ANNOUNCEMENTS

FALL LECTURES FOR CLACS AND LEMANN INSTITUTE; http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/news/documents/LECTURESFALL15_001.pdf

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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

NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

We are pleased to announce new comprehensive research guides for Peru (http://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=348380) and Bolivia (http://guides.library.illinois.edu/bolivia). For questions about these guides or Latin American and Caribbean Studies research at the Library, please contact Prof. Antonio Sotomayor at asotomay@illinois.edu

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LECTURES

THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

Presents

MARTA TERRY GONZALEZ, Director Emerita Jose Marti National Library Havana and a George A. Miller Visiting Professor

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

3PM

101 International Studies Building

DIALOGUE WITH A VETERAN CUBAN LIBRARIAN: THE LONG VIEW ON LITERACY, LITERARY CULTURE, DIGITIZATION AND REVOLUTION

Marta Terry has been a librarian in Cuba since the mid-1950s. In 1959 she was constructing school libraries out of the left-behind book collections in Havana's rich neighborhoods. Each library she directed served a principal goal of the Cuban revolution, for instance JUCEPLAN (economic development); Casa de las Américas (Latin American cultural innovators); and Cuba's national library. At every turn -- the literacy campaign, computerization -- this meant managing with scarce resources and improvising, with splendid results that reflect a different model of development than North America. In her CLACS discussion Dr. Terry will represent the experience and reflections of four generations of Cuban librarians.

Marta Terry has been called a legendary librarian. In the 1950s, she was instrumental in the development of Cuba’s school libraries. Much later, she brought the World Library and Information Congress to Latin America for the first time, to Havana, with her IFLA colleague and GSLIS alumnus Robert Wedgeworth (MS ’61).

Terry’s career has been influential in Cuba and internationally. In the 1960s, she supported Che Guevara as he organized the National Planning Board (JUCEPLAN) that set the post-1958 course for Cuba’s development. From 1967-1987, she was library director at Casa de Las Américas, which connected writers and their readers across Latin America and set a model for combining liberation politics and innovative cultural production. From 1987-1997, she was director of the José Martí National Library, at which time the library was assigned responsibility for all public library development in Cuba. A participant in international library gatherings since the 1950s, Terry was a leader in establishing Cuba’s international library reputation and connections through the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).

Terry’s visit will include several speaking engagements:

On Tuesday, October 13, Terry will participate in a discussion moderated by Clara M. Chu, Mortenson Center director and Mortenson distinguished professor. The event will be held at the International and Area Studies Library (321 Main Library) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, October 14, Terry will deliver a talk titled, “Dialogue with a Veteran Cuban Librarian: The Long View on Literacy, Literary Culture, Digitization and Revolution,” as part of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series. The event will be held at the International Studies Building, Room 101, at 3:00 p.m.

On Thursday, October 15, Terry will deliver a talk titled, “Libraries and Literary Culture: An Inside View of Cuba’s Information Revolution,” as part of the MillerComm Lecture Series. The event will be held at the Spurlock Museum at 4:00 p.m. A reception will follow the lecture.

On Friday, October 16, Terry will speak at the GSLIS History Salon meeting. “A Few Stories from Cuban Library History, Told by a Protagonist” will be held in room 131 LIS from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At 4:00 p.m. she will participate in an open discussion hosted by GSLIS and the Department of Latina/Latino Studies, held at 1207 W. Oregon St., Urbana, Room 133.

LA CASA CULTURAL LATINA AND THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

Presents

THE LUNCH ON US: : “ THE CUBAN EXPERIENCE”

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

12pm

LA CASA CULTURAL LATINA

1203 West Nevada Street,

Join us for an informal conversation with students who went to study abroad to Cuba this summer.

Learn about the study abroad summer program in Cuba and how it impact on students perspectives and views about Cuba.

Are you interested to travel to Cuba? Join us for another study abroad program in June 2016.

CUBA SUMMER 2016. HABANA DE MIS AMORES: DESIRE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN LANSDCAPES June 6-June 27

The course will Explore images of Havana and their role in Cuba culture. Following an introduction to Cuban history from colonial times to the present, we will examine the development of Cuban culture with particular attention to how Cubans imagine their past, present, and future. While in Cuba, we will engage in an in-depth study of the city of Havana; possible topics include, literature, art, music, architecture, religious practices and spaces, environmental history and urban development. In addition to classrooms lectures, reading assignments and films, we will visit museums, art galleries and historic sites and explore the public spaces of everyday life. The course in Cuba will be conducted in Spanish. Thus the equivalent of 4 semesters of college-level Spanish is a prerequisite. More information at the Study Abroad Office or Faculty Leader; Prof. Dara Goldman

THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

Presents

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

12pm

101 International Studies Building

Prof. CARLOS JAVIER ECHARRI, Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies, Colegio de Mexico. President of the Mexican Demographic Society and Gender Statistics Specialist; United Nations Women Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMN: THE SITUATION IN MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA

The subject of this presentations is violence against women (VAW) in Mexico. Its purpose is to broaden the outlook concerning the context of feminicide and to analyze trends in Mexico, taking account of the various ways in which the integrity, freedom, health and lives of women are affected and about which there is statistical evidence: from violence inflicted by a partner, occurring in the family and in the community, to institutional violence and homicide and feminicide. Based upon vital statistics (the deaths by aggression in the period 1985-2013), we argue the need for a gender-specific analysis and public policies and programs, that takes into account the particularities of VAW, We also analyze the growing burden of violence-related injuries in hospital admissions, the screening and treatment of several types of VAW in public health services, and evaluate the madatory reporting of thos cases of VAW.

Has been Academic Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Demography and PhD in Population Studies programs; Coordinator of the Monitoring and Evaluation; member of The Advisory Council and Professor’s Board, Master’s Degree in Gender, Cultural Processes and Cultual Transformations, Programa Interdisciplinario de Estudios de la Mujer, El Colegio de México, A. C.; Member of the Evaluation Commission, Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Responsible for El Colegio de México at the Grupo de Intercambio Académico en Salud Reproductiva; Member of the Qualifying Jury for the National Award on Demography 2000 and 2014, National Population Council; Program Evaluator, CONACYT.

