police surround the place looking for
something he completely ignores. To all this, is added a group of carters who
are also willing to escort the boxes for a pittance of the profits. There is
something in those boxes that generate a wheelbarrow chase in the secret and gloomy
corridors of the market. Without even realizing, Víctor and his pursuers will
get involved in a crime of which they don’t know anything: neither the cause
nor the victim nor the victimizer. All of them are accomplices, because
necessity forces them to run, to scream, to remain silent, or simply to pretend
to be ñembotavy (Guaraní word meaning dumb).
Saturday
21 5pm
Sunday
22 9:30pm
Tuesday
24 7pm
Miami
International Film Festival 2013- Won Audience Award
Palm
Springs International Film Festival 2013- Won New Voices Award
San
Sebastian International Film Festival 2012- Won Youth Jury Award
Goya
Awards 2013- Nominated Best Iberoamerican Film
Toronto
International Film Festival 2012- Nominated for Discovery Awards and
International Critics’ Award
Watch
the trailer: http://www.shorelineentertainment.com/
PIEDRA,
PAPEL O TIJERAS / ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS (Venezuela, 2012,
110m.)
Director:
Hernan Jabes
Starring:
Xavier Abreu, Alberto Alifa, Leandro Arevalo
Hector,
a well-to-do commercial pilot, discovers that his wife has been unfaithful
during his long absences; Christian, an informal worker who lives with his
girlfriend Valentina in a working class neighborhood, promises a local criminal
to safeguard a package. Desperate to pay off some outstanding debts, Christian
kidnaps Hector’s son, unleashing a chain of events that will prove tragic for
all parties involved. “Rock, Paper, Scissors” is a powerfully intense urban
drama.
Saturday
21 9:40pm
Monday
23 6pm
Wednesday
25 8:30pm
Venezuela’s
official entry in 2013 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,
Watch
the Trailer: http://www.piedrapapelotijera.com.ve/clips
SOY
ANDINA/ I AM ANDEAN (USA, 2007, 70m.)
Director:
Mitchel Teplitsky
Starring:
Cynthia Paniagua and Nélida Silva
Two
New Yorkers return to Peru to reconnect with roots and dance. Folk dancer
Nélida Silva returns to her Andean birthplace to host the fiesta patronal.
Modern dancer Cynthia Paniagua embarks on her won journey after meeting Neli,
determined to “know the real Peru and unearth the mystery of the dances.” Soy
Andina is an inspirational story about Peru, dance and affirming identity in a
globalized world.
Saturday
21 3:15pm
Sunday
22 3:15pm
Latin
American Realities/Two River Film Festival 2008- Best Director
New
York Hispanic Film Festival- Official Selection
Los
Angeles Latino Film Festival-Official Selection
Chicago
Latino Film Festival-Official Selection
Santa
Barbara International Film Festival-Official Selection
Watch
the Trailer: http://soyandina.com/clips/
- 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
STARTS
THIS TUESDAY!!!
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 !!
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.
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LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
LECTURE SERIES
Presents
PETER BEATTIE, Associate Professor History, Michigan State
University
HUMAN RIGHTS AND BRAZIL’S INTRACTABLE POOR: FLOGGING, THE DEATH
PENALTY, AND SALVERY’S ABOLITION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
12:30 PM
101 International Studies Building
Why was Brazil was among the first nations in the world to abolish
the death penalty while it was one of the last to abolish slavery? This
paper compares Brazil to other nations, with a pointed a comparison with the
U.S. Beattie argues that the different cultural and legal heritages
of the U.S. and Brazil, and their very different paths to abolition explain why
there are such different attitudes toward the death penalty in both nations.
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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 14, 2013
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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OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION JUSTICE PROJECT
The
Education Justice Project, our campus' college-in-prison program, is accepting
applications to teach at Danville prison in spring 2014. All fields and
disciplines are welcome.
You
can learn more about EJP, the application process, and current program needs by
visiting our website: www.educationjustice.net. Be part of an
award-winning program and contribute to meaningful social change.
