· THE CENTER FOR
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AND THE LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN
STUDIES 2014 NEWSLETTER IS HERE TO READ
- READ HERE THE NEW ISSUE OF CORREO DE LINGUISTICA ANDINA http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/quechua/documents/CorreodeLinguisticaAndina38.pdf
- DID YOU MISS ANY LECTURE? WATCH ALL OUR VIDEOS http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/videos/default.asp
- GRADUATE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
The
graduate minor in Latin American Studies will require the student to complete
12 graduate hours; 8 of the hours must be at the 500-level.
- Area Coursework: A minimum of 8 graduate hours at the 400/500-level from courses in two different departments approved by CLACS every semester.
- The Center updates and posts approved courses in our website and announce them through our listserv. Our Center has approximately 104 faculty affiliated from different departments in campus, and we approve their courses as part of our curriculum. The Center will record the approved courses on a master list to be kept in the unit that will be used to certify that students took approved courses during their studies in the minor.
- Language Component: At least 4 hours in language coursework taken in any Latin American language (Portuguese, Spanish or Native American Language or Haitian Creole) while enrolled in the Graduate Minor program.
- In the case that not enough or advance language courses are offered, The Center also accepts as equivalent area courses taught in these languages, i.e. literature class taught in Portuguese or Spanish.
- If the chosen language course is at the 400-or 500 level it may count towards the required 12 hours for Graduate Minor. We anticipate that students registering in the Minor already have knowledge of Latin American language.
- If the Student's Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation deals with a country from Latin America and the Caribbean, we advise students in this minor to speak with their advisor about including a committee member from the minor area.
- We recommend that the courses taken for the minor not be applied to course requirements in the students' Master's or PhD program
- · 8-WEEK COURSE
HIST
362 "HISTORY OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL TO 1808”
The class begins March 16, and will meet 3 days per week on MWF,
12 pm-1:50 pm.
This is
an exciting course that will challenge common stereotypes, myths,
and misconceptions about the Iberian powers. In the modern popular
imagination, the Black Legend has never completely abated. Beginning in the
sixteenth century, Northern European powers started a discourse that labeled
Spain and Portugal as the cruelest, most intolerant empires that successfully
stomped out religious and political dissent wherever they encountered it,
thereby providing other European empires (including the English, the Dutch, and
the French) with a discursive avenue to justify their own imperial endeavors
around the world. Not only did they assert that Spain and Portugal were cruel
and intolerant, but these same Northern Europeans contended that the Iberian
powers were backward and non-progressive and that its people were lazy and
non-productive.
This
Black Legend discourse continues to today, and is rife in popular culture,
popular histories, and in Northern European political discourse on Southern
Europe. Indeed, one does not have to look further than films and books such as Harry
Potter or Monty Python and the Holy Grail to find pop culture references
to the Black Legend. Additionally, as the financial crisis continues to grip
the European continent, Germans and Northern Europeans from the rich countries
of the European Union continue to create a strong contrast between the
“industrious” workers of Northern Europe and the “lazy,” “inefficient” ones
from Southern Europe. This, of course, is employed to “other” Iberia vis-à-vis
the rest of Europe, as well as to justify Northern Europe’s continued hegemony
over the financially insecure nations of Southern Europe. Indeed, the Black
Legend discourse continues to serve as a powerful tool used to subjugate and
control.
In this
course, students will not only learn to appreciate Spanish and Portuguese
history in and of itself, but will also gain better insights into these above
issues that continue to effect Spain and Portugal today. Students interested in
such themes as the history of science, labor history, conquest and colonialism,
women and gender, cultural history, political history, etc. will enjoy this
class.
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LECTURES / EVENTS
- GILBERTO GIL: CRITICAL READINGS, CRITICAL LISTENING
MONDAY, MARCH 30
4:00 p.m
215 Gregory Hall
Join
us on March 30th for conversation and music ahead of Gilberto Gil's April 1
visit to campus. See the following link for more details: http://globalutopias.weebly.com/events.html.
Sponsored
by the History Department. Contact Marc Hertzman (hertzman@illinois.edu) for more
information.