Books

Estudio diagnóstico: La LXII Legislatura de la Cámara de Diputados y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos. México, DF: Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad, AC, 2014. 62 p.

Violencia Feminicida en México: Características, tendencias y nuevas expresiones en las entidades federativas. 1985-2010. México D.F.: Cámara de Diputados, ONU Mujeres e Inmujeres, 2012. 207p.

Panorama estadístico de la violencia en México, México, D.F.: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública, Centro de Investigación y Estudios sobre Seguridad y El Colegio de México, 2012. 315p.

Feminicidio en México. Aproximación, tendencias y cambios: 1985-2009. Distrito Federal. ONU Mujeres, Cámara de Diputados, Inmujeres y El Colegio de México, 2011. 104 p. ISBN: 978-1-936291-65-6.

Hijo de mi hija… Estructura familiar y salud materno infantil. México, D.F.: El Colegio de México-Centro de Estudios Demográficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, 2003. 417 p. ISBN: 968-12- 0143-4.

Salud Reproductiva y sociedad. Resultados de investigación. México, D.F.: El Colegio de México, 2000. 403 p. Co-coordinador(es): Claudio Stern. ISBN: 968-12-0964-8.

Encuesta Nacional sobre Violencia contra las Mujeres 2003, Cuernavaca, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003. pp. 132, Gustavo Olaiz (Coordinador), Co-colaboradoras: Blanca Rico, Aurora del Río.

Lecture co-sponsored by the Program of Women and Gender in Global Perspectives

THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

Presents

Prof. MICHELLE WIBBELSMAN, Assistant Professor. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The Ohio State University

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

12PM

INDIGENOUS TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION AND THE POLITICS OF DESTINATION

With a longstanding history of geographical mobility since before the Spanish and Inka conquests, today’s Quichua-speaking inhabitants of Northern Ecuador’s Otavalo Valley are among the most internationally traveled and cosmopolitan indigenous populations of Latin America. In this paper I explore mobility as a deeply held Otavalan value and repeat return migration as a traditional way of life among these communities. Ethnographic interviews and migrant narratives collected in summer of 2014 clearly differentiate indigenous mobility from general population migration trends and, beyond this, underscore a pronounced heterogeneity of experiences within indigenous migration itself—ranging from successful music production and performance ventures abroad to failed businesses; from international, intercultural families to broken homes; from slave trade to drug trafficking. The “politics and poetics of destination” play a role in the diversity of experiences, opportunities and qualities of life people encounter abroad. The narratives I share in this presentation bring into relief contrasting experiences in different receiving communities. Reference to different destinations and the global networking paths they enable sheds light on processes of re-imagining communities and identities both in Otavalo and abroad, and reveals the unevenness of processes of migration and globalization among Otavalans along with the social changes to which they have given way. Each destination, moreover, opens distinct lines of theoretical and ethnographic inquiry and raises a series of methodological challenges in terms of analyzing the ways by which people creatively and selectively bridge cultural differences, adapt, resist and integrate.

Michelle Wibbelsman (PhD. Cultural Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2004). Her research interests and areas of specialization include South American indigenous cultures, ethnographic studies and ethnomusicology. Her work in Andean Ecuador since 1995 has focused on symbolic and semiotic analytical approaches to indigenous performances, ritual practices and politics. She is the author of Ritual Encounters: Otavalan Modern and Mythic Community (U. Illinois P, 2009). Her current research explores Otavalan musical diversity and indigenous transnational migration, diaspora and cosmopolitanism.

This lecture is possible with the support of the Dorothea S. and Norman E. Whitten Endowment Funds

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CONFERENCES/CALL FOR PAPERS

CANANDIAN MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW

CALL FOR PAPERS - Special Issue 2017

Indigenous Language Teaching, Learning, and Identities

The Canadian Modern Language Review (CMLR) invites submissions for the 2017 special issue, “Indigenous Language Teaching, Learning, and Identities”.

Investigating Indigenous language education, teaching, and learning — especially as these relate to constructions of identity and community under conditions of political, economic, and social transformation —is both timely and relevant to the field of language education and can assist in understanding Indigenous-language education programs and in improving educational outcomes. Such investigation should be of interest to, among others, language researchers, educational specialists, and theoretical and applied linguists working with educators and community members in Indigenous language contexts.

The CMLR welcomes empirically-based and practice-oriented papers from researchers, language educators, and learners addressing Indigenous language teaching, learning, and speaker identities from a broad range of Indigenous contexts and methodological orientations, We are especially interested in papers that make use of methods specific to working in Indigenous contexts and that critically examine issues related to Indigenous language learning, teaching, retention, revitalization, standardization, and promotion. We welcome papers from Indigenous contexts within and outside of Canada, with the idea that the research will have implications for or applications to Canadian and other Indigenous contexts.

Possible topics include: the construction and negotiation of identities in different Indigenous language contexts; Indigenous literacies, writing systems and standardization; immersion and bilingual education; language learning and language revitalization; cultural and collective knowledge and memory in language-learning and teaching; language ideologies as related to social, linguistic, moral, and political relationships and language-learner choices, expectations, and identities; notions of “authentic” language use and their influence on ideologies and practices of language use; codified, standardized, and institutionalized language and their relation to spoken language; assessment and measurement in language teaching and learning; linguistic, cultural, and intercultural resources in Indigenous language learning; and the use of new media.

Submission deadline: June 30, 2016

Submissions should be sent electronically through PRESTO: http://bit.ly/cmlrPresto

Receipt of all manuscripts will be acknowledged via PRESTO.

Questions about the special issue may be addressed to the co-editors:

Donna Patrick Peter Jacobs

Carleton University University of Victoria

donna.patrick@carleton.ca pejacobs@uvic.ca

REVISTA INVESTIGACION CUALITATIVA

Llamado a presentar trabajos

Les invitamos a someter trabajos para el primer número de la revista electrónica Investigación Cualitativa (e-ISSN en trámite), publicación del Grupo de Interés Especial (SIG) de Investigación Cualitativa en Español y Portugués de la Asociación Internacional de Investigación Cualitativa (IAQI). La revista Investigación Cualitativa ha sido creada como un espacio pluralista, crítico y democrático que promueve, en nuestros idiomas, la reflexión sobre metodologías cualitativas y la apertura a la diversidad de acercamientos de investigación cualitativa que circulan actualmente en nuestros países en el mundo. Investigación Cualitativa se interesa especialmente en manuscritos que incluyan propuestas metodológicas críticas y experimentales orientadas a la justicia social y a la descolonización disciplinaria. Investigación Cualitativa recibe artículos centrados en aspectos metodológicos y no investigaciones temáticas.