Applications
are due on Tuesday October 1, 2013.
NEWBERRY LIBRARY FELLOWSHIPS
IN THE HUMANITIES 2014-15
If you study
the humanities, the Newberry has something for you!
Newberry
fellowships provide assistance to researchers who wish to use our collection.
We promise you intriguing and often rare materials; a lively, interdisciplinary
community of researchers; individual consultations on your research with staff
curators, librarians, and other scholars; and an array of both scholarly and
public programs.
Applicants may
apply for both long- and short- term fellowships within one academic year.
We begin
accepting applications September 1, 2013.
For more
information, visit our website: www.newberry.org/fellowships
Long-Term Fellowships
An applicant must hold a PhD at the time of application
to be eligible for a long-term fellowship.
These fellowships support serious intellectual exchange
though active study and participation in the Newberry's activities, including
regular seminars for discussion of scholarly research.
Long-term fellowships range from 4-12 months, with
stipends of $4,200 per month.
For more information, including a list of available
long-term fellowships, visit our website at www.newberry.org/long-term-fellowships
Application deadline: December 1, 2013
Short-Term Fellowships
PhD candidates and postdoctoral scholars are eligible for
short-term fellowships. Most fellowships are restricted to scholars who live
and work outside the Chicago area.
Short-term fellowships are generally awarded for a single
month in residence, with stipends of $2,000-$2,500 per month.
For more information, including a list of available
short-term fellowships, visit our website at www.newberry.org/short-term-fellowships
Application deadline: January 15, 2014
All applicants are strongly encouraged to
consult the Newberry's online catalog and collection guides before applying: www.newberry.org/catalogs-and-guides
Research and Academic Programs
The Newberry Library
312-255-3666
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!!
The Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA
2014 Brazilian Initiation Scholarship Competition
The
Brazilian Initiation Scholarship (BIS) is a key component of BRASA’s agenda to
expand Brazilian Studies in the United States. BRASA invites applications
from graduate and undergraduate students for a one-time $1,500 travel
scholarship to do exploratory research in Brazil. This scholarship
targets aspiring Brazilianists with relatively little or no experience in
Brazil. It seeks to contribute to the student’s initial trip (for a
period from six weeks to three months), to heighten the student’s interest in
Brazil, and deepen his/her commitment to Brazilian studies in the United
States. Students are encouraged to combine this scholarship with other
grants or awards.
Eligibility:
Proposals for the BIS will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
Highest
priority will be given to applicants who are outstanding college seniors,
recent college graduates applying to graduate programs in Brazilian studies or
in Latin American studies with the intent of focusing on Brazil, or new
graduate students already focusing on Brazil.
Students
from all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are eligible.
In exceptional cases, applications from the natural sciences will be given
consideration (for example, someone in environmental sciences who is writing a
dissertation on the Amazon or pollution in São Paulo and who plans to continue
research on Brazil).
Preference
will be given to those applicants who have little or no in-country experience
in Brazil. A student requesting funding to undertake an exploratory
research trip should present evidence at the time of the application that
he/she has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in the
Portuguese language sufficient to carry out the proposed research.
Successful
applicants may combine BIS with other grants, scholarships, or awards, as long
as he/she specifies clearly how the funds are going to be spent (for example,
the BRASA scholarship might be used to cover travel costs, while a grant from
another source could be used for living expenses, etc.). Applicants are
required to be BRASA members at the time of submission.
Application
Process: A complete application (partial applications will not be
considered) will include the following documents: (NOTE THAT ALL OF THE
DOCUMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE
SUBMITTED AS ONE PDF OR MSWORD DOCUMENT).