Readings:
Paulina L. Alberto, "When Rio Was Black: Soul Music, National Culture, and the Politics of Racial Comparison in 1970s Brazil" Hispanic American Historical Review 89 no: 1 (2009): 3-40.
Christopher Dunn, "Tropicália, Counterculture, and the Diasporic Imagination in Brazil."
Larry Rother, "Gilberto Gil Hears the Future, Some Rights Reserved" New York Times (March 11, 2007).
Julian Dibbell, "We Pledge Allegiance to the Penguin" Wired November 2004
A PDF of the Alberto and Dunn readings can be accessed at the Global Utopias Compass 2G Research Space. If you do not yet have access to the reading group research space, please contact Program Assistant Mark Sanchez at mjsanch2@illinois.edu
Paulina L. Alberto, "When Rio Was Black: Soul Music, National Culture, and the Politics of Racial Comparison in 1970s Brazil" Hispanic American Historical Review 89 no: 1 (2009): 3-40.
Christopher Dunn, "Tropicália, Counterculture, and the Diasporic Imagination in Brazil."
Larry Rother, "Gilberto Gil Hears the Future, Some Rights Reserved" New York Times (March 11, 2007).
Julian Dibbell, "We Pledge Allegiance to the Penguin" Wired November 2004
A PDF of the Alberto and Dunn readings can be accessed at the Global Utopias Compass 2G Research Space. If you do not yet have access to the reading group research space, please contact Program Assistant Mark Sanchez at mjsanch2@illinois.edu
- THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
3:30pm
Davenport Hall 109
Dr. ANDRES TRONCOSO (Professor of anthropology at the
Universidad de Chile and is in residence at Illinois this year)
ROCK ART AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
CHILE: 1000-1450 AD
This
talk focuses on how rock art was engaged in the social construction of agrarian
communities in North Central Chile between 1.000-1.450 AD, approaching rock art
as a making process that interweaves social practices, landscapes and visual
languages. The evaluation of spatial, technical and visual dynamics of
petroglyphs in the area suggest that rock art production created public spaces
which were frequently visited and enlarged, functioning as "plazas"
that allowed the interaction among members of a community with low face-to-face
interaction. The use of an Andean spatial ontology to understand the
emplacement of rock art supports the previous idea. Also, the visual and
technical attributes of petroglyphs build an idea of corporate groups, but
marking a principal subject as a leader.
- THE DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
SP COLLOQUIUM
THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd
4pm, Lucy Ellis Lounge, First
Floor of FLB
JENNIFER CABRELLI AMARO,
University of Illinois at Chicago
LOOKING BOTH WAYS: EXAMINING
BIDIRECTIONAL TRANSFER IN THIRD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
The recent upturn in formal approaches to
third language (L3) acquisition is due in great part to an increase in
recognition of how this line of research can inform theories of multilingualism
and language acquisition more generally. The primary focus has been on the
phenomenon of selective transfer at the L3 initial stages and the mechanisms
that drive the transfer of one system over another when the learner has
multiple systems (i.e., the L1 and L2) available. However, progressive (L1/L2 à
L3) transfer is just one of the phenomena that we can investigate to better
understand the dynamic nature of multilingualism. Taking into consideration
substantial evidence of the influence of an L2 on an L1, L3 regressive (L3 à
L1/L2) transfer is also predicted to occur. Examination of the L3 influence on
the L1 compared with the L2 can inform longstanding debates regarding the
mental constitution of early-acquired versus late-acquired systems.
In this talk, I address L3 transfer as a
bidirectional phenomenon via the investigation of L1 English/L2 Spanish and L1
Spanish/L2 English bilinguals acquiring L3 Brazilian Portuguese (BP). First, I
present data in support of L3 initial stages transfer driven by structural
similarity. Second, I compare the stability of L1 and L2 Spanish
morphosyntactic and phonological representations at different levels of L3 BP
proficiency, providing evidence that an adult-acquired Spanish system is more
vulnerable to L3 influence than an early-acquired system.
Lecture
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- MIDWEST WORKSHOP ON LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
APRIL 3-4
YMCA, University of Illinois
The Latin Americanist historians at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are proud to announce the return of
the Midwest Workshop on Latin American History. The Workshop will be held on
April 3-4, 2015, at the University YMCA. Admission is free and open to the
public.