La fecha última para recibir artículos es el 30 de noviembre del 2015. Los trabajos deberán ser enviados al correo electrónico de la revista: revistaadisp@gmail.com, siguiendo las normas que se especifican en el siguiente apartado. La notificación de aceptación para revisión se realizará durante el mes de diciembre de 2015. A más tardar el 15 de febrero del 2016 se notificará si fue o no aceptado. La publicación de este número, será en el mes de abril del 2016.

Información para la preparación de las contribuciones

La Revista Investigación Cualitativa acepta el envío para publicación de manuscritos escritos en español y portugués y que no hayan sido publicados anteriormente en otra revista. Los manuscritos son sometidos a revisión ciega de pares expertos en los distintos enfoques metodológicos de investigación cualitativa. Los pares revisores pueden recomendar su aceptación, su aceptación condicional a cambios propuestos por los pares revisores, o rechazarlos. En cada caso los autores recibirán los comentarios realizados por los revisores, junto con la notificación por parte de los editores, de aceptación, aceptación condicional o rechazo de su manuscrito.

Los manuscritos presentados a la Revista de Investigación Cualitativa deben ajustarse a los siguientes aspectos formales para ser considerados para revisión:

1. Los manuscritos deben estar escritos en Word office.

2. Los manuscritos deben estar escritos en letra New Time Roman, tamaño 12, a espacio simple, con márgenes regulares, con texto justificado y en tamaño en página tamaño carta.

3. El título y subtítulos debe estar centrado, en negritas, y con las palabras principales en mayúscula. Los apartados al interior de los subtítulos deben estar justificados a la izquierda, en negritas y cursiva

4. Debajo de cada título, subtitulo, y párrafo debe dejarse un espacio antes del texto que le sigue.

5. Los manuscritos deben ajustarse en sus citas y referencias a las normas APA (Sexta edición).

6. Debe tener presente que al someter un artículo para su publicación deber contar con los derechos para reproducir cualquier material que sea propiedad de terceros, sean figuras, dibujos, fotografías, música. Esto incluye los materiales publicados en Internet.

7. En caso de requerirlo, use notas a pie de página y no al final. Solo se utilizarán las notas, para comentar o explicar algún concepto o idea. No para realizar citaciones textuales o contextuales.

8. Los manuscritos deben seguir la siguiente estructura:

a. Primera página:

i. Título en español, portugués e inglés.

ii. Nombres de él, la, los o las autores o autoras.

iii. Grado y afiliación institucional de él, la, los o las autores o autoras.

iv. Dirección postal y electrónica de él, la, los o las autores o autoras.

v. Breve nota biográfica de él, la, los o las autores o autoras

b. Segunda página:

i. Resumen, con una extensión entre 100 y 150 palabras, estar escrito en español, portugués e inglés. Iniciando con el idioma original del trabajo y finalizando en inglés.

ii. Cada resumen debe ser seguido de 3 a 5 palabras que deberán colocarse inmediatamente después del resumen en la versión del idioma correspondiente.

c. El texto principal puede variar en estructura debido a la variedad de formas de escritura que hoy en día incorpora la investigación cualitativa. Con todo se recomienda la siguiente estructura: Introducción, texto principal, conclusión.

d. Las referencias deben ser incluidas al final del artículo.

Cualquier consulta en relación con la revista Investigación Cualitativa deberá dirigirse a nuestro correo electrónico ( revistaadisp@gmail.com )

CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE LITERATURA CENTROAMERICANA

March 30- April 1, 2016
Caceres (Extremadura, Spain)

Conference devoted to the study of all aspects of Central American Literature; dialog between scholars and writers

Proposal deadline: January 31, 2016

Contact information: Jorge Roman-Lagunas (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University Calumet)

Phone Number 219 989 2379; e-mail: roman@purduecal.edu

IDEAS & TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE AMERICAS

28 - 29 April 2016
UCL Institute of the Americas, 51 Gordon Square, London, WC1H OPN

The UCL Americas Research Network invites graduate students and early career researchers working on any aspect of the Americas to participate in our 2nd International Conference: ‘Ideas & Transformations in the Americas,’ featuring keynote speeches by Prof Maxine Molyneux (UCL Institute of the Americas) and Prof Diane Negra (University College Dublin). With important elections coming up across the region in 2015-16 it is essential to pause and consider how ideas can transform the political, economic, social and cultural landscape across the Americas. We welcome papers from international researchers working across the humanities, the social sciences and beyond in order to create a dynamic, interdisciplinary conference that will showcase the depth and quality of emerging research on the Americas.

Proposal deadline: 14 December 2015

Contact information: uclamericasresearchnetwork@gmail.com

Additional information:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/americas/research-fields/uclia-resnet/ideas_transformations_2016

63rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNCIL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (SECOLAS)

March 9-13, 2016
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Conference Theme: “Legacies of Transcultural Encounters in the Americas”

The 63rd Annual Meeting of SECOLAS will take place in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from Wednesday, March 9th to Sunday, March 13th, 2016. SECOLAS invites faculty members, independent scholars and graduate students to submit panel and individual paper proposals for participation in the conference.

We welcome submissions on any aspect of Latin American and/or Caribbean Studies. We especially encourage papers and panels that address the conference theme (broadly conceived). Graduate student presenters will be eligible to apply for the Ed Moseley Award for the best paper presented at the SECOLAS meeting.

Proposal deadline: October 15, 2015

Contact information:
Steven Hyland, s.hyland@wingate.edu, 704-575-2325
http://mtsu.edu/secolas/conferences.php

Additional information:
After the conference, all presenters will be eligible to submit their paper for publication consideration in the SECOLAS Annals issue of The Latin Americanist, an international, peer-reviewed journal published by SECOLAS and Wiley Blackwell.

