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
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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.
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LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Presents
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
2pm
101 International Studies Building
CARLOS
ARAUJO, CFO Mackenzie Agribusiness and Senior Advisor of TOTVS
OVERVIEW OF BRAZIL AGRIBUSINESS- BRAZIL: WORLD’S SUPERMARKET
In this lecture, I intend to present
an overview of agribusiness growth of in Brazil and its challenges. I will show
supply and demand estimates (stocks, domestic consumption, production exports,
and land use for the period 2014-2023 for the following products: soybeans,
corn and sugar cane). I will emphasize the productive areas and areas not yet
cultivated. This increase the Brazilian agribusiness – will have significant
impacts on many sectors of the country’s economics, including transport,
infrastructure and storage, and two other segments of agribusiness production
chain: Fertilizers and Agricultural Machinery. Also, I will make a
demonstration of an economic analysis of costs of ethanol production costs of
corn versus sugar cane. The results presented are based on a set of
macroeconomic variables, especially in the Brazilian GDP growth and global
exchange rate, inflation, and changes in the oil price. On the other hand I
want to highlight the need for a significant improvement in agribusiness
management.
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THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Presents
THURSDAY, MARCH 13
12PM
101 International Studies Building
Prof. DAMARYS CANACHE AND MATTHEW CAWVEY, Department of
Political Science
RESPONSIBILITY ATTRIBUTTIONS AMID ECONOMIC CRISIS: EVIDENCE FROM
LATIN AMERICA
The
formation of responsibility attributions is essential for democratic
accountability. If citizens cannot assess an incumbent’s culpability for
societal outcomes, how can they sanction politicians at the polls? Scholars in
the economic voting literature have found that economic perceptions and
conditions are important for the development of accountability judgments. In
short, citizens punish politicians for negative economic outcomes or
perceptions. This tendency to blame one’s own government would make perfect
sense if domestic factors wholly determined a country’s financial conditions,
but that certainly is not the case in today’s increasingly globalized world,
where the targets of economic failure and success extend to such actors as
multinational corporations and foreign governments. A foreign-induced economic
crisis offers citizens even less reason to hold their government accountable
for financial malaise. In this paper, we develop a model of government
responsibility attribution in Latin America in the aftermath of the 2008–2009
global financial crisis. More than 40 percent of Latin American citizens
associate the economic crisis with their own government. What explains people’s
propensity to blame the government? Drawing on the responsibility attribution
and economic voting literature, we propose a model of responsibility
attribution that combines individual and contextual factors. Using data from
seventeen Latin American nations from the 2010 Americas Barometer surveys, we
find that cross-national variation of economic policy context explains
variation on blame attribution in the region. As economies become more open,
the lower the risk of government punishment for a foreign induced economic
crisis.
Furthermore,
we show that effect of economic beliefs on blame attribution varies depending
on the national policy context. Economic liberals are more likely to blame the
government for a foreign-induced crisis in close economies, while economic
conservatives will blame non-governmental actors more in open economies.
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LOOK FOR NEXT WEEK LECTURES
·
Tuesday
March 18 (2pm in 101 ISB) Prof. Brodwyn Fisher (History, U. Chicago);
“Urban History and the Historical Paradigms of Citizenship: A View from Brazil”
·
Wednesday
March 19 (2pm in Lucy Ellis Lounge), Prof. Samuel Araujo
(Ethnomusicology in the School of Music of the Universidade Federal do Rio de
Janeiro) “Cold War Politics and the Arts in Brazil: Reappraising
Guerra-Peixe's Empirical Research on Northeastern Traditional Music
(1950-1952)”
·
Thursday
March 20 (12pm in 101 ISB) Prof. Sandra Ruiz ( Latina/Latino Studies and
English, Illinois) “ On Death, Dying and Dolores “Lolita” Lebron Sotomayor”
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JOINT AREA CENTERS SYMPOSIUM 2014
CHILDREN AND 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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GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
- 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.
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IPRH Prizes for Research in the Humanities, 2013–14
IPRH has recognized outstanding humanities research in
numerous ways during its sixteen-year existence. The IPRH
Prizes for Research in the Humanities allow us to celebrate excellence in humanities
scholarship, and we are pleased to solicit submissions and nominations for the
2013–14 academic year. These prizes recognize outstanding humanities research
at the University of Illinois, with awards given at the undergraduate,
graduate, and faculty levels. The awards will be presented at a reception on
May 6, 2014. Submissions are invited from scholars in all sectors of the
university with focus on the humanities and humanities-inflected research.