Graduate student and faculty panels will
take place on Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 9 am to 12:15 pm.
The Workshop will conclude at 1:30 pm on
Saturday with a plenary panel entitled, “Law and Negotiation in Latin American
History: New Connections.”
For a full schedule of events, please see
the Workshop website at: www.latamworkshop.com.
If you have any questions, please contact
the Steering Committee at latamworkshop@illinois.edu
or Elizabeth Quick at quick2@illinois.edu.
The Workshop is co-sponsored by the Center
for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Lemann Institute for Brazilian
Studies, and the Department of History. For the full list of co-sponsors,
please see the Workshop website.
- INTERNATIONAL WEEK AT ILLINOIS April 6-12
The
University of Illinois will celebrate International Week April 6-12 on the
Urbana-Champaign campus.
International
Week at Illinois is comprised of a series of educational, cultural, and
recreational events designed to foster interest in our global
community. Coordinated by Illinois International and a cross-campus
organizing committee, the goal of International Week is to raise awareness
about the breadth of international education, activities, and resources at
Illinois.
For
a full schedule of events, visit the website at: international.illinois.edu/iw
- POETRY READING
RICHARD BLANCO
The Fifth Inaugural Poet of the United States
TUESDAY APRIL 7
7:30 p.m.
Location: Ballroom, Alice Campbell
Alumni Center (601 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana)Join us for an evening reading followed by a book signing.
Richard Blanco’s books will be available for purchase in the foyer outside the ballroom.
This event is free and open to the public.
Richard Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history—the youngest, first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role. He was born in Madrid to Cuban exiled parents and raised in Miami, and the negotiation of cultural identity and place characterize his three collections of poetry: City of a Hundred Fires, Directions to The Beach of the Dead, and Looking for The Gulf Motel. His awards include the Agnes Starrett Poetry Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press, the Beyond Margins Award from the PEN American Center, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and the Thom Gunn Award. He has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. A builder of cities as well as poems, Blanco holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.F.A in Creative Writing. He is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and has received honorary doctorates from Macalester College, Colby College, and the University of Rhode Island. He has taught at Central Connecticut State University, Georgetown University, and American University. Blanco currently lives in Bethel, Maine. A memoir of his childhood in Miami, The Prince of Los Cocuyos, was recently published by Ecco/Harper Collins.
This
event is co-sponsored by IPRH, the Chancellor's Inclusive Illinois Lecture
Series, the College of Engineering, and the Creative Writing Program's
Carr Reading Series.
- THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Presents
THURSDAY,
APRIL 8
2PM
101 International Studies Building
MOZAYIK
SREENING OF DOCUMENTARY AND DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAMKER
MOZAYIK is the story of
Augustin Mona in his fight against the forced eviction of his tent camp in Port
au Prince, Haiti, years after an earthquake devastated the country. A musician
with dreadlocks down to his back, he navigates the maze of international organizations,
government agencies and businesses trying to rebuild. But when Mozayik falls
through the cracks, Mona discovers a promised land. It will either be a new
beginning, or a return to the problems that continue to plague Haiti. The
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites you to watch Mozayik, a
documentary about the politics of international aid and reconstruction. The
film is 31 minutes long. Discussion with the director, Jon Bougher, will
follow.
JON BOUGHER is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, video journalist and educator. His films have been featured on CNN International, The Today Show and MSNBC, while his video journalism has appeared in The Guardian, Wired.com and PRI’s The World. His films on Haiti received special screenings on Capitol Hill, while his short documentaries have been screened at film festivals around the world. He was recently based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
JON BOUGHER is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, video journalist and educator. His films have been featured on CNN International, The Today Show and MSNBC, while his video journalism has appeared in The Guardian, Wired.com and PRI’s The World. His films on Haiti received special screenings on Capitol Hill, while his short documentaries have been screened at film festivals around the world. He was recently based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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FELLOWSHIPS
· 2015-16
FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The
U.S. Department of Education has announced the 2015-16 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program. The Fulbright-Hays
program supports doctoral students wanting to conduct dissertation research
abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
The
program is open only to US citizens, nationals, and permanent residents. Allowable
projects are those that focus on one or more of the following geographic areas:
Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near
East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere
(excluding the United States and its territories). Applicants may propose
projects lasting from 6 to 12 consecutive months, and projects can start as
early as October 1, 2015.