Fill out the following form and upload your 250-word abstract for each panel and/or paper and brief CV (no more than 2 pages) at the following link: http://goo.gl/sLZveb

You may alternatively submit your materials at the following email address: secolas2016@gmail.com.

Please note in the subject header the appropriate section for your paper and/or panel abstract.

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2015.

LATIN AMERICA IN TRANSLATION SERIES – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

In the English-speaking world, Latin Americans are more often written about than read. As a result, the educated public in the United States continues to learn most of what it does know about the region from Latin Americanists who are themselves foreigners to the national realities they study. Since October 1990, the UNC and Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies has undertaken an effort to address this imbalance by establishing an ongoing editorial series, “Latin America in Translation/En Traducción/Em Tradução.”

The Latin America in Translation Series is a joint initiative of the UNC and Duke Consortium, Duke University Press (DUP), and the University of North Carolina Press (UNCP) and is directed by an editorial committee of faculty members and editors from the three sponsoring institutions. Since 1993, more than 40 books have been published in the series with more forthcoming regularly.

The UNC-Duke Consortium is pleased to announce the 2015 Call for Proposals

Deadline of October 16, 2015. Detailed nomination instructions, as well as a link to the new nomination form, can be found at: http://jhfc.duke.edu/latinamericauncduke/2014/01/06/latin-america-in-translation-call-for-proposals/

To see the list of titles that have appeared in the Series up till now, please go to https://www.dukeupress.edu/Catalog/ProductList.php?viewby=series&id=38 (for Duke) and http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/books?page_type=series&page_type_id=47 (for UNC).

Call For Papers: 2016 LAGO Graduate Conference | Latin American Graduate Organization

LIBERALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS

January 28th, 29th, and 30th, 2016

Tulane University’s Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO)

http://lago.tulane.edu/2015/09/11/call-for-papers-2016-lago-graduate-conference/

Tulane University’s Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO) invites paper and panel proposals for our 2016 Graduate Conference: “Liberalism and Its Discontents.” At the conference, we encourage participants to engage in an interdisciplinary discussion on the subject of liberalism in the Americas. More specifically, we seek scholarly works that explore and critique the influence of Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment thought in Latin America and its Diaspora. Through this conversation, we seek to trouble notions of “discovery,” “progress,” “development,” and “democracy” and critically examine how these terms are used in the field of Latin American Studies. Papers from all disciplines that explore any historical or contemporary moment are welcomed. We invite submissions in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Paper topics may include but are not limited to:

Economic liberalism and free trade agreements
Censorship, surveillance, and borders
Contradictions of modern nation state formation
Colonialism, neocolonialism, and liberalism
Reform versus revolution
Liberalism and nationalism
Issues of sovereignty
Sameness versus difference
Institutions and their complicity in violence
Contested territory
Indigenous and African epistemologies
Art and resistance
Critiques of modernity
Decentralized movements
Identity formation & network culture in the digital age
Empire and environmental stewardship/conservation

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: November 2nd, 2015.

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IN THE MARKET

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - Davidson college

Studies Program seek to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in the African Diaspora in Latin America and/or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Specialization not limited to, but might include diverse areas of study such as migration and the African diaspora in the Americas, colonialism and postcolonial studies, slavery, social movements, citizenship and the meaning of democracy, health and healing practices and/or ethnic identity politics in the Afro-Latin world.

Teaching load is four courses in the first year, and five thereafter, and related responsibilities will be shared between Africana Studies and Latin American Studies. The candidate must be able to teach the introduction to Africana Studies and the introduction to Latin American Studies as well as introductory and upper level courses on Afro-Latin cultures and/or the Caribbean diaspora.

Candidates will be expected to have an on-going research program related to Latin America and/or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and to publish regularly in their field.

Additional responsibilities include advising of undergraduates, participation in college committees and departmental tasks, and directing student research.

Additional Duties: Working Conditions General academic and classroom environment

Required Qualification: Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is required.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in a related social science or humanities field by August 2016 and will demonstrate a record of excellence in research as well as evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in and enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching. Preferred Qualifications Special Instructions to Attach a cover letter, CV, writing sample, and a teaching philosophy statement as it applies to the African diaspora in Latin America. Please also provide names and contact information for three or more references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Do not send letters of reference until requested.

The application deadline is November 2.

For questions about this position or additional information, you may contact Caroline Beschea-Fache and Patricio Boyer, Selection Committee Chairs at AFRLASSearch@davidson.edu or 704-894-2356.

LECTURER IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE- The University of Iowa

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese in the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures at The University of Iowa seeks one Lecturer in Portuguese. The teaching load will be no less than three, but no more than four courses per semester. Classes taught will include writing and speaking skills courses. There is also the possibility of teaching undergraduate courses in the area of specialization. This position is for the 2015-2016 academic year (beginning in January), renewable for an additional two years (2016-18), and then renewable in three-year increments pending positive teaching reviews and authorization by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in hand by January 2016 or ABD close to degree completion in Portuguese or relevant field; experience teaching Portuguese at the college level to non-native speakers; and native or near-native fluency in Portuguese and English. Preference will be given to individuals who are familiar with the United States university system, and who can help develop and implement a variety of class forms and/or teach different areas of study (language, literature, cultural studies). Ability to teach in Spanish is also desirable.

To apply, please visit jobs.uiowa.edu and reference Requisition number 67435, and include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications will begin November 9, 2015, with interviews conducted by telephone or teleconference.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to diversity; the strategic plans of the University, College, Division, and Department reflect this commitment. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR- AFRICAN DIASPORA IN LATIN AMERICA/THE CARIBBEAN (Social Scientist) -University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor to begin July 1, 2016. We are seeking an innovative, engaged social scientist whose research and teaching interests focus on the African diaspora in South America, Central America or the Caribbean, particularly the Hispanophone Caribbean. Specific area of research and teaching specialization is open, but should complement and expand current faculty strengths. We are especially interested in scholars whose work engages with one or more of the following areas: race, political economy, gender, sexuality, religion, social movements, and the environment.