The
application cover page (download form at www.brasa.org );(1) A two-page prospectus
(double spaced, 12-point font);(2) A two-page résumé or CV;(3) A budget
specifying how the $1500 will be spent;(4) In the case of undergraduates or
recent college graduates, a letter of intent to study Brazil in graduate
school; (5) A two-page bibliography on the subject of study, and evidence that
the applicant has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in
Portuguese (competence can be demonstrated by a transcript or a letter from a
university instructor of Portuguese);(6) Proof of membership in BRASA;
(7) Two letters of recommendation from professors; and (8) Copies of
undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
The
letters of recommendation and transcripts may be mailed directly to BRASA at
the address below. All other materials should be submitted together
either as PDF or MSWord files in a single email to brasa-illinois@illinois.edu.
Evaluation
Criteria and Selection Process:
In
order to be considered for the scholarship, the two-page prospectus should:(1)
Clearly and coherently outline the project’s engagement with Brazil; (2)
Demonstrate as precisely as possible the feasibility of the proposed
exploratory research project and how it will contribute to the student’s
academic development; (3) Briefly discuss the role the work undertaken in
Brazil will play in shaping the applicant’s future course of academic study
(for instance, it could be the seed project for a larger grant application,
provide the basis of a paper prepared for presentation at a BRASA conference,
or serve as the foundation for future research on Brazil).
Report:
Upon completion of the research experience in Brazil, recipients are required
to file a two-page, double-spaced report with the BRASA Executive Director
summarizing their activities and identifying relevant academic outcomes. In
addition, a statement accounting for the expenditure of funds must be sent to
the BRASA Executive Director. Following completion of studies in Brazil, BRASA
strongly encourages recipients to participate in a subsequent BRASA congress in
order to report on their activities.
Deadline
for application: November 15, 2013.
Awards
will be announced by February 03rd, 2014.
To submit a proposal and for all other correspondence
regarding this award, contact:
BRASA
223
International Studies Building
910
South Fifth Street
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
Illinois 61820
217-300-2518
(tel)
217-244-7333
(fax)
Email:
brasa-illinois@illinois.edu
CLIMATE & CULTURE CHANGE IN THE ANDES
December 27th 2013 through January 15th 2014
The Center for Social Well Being celebrates 13 years
offering our 3 week training program in interdisciplinary qualitative field
methods, as well as Spanish and Quechua language classes, in the Peruvian
Andes. The combined undergraduate and graduate level seminar is held at the
center's rural base, an adobe lodge on an ecological ranch in the Cordillera
Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, 7 hours northeast of
Lima. Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in field
investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research and
Andean Ethnography centered on themes of Climate Change with respect to
Ecology, Health, Education, Community Organization and related topics.
Students have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in
local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques,
and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to
museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hotsprings; optional
recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking,
rock climbing and trekking. The program tuition fee is $4,000 US dollars which
includes all in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center,
course materials, classes and field activities. The program is under the
direction of Applied Medical Anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D.,
as well as Ecologist and Field Coordinator, Flor de María Barreto Tosi.
For an application: phammer@wayna.rcp.net.pe
For further program details: www.socialwellbeing.org
Attending
the AAA meetings in Chicago? Be sure to join us:
Patsa
Puqun:
10,000 years of Adaptation and Mitigation of Environmental Changes in the Andes – Wed. Nov. 20th
1pm
The
Inextricability of Environment and Culture in the Emergence of 21st Century
Maladies: Potential Contributions of Anthropology – Fri. Nov. 22nd
1:45pm
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IN THE MARKET
·
Assistant Professor in Global Development
Indiana University
The
Department of International Studies in the School of Global and International
Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University, is seeking to fill a
tenure-track assistant professor position in Global Development. Candidates
should be engaged in research from a social science perspective on
international financial institutions, aid agencies, humanitarian emergencies,
NGOs, development theory and practice, poverty, social movements, or
comparative or international aspects of social, political, or economic
development. Research on a locality or region, such as Brazil or Southeast
Asia, may also be considered if linked to global processes or institutions.
Applicants
should have their PhD in hand by August 2014.
To
apply, please upload a cover letter, CV, copies of representative publications,
statements of research and teaching interests, and contact information for
three (3) references at: http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/428.