Eligibility: The
awards are open to all full-time U of I students and tenured and tenure-track
faculty.
Application deadline: Friday, March 14, 2014 by 5:00 p.m.
Submission procedures: All
submissions must be accompanied by a completed nomination form, which can be
downloaded from the IPRH
website. The submissions must contain NO references to the applicant’s name
or other identifying details. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines
will be disqualified from consideration.
Please email the submission and the nomination form as
two separate
attached pdf documents to iprh@illinois.edu. Please note that scans of journals or book pages are not acceptable.
Submissions should be in manuscript form, double-spaced, with all identifying
details removed, and conform to the length limitations. For specific funding information and
application guidelines for each application category, please consult the IPRH
website: http://www.iprh.illinois.edu/programs/humanitiesprizes/. (Please
note that the IPRH website is in the process of being redesigned and that this
link may break when the new IPRH website goes live later this semester, but the
information will be attainable under the "Programs" section on our
website.)
Questions about these awards and the nomination
procedures should be addressed to Nancy Castro at ncastro@illinois.edu.
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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
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CALL FOR PAPERS/ CONFERENCES
·
BORRANDO FRONTERAS: JORNADA
TRINACIONAL DE MICROFICCION (Argentina, Chile, Perú)
7 y 8 de octubre, 2014
Universidad de Santiago, Santiago, Chile
La microficción ha ganado terreno en América Latina. Congresos internacionales,
jornadas y encuentros nacionales, publicación de libros autoriales y
antológicos, realización de talleres, concursos y lecturas públicas,
despliegues en la red, etc, dan cuenta del interés que despierta esta modalidad
brevísima.
Cada instancia es un espacio valioso que facilita el intercambio reflexivo, el
conocimiento y difusión de nuevas propuestas, la lectura, la crítica. Tal cosa
ha llevado a que los agentes de la microficción en nuestros países, adviertan
la necesidad de un intercambio mayor y más profundo.
El Colectivo Ergo Sum, contando con el patrocinio de la Universidad de
Santiago, (ex UTE), ha decidido organizar la Jornada Trinacional de
microficción Borrando fronteras: Argentina, Chile y Perú, a realizarse
los días 7 y 8 de octubre en la Universidad de Santiago. El objetivo es reunir
de manera inclusiva a cultores, estudiosos y editores en torno al desarrollo de
la microficción en los tres países convocados, con vistas a fortalecer el
cultivo y difusión masiva del género.
ÁREAS TEMÁTICAS:
- Delimitación
de la problemática de la praxis de la microficción en los países
convocados
- La
microficción desde sus cultores
- Diversidades
estéticas en torno a la creación de acuerdo a la diversidad cultural
- Diferentes
teorías existentes en la investigación del microrrelato
- La
microficción en las aulas como método de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la
literatura.
- Propuestas
editoriales y colecciones con las que las editoriales de los países
convocados han abordado la masificación de la microficción.
PRESENTACIÓN
DE TRABAJOS:
Atendiendo a que la microficción requiere de la síntesis y la rigurosidad
extrema, los organizadores de este congreso procuran la concordancia entre
fondo y forma. Por este motive, las ponencias deben tener una extensión máxima
de 1500 palabras, en letra Times New Roman, cuerpo 12. Su lectura no debe
exceder los 10 minutos, puesto que se privilegiará el tiempo para discusión con
el público. Se consignará el título de la ponencia, el área temática a la que
corresponde, el nombre del o los autores y su pertenencia institucional.
Los escritores participantes presentarán cinco textos para su lectura,
acompañados de un brevísimo resumen bio-bibliográfico. Dichos textos deben
tener un máximo de 200 palabras, ya que cada carrusel estará conformado por 6
personas y la lectura no debe extenderse más de 30 minutos.
Se ruega enviar el documento en adjunto y también pegado al cuerpo del mensaje
al correo electrónico jornadatrinacionalergosum@gmail.com
El programa, actualmente en elaboración, comprende mesas de ponencia,
carruseles de lectura, intervenciones en aula, intervenciones en espacios
universitarios informales, muestra de libros del género de editoriales
independientes pertenecientes a los países convocados, distribución de postales
con microficciones, antología trinacional virtual y otras actividades por
confirmar.
