CLACS at UIUC: February 2-8, 2015

CALENDAR OF OUR LECTURE SERIES SPRING 15 http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/

APPROVED COURSESS FOR SPRING 2015 http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/courses.as

DID YOU MISS ANY LECTURE? WATCH ALL OUR VIDEOS http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/videos/default.aspx

GRADUATE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

The graduate minor in Latin American Studies will require the student to complete 12 graduate hours; 8 of the hours must be at the 500-level.

Area Coursework: A minimum of 8 graduate hours at the 400/500-level from courses in two different departments approved by CLACS every semester.
The Center updates and posts approved courses in our website and announce them through our listserv. Our Center has approximately 104 faculty affiliated from different departments in campus, and we approve their courses as part of our curriculum. The Center will record the approved courses on a master list to be kept in the unit that will be used to certify that students took approved courses during their studies in the minor.
Language Component: At least 4 hours in language coursework taken in any Latin American language (Portuguese, Spanish or Native American Language or Haitian Creole) while enrolled in the Graduate Minor program.
In the case that not enough or advance language courses are offered, The Center also accepts as equivalent area courses taught in these languages, i.e. literature class taught in Portuguese or Spanish.
If the chosen language course is at the 400-or 500 level it may count towards the required 12 hours for Graduate Minor. We anticipate that students registering in the Minor already have knowledge of Latin American language.
If the Student's Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation deals with a country from Latin America and the Caribbean, we advise students in this minor to speak with their advisor about including a committee member from the minor area.
We recommend that the courses taken for the minor not be applied to course requirements in the students' Master's or PhD program

http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/minor/default.aspx <http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/minor/default.aspx

· CONSULT WITH THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES LIBRARIAN

Antonio Sotomayor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian, will be holding office hours in CLACS every Thursday this semester from 3:00pm to 4:00pm in room 200, ISB.

If you have any questions about the research process, 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, 3:00-4:00pm. If these hours do not work for you, just send me an e-mail and we’ll find another time to meet.

asotomay@illinois.edu, http://www.library.illinois.edu/ias/lat/index.html

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LECTURE SERIES SPRING 2015

LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES

Presents

PROF. WERNER BAER, Economics

INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES TO BRAZIL’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

5-7PM

101 International Studies Building

Prof. Baer will examine some of the basic institutional reasons for Brazil's weak economic performance in the recent past: such as the insfrastructure problem; the low investment rate; the low human capital and the weak educational system; the appreciated exchange rate and its consequences.

CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

TANALIS PADILLA, History, Dartmouth College

Thursday February 5^th

12pm

101 International Studies Building

A CHANCE TO BREAK THE CYCLE TO WHICH MY FAMILY WAS CONDEMNED: THE STRUGGLE FOR EDUCATION IN MEXICO’S RURAL NORMALES

This talk will showcase the transformative experience of students in Mexico's rural normales, training schools for the countryside's teachers. Established in the 1920s and 1930s for the sons and daughters of campesinos, these boarding schools functioned both as institutions of state consolidation and as venues for upward mobility. In the process, they became sites of changing identities as pupils went from campesino, to student, to teacher. By analyzing the social ideals upon which these schools were founded and the dynamics of student life that developed therein, my talk will explore the unique form of student consciousness that developed as the state abandoned the countryside by mid-century.

Tanalís Padilla obtained her Ph.D. in Latin American history from the University of California, San Diego, in 2001. Her book, Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata: The Jaramillista Movement and the Myth of the Pax-Priísta, 1940-1962 (Duke University Press, 2008) recounts the history of an agrarian movement that turned to armed struggle during an era of Mexican history previously considered one of social and political stability. Padilla is editor of Campesinos y su persistencia en la actualidad mexicana (Conaculta and Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2013) an interdisciplinary work that brings together Mexican and U.S. based scholars. She is currently working on a book manuscript on Mexico’s normales rurales, training schools for teachers, in the post-revolutionary period. This project, entitled “The Unintended Lessons of Revolution: School Teachers in the Mexican Countryside, 1940-1980”, analyzes the process by which rural schoolteachers went from agents of state consolidation to activists against a state that increasingly abandoned its commitment to social justice.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS WORKSHOP

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

12pm , 404 DKH

Prof. ERIC MAGAR, ITAM, Mexico

THE PRESIDENT AS (NEAR) MONOPOLY AGENDA SETTER: URGENCY MESSAGES IN CHILE

The Comparative Politics Workshop (in collaboration with the International Relations Speaker Series) will resume its activities on February 9, a week from today. Professor Eric Magar, from ITAM in Mexico, who is visiting Washington University this year, will present his paper ""The President as (Near) Monopoly Agenda Setter: Urgency Messages in Chile.” As always, the CPW will meet in 404 DKH at noon. I hope to see you there then and in the other presentations.