Questions may be addressed to Nick Cullather, Department of International
Studies, Indiana University, Woodburn Hall 300, 1100 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington,
IN, 47405-7110, USA or ncullath@indiana.edu.
Review
of applications will begin on October 15, 2013 and continue until the position
is filled.
·
Assistant Professor, Globalization
University
of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Program in Global
Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship beginning in August
2014. Global Studies at UMBC is an interdisciplinary program with a curriculum
that draws from 11 units across the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social
Sciences. We seek an excellent scholar-teacher whose interests and expertise
include the dynamics of globalization, with a transnational focus on Latin
America. The successful candidate will be a historian or political scientist,
and the home department will be either History or Political Science. The
teaching and service load will be split on a 50/50 basis with Global Studies.
The appointee will be expected to teach an upper-level core course in Global
Studies, as well as contribute enthusiastically to the growth and development
of this innovative program. The Ph.D. is expected by the time of appointment.
UMBC is a Carnegie "high research activity" university that greatly
values undergraduate teaching and student mentoring. The campus is located just
south of Baltimore and provides close proximity to the research, cultural, and
policy opportunities and resources of Washington, D.C. UMBC is especially proud
of the diversity of its student body, and we seek to attract an equally diverse
applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing
faculty diversity. Please note: Only electronic applications will be accepted.
Applications should include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, graduate
transcripts, two writing samples, and teaching evaluations (if available).
Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of reference submitted
separately, with the candidate's name in the subject heading. Complete
applications received by October 25, 2013 are guaranteed full consideration.
Send applications to globalstudiessearch@umbc.edu.
UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Deadline: 10/25/2013
Contact Information:Dr. Devin T. Hagerty (dhagerty@umbc.edu)
·
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Department and Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University
Tulane University's
Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant
professor position to begin July, 2014. We are seeking a candidate actively
doing research in Latin America who specializes in environmental or urban
sociology; although this appointment will be within the Department of
Sociology, the candidate is expected to maintain a strong relationship with Tulane’s
Stone Center for Latin American Studies. The successful candidate will also be
able to teach service learning courses and contribute to the Sociology
specialization of our interdisciplinary doctoral program, City, Culture, and
Community (CCC). Review of applications will begin October 1 and continue until
the position is filled. All application materials must be submitted online at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21981;
required materials include a letter of interest describing research and teaching
strengths, a curriculum vita, and samples of representative publications.
Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of reference forwarded to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21981
on their behalf. Deadline: October 1, 2013 or until filled. To begin July 1, 2014.
Minimum Requirements: PhD in Sociology. Assistant Professor level. Demonstrated record of research and teaching.
Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Sociology. Assistant Professor level. Area of specialization in Environmental or Urban Sociology. Demonstrated record of research and teaching.
Documents Required:
Required materials include a letter of interest describing research and teaching strengths, a curriculum vita, and samples of representative publications. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of reference forwarded to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21981 on their behalf.
Contact Information:
All application materials must be submitted online via interfolio at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21981.
Michele Adams, Chair, Department of Sociology, 220 Newcomb Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.
·
Assistant Professor of Language and Culture
Studies-Hispanic Studies
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Applications are invited for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship. We are looking for a contemporary Latin Americanist (literature and cultural studies) with primary specialties in any of the following areas: 1) Contemporary Mexico, Central America and Border studies; 2) Caribbean and diaspora studies; or 3) the Southern Cone.
Deadline: November 15
Minimum Requirements: PhD in Latin American Literature/Cultural Studies in hand by time of appointment (August 1, 2014)
Preferred Qualifications: Candidates should have a strong commitment to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal arts context, and a well-articulated plan for sustained research. Demonstrated experience teach all levels of Spanish language. Demonstrated secondary interests in Luso-Brazilian studies a plus.
Documents Required: Please submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, and dossier with three letters of reference on https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/.