Faculty members in the department teach four undergraduate courses per academic year (2-2): three in the faculty member’s area of expertise and one introductory course in African American and Diaspora Studies.

Deadline: Review of applicants will begin on November 7th, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.

Minimum Requirements: PhD in a social science discipline (e.g. Anthropology, Geography, Political Economy, Political Science, Sociology), or a related interdisciplinary field. All requirements for the PhD must be completed by July 1, 2016.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a record of excellence in research, and excellence or potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to teach a course on Blacks in Latin America. An active program of research and publication, and participation in departmental and university service are also required.

Documents Required:
Applications must be submitted online at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/84771. Applicants should upload a cover letter, C.V., research statement and statement of teaching experience and interests (as one document), and a writing sample (such as a published article, article under review, or dissertation chapter).

At the time of application, candidates are required to identify the names, titles, email addresses, and phone numbers of four professional references. Reference providers identified by the applicant will be contacted via email with instructions for uploading their letters of support.

The minimum number of references required are 4 with a maximum of 4 reference letters.

Contact Information:
http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/84771

TENURED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE -University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma, a Carnegie R-1 comprehensive public research university, is home to the international literary magazine World Literature Today, the South Central Modern Languages Association, the Fred Jones Museum of Art, and the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. Norman, OK has been ranked the 6th best small city in the United States by CNN Money Magazine and offers a wide variety of activities in the arts and athletics. For information about the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, please visit http://modlang.ou.edu/

OU announces a tenured position in 20th and 21st century Brazilian literature and culture. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a relevant area, a strong record of peer-reviewed publications in respected venues, a native or near-native command of Portuguese, and a demonstrable commitment to excellence in teaching and program development. The successful candidate will teach two courses per semester at all levels of the curriculum and develop a minor in Portuguese to complement the programs in Latin American literature and culture. The hire will work in collaboration with the OU in Rio study abroad program, actively recruit students into the new Portuguese minor, and plan and carry out cultural events for student recruitment and retention. Salary and internal research funding opportunities are very competitive.

To apply: Please send a dossier, electronically and in hard copy, including: letter of application outlining ideas for creating a successful Portuguese minor, curriculum vitae, the names and contact information of five recommenders, two samples of published work, and complete sets of recent teaching evaluations to Dr. Luis Cortest lcortest@ou.edu, Portuguese Search Chair, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, University of Oklahoma, 780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 202, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019. Review of materials will begin November 2, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted by Skype; the appointment begins August 16, 2016. Women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution www.ou.edu/eeo.

PROFESSOR/ ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES -University of Florida

The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida invites applications and nominations of social scientists for a position in Latin American Studies at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, to begin in August 2016. We seek candidates whose work engages the Caribbean (Cuba is of particular interest), and who will advance the Center’s commitment to cross-disciplinary collaborations among faculty and students, and to transdisciplinary partnerships that extend beyond the academy. Applicants should demonstrate an international scholarly reputation, a record of rigorous field research, sustained external grant/fellowship funding, excellence in teaching, and capacity for mentoring graduate student research across a broad range of topics. We welcome candidates with innovative approaches to research and to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and those with enthusiasm for building programs, including one or more of the Center’s interdisciplinary research and training initiatives. The successful candidate will hold a full-time appointment in the Center and will report to the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, with tenure in a relevant disciplinary department.

The UF Center for Latin American Studies is the oldest and one of the largest Latin American Studies programs in the United States. The Latin American program was formed in the 1930s and renamed the Center for Latin American Studies in 1963. It was among the first institutions in the country to be designated a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and to receive assistance through fellowships and the USDE’s Title VI program. Today, the Center is ranked among the best in the world, and UF libraries host a world-class collection of Latin American and Caribbean materials. Students can choose from among 350 Latin American and Caribbean area and language courses routinely offered by 50 departments at UF.

The Center offers a Masters of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS), a Masters of Arts in Sustainable Development Practice (MDP), graduate and undergraduate certificates, an undergraduate minor, and a joint law degree. The Center is linked to departments with strong PhD programs including those where the faculty member for this position will have tenure. More information about the Center can be found at: http://www.latam.ufl.edu/

Applicants should apply through the University of Florida’s on-line applicant tracking system at: http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/493695/asofull-professor and submit: a letter of interest (indicating research and teaching interests), curriculum vitae, and a list of three references. Review of applications will begin December 15, 2015, and continue until an applicant pool has been established.

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women and those from other underserved groups are encouraged to apply. The selection process will be conducted in accord with the provisions of Florida “Government in the Sunshine” and Public Records laws. Search Committee meetings and interviews will be open to the public; and all applications, CV’s and other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection. All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a review of criminal records, reference checks, and verification of education.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING -University of New Mexico

The Community and Regional Planning Program at the UNM School of Architecture & Planning is seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor in the area of Community Development Planning to commence in the Fall 2016 semester. For complete details of this position or to apply, please visit https://unmjobs.unm.edu, posting #0832009. EEO/AA

Deadline: Best Consideration Date: October 30, 2015

Minimum Requirements:
1) Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning or a terminal professional degree in planning or a related field; 2) demonstrated teaching experience; and 3) research or practice experience in community development planning or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:
1) demonstrated current research agenda in Latin American development planning theory and practice, 2) ability to teach at undergraduate, masters’ and doctoral levels, 3) a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities, and 4) direct and current experience with community based practice in Latin American settings. 5) Candidates should have the ability to work in interdisciplinary and collegial settings, and 6) bring established scholarly and professional networks in Latin American planning to the UNM CRP program. 7) Preferred candidates will have a Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, Economics or a related field. 8) Preferred candidates will show promise for distinguished scholarship and applied research or professional practice.

Documents Required:
All interested candidates must submit a letter of intent, CV, and a list of four references, including name, address, telephone number, and email of each. Submit these materials online at https://unmjobs.unm.edu, posting #0832009. Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit copies of selected work.

Contact Information:
https://unmjobs.unm.edu, posting #0832009

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY -University of California, Santa Barbara

Description: Colonial Latin American History (1492-1825)

Applicants should apply at: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00557

The University of California at Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Deadline:11-15-2015

Minimum Requirements: Colonial Latin American History (1492-1825)

Applicants should apply at: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00557

The University of California at Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred given to candidates who have demonstrated effectivness in teaching.