You can find the complete schedule (and papers when they are circulated) here:

https://sites.google.com/site/joseantoniocheibub/comparative-politics-workshop/spring-2015

PAUL JOHNSON, President of Chicago Food Intl

THURSDAY, FEB 12

12PM

101 International Studies Building

THE ROLE OF THE ILLINOIS CUBA WORKING GROUP AS AN AGRICULTURE COALITION IN IMPROVING TRADE RELATIONS WITH CUBA

Paul Johnson is the President and Owner of Chicago Foods International, LLC. The company focuses on the purchase, distribution and marketing of food exports to Cuba. Over the past twenty years Paul has studied and lived in Cuba as a student of it’s culture, language, history, religion, and sport.

Paul Johnson formed the Illinois Cuba Working Group (2013) whose mission is to improve trade relations between Illinois and Cuba. The group consists of every State agricultural organization representing farmers, producers, and manufacturers, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Chamber of Commerce and members of the Illinois General Assembly. In 2014, Paul worked with Cargill to create the United States Agriculture Coalition for Cuba whose mission is to improve agricultural trade between the U.S. and Cuba. This coalition that consists of thirty national agricultural organizations and corporations that work closely with members of the Senate and House and the Executive branch to build lasting trade relations with Cuba.

This talk will focus on the role of the Illinois Cuba Working Group as an Agricultural Coalition in improving trade relations to end embargo and establishing mutual respect and synergies, which will benefit USA and Cuba by increasing the demand of US products and the ability of Cuban citizens to access affordable food and achieve greater prosperity. Johnson will discuss future directions in the areas of trade, food security, travel, and energy security. Finally, he will analyze where these countries stand today both politically and economically.

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FELLOWSHIPS

FLAS

INTERESTED IN LEARNING QUECHUA OR PORTUGUESE?

CLACS OFFERS ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studie

FLAS Fellowships are administered by the University of Illinois National Resource Centers and are awarded competitively through an annual competition. Students from all departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply. Only U.S. citizens or residents.

For more information, please see the FLAS website at: http://www.flas.illinois.edu

Deadline: February 6^th (Grad students should apply to their own departments)

CLACS - FLAS fellowships may be used for the study of Quechua, or another Amerindian language, or Portuguese. Priority is given to the study of less commonly taught languages.
Under exceptional circumstances, advanced (or third-year) Spanish study may be allowed for graduate students.
Applicants are ineligible for support to study a language of which they are a native speaker.

Graduate students receive full tuition, mandatory fees, and a stipend of $15,000 during the academic year

Undergraduates receive $10,000 towards tuition and fees and a stipend of $5,000 during the academic year.

Summer awards cover full tuition for a summer language program as well as required Illinois fees and a $2,500 stipend.

Combined tuition and Illinois fees can’t exceed $5,000. In some cases, a travel award may also be made.

For more information on Fellowships, please see the Illinois F LAS Fellowship website http://publish.illinois.edu/illinoisflas/aboutflas/

For more information contact Alejandra Seufferheld- amsseu@illinois.edu

TINKER PRE-DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN LATIN AMERICA

Are you interested in exploring a research project in Latin America during the summer of 2015?

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers summer fellowships for graduate students (from any nationality) in any discipline who haven’t pass their prelims or qualifying exams yet

Information and requirements about the fellowship: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/fellowships/tinker.aspx

Deadline: MONDAY February 23, 2015

Any questions contact Angelina Cotler, Associate Director. cotler@illinois.edu

2015-2016 LEMANN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES

The Lemann Institute of Brazilian Studies offers fellowships to UIUC graduate students doing research about Brazil. For the academic year 2015-2016, fellowships will pay $18,000.00.

The Lemann Graduate Fellows will have tuition and fee waivers from LAS units and participating professional schools.

Applicants should check with their Departments and Schools to verify that their home units offer tuition waivers. The number of awards varies year to year and may depend on the strength of the applications received.

