CLAS E-Bulletin: November 17, 2011
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1-CLAS and Other Events at SDSU
Chicana/Chicano Studies Department presents: FREE CONCERT!!!
Special guests of the Mexican and Chicano Music class CCS310 and LATAM310
Mariachi Garibaldi from Southwestern College, directed by Jeff Nevin
Southwestern College is home to the world's first college degree in Mariachi music.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
5:30-6:30
West Commons #220 (upstairs)
ALL ARE INVITED
The Comprehensive Examination for Latin American Studies schedule for Fall 2011 is as follows:
Date 5: Friday, November 18, 2011 - exam date for closed exams (9am to 2:00pm), final due date for analytical essay
Date 6: Monday, November 21 through Tuesday, December 6, 2011 – oral exams
Date 7: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 – last day for faculty to submit CE results to the Center for Latin American Studies
For more information: Procedures and Dates for the Comprehensive Exams (CE)
Thesis Information
December 16th (noon) is the deadline to submit thesis for final clearance by Montezuma Publishing assuring fall 2011 graduation. If this deadline is not met, you will need to reapply for spring 2012 graduation.
December 30th – Noon deadline – This is the final day to submit thesis to Montezuma Publishing for review, without having to reenroll in Thesis 799B the following semester. However, you will need to reapply for spring 2012 graduation.
Graduation
Application deadline for Spring/Summer February 2, 2012
Please note the applications for Spring/Summer graduation are now available on students "Web Portal" accounts. Graduate students who are planning to graduate either Spring or Summer 2012 semester "MUST" apply by the February 2, 2012 deadline.
Native Peoples of Mexico: A Glimpse of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya, and Nahua Cultures / Pueblos Originarios de México: Una Mirada a Las Culturas Mixteca, Zapoteca, Maya, y Nahua
San Diego State University
SDSU Love Library, Donor Hallway
September 8, 2011 – December 9, 2011
Free to the public
Visiting hours: 8 – 5
Come explore “Native Peoples of Mexico: A Glimpse of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya, and Nahua Cultures,” a fascinating exhibit presented by SDSU’s Center for Latin American Studies.
The Latin American Studies Department created “cultural discovery boxes” to educate K-12 level school children about Mexico’s four largest ancient indigenous communities through the introduction of everyday objects. The artifacts contained in the cultural discovery boxes—which are all on display—are available on a loan basis to educators following the exhibition. Although these boxes were put together with school children in mind, their artifacts will intrigue adults as well. Please join us in witnessing the emergence of extraordinary cultures through the exploration of everyday objects.
For more information, please contact:
Cynthia Rodriguez
Special Events Coordinator
Center for Latin American Studies
Email: classtdy@mail.sdsu.edu
2 - Events Outside SDSU
The Economics of Renewable Energy in Baja California and Mexico.
Video transmission to the regional headquarters Colef in Ciudad Juarez and Monterrey - Live on the Internet - www.colef.mx
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in the framework of the Permanent Seminar of Economic Studies, invites to the next meeting on Thursday, November 17th at 12:00 pm in the auditorium of The Colef Raul Rangel, Tijuana. On this occasion Dr. Alejandro Diaz Bautista, a researcher at the Department of Economic Studies Colef raises the issue: The economics of renewable energy in Baja California and Mexico.
Poster Competition! Calling all Artists and Graphic Designers!
2012 San Diego Latino Film Festival Poster Competition Call for Entries
Media Arts Center San Diego is now accepting submissions for our third annual Film Festival Poster Competition. The deadline for all submissions is November 18, 2011. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Guidelines: The competition is open to all artists and graphic designers. All submissions must be received by the deadline of November 18, 2011 at 5:00pm. There is no limit to the number of submissions entered. Entry fee is $10 for up to three submissions. Entries will be accepted from individuals, collaborative teams, or design firms, with prize money being split between the entrants listed. No additional prize money will be awarded.
We are looking for images that depict Latin American Cinema in an interesting, relevant and visually innovative way that avoids stereotypes and clichés. Entries will be judged using the following criteria:
- Overall impact of the display for eye-catching appeal, visual attractiveness, and its ability to draw the viewer in
- Clarity of the message's demonstration of Latino cinema/film festival
- Appropriateness of the graphics for the festival
- Creativity
- Entries must be mounted on an 8 1/2" w x 11" h board.
In the artwork, be sure to include "19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, March 8-18, 2012" Entries may be in the form of photography, painting, graphic art, and illustration, in color or black and white. The design should be easy to translate into a range of print materials such as 30" x 36" size posters, newsprint ads, t-shirts, film, street banners, bus advertisements, etc.
Place your name, address, email and phone number on the back of each submission. All submissions will be judged based on content, appeal and marketability. The decisions of the judges will be final. Media Arts Center San Diego does not take on liability for submissions. Please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your design(s) to be returned to you.
Copyrighted material: Material that is not original or the property of the artist is prohibited.