Documents Required: Cover Letter, CV, Writing Sample, and Three Letters of Reference

Contact Information:mendez@history.ucsb.edu

Additional Information: For more information on the History Department, visit our website at: http://www.history.ucsb.edu

TENURE TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPANISH -Sonoma State University

Description:
The position will include teaching responsibilities in both lower division and upper division courses, as well as opportunities to teach in the Spanish M.A. program. Experience with and commitment to teaching heritage language learners and the ability to teach language, literature and culture, as needed. See SSU employment website for complete description.

Deadline: November 30, 2015

Minimum Requirements:
A Latin American generalist with a strong focus in the Colonial period and its relevance to post-colonial contexts. The candidate must have a Ph.D. by time of appointment and two years university-level teaching experience. Evidence of scholarly potential is also required.

Preferred Qualifications:
A Trans-Atlantic specialty with the ability to teach Golden Age Literature is a plus. Experience with and a commitment to teaching heritage language learners and the ability to teach language, literature and culture, as needed. The selected candidate will have some background or interest in interdisciplinary teaching and collaborative curriculum development. The candidate should possess native or near-native fluency in Spanish, evidence of successful teaching experience at the university level, and familiarity with and interest in innovative pedagogies for liberal arts education. The candidate should demonstrate an interest and/or experience in international education, such as study abroad.

Documents Required:
Application letter; Curriculum vitae; Statement of Research Interests; Teaching Philosophy; Student Evaluations; Contact Information for 3 References

Contact Information:
Application procedures available at http://www.sonoma.edu/aa/fa/prospective/tenure-track.htmlsn

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MODERN LATIN AMERICAN (since 1800)-PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

The Pennsylvania State University Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track position in the history of Modern Latin America (since 1800). The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending upon qualifications, and will begin in August 2016. The successful applicant should be able to enhance the graduate concentration in Latin American history, demonstrate an active research agenda, be able to contribute immediately to both graduate and undergraduate teaching in the department, and be ready to participate in the Latin American Studies program. Candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand at date of application. Prospective candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that describes current and future research, and evidence of teaching effectiveness at https://psu.jobs/job/58906. Applications may also include up to three offprints or unpublished papers or chapters. Please request three letters of reference be sent to Search Committee, Modern Latin America, Department of History, The Pennsylvania State University, 108 Weaver Building, University Park, PA 16802. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2015, and continue until the position is filled.

Deadline:11/15/15

Minimum Requirements: Ph.D.

Preferred Qualifications: Enhance graduate concentration in Latin American history

Documents Required:
Letter of Application to include current and future research, current curriculum vita, evidence of teaching effectiveness. Also send three letters of reference

Contact Information:
Search Committee, Modern Latin America, Dept. of History, Penn State University, 108 Weaver Building, University Park, PA 16802

Additional Information:
apply at https://psu.jobs/job/58906

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE -University of Minnesota

The Department of English at the University of Minnesota invites applications for an assistant professorship: tenure-track, 2/2 course load, begins fall semester 2016.

Deadline: Oct 14, 2015

Minimum Requirements:
(1) PhD or equivalent degree in English or related field, with degree in hand by July 1, 2016; (2) evidence of primary expertise and high-quality work in American Literatures and Cultures; (3) evidence of additional expertise in one or more of the following: (a) race, ethnicity, immigration, diaspora; (b) US colonialism, post-colonialism, nationalism, imperialism, globalization; (c) U.S.-based literature/culture that are trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, or Caribbean; (d) Hemispheric Americas, with preferred expertise in Chicana/o literature; (e) genders and sexualities; (f) media theory, history, and analysis—print, mass, visual, digital, and/or social media; and (4) undergraduate teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
significant scholarship in peer-reviewed venues (e.g., conferences, journals, edited collections, monographs); graduate-level teaching and advising; demonstrated potential for continued success as scholar and teacher.

Documents Required:
Provide a cover letter, a CV, 20-25 pages of your scholarly writing, and syllabi for two courses taught.

Contact Information:
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES; GLOBAL & AREA STUDIES

nine-month academic year, tenure-track appointment with 65% teaching, 25% research, 5% advising and 5% service

University of Wyoming - Global & Area Studies Program

The successful candidate will be a Latin Americanist teacher-scholar, with interests in interdisciplinary work in the Social Sciences. Responsibilities will include teaching core classes for the program, such as Introduction to Global Studies, important regional classes, such as Introduction to Latin American Studies, and upper division and Masters-level classes in the candidate’s area of specialty. A successful research program must be established by the time of tenure. Preference for a focus on Development and/or Environment and Natural Resources.

Deadline: November 12, 2015

Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have their Ph.D. in a relevant Social Science or international interdisciplinary degree program at the time of appointment, August 2016. Additionally, candidates should have a demonstrated Latin American focus, teaching experience, and experience with research publications and/or presentations.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference for a demonstrated focus on Development and/or Environment and Natural Resources.

Documents Required: Submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that describes current and future research, evidence of teaching effectiveness and the names and contact information of three references to the provided contact information.

Applications via email preferred, paper accepted. Review of applications begins November 13, 2015. Complete applications received at that point will be given priority.

Contact Information:
Dr. David A. Messenger
Director, Global & Area Studies Program
University of Wyoming
Dept. 4299, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
dmesseng@uwyo.edu

Additional Information:
More information on the Global & Area Studies Program can be found here: http://www.uwyo.edu/intstudy/

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OPPORTUNITIES

GLOBAL REARCH AREA STUDIES PROGRAMS (GRASP)

Call for Proposals for Summer 2016

The Global Reach Area Studies Program is a new initiative of the Title VI International Area Studies Centers of the University of Illinois. Open to secondary school students (entering) grades 7-12 as well as recently graduated seniors, the program offers a diverse array of interdisciplinary international area studies courses for 6 weeks in June and July. A new program of the Center for Global Studies (CGS), Illinois-Northwestern African Studies Consortium (CAS-PAS), European Union Center (EUC), and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), GRASP promotes global perspectives, foreign language learning, and cosmopolitan perspectives through an intensive program of academically challenging enrichment offerings.