Students
apply through the Graduate College, and the Graduate College’s deadline is April
21, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
For
details on the fellowship and the application process, see the Fulbright-Hays
listing in our Fellowship Opportunities database.
The
Graduate College will hold an information session on the fellowship on
Wednesday, March 4, 3:30-5:00, in 308 Coble Hall. Students considering applying
are strongly encouraged to attend. Students can register for the
information session here.
Please
alert eligible students in your unit to this opportunity. If you have any
questions about the fellowship or the information session, please let me know.
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OPPORTUNITIES
- TWO TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR AY 2015-16
Center
for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites applications for the
position of Teaching Assistant for LAST 170 (Introduction to Latin American
Studies) for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. Appointments will be 50% and include a
tuition and fee waiver and a salary that meets or exceeds the university
guidelines.
T.A.
responsibilities include: attendance at two weekly lectures, teaching three
weekly discussion sections, office hours, and collaboration in the preparation
and grading of quizzes and exams, and other course related tasks as determined
by the course Instructor.
Requirements:
Applicants must be UIUC graduate students in good standing who will be
registered during the semester(s) they will be teaching. They should also have
previous teaching experience and a strong academic background in Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Applicants
should send the following material in ONE PDF to Angelina Cotler (cotler@illinois.edu)
- Cover letter stating your interest, qualifications and contact information
- Current CV
- Graduate Transcripts (non-official)
- One letter of reference (can be sent directly to cotler@illinois.edu
DEADLINE:
Monday, April 27th
- RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION
Center
for Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
Academic
Year 2015-2016
The
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites applications for the
position of Research Assistant for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012. Appointments will
be 33% (13.2 hours/week) and include a tuition and fee waiver and a monthly
salary of 1,713.18
The
Research Assistant will provide research and other support for the activities
of the staff of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the
Lemann Institute for Brazilians Studies.
Responsibilities
include:
1. Preparation of
reports and support for publications.
- Generate databases.
- Research for outreach materials.
Requirements:
Applicants
must be University of Illinois graduate students in good standing who will be
registered during the semester(s) they will be working. They should also have a
strong academic background in Latin America and the Caribbean, and
computational skills to create flyers and brochures.
Applicants
should send the following material:
- Cover letter stating your interest, qualifications and contact information
- Current CV
- Graduate Transcripts (non-official)
- One letter of reference (can be sent directly to cotler@illinois.edu
Send
all materials in ONE PDF to Angelina Cotler (cotler@illinois.edu)
DEADLINE:
Monday, May 4, 2015
- The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE)
2015
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD COMPETITION
The
Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) is a nonpolitical,
professional international association dedicated to the study of the Cuban
economy in its broader political, social, and cultural context
The
Jorge Pérez-López
Student Award Competition
ASCE Student Award Committee is accepting
nominations for the 2015 Jorge Pérez-López Student Award Competition. A
panel of scholars will judge all submissions on the basis of relevance,
originality, quality, contribution, and clarity of presentation. Papers should
not be co-authored with an instructor or teaching assistant. At a
minimum, all papers must outline a thesis statement, present evidence or data
supporting it, not exceed 5,000 words double-spaced length, and follow one of
the standard academic writing and citations styles. The 5,000-word limit
for the essay will be STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Self-nominations are welcomed. All
correspondence must be accompanied by a letter stating the name, university
affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address of the nominee,
as well as a brief statement describing the merits of the nomination. A condition
of submission is that the paper will be considered for publication in Cuba
in Transition at the discretion of the committee if it wins any prizes and
whether or not the author is able to present it at ASCE’s meetings.
However, authors are free to submit revised copies of their papers
elsewhere. All submissions are expected to conform to ethical and
publication guidelines published by the professional association of the
author/s field of study.
Graduate
Awards
First prize $600 & up to
$600 for domestic travel or $800 for overseas travel. Second prize $150 & up to
$600 travel.
Undergraduate
Awards
First prize $400 & up
to $600 domestic travel or $800 for overseas travel. Second prize $100 & up
to $400 travel.