Deadline to apply: Tuesday February 24th, 2014

Information and requirements: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/lemann/fellowships.aspx

Any questions contact Elis Artz elisartz@illinois.edu

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

Thanks to the generous support of Professors Joseph Love (History-Emeritus) and Werner Baer (Economics), the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies announces the competition for TWO fellowships to graduate students working in Latin America.

WHO CAN APPLY: Any graduate student who is enrolled in a Ph.D. program and is already ABD or has pass their prelims or qualifying exams , from any department, from any nationality.

REQUIREMENTS: Research for at least minimum 4 weeks either on summer or during the academic year.

REPORT: Students should report the donors within a month of their return from Latin America. If the students are going to the field for the first time, they should participate in the Tinker workshop held in late October every year.

RESTRICTIONS: Grant money cannot be used for conference or course registration, or for intensive language workshops or field schools. The subject of investigation may be related to dissertation research

It is acceptable to use other grants in conjunction with this grant.

Requirements and more information: http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/fellowships/lovekilby.aspx

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit 1 PDF electronically to Angelina Cotler (cotler@illinois.edu)
Write in the subject Line: Love & Kilby Fellowships
Deadline: MONDAY, MARCH 9^TH, 2015

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OPPORTUNITIES

· GREENLEAF SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE SSTONE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, TULANE UNIVERSITY

Tulane University, Academic Centers, Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Visiting Professor, Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Tulane University invites applications from mid-career scholars in Latin American Studies conducting interdisciplinary research in the Arts, Humanities, or Cultural Studies to spend one or two semesters as a Greenleaf Scholar-in-Residence at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. One or two scholars-in-residence will be selected for appointment for AY2015-2016. We seek scholars studying the politics of Latin American contemporary theatre, performance, or media and/or gender and sexuality studies. The Greenleaf Scholar-in-Residence teaches one upper level seminar course (in English, Spanish, or Portuguese) per semester and pursues research while in residence on campus.

Qualifications:

Associate Professor status and a distinguished record of publication.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a CV as well as a letter describing how residence at Tulane will aid in advancing your research. Also, please provide a title and brief description of a course (or courses) you would be interested in offering. Review of materials will begin on February 15, 2015 but the position will remain open until filled.

To apply for this position, please visit Interfolio at <http://apply.interfolio.com/28472>

CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS

Deadline for departments to submit applications to the Graduate College: 5:00 p.m. February 23, 2015.
Funds will be available by March 23, 2015.

The Graduate College will provide awards, not to exceed $350, for students to travel to professional conferences. These Conference Travel Awards are intended to support students who will be presenting papers, posters, or creative work at the conferences they attend. Please note that the award amount from the Graduate College is based on the distance between the University of Illinois Urbana campus and the student's conference destination.
Conference Travel Awards are supported by the Student Initiated Fees. Students may not submit applications directly to the Graduate College. All applications must be submitted by departmental staff via the link provided.
Following are the requirements for consideration of an application:

The student must be registered and in good academic standing during the term the award is received.
A student is eligible to receive only one Conference Travel Award per academic year.
A student is eligible to receive only one Conference Travel Award per conference.
Non-degree students and students enrolled in online programs are not eligible for Conference Travel Awards.
For fall awards, the student travel may have occurred during the previous summer, or occur during this fall, the following spring or the next summer.
For spring awards, the student travel may occur that spring, the following summer or the next fall.
The Conference Travel Awards are supported by Students for Equal Access to Learning (SEAL) fees, which are part of the Student Initiated Fees. Students must have paid the Student Initiated Fees in the semester they apply in order to be eligible to receive an award. For more fee information, see www.registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_details.html#fees. Students who are not assessed the fees, for example because they are registered in Credit Range III or IV (less than 6 hours) may participate by paying the fee at a cashier's window in 100 Henry Administration Building.

Please note: Students may not submit via this link; they must submit directly to their department.