Proposal deadline: 30 de junio 2014
Contact information: jornadatrinacionalergosum@gmail.com
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PRACTICAS CULTURALES, SUBJETIVIDAD Y
GLOBALIZACION EN AMERICA LATINA
22 y 23 de octubre de 2014
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
Se ha escrito mucho sobre la amplitud de la globalización, pero aún es difícil
saber cuál es su extensión y en qué ámbitos de la vida social y cotidiana es
importante y en cuáles no. Si bien hay cierta claridad sobre las instituciones
que se globalizan (el mercado, por ejemplo), no es fácil distinguir los
discursos que lo hacen, ni su intensidad o profundidad. Algunos autores
sostienen que a la par de la globalización de instituciones económicas y
políticas, también se globaliza una forma de subjetividad. De la densa trama de
los procesos globalizadores no sólo emergería un mundo homogéneo, intensamente
conectado aunque desigual y violento, sino un tipo de sujeto que respondería,
quizás por primera vez en la historia humana, a un patrón de subjetivación
estándar. Esto es aún una hipótesis porque los procesos de globalización son
relativamente recientes y desiguales, y es difícil mensurar la novedad
histórica de un nuevo tipo de sujeto. No obstante, hay evidencia consistente de
la gigantesca expansión de las industrias culturales occidentales en todo el
planeta, especialmente de las estadounidenses, que producen signos, imágenes y
discursos y promueven formas de subjetivación.
En este coloquio deseamos preguntarnos por los vínculos entre determinadas
prácticas culturales, los procesos de globalización y las formas de
subjetividad y subjetivación que pueden ser rastreadas en ellos. Nuestro
interés es discutir estos vínculos en el contexto de América Latina,
considerando la expansión de las industrias culturales estadounidenses en el
continente y su incidencia en la producción cultural y subjetiva local, con
particular énfasis en las prácticas de consumo.
Líneas temáticas: Consumo e industrias culturales, medios de comunicación y
nuevas tecnologías, culturas juveniles y urbanas, cine, literatura y artes
plásticas, relaciones de género y sexualidades diversas, formas de trabajo,
formas de hacer política y movimientos sociales, migración y diásporas,
espiritualidad y religión, nuevas formas de subjetivación, transformaciones del
capitalismo.
Proposal deadline: 30 de abril 2014
Contact information: coloquioglobalización@gmail.com
Los interesados/as deben enviar un reumen (abstract) de 300 palabras antes del
30 de abril de 2014, especificando su adscripción y categoría. El 30 de mayo se
dará aviso a los/as participantes aceptados/as.
Additional information:
Organizadores: Dra. Nattie Golubov, Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del
Norte, UNAM y Mtro. Rodrigo Parrini, Depto. de Educacion y Comunicación,
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco.
·
IV CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL EN
CIENCIAS, TECNOLOGIAS Y CULTURAS
Octubre, 9 al 12, 2015
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, USACH
Objetivos:
- Contribuir
al diálogo e intercambio entre las diversas disciplinas,
- Fomentar
la discusión sobre la tarea intelectual mirando hacia el futuro de América
Latina y del mundo
- Generar
un gran movimiento de coordinación que comprenda a personas e
instituciones que producen y difunden el conocimiento para desarrollar las
fuerzas productivas intelectuales.
Proposal deadline: Junio 2014
Contact information: grancongreso2015@gmail.com
www.internacionaldelconocimiento.org
Additional information:
Inscripción de simposios y pagos
Derecho a participación: Ponencistas, profesor@s universitari@s y profesionales
de instituciones de investigación 95 USD
Ponencistas, estudiantes de postgrado 70 USD
Estudiantes de pre-grado y participantes sin ponencia 40 USD o 25.000 pesos
chilenos, se inscribirán durante el congreso
·
REPRESENTATIONS OF VIOLENCE AND
ETHICS IN IBERO-AMERICAN CULTURES
9 May 2014
Manchester (UK)
This international conference aims to examine the way in which literature and
the arts have represented violence in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula
since the 1960s, with a particular interest in the ethical aspects that such a
representation entails. Our aim is to analyse how ethics and aesthetics
interact in the portrayal of traumatic events. How can artistic representations
contribute to processes of mourning? Does art contribute to the perpetuation
and trivialisation of violence? Where are the limits of the morally acceptable?