This new program seeks to use experiential learning, critical pedagogy, and project-based approaches to blend international area studies with STEM, the humanities, social sciences, and the arts for a challenging (credit-bearing) summer college experience that will expand perspectives and give students an advantage in the global marketplace. The program offers four types of courses:

(1) Intensive, immersion foreign language classes (offered daily)

(2) Intermediate International Area Studies classes across the disciplines

(3) Advanced Area Studies classes across the disciplines

(4) Practicums that combine area studies and cultural exploration learning with acquisition of research and/or skills for scientific inquiry, or training in the use of technology, grass roots organization, civic activism, etc.

GRASP requests proposals from faculty, advanced graduate students, and academic staff to develop and teach Intermediate, Advanced, and Practicum summer courses. Courses may focus on a single area (region) of the world (e.g., Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America), or take a more global approach (e.g., transnational movements, globalization, internationalization, etc.). Although we are interested in proposals that examine a particular topic, even in a particular culture (e.g., Manga in Japan or German Expressionist Film) courses that take project-based, hands-on approaches to explore transnational issues of global importance are preferred. Priority will be given to proposals that blend serious and advanced study of disciplines with the cultural exploration of real-world problems and dilemmas. We are looking for courses that examine contemporary problems that cross lines of disciplinary study. Some possible examples might include the following:

(1) “Power Africa”—a course that blends the physics of electrical engineering and electrical grids with the social/political challenges of rural electrification in Africa

(2) “English Education in Asia”—a course that examines the cultural, political, and economic drive to learn English as an International Language

(3) “Rule of Law in China”—a cross-cultural comparative exploration of changes to China’s legal system with relation to democratic conceptions of civil society

(4) “Sustainable Futures”—a course that blends agricultural education, biology, environmental politics, and food security

(5) “Transnational Musical Movements”—an ethnomusicology approach combined with media and/or communication studies to explore the global impact of musical phenomena

(6) “Comparative Literature: Poetry and Democratic Movements from Latin America to Asia”

(7) “H2O, You Don’t Know?”—a course that combines the science and engineering of water purification with study of safe global water programs in developing Latin America, Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world

(8) “Europe’s Ethnic Minorities in Schools”— a course blending education, sociology, religious studies, and political science

(9) For examples of similar summer programs see: http://www.afrst.illinois.edu/outreach/sawbo/ http://cgs.illinois.edu/activities/global-studies-summer-workshop/

4 –week Course Options:

· Intermediate Courses are appropriate for middle school and younger high school students and meet for 8 sessions: 2 days/week for 2 hrs/day for a total for 16 contact hours (no college credit)

· Advanced Courses are appropriate for high school students and meet for 12 sessions: 3 days/week for 2 hrs/day for a total of 24 contact hours (students can earn 3 college credits)

· Practicums may be tailored to either middle school or high school audiences (but not both) and meet for 12 sessions: 3 days/week for 3 hrs/day for a total of 36 contact hours (students can earn 3 college credits)

GRASP encourages applicants to be inventive and interdisciplinary and to try new approaches with regard to the format of the course. Incorporating field experiences and visits to or work in University labs, museums, Institutes, and other centers of study are preferred, as are classes that require students to develop research and writing skills. Although courses should be academically rigorous, teachers should be mindful of the age of the audience when designing a course.

Faculty, lecturers/instructors, advanced graduate students, and Academic Staff (academic professionals) holding a PhD are eligible to submit proposals.

Proposals to develop and teach a course in the Summer 2016 GRASP program (roughly 6/15-7/30 with exact dates TBD) are currently being accepted. Length of proposed courses, audience, and contact hours may deviate from the prescribed rubric above provided that a good academic justification is given in the proposal.

Funding

Stipends to develop and teach a GRASP course are based on instructor qualifications, experience, and type of course:

(1) Intermediate Courses:

Faculty; lecturers/instructors/Academic Staff with PhDs: $3,500 Advanced Graduate students: $3,000

(2) Advanced Courses:

Faculty; lecturers/instructors/Academic Staff with PhDs: $4,000 Advanced Graduate students: $3,500

(3) Practicums:

Faculty; lecturers/instructors/Academic Staff with PhDs: $4,000

Advanced Graduate students: $3,500

Please use the following proposal format to prepare your submission. Proposals must be submitted electronically to:

Terri Gitler, tgitler@illinois.edu by Friday, November 20, 2015.

Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of Area Studies Centers affiliate faculty and staff.

BRAZILIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (BRASA)- BRAZIL INITIATION SCHOLARSHIP

The Brazil Initiation Scholarship (BIS) is a key component of BRASA’s agenda to expand Brazilian Studies in the United States. BRASA invites applications from graduate and undergraduate students for a one-time $1,500 travel scholarship to do exploratory research or language study in Brazil. This scholarship targets aspiring Brazilianists with relatively little or no experience in Brazil. It seeks to contribute to the student’s initial trip (for a period from six weeks to three months), to heighten the student’s interest in Brazil, and deepen his/her commitment to Brazilian studies in the United States. Students are encouraged to combine this scholarship with other grants or awards.

The Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) is pleased to announce the recipients for the Brazil Initiation Scholarship (BIS) Awards. We received a large number of very strong applications, and the committee selected four scholars to receive a $1,500 award to perform field research in Brazil.

The committee was chaired by Steven Butterman (Modern Languages & Literatures, Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Miami) and included Victoria Langland (History & Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Michigan), John Burdick (Anthropology, Syracuse University), and Amy Nunn (Medicine & Public Health, Brown University).

Application Information

Eligibility: Proposals for the BIS will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

Highest priority will be given to applicants who are outstanding college seniors, recent college graduates applying to graduate programs in Brazilian studies or in Latin American studies with the intent of focusing on Brazil, or new graduate students already focusing on Brazil.

Students from all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are eligible. In exceptional cases, applications from the natural sciences will be given consideration (for example, someone in environmental sciences who is writing a dissertation on the Amazon or pollution in São Paulo and who plans to continue research on Brazil).