All
participants receive a one year complimentary ASCE membership and may attend
the annual meeting in Miami including the luncheon for free. First and
second prize winners will also receive an additional two years of complimentary
ASCE membership.
Deadline:
May 20,
2015
Submission
and Information
Send MS Word or PDF via email to:
Dr. Enrique S. Pumar,
Chair Student Award Committee
Association for the Study of the Cuban
Economy
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IN THE MARKET
- LECTURER IN MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY - King's College London
Reference:
THW/15/059639/224
Salary
Details: Grade 6 or 7 £32,277 - £47,328
Allowances:
London Allowance £2,323
Contract
Type: Permanent
Contract
Term: Full time
The
Department of History seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Modern Latin American
History, tenable from 1 September 2015. Applications are welcome from scholars
with research expertise in any aspect of the history of Latin America since c.
1750. We would welcome applicants whose research interests incorporated wider
global dimensions. Applications from candidates with the demonstrable ability
to attract external grant funding, and/or to engage with public audiences,
would be particularly welcome. The post-holder will be expected to contribute
to the delivery of teaching at all levels, including introductory undergraduate
lectures in modern world history, upper-level undergraduate modules, MA modules
and PhD supervision. S/he will also conduct and publish top-quality research in
their area of specialism. The Department of History at King's is a large,
top-ranking department, covering all broad areas of post-antique history, and
with particular strength in modern world history. The successful candidate will
play an important role in the further development of our teaching, research,
public engagement and international reputation in this area.
All
candidates should have research expertise in the history of modern Latin
American history and an enthusiasm for teaching this subject at university
level. They should have completed a PhD in this area by the date of
appointment. They should be prepared to teach both specialist undergraduate and
MA modules in their area of expertise, and to supervise PhD students.
The
appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications, within the
Grade 6 or 7 scale, currently £32,277 to £47,328, per annum plus £2,323 per
annum London Allowance.
To
apply for this post you will need to register with the university’s recruitment
system HireWire to download and submit the application form. Please note,
should you wish to submit a CV or a short statement you will need to copy &
paste these after the application form as part of the same document.
Closing
date: 12 April 2015
Attachments:
Job Pack (Word Document 346k)
If
you have questions about this role, please contact: Dr Adam Sutcliffe, Tel: 020
7848 1775, Email: adam.sutcliffe@kcl.ac.uk,
Application
form: Download Application Form
Note:
Only one document can be uploaded. If you wish to submit any additional
information please include it within the application form.
Assistant Professorship in Brazilian Studies (Literature, Culture, Media) -University of Zurich
Deadline: May 8, 2015
Candidates should hold a PhD degree in literary, cultural, film or media studies and have an excellent record of academic achievements in the relevant field. Teaching will be in Portuguese, and native or near-native fluency in the language is compulsory. In the interest of increasing the number of women in leading academic positions, we specifically encourage women to apply.
Applicants are requested to enclose a letter in German, English or French, in which they describe their abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a description of courses they have taught, a description of completed research projects, and three representative publications. Applications should be mailed as a single PDF file to University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dean’s Office, Rämistrasse 69, CH-8001 Zurich, bewerbungen@phil.uzh.ch.
For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Jens Andermann (jens.andermann@uzh.ch).
LECTURER in Latin American Studies -University of Florida
Applications must be submitted on-line https://jobs.ufl.edu/postings/63687. Applications must include the following: (1) a letter of interest (indicating teaching interests and philosophy); (2) current vitae; (3) three current letters of reference. Applicant will provide names/emails of references and the application system will send automated emails to references requesting that they upload their letters of reference directly to the application website. For full consideration, all application documents must be submitted by April 3, 2015
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CONFERENCES/CALL
FOR PAPERS
- SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHWEST SEMINAR IN COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
Interethnic
Relations: New Approaches to Old Debates
San
Marcos, Texas, October 22-24, 2015
The
Coordinating Committee of the Southwest Seminar on Colonial Latin America
invites proposals for its second annual meeting, to be held at Texas State
University in San Marcos, Texas, on October 22-24, 2015. While we encourage
submissions on this year’s theme, Interethnic Relations: New Approaches to
Old Debates, proposals on other topics in Colonial Latin America will also
be given full consideration. We invite English- or Spanish-language proposals
from domestic and international scholars at any career stage. Submissions
should include an abstract (no longer than three hundred words) and an
abbreviated CV (no longer than two pages). A selection of up to ten scholars
will be invited to participate; the Seminar will cover their housing and meal
expenses. Invited participants will introduce their respective pre-circulated
works-in-progress (no longer than 8,000 words) to the Seminar, and serve as
primary commentators for another participant’s work. Susan E. Ramirez, Penrose
Chair of Latin American History at Texas Christian University, will serve as
general discussant. Please send proposals to theSouthwestSeminar@gmail.com.