GOODMAN FELLOWSHIP AND WGGP AWARDS

Deadline: February 16

Awards include $14,000 scholarship plus tuition and service fee waiver to support graduate students from any department with preference to students whose work will make practical contributions to improvement of women's lives and gender equity in the developing world. Smaller award also available. Details and application available at http://ips.illinois.edu/wggp/academics/funding.html

· POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

School of Natural Resources and Environment

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

The University of Michigan announces two post-doctoral research opportunities, beginning August or September 2015 and focusing on land-cover, social, and livelihood impacts of (1) large-scale land transactions and (2) forest sector investments in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America through statistical analysis of remote sensing and social survey data. Our goal is to undertake systematic, quantitative analyses of the impacts of large-scale changes in land tenure and of forest sector investments on land-cover change and livelihoods, to investigate both the patterns of interactions among these outcomes and the causal effects of land tenure change and forest sector investments through a statistical matching-based approach. The positions are part of multi-year projects funded by NASA and DFID that focus on Ethiopia, Tanzania, Liberia, Ghana, and Brazil. These are full-time positions available with an initial appointment of one-year, renewable up to one additional year on the basis of satisfactory performance.

The successful candidates for these positions will have expertise and interests in one or more of the following areas: remote sensing and image processing, land-cover change analysis at multiple scales, robust statistical inference, statistical analysis of quantitative survey data, use of matching methods, and integration of remote sensing, census, and social survey datasets. A PhD in Geography, Environmental Science or Studies, Economics, another Social Science, Forestry or a related field is required at the time of appointment. Experience working internationally is strongly desired.

The University of Michigan, a leader in undergraduate and graduate education and one of the world's premiere research universities, offers rigorous academic programs, outstanding faculty, and diverse cultural and social opportunities in a stimulating intellectual environment. The School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is a diverse collection of natural scientists, social scientists, engineers, and designers working collectively in an integrative setting. SNRE’s mission is to contribute to the protection of the Earth’s resources and the achievement of a sustainable society. The school contributes new scientific knowledge, visionary leadership, and trained professionals toward that end. A professional school set within a major research university, SNRE provides a model of interdisciplinary and applied research and a focal point of research and teaching on sustainability. The incumbent in this position would work jointly with faculty and staff in the Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab (ESALab) and the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) group.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include employee health and dental insurance. Applicants should send 1) a copy of their CV, 2) a 1-2 page cover letter that a) explains their interest in the position, and b) outlines their relevant skills and experience, 3) a recent publication or dissertation chapter, and 4) names and contact details (email addresses and telephone numbers) for three references, to Joan Wolf (ifri@umich.edu), the IFRI administrator at the University of Michigan. Please also contact Joan in case of further questions. The application deadline is April 15, 2015.

FRED S. BAILEY FELLOWSHIP FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND ACTIVISM

Additional information about the award and application requirements can be found in the announcement below.

Kasey Umland

Program Director

University YMCA

baileyscholar@universityymca.org

University YMCA Fred S. Bailey Fellowship

for Community Leadership, Service, and Activism

Deadline: 2/15/15

The Fred S. Bailey Fellowship for Community Leadership, Service, and Activism supports University of Illinois Urbana campus graduate students who have shown a strong commitment to community organizing, activism, and/or service in one or more of the following areas: social justice, environment, international issues, and/or faith in action.

Eligibility:

· Demonstrated commitment and impact towards Social Justice, Environment, Faith in Action, and/or International issues

· Demonstrated leadership and innovation in addressing issues of social justice, environment, faith in action, and/or international issues

· Applicants in all academic disciplines are eligible. Applicants must be pursuing a doctorate or master's degree. Tuition and partial fee waiver not be available for students in cost recovery or self-supporting programs.

· Must be enrolled as a graduate or professional student at the University of Illinois Urbana campus as of August 24, 2015

Award Information

A $12,600 (9 month) stipend. Tuition and fee waivers are included for all recipients except those in cost recovery or self-supporting programs. Students in those programs are only eligible for the stipend.

Contact:
Kasey Umland, Program Director
Fred S. Bailey Scholarship Program
YMCA of the University of Illinois
1001 S. Wright St.
Champaign, IL
Tel: 217-337-1514
Email: bailey@universityymca.org

URL: universityymca.org/bailey/

WORLD BANK ROBERT S. McNAMARA FELLOWSHIP

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

DEADLINE: FEB. 11, 2015

Every year the RSM Program provides grants of up to $25,000 to PhD candidates from developing countries to conduct innovative, development-related, PhD research under the

supervision of a research advisor at a host institution abroad. Fellows must commit to return to their home country when their fellowship ends to complete their PhD and to work.

Preference is given to lecturers and researchers who are employed in academic or research institutions in their home country and are currently enrolled in PhD programs.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

· Home country of the candidate is a World Bank member developing country. (The list of eligible countries can be consulted at http://go.worldbank.org/S2ADVPZVX0 )

· Not being a dual citizen of a developed country or a country that is not a World Bank member.