What is the role of artistic representations in the face of atrocity?
All of these questions are particularly relevant considering that 2014 marks
the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Atocha bombings in Madrid and
the twentieth anniversary of the attack on the AMIA bombing that targeted the
Jewish community in Buenos Aires.
Proposal deadline: 31 March 2014
Contact information: conference.rveiac@gmail.com
Further information at http://conferencerveiac.wordpress.com/
Proposals are invited for papers
which explore some of these suggested topics – although they are not exclusive:
- Mourning
and post-traumatic reactions
- Monuments
and commemorations
- Modes
of representation: the abject, the mythical, the allegorical, the
grotesque, the spectacular
- Racial
and religious-based violence
- Gender
violence
- Violence
and parody/irony
- Violence
and reception studies
- Violence
and consent
- Forgetting/forgiving
- ‘Unethical’
representations: challenges to the ethical constraints
We
invite responses to these and related questions in the form of a maximum
300-word abstract for a 20-minute paper. Please e-mail abstracts with a short
biographical noteclearly stating your institutional affiliation to conference.rveiac@gmail.com by
Monday 31st of March 2014.
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EXPLORING THE LATIN AMERICA-ASIA
PACIFIC NEXUS
10-11 September 2014
Canberra, Australia
Latin America and the Asia-Pacific have rediscovered each other. The resilience
of economies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean in the face of global financial
crisis has spawned a cottage industry of academic and policy publications
explaining how both regions have thrived while traditional economic centres
have struggled. This, in turn, has created a change in focus, with Latin
American businesses and policy makers increasingly looking beyond China to
other countries in the Asia-Pacific and vice versa. Mutual awareness is slowly
rising along with trade, investment and tourism flows, leading to a growing
sense that opportunities abound in trans-Pacific exchange and that similarities
in social and economic structures across the two regions may offer valuable
comparative policy insights. The purpose of the Australian National Centre for
Latin American Studies’ 2014 conference is to explore the extent and nature of
Latin America-Asia Pacific nexus, focusing on the three areas of economics,
international relations, and, corruption and governance.
Proposal deadline: 1 June 2014
Contact information: anclas2014@anu.edu.au
http://www.anclas.anu.edu.au/2014%20Shifting%20Sands
Additional information:
Proposals are invited for individual papers or panels of three to five papers
that fit within the three conference themes of economics, international
relations and corruption/governance outlined below. Authors should submit a
title, abstract, institutional affiliation and contact details to anclas2014@anu.edu.au by 1 June 2014.
The organizers of the conference will invite a selection of the papers
presented at the conference to be included in a series of peer-reviewed journal
special issues and edited volumes. Papers to be presented at the conference
will be due by 1 September 2014 and should be fully reference and no longer
than 8,000 words.
Economics:
Although there has been a great deal of discussion about the rise of China as
both a market for Latin American raw materials and a source of foreign direct
investment in the Americas, the story is much deeper than this. Trade and
investment levels between other countries in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America
have quietly picked up and a number of the multilatinas are establishing
themselves as important players on the Western side of the Pacific. Paralleling
this has been a return to literature on the developmental state and impact that
government policy can have on domestic growth and a countries international
economic insertion. Papers in this conference stream will explore the evolving
nature of the pan-Pacific economic relationship, be it from the perspective of
trade and investment, international economic coordination, or mutual learning
and experimentation with economic policy.
Section convener: Associate Professor John Minns (john.minns@anu.edu.au)
International Relations: Geography has simultaneously limited the depth of
links and prevented conflict between countries on either side of the Pacific Ocean.
Nevertheless, there is a pattern of issue-specific close consultation and
collaboration between countries from both regions, often within multilateral
governance institutions such as the United Nations system and the World Trade
Organization. Paralleling this is a growing sense on both sides of the Ocean
that there is potential for enhanced cooperation and collaboration. The
question is in which policy areas, when and how. Papers in this conference
stream will explore the nature of foreign relations across the Pacific divide
as well as questions relating to the challenges and opportunities of forging
bilateral and bi-regional relations.