To be
considered, proposals must be received by April 30, 2015. Acceptance
notifications will be circulated by May 30.
The Southwest
Seminar is a collaborative effort among specialists from across the U.S.
Southwest dedicated to stimulate innovative approaches to the study of Colonial
Latin America. The Seminar’s annual meetings are conceived as a venue to
exchange ideas and to promote collegiality and conviviality among colonial
Latin Americanists of varied backgrounds and with diverse research interests.
Collaborating institutions include Northern Arizona University, Texas Christian
University, Texas State University, the University of Arizona, University of
California-San Diego, University of Texas-El Paso, and Utah Valley University.
Additional information on the Southwest Seminar can be found at TheSouthwestSeminar.org.
The 2015 meeting
will be held at Texas State University's main campus in the city of San Marcos
on October 22-24. Located on the banks of the San Marcos River, at the heart of
the scenic Texas Hill Country, San Marcos is a short drive to the cities of Austin
and San Antonio. Participants will have opportunities for excursions to some of
the many rich historical sites in the region, such as the San Antonio Missions
(including the Alamo) and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.
For additional information on the 2015 meeting, contact the organizers, José
Carlos de la Puente (jd65@txstate.edu)
and Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez (jr59@txstate.edu).
1st INTERNATIONAL CUBAN REVOLUTION SYMPOSIUM. ORIGIN AND HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
Convention Palace, Miramar, Havana, Cuba
Stimulate the ideas and knowledgements exchange which from historic science provides the best understanding of the whole complex historic process of the Cuban Revolution.
Proposal deadline: June 30th 2015
Contact information:
Mrs. Belkis Quesada Gutiérrez E mail. relainter@ihc.cu
Mrs. Katia Iris Medina Reyes, Congress Professional Organization, Convention Palace, Havana, Cuba, Phone (537)2038958, Fax (537) 2028382; E mail katia@palco.cu ; http:/www.eventospalco.com.
Mrs. Isel Rodríguez, commerce specialist International Sells Department Convention Palace, Havana, Cuba email isel@palco.cu ; phone nr.(537) 208 4398.
Additional information:
Pre congress Inscription: $ 20.CUC; congress: delegates $ 200.00, No delegates: $80.00
The History Institute of Cuba calls historians, journalists, psychologist, advocate, economists, statements, professors, investigators and specialists in scientific technical information, to participate in the event
All who wants take part could present individual or collective works (no more than 3 authors) which no more than 15 pages (with annex and bibliographies included.) printed in one and a half space in letter sheets (8 ½ x 11 inch). The works must be send to History Institute of Cuba (HIC) hard copy and digital format Word Arial 12 or by compact e mail to simposiorevcuba@ihc.cu before 2015 august 23 rd.
Also requesting persons must send before June 30 to Scientific Committee a single summary with 200 words maximum with the Title, authors full names, entity, country and e mail address.
CALACS 2015: CRITICAL PAN-AMERICANISMS- SOLIDARITIES, RESISTANCES, TERRITORIES
University of Costa Rica, San José
The theme of the 34th CALACS Congress is Critical Pan-Americanisms: Solidarities, Resistances, Territories.
Pan-Americanism has a long and complicated history. As concepts, ideas, discourses, possibilities, and dreams, Pan-America and Pan-Americanism appear and vanish, are defined and re-defined, and are accepted and rejected by different actors in different historical moments...