Preference will be given to those applicants who have little or no in-country experience in Brazil. A student requesting funding to undertake an exploratory research trip should present evidence at the time of the application that he/she has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in the Portuguese language sufficient to carry out the proposed research. Successful applicants may combine BIS with other grants, scholarships, or awards, as long as he/she specifies clearly how the funds are going to be spent (for example, the BRASA scholarship might be used to cover travel costs, while a grant from another source could be used for living expenses, etc.). Applicants are required to be BRASA members at the time of submission.

Application Process: A complete application (partial applications will not be considered) will include the following documents: (NOTE THAT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AS ONE PDF OR WORD DOCUMENT).

1. The application cover page (download form)

2. A two-page prospectus (double spaced, 12-point font)

3. A two-page résumé or CV;

4. A budget specifying how the $1500 will be spent

5. In the case of undergraduates or recent college graduates, a letter of intent to study Brazil in graduate school

6. A two-page bibliography on the subject of study, and evidence that the applicant has achieved at least an intermediate level of competence in Portuguese (competence can be demonstrated by a transcript or a letter from a university instructor of Portuguese)

7. Proof of membership in BRASA

8. Two letters of recommendation from professors

9. Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts

The letters of recommendation and transcripts may be mailed directly to BRASA at the address below. All other materials should be submitted together either as PDF or Word files in a single email to brasa@brown.edu. In the subject line write “BIS 2016 Submission + your name” and nothing else. (e.g. BIS 2016 Submission Smith, Mary).

Evaluation Criteria and Selection Process: In order to be considered for the scholarship, the two-page prospectus should:

• Clearly and coherently outline the project’s engagement with Brazil

• Demonstrate as precisely as possible the feasibility of the proposed exploratory research project and how it will contribute to the student’s academic development

• Briefly discuss the role the work undertaken in Brazil will play in shaping the applicant’s future course of academic study (for instance, it could be the seed project for a larger grant application, provide the basis of a paper prepared for presentation at a BRASA conference, or serve as the foundation for future research on Brazil)

Report: Upon completion of the research experience in Brazil, recipients are required to file a two-page, double-spaced report with the BRASA Executive Director summarizing their activities and identifying relevant academic outcomes. In addition, a statement accounting for the expenditure of funds must be sent to the BRASA Executive Director. Following completion of studies in Brazil, BRASA strongly encourages recipients to participate in a subsequent BRASA congress in order to report on their activities.

Deadline for application: November 15, 2015

Awards will be announced by February 3rd, 2016. To submit a proposal and for all other correspondence regarding this award, contact:

BRASA

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

Brown University

111 Thayer Street, Box 1970

Providence, RI 02912-1970

401.863.6884 (tel)

401.863.2928 (fax)

Email: brasa@brown.edu

IPRH ANNUAL THEME 2016–17:“PUBLICS”

Ideas about the public (for example, as a constituted body, as an abstract idea, as a spatial realm, as a collective “audience” of discourse or performance) are in constant flux, and in constant circulation. Who is “the public?” How is a public or are multiple publics defined, articulated, shaped, enacted? How is the public domain configured, and how has the meaning of public domain shifted according to the demands of the market and a range of other forces? Who belongs in public space, and whither the public sphere? What rights define public life in various places and times? How is public life defined in relationship to its opposite? How has the notion of the public changed over time? What constitutes acceptable forms of public life now and in the past? How are ideas about the public tied to various notions of citizenship and belonging, or exclusion and discrimination? How may changing modes of circulation shape the social space of discursive publics? How are various forms of social media shifting ideas about what constitutes public life, and public performance? And who is the “public” we imagine when we consider the “public humanities?”

IPRH welcomes applications from all disciplines and departments with an interest in humanities and humanities-inflected research. We invite applications from faculty and graduate students that focus on any aspect of “Publics.” The theme also provides an opportunity for artists to consider the relevance of “Publics” in their creative practice. IPRH is especially interested in fostering interdisciplinary work.

All Fellows are expected to maintain residence on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus during the award year, and to participate in IPRH activities, including the yearlong Fellows Seminar.

Complete fellowship application guidelines for 2016–17 can be found on the IPRH website (Faculty / Graduate Students). Applications must be submitted through an online application portal. No paper or emailed applications or letters of recommendation will be accepted.

The submission links are as follows:

Faculty: https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/submit/go.asp?id=930.

Graduate Students: https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/submit/go.asp?id=931.

Eligibility:

Applications are invited from full-time, tenured or tenure-track U of I Urbana campus faculty members, and advanced graduate students engaged in dissertation/thesis preparation. Please see complete fellowship application guidelines (Faculty / Graduate Students) for full eligibility requirements.

Award:

Faculty Fellows receive release time for one semester in residence, and $2,000 in research funds to be transferred to the faculty member’s departmental research account. (The department will be compensated $12,000 for releasing the faculty member; in the case of faculty members with two or more percentage appointments, these funds will be distributed in accordance with the department that holds the course offering/s).

Graduate Student Fellows receive a $10,000 stipend and a tuition and fee waiver.

Deadline:

The online application must be completed and submitted no later than midnight on December 4, 2015. Referees must submit their letters of reference by midnight on December 6, 2015. IPRH strongly recommends, however, that submissions be made prior to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the application deadline, as staff will not be available to assist with troubleshooting after close of business on December 4.

For more information about the IPRH Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowship program, please visit IPRH on the web at http://www.iprh.illinois.edu/fellowships/campus/index.html. Questions about the fellowships may be directed to Nancy Castro at ncastro@illinois.edu.

ILLINOIS INTERNATIONAL GRANTS PROGRAM

We are currently accepting proposals for the IIP International Grants Program. Each year, Illinois International offers funding to sponsor international conferences on the Urbana-Champaign campus, as well as international research travel by Illinois faculty. Proposal details and requirements can be found online: International Conference Grants | International Research Travel Grants

We encourage you to forward this message to your colleagues or departments you think would be interested in pursuing these opportunities. Proposals should be submitted electronically at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3145498 (travel) and https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/239060 (conference). The deadline for proposals is November 2, 2015. If you have questions, please contact Julie Misa, Executive Director for Administration and Management, at (217) 333-9192 or jmisa@illinois.edu.

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