Section convener: Dr Sean Burges (sean.burges@anu.edu.au)
Governance and Corruption: Following the end of authoritarian rule, providing
citizens with security and confronting government corruption has emerged as two
of the most serious challenges facing Latin American and Asia Pacific
democracies. From decentralization, to public sector reforms, to participatory
budgeting, various experiments have been undertaken across the two regions.
Emanating from previous periods of one-party and military rule, the challenges
to democracy of enduring corruption, neopotism, politicization, and patronage,
remain real—embedded in both state and society. For this conference stream we
are seeking papers that can speak to the enduring cross-region struggles to
improve governance and citizen security. For example, how has decentralization
impacted upon these challenges? What are the economic consequences of
corruption and insecurity? Do political parties still control the law and
justice? What do citizens want the government ‘to do’ about crime and
corruption
Section convener: Dr Tracy Fenwick (tracy.fenwick@anu.edu.au)
Key dates:
Deadline for submission of paper/panel
proposals: 1 June 2014
Decision on accepted papers/panels: 21 June 2014
Deadline for earlybird conference registration payment: 1 August 2014
Deadline for submission of draft papers: 1 September 2014
Conference Dates: 10-11 September 2014
Conference fee:
Earlybird (1 August 2014)
Full-time employed: AUD$100
Student: AUD$20
After 1 August 2014
Full-time employed: AUD$120
Student: AUD$20
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IN THE MARKET
·
Assistant Professor
- Latin American & Latino Studies
City College of New York
(CCNY)
The Department of Sociology and the Program in Latin American and Latino
Studies (LALS) at The City College of New York (CCNY), invites applications for
a tenure track position as Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2014. The teaching
and service requirements of the position will be divided between LALS and
Sociology, which already share faculty and students.+
Deadline: Open until filled.
Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have a Ph.D. and
show potential for productive scholarly activity and a commitment to
undergraduate teaching.
Preferred
Qualifications: The
search committee seeks applications from candidates who do qualitative
sociological research primarily on gender and the Latino diaspora in the U.S.,
and who might specialize in one of the following areas: cultural, race/ethnic,
or postcolonial studies, health, transnationalism, or immigration. Preference
will be given to candidates with expertise in Cuban, Dominican, and/or Puerto
Rican studies.
Documents Required: To apply, please view Job ID 10185
at www.cuny.edu/employment.html,
and follow all instructions. Also, send your application material to: ccnysociologylatino@yahoo.com.
Application
Due: Open Until Filled
Type:
Full Time
The
Department of Modern Languages invites applications for a tenure-track
appointment in Portuguese and Spanish. Primary teaching responsibilities will
cover elementary and intermediate levels of instruction in Spanish and
Portuguese, possible advanced courses in Spanish, and curricular support for
the Portuguese minor if warranted by student demand and interest. Applicant should
be committed to developing a viable Portuguese language and culture program
utilizing coursework approved for a Minor in Portuguese (with initial course
offerings at the elementary level). Additional information on the minor degree
requirements for Portuguese can be found at catalog.csustan.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=353
The
applicant must hold a Ph.D. in Portuguese or Spanish at the time of
appointment, with native or near native fluency in spoken and written
Portuguese, Spanish and English. Instructional facility with language
technologies and pedagogies. Evidence of successful university level language
instruction (including both student and peer evaluations).
Successful
teaching experience at the university level in both Portuguese and Spanish.
Evidence of compelling scholarly research.
A
complete application must include: an application letter addressing the
position description and the applicant's qualifications and teaching
philosophy; copies of graduate transcripts; and a curriculum vita, including
the names and contact information for three professional references. Official
transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Screening of completed application
files will begin on March 3, 2014. The position will remain open until filled.
This appointment begins on August 18, 2014.
Send
applications and all correspondence concerning this position to:
Jason
Winfree, Chair of Modern Languages
California
State University Stanislaus
One
University Circle
Turlock,
CA 95382
Application
Information
Postal
Address: Jason Winfree, Chair of Modern Languages
Modern
Languages
California
State University Stanislaus
One
University Circle
Turlock,
CA 95382
Application
Due: Open Until Filled
Type:
Full Time
The
Princeton University Library is one of the world's leading research libraries,
serving a diverse community of 5,200 undergraduates, 2,600 graduate students,
853 faculty members, and many visiting scholars. Its holdings include more than
7 million printed volumes, 5 million manuscripts, 2 million non-print items,
and extensive collections of digital text, data, and images. The Library
employs a dedicated and knowledgeable staff of more than 300 professional and
support staff working in a large central library, 9 specialized branches, and 3
storage facilities.