· Currently enrolled in a PhD program in a World Bank member country.

· Having completed all coursework and exam requirements for PhD at the time of application.

· Having a master's degree.

· Being 35 years or younger as of February 11, 2015.

· Meeting one of the following conditions:

o Being enrolled in a PhD program in home country, and not currently employed.

o Being enrolled in a PhD program in home country and employed in home country.

o Enrolled in a PhD program in a World Bank member country outside of home country and employed in home country.

· Not being an Executive Director(ED), ED's alternate, staff, or consultant of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association,

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), and not having any relatives or in-laws who are employed by the World Bank Group in any capacity, including consulting.

· Not having previously been the recipient of the World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship.

· Being accepted as a visiting scholar for a period of six to ten months by a university or research center in a World Bank member country other than home country.

· Research proposal endorsed by PhD thesis supervisor and host institution research advisor.

· Being able to begin the fellowship between July and December, 2015.

· Being able to complete the proposed fellowship research in 6 to 10 months.

· Committing to working in home country after completion of PhD.

DEADLINE:

Deadline for submitting online application: February 11, 2015 .

HOW TO APPLY:

Further instructions on preparing and submitting the Application are available at the World Bank Scholarships Program website . The online application form is available on our website between January 7 - February 11, 2015 at http://www.worldbank.org/scholarships

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Potential applicants may also contact us at rsm_fellowships@worldbank.org if answers to their questions are not available on the website.

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP:

The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program was established in 1982 to honor the former President of the World Bank, by contributions from the World Bank and the governments of

Bangladesh, China, India, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, and former Yugoslavia.

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CONFERENCES/CALL FOR PAPERS

· 2015 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIGITAL HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM: “EXPLORATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMANITIES RESEARCH”

February 27-28, 2015

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Main Library and Lincoln Hall

The Scholarly Commons, University Library and the Institute of Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science (I-CHASS) are pleased to announce the 2015 University of Illinois Digital Humanities Symposium on February 27-28, 2015.

Jennifer Guiliano, assistant professor of history at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, will deliver the Keynote Address, “Challenging the Academy: the Future of the Humanities in a 21st Century Digital World.”

FEBRUARY 27:

· Graduate Student Brownbag Forum, “"Alt-Ac, Digital Humanities, and the Academy: Things You Need to Know to Get a Job that You Won't Learn in the Classroom": 12:00 p.m., 106 Library. (See details below.)

· Pre-conference Workshops: 308 and 314 Main Library, 5:00-7:00 p.m. These workshops will feature leading digital humanities practitioners from UIUC teaching on topics such as text analysis, GIS, and data visualization.

FEBRUARY 28: Digital Humanities Symposium

The day-long Digital Humanities Symposium at Lincoln Hall will opened by Professor Guiliano’s keynote and followed by presentations by leading UIUC researchers on current digital humanities research and methodologies.

Learn about digital humanities tools and research methods from UIUC faculty and experts, and join us in building a research community for digital humanities practitioners at Illinois.

Registration is FREE at: https://eventbrite.com/event/15364430425/

For more information, visit http://publish.illinois.edu/digitalhumanities/dh-symposium/

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GRADUATE BROWNBAG FORUM: "Alt-Ac, Digital Humanities, and the Academy: Things You Need to Know to Get a Job that You Won't Learn in the Classroom."

Featured speaker: Jennifer Guiliano, Assistant Professor of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

DATE: Friday, February 27, 2015

TIME: 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: 106 Main Library

Sponsored by the Scholarly Commons, University Library and the Graduate College

All graduate students are invited to join us at noon on February 27 for a stimulating brownbag discussion with Dr. Jennifer Guiliano on the broadening career paths for humanities PhDs today.

Dr. Guiliano will lead a discussion that draws upon her experiences as an "alt-ac" professional, digital humanist, and now a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. She'll be discussing the 10 things you need to know to get an Alt-Ac (or even a tenure-track job) that your department probably hasn't taught you in the classroom. Light refreshments will be provided. All graduate students are welcome!

4th CONFERENCE ON ETHNICITY, RACE, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

October 15-17, 2015
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
This conference is organizes by ERIP, the LASA section on Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous Peoples in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University and theLatin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies journal (LACES). ERIP is committed to the promotion of research, teaching, and the exchange of ideas about the distinctive cultures, racial identities and relations, as well as concerns of subaltern ethnic groups in the region, particularly indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants. The conference provides an opportunity for convening an international and broad interdisciplinary forum for scholars to explore related social, economic, political, historical, and cultural issues.