If your poster design is selected, you will win USD$1,000 and your design will contribute the look of the Festival by appearing on Festival posters, invitations, t-shirts, and much more, providing significant and immeasurable exposure to your artwork/design. Finalists will be announced in mid-December, and the winning poster will be revealed in January 2012 in San Diego. All posters that advance to the final round will be exhibited during the 2012 San Diego Latino Film Festival, March 8-18, 2012.
Send submissions to:
MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO
Attn: San Diego Latino Film Festival 2012
2921 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92104-1204
For further information, please contact Media Arts Center San Diego at (619) 230-1938 or email lfranek@mediaartscenter.org.
Permanent Seminar on International Migration – Available to the public via LIVESTREAMING
We invite you to the ninth session of the series 2011 of the Permanent Seminar on International Migration (SEPMIG) on Tuesday November 22 at 9:30 am (Pacific time) on the grounds of Tijuana Colef which will be presented in conferences:
Migration, state and policy: to control the human rights approach? The case of Ecuador Dr. Jacques Paul Ramírez Gallegos National Institute of Advanced Studies and FLACSO-Ecuador and The new immigration law in Argentina, the complex healing process, regulation and enforcement of the MSc. Mariana Garcia de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
The session will be broadcast via video link from the Institute auditorium Raúl Mora Rangel Colef well as other institutions collaborating in the organization of the 2011 cycle Sepmig (Ecosur, COLMICH, Ciesas-Gulf).
Also be webcast through the page Colef (www.colef.mx).
State and Local Immigration Policy
December 6, 2011
Location: University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Theatre
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
While immigration reform largely has stalled in Washington, recent implementation of the Dream Act notwithstanding, it has occupied a prominent place at other levels of government. The objective of this panel is to generate discussion of immigration policy at state and local levels, especially in border states such as California. Among the issues to be discussed are the influence of Arizona’s SB 1070, the leveling of Mexican emigration and immigration to the United States, and the effects of the coming elections in the United States and Mexico.
Free and open to the public.
Cuba Organic: Revolution and Evolution, January 12 - 23, 2012
Explore the institutions and resources put into place in order to make Cuba's organic revolution possible on this food sovereignty "road trip" from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. With renowned agroecology expert Fernando Funes as your guide, you will examine the ongoing evolution of Cuba's agrarian revolution and learn firsthand about Cuba's struggle to take control of its food system in the face of global market exclusion.
Please contact Carol Steele with any questions about this trip. Call toll-free 1-800-497-1994 ext. 251 or carol@globalexchange.org
Bolivia: Llamas, Quinoa and Andean Food Sovereignty, March 10 - 19, 2012
Witness the extraordinary agricultural systems that have, and continue to, sustain rural communities in the highlands of Bolivia. Learn about quinoa and llamas, two products that have been at the heart of Andean food security for centuries. You will travel from the shores of Lake Titicaca to the Southern Altipano to gain a unique lens into the fascinating world of Andean food and agriculture.
For more information about this delegation to Bolivia contact Tanya at 510-654-4400 ext. 223 or tkerssen@foodfirst.org
Nicaragua: Sustainable Agriculture and the Campesino Movement, March 24 - April 4, 2012
For thirty years, the Campesino a Campesino (Farmer to Farmer) movement in Central America, now with several hundred thousand farmer-promoters, has helped farming families in the rural villages of Latin America improve their livelihoods and conserve their natural resources. On this delegation, join NICCA – the Nicaragua Center for Community Action on a tour of the breathtaking Matagalpa region to forge solidarity with Nicaraguan farmers and learn from the experiences of the Campesino a Campesino Movement.
For more information about this delegation to Nicaragua contact Suzanne at 510-654-8645 or nicca@igc.com
Miercoles Cubano—Atardecer de Danzon, Noche de Salsa y Mas
Todos los miercoles
Danzon de 7:00 a 10:30 p.m.
Salsa de 10:30 a 11:30
$ 50.00 pesos cover
Casa de Cultura Obrera
Calle Granados # 647, Fracc. La Mesa
A una cuadra del Soriana, por la Calle Arboles
Tel 622 42 69
http://casadeculturaobrera.org/
Musica en vivo con California Son baila con las mejores danzoneras de todos los tiempos
Cuban Mondays—Sunset Danzon, Salsa Night, and More
Every Monday
Danzon from 7:00 to 10:30 pm
Salsa from 10:30 to 11:30 pm
$50 pesos cover
Casa de Cultura Obrera
Calle Granados #647, Fracc. La Mesa
One block from Soriana, down Calle Arboles
Tel: 622 42 69
http://casadeculturaobrera.org/
Live Music with California Son Dance with the best danzoneras of all time!
3-Conferences and Calls for Papers
Binational Forum: Human development in the region borders
Sonora-Arizona
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Government of the State of Sonora, H. Nogales City Hall, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, the Municipal Institute of Research and Planning, Nogales, the University of Sonora, El Colegio de Sonora, Center for Food Research and Development, Arizona State University, Center for Studies higher state of Sonora, the University of Arizona, Sonora and Arizona Commission convene the binational orum: Border Human Development in the Region Sonora-Arizona.