Princeton
University Library seeks a flexible and innovative Metadata Librarian with a
specialization in the languages, history and cultures of Latin America, Spain
and Portugal to become part of a team responsible for creating, converting and
managing metadata to promote and enhance control of and access to the Library's
digital and print collections. Within this scope the Metadata Librarian will
have broad responsibility for Western language acquisitions and holdings, and
contribute special expertise, initiative and/or leadership requiring knowledge
of Spanish and Portuguese language. The focus of the position is on creative
and efficient utilization of metadata and the imaginative application of
technology to achieve quicker, more efficient processing of new acquisitions,
and for bibliographic control and discovery promotion of the Library's
holdings. The librarian will work with multiple library systems and employ an
array of metadata tools, such as macros, MARCEdit, XML editors, etc. for cross-walking,
storing and/or re-purposing data, manipulating schema, scripting workflows, and
other on-going tasks and special projects performing and/or facilitating
cataloging and content management. The librarian needs a strong grounding in
cataloging principles and the ability to apply them to existing and emerging
media in a variety of encoding formats coupled with strong technical skills
relevant to the position's requirements.
Applications
must include a resume/cv, cover letter, and a list of three references with
full contact information.
Essential
Qualifications:
- Strong working knowledge of
Spanish and Portuguese;
- MLS or an advanced degree in an
area related to Spanish/Portuguese language, literature, culture, history,
etc.;
- Knowledge of at least one XML
metadata schema;
- XML, XPath, Xquery, Xquery
update;
- Experience demonstrating
capability for project planning and workflow management;
- Demonstrated ability to work in
a collegial, team environment.
Education
Required:
Preferred
Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of other
European languages;
- Experience demonstrating
supervisory skills;
- Familiarity with systems
architecture;
- Experience which demonstrates a
strong knowledge of cataloging principles;
- Knowledge of RDA;
- Knowledge of authority
principles and practices;
- Knowledge of additional
metadata schema.
Contact:
Library
– 690 - Princeton University
- The
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Summer
2014 International Program Intern (June 1st-August 31st).
Responsibilities
include assisting staff with research on upcoming papers and opinion pieces;
organizing events with Latin American delegations, CEPR staff, and visiting
academics; assisting in tracking and logging press mentions; as well as working
on outreach to press, advocacy organizations, and Congress.
The
responsibilities vary based on their interests and experience, as well as the
particular issues that CEPR is working on at the time. Interns will be able to
attend relevant events around Washington, DC.
Qualifications:
We are looking for applicants with a general understanding of economics,
international relations, and democracy issues, and an interest in economic
justice. Previous research, data and/or outreach experience is extremely
helpful; interns with strong economics or foreign policy experience (including
Master’s degrees) will have the opportunity to engage in serious research, and
those with strong organizing or outreach experience will have event management
opportunities. The intern will need to be fluent in Spanish, including the ability
to perform accurate written translations; able to work in a fast-paced
environment with limited management; and be a self-starter and independent
learner. Should have excellent writing and communications skills.
Stipend:
$1,588.41 per month, plus up to $250 for health insurance reimbursement per
month.
Closing
Date of Position: April 4, 2014.
To
Apply: Send cover letter, resume, and a brief (2 page) answer to the question
“How can the US improve its foreign policy toward Latin America?” via email to internationalintern[at]cepr.net.
No calls or faxes please.
Organization
Description: The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established
in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social
issues that affect people's lives. It is an independent nonpartisan think tank
based in Washington, DC. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate
and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose
among the various policy options.
CEPR
is an ideal place to learn about current economic and global justice issues in
a friendly, relaxed and fun environment. Work schedules are flexible.
CEPR
is an equal opportunity employer that 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 legally
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“LIKE US” IN FACEBOOKCLACS at UIUCAngelina Cotler, Ph.D.Associate DirectorCenter for Latin American and Caribbean StudiesLemann Institute for Brazilian StudiesUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign201 International Studies Building910 S. Fifth StreetChampaign, IL 61820Ph: (217) 333-8419Fax: (217): 244-7333
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