Proposal deadline:
March 30, 2015
Contact information:
http://www.can-latam.org/congress/2015/critical-pan-americanisms-solidarities-resistances-territories
Additional information:
The 2015 Congress will be organized collaboratively between FLACSO, represented by the General Secretariat and its headquarters in Costa Rica, by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Costa Rica represented by Francisco Enríquez Solona, and by CALACS represented by Jessica Stites Mor
- BRASA- BRAZILIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
The 13th International Congress of the
Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) will take place between March 31 and
April 2, 2016 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.The Congress
program will include academic panels, invited speakers, plenary sessions, and
cultural activities.
Guidelines for proposals:
1.
BRASA accepts two types of proposals:
a) Individual
papers, which in the case of acceptance, will be assigned by the
program committee to a panel with similar topic.
b) Complete panels, for
which all participants are already included in the initial proposal. Besides
the regular presenters, a panel may also include the following roles:
i.
Chair (required) – Someone who leads the panel and who is responsible
for communicating with Congress organization. The chair may or may not
present a paper in the panel.
ii.
Moderator (optional) – Someone who will discuss the presentations by
the end of the panel. The moderator should not be one of the presenters in the
panel
Each panel will last for about 2 hours, and
should include at least 30 minutes for discussion immediately following the
presentations.
BRASA suggests panels to have four or five
papers. Panels with fewer participants may have other individual papers added
to it by the committee. Panels with 5 or more papers are suggested to be
divided into multiple panels.
2. All
proposals must be submitted through the portal:
The Program Committee will not
consider proposals submitted in any other format. Please check the step-by-step
instructions for single paper and for panel submission.
3. Each participant may submit
only one proposal and present only one paper in the Congress. However, a
participant can also serve as chair or moderator in different panels.
4. Participants
do not need to be BRASA members in order to submit a proposal;
however, if their paper is accepted, they have to become a member and register
for the event for attending the Congress.
To become a member of BRASA or
to renew your membership, please visit www.regonline.com/BRASA15-16
5. The
Program Committee will give preference to complete panel proposals with
participants from different universities and that have an interdisciplinary
focus.
6. The
deadline for proposals is May 15, 2015.
4th CONFERENCE ON ETHNICITY, RACE, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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
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OUTREACH
THE CONSORTIUM OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Presents
Spring 2015 LATIN AMERICAN TEACHERS WORKSHOP
EXPLORING THE CITY IN
THE CLASSROOM: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON CITIES, URBAN EXPERIENCE AND
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
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Saturday May 2nd, 2015
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9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Rosenwald Hall, Room 011, 1101 E. 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Organized by the Center for Latin American
Studies at the University of Chicago and Center for Latin American and
Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Co-Sponsor: Center for International Studies, University of Chicago.
- Offered to K-14 School Educators, Teachers and Librarians
- Professional Development Teachers' Workshop provide up to 6 CPDU credit hours
How have cities shaped
past and presents societies in Latin America? How can we study history, art,
literature, memory, and economics through the way cities are built,
appropriated, and transformed in time?
Intended primarily for
high school and community college educators (but open to all interested
parties), this workshop will incorporate perspectives from the social sciences,
humanities, and
architecture to explore
cities, urban experience, and the built environment in Latin America. By
approaching the city as “a living history textbook,” the workshop will discuss
how Latin American
cities can be lenses
through which we can better understand the region’s history, politics, and arts
and provide examples of how this can be translated into classroom instruction.
The workshop will also
explore how urban
planning can change the way we approach urban problems such as inequality,
violence, and poverty, and reflect on the challenges of creating cityscapes
inspired by ideas of justice and tolerance.
Registration: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/965452
If you have any questions, please contact
Alejandra s-Seufferheld, Outreach Coordinator
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
202 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-2790. Email: amsseu@illinois.edu
Steven Schwartz, Outreach and Campus Program Coordinator
Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago
5848 S University Ave, Kelly Hall, Chicago, IL 60637
773.702.8963. Email: sdschwartz@uchicago.edu
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
202 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-2790. Email: amsseu@illinois.edu
Steven Schwartz, Outreach and Campus Program Coordinator
Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago
5848 S University Ave, Kelly Hall, Chicago, IL 60637
773.702.8963. Email: sdschwartz@uchicago.edu
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Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
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