"Communities, Circulations, Intersections" evokes the scope of the 2015 ERIP conference. Panel and paper proposals related to this motif, as well as to all topics related to the section’s mission and areas of interest in Latin American and Caribbean studies, are welcome and encouraged.
Proposal deadline: June 15, 2015
Contact information:
G. Antonio Espinoza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Latin American History
Department of History
Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: gaespinoza@vcu.edu
Phone:

804-828-9387

Edward Abse, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
School of World Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: emabse@vcu.edu
Phone:

804-827-1143
Additional information: Conference website: erip.vcu.edu

THE 2015 CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR THE STUDY OF ANDEAN LANGUAGES (Languages (Red Europea para el Estudio de las Lenguas Andinas, REELA)

6-7 September, Leiden University
The fourth REELA conference will be held at Leiden University on September 6 and 7, 2015, immediately following the conference of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE). Contributions relevant to any aspect of Andean languages and linguistics are welcome.

In addition to the general call for papers, this year's REELA conference will include a special session on linguistic relations between the Andes and Amazonia. The call for this session (Linguistic Relations across the Andean-Amazonian Divide) can be found in the attached file.

Participants will have 20-30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Presentations in English, Spanish, or widely-spoken indigenous Andean languages are welcome. Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to Nicholas Emlen at n.q.emlen@hum.leidenuniv.nl by February 15, 2015. Depending on the response to the call for papers, we may limit the number of presentations through a review process.

There is no funding available for travel and accommodation expenses, but we hope that holding the event in conjunction with the SLE conference will help offset the costs for many participants. Practical information will follow.

For more information about REELA, please visit:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/linguistics/research/SIG/reela.htm

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IN THE MARKET

Postdoctoral Lecturer, Center for Latin American Studies. University of Chicago

The University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies invites applications for a postdoctoral position as a Lecturer in Latin American Studies to begin in Autumn 2015. The Latin American Studies Program includes an interdisciplinary M.A. Program in Latin American Studies serving students with research interests in social sciences and humanities, and a B.A. major in Latin American Studies that has a social sciences emphasis. Recent PhDs (within the past six years) in the humanities, social sciences, or area studies who deal with Latin American issues are encouraged to apply. Relevant disciplines include sociology, political science, anthropology, history, literature, and media studies. The successful candidate will teach an M.A. Proseminar (meets over two quarters), advise M.A. students, and will develop one graduate/undergraduate course and two undergraduate-only courses in their own specialty. This is a twelve-month appointment. The appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year dependent upon performance review. The Lecturer in Latin American Studies is responsible for:

In collaboration with Latin American Studies faculty, teaching the M.A. Proseminar, a graduate-level academic seminar designed to give incoming Latin American Studies M.A. students a critical understanding of the major theoretical approaches, principal research methods, and current trends in Latin American Studies and to help students develop the proposal for their master’s thesis.
Teaching one undergraduate/graduate course in the incumbent’s field of expertise.
Teaching two undergraduate-only courses in the incumbent's field of expertise.
General academic and career advising of M.A. students in Latin American Studies.
Directing individual B.A. Papers and M.A. theses, as needed.

Deadline: February 28, 2015

Minimum Requirements: All requirements toward the PhD degree must be completed by August 31, 2015. Teaching experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be able to give theoretical and methodological advice to master’s level students with a broad range of social science and humanities interests.

Documents Required: To apply for this position, please go to the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu and select requisition #02425. Applicants are required to upload the following materials – cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, dissertation abstract, reference contact information, and up to three writing samples/publications. Under separate cover, please have three letters of recommendation sent to the Center for Latin American Studies, 5848 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

Contact Information: clas@uchicago.edu

Additional Information: To receive full consideration, all application materials must be received by February 28, 2015.

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IN THE COMMUNITY

KRANNERT UNCORKED

TANGOTTA, TANGO MUSIC

Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 5pm

This week at Krannert Uncorked, our Lobby will be transformed into a vibrant milonga for swiveling couples to tango their way into the evening. Tangotta will provide the captivating music for a celebration of this Argentine cultural tradition.

Beverage samples: Friar Tuck

This event will last approximately 2 hours and is FREE

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