Contact Information: Carol Any, Chair, Department of Language and Culture Studies, Trinity College
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Latin American History Professorship
Brandeis
University
The Brandeis University Department of History seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor or early career Associate Professor of Latin American History. We especially encourage applicants with research expertise in the Caribbean, or in the African Diaspora in any part of Latin America. The successful candidate will teach surveys in colonial and post-independence Latin America as well as classes in her/his areas of specialization, and will also play an important role in the university's interdisciplinary Latin American and Latino Studies Program. S/he must show exceptional scholarly promise and a serious commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The appointment begins Fall 2014; PhD must be in hand by the start of the appointment.
This search is part of an exciting new cluster hire initiative in African Diaspora Studies at Brandeis University. This effort aims to broaden and strengthen the existing intellectual community of scholars at Brandeis engaged in the study of people of African descent. We anticipate that this initiative resulting in the hiring of 4-5 new faculty members in various related fields over the next three years.
Candidates should submit a letter of application, c.v., a writing sample of no more than forty pages, and three letters of reference online by November 1, 2013, at AcademicJobsOnline at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3113. Brandeis is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups. Questions about the search may be addressed to Judy Brown, Latin American History Search, Department of History, MS 036, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453; jbrown@brandeis.edu.
Tenure-track Assistant Professor or early career Associate Professor
Deadline: November 1, 2013
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CALL FOR PAPERS/ CONFERENCES
CFP - Studies in Latin American Popular Culture, Special Issue - Call for Papers
Around
the world, the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s were years of intense political
confrontations shaped by the Cold War events. The United States faced the
antagonism of the Soviet Union and became more involved in Vietnam.
Domestically, these were the years of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society plan
that aimed to combat socio-economic inequalities, and the civil rights
movements that hoped to effectively end discrimination against African
Americans. Culturally, this period saw the emergence of a counterculture
movement in music and film. A general disenchantment impacted cinematic
production in the US and a new filmic genre—the road movies—captured the
zeitgeist of those years by depicting characters who resisted conformism.
In
Latin America the death of Che Guevara marked the end of the euphoria that had
swayed the Latin American Left since the triumph of the Cuban revolution in
1959. The spirit of disillusionment also touched Europe where in May and June
1968, student protests led to the biggest strike in the history of French
labor. A similar concern mobilized Mexican students who protested in the Square
of Three Cultures in October 1968, many of whom were massacred in an infamous
event.
Within
this context, we invite submissions for a special number of Studies in Latin
American Popular Culture that will be devoted to the films, music, comics,
popular literature of the 1960s and 1970s.
Interested
colleagues should send a 150-word abstract and a 100-word vita to Dr. Cacilda
Rêgo at cacilda.rego@usu.edu
and/or Dr. Carolina Rocha at crocha@siue.edu by
November 15, 2013. Decisions about accepted abstract will be emailed
by November 25, 2013. The deadline for complete articles will be due February
15, 2014.
Cacilda M. Rêgo, Ph.D.
Associate
Professor
Languages,
Philosophy & Communication Studies Utah State University
0720
Old Main Hill, Logan UT 84322-0720
Phone
(435) 797-7102
Fax
(435) 797-1329
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IN THE NEWS
Mexico
storm death toll rises to 110 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24203404
Peru
officials look to restart controversial mining projects http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-peru-mining-projects-humala-20130920,0,1774082.story
Venezuelan
National Guardsmen arrested over drugs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24203397
Empezó
la cuenta regresiva para la paz de Santos en Colombia http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/09/21/actualidad/1379776671_909219.html
Brazil's
controversial plan to extricate the internet from US control http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/brazil-dilma-rousseff-internet-us-control
Reabertura
do caso mensalão afasta brasileiros dos seus juízes http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/09/20/actualidad/1379686243_704131.html
Venezuela
y Argentina, los reyes de la inflación http://www.infolatam.com/2013/09/19/venezuela-y-argentina-los-reyes-de-la-inflacion/
Álvaro
Mutis Jaramillo, Colombian writer and poet, dies aged 90 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/23/alvaro-mutis-jaramillo-colombian-writer-dies
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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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