The forum will be held at the University of Sonora, Nogales Campus and the Hotel Plaza Nogales 17 and November 18, 2011, with the aim to promote reflection on human development and identify the challenges arising in the field collaboration trans / Sonora-Arizona border, through the exchange of experiences among stakeholders in an effort to achieve through dialogue and compromise social benefits for the region.
Based on the above calls for stakeholders to participate in the delivery of initiatives, posters, films and experiences that can be inserted into any of the themes of the working groups: education, family and youth, urban development and social Productive , economic and financial, environment and sustainability, health, nutrition and food dependency, citizenship, democracy, human rights and public security, social mobility, migration and deportation of vulnerable groups, development of science and technology, socio-cultural context.
Justin Dutram
DeArizona University
Phone: (520) 3435623
jdutram@arizona.edu
Call for Papers: "Between Poetics and Politics in the Hispanic World"
March 23rd and 24th 2012 at Texas A&M University
"Comprendo que no existe el camino derecho. Sólo un gran laberinto de encrucijadas múltiples."
The life's work of Federico Garcia Lorca exemplifies the complex relationship between two of these intersecting crossroads, that of poetics and politics. In the spirit of Lorca's example, the Hispanic Studies Department at Texas A&M University invites proposals that explore the interplay of poetic and political spheres of influence in the Hispanic world. In the humanities today, one often hears talk of the 'political turn' that followed from the linguistic turn of structuralist and post-structuralist thought that dominated critical theory from the 1960s onwards. The political turn arises in part from the desire to break away from the limits of language and poetics in order to think in a uniquely political register. With the Hispanic archive as our tool – which we must not forget that nowadays encompasses large sectors of the United States itself – our 2nd Annual Graduate Symposium proposes precisely to explore the relation between the poetic and the political. Must the two be necessarily considered separately? Indeed, has the history of poetics in Latin America not precisely revealed that the two are intimately tied? And how are we to understand this relation when we consider the poetics of performance or of visual studies? Or of digital culture? What can linguistic theory reveal to us today about the relation between the poetic and the political? Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Hispanic authors, works, movements or theories in the areas of poetry, literature, cinema, language-nation and identity, and theatre.
Confirmed key note speakers: Guillermo Reyes and José Pratts Soriol
Please send proposals for papers/panels with an abstract of no more than 250 words to hgssymp@libarts.tamu.edu by midnight of December 9. Please include your name, institution, email and paper title, followed by the abstract, in that order, and place as subject heading: Between Poetics and Politics Abstract. Papers may be presented in either English or Spanish.
EMRIP: Call for submissions on indigenous peoples' languages and culture
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is calling for submissions on the role of languages and culture in the protection and promotion of the rights and identity of indigenous peoples, its current mandated study in accordance with Human Rights Council Resolution 18/8 (September 2011), from:
- indigenous individuals and peoples and/or their representatives
- non-state actors including non-governmental organisations
- national human rights institutions
- any other relevant stakeholders
Submissions will need to be submitted by 17 February 2012 to be taken into account in the Expert Mechanism's study, a draft of which will be finalised in early April 2012 in preparation for the Expert Mechanism's fifth session in July 2012.
Please email submissions to Claire Charters at ccharters@ohchr.org http://www.iwgia.org/news/search-news?news_id=379 http://www.ohchr.org/SP/Issues/PIndigenas/EMRIP/Paginas/EMRIPIndex.aspx
XXXII Annual ILASSA Student Conference
February 2-4, 2012
Abstract deadline has passed.
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The Conference
The Student Conference on Latin America, organized by the Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) at The University of Texas at Austin, is an interdisciplinary forum for students involved in Latin American research topics. The conference provides students with the opportunity to present research activities, develop presentational skills, exchange ideas and information, and meet other scholars from around the world. The conference, now in its 32nd year, is the oldest and largest student's conference in the field of Latin American Studies.
Call for Papers: "Balancing Societies: Social Justice and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Tulane University
Stone Center for Latin American Studies
LAGO Graduate Student Conference
January 19-21, 2012
Abstract deadline has passed.
This year's Keynote Speaker is John Gibler.
John Gibler is a writer based in Mexico and California, the author of To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War (City Lights Books, 2011), Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt (City Lights Books, 2009), and a contributor to País de muertos: Crónicas contra la impunidad (Random House Mondadori, 2011). He is a correspondent for KPFA in San Francisco and has published in magazines in the United States and Mexico, including Left Turn, Z Magazine, Earth Island Journal, ColorLines, Race, Poverty, and the Environment, Fifth Estate, New Politics, In These Times, Yes! Magazine, and Contralínea.
Much has been done in the last few decades in terms of social justice and combating inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean socially, economically, politically and culturally. Domestic and international actors have been working together to keep Latin American and Caribbean society in balance in social, economic, political, and cultural arenas. Throughout history and today, people approach questions of social justice and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean through various methodologies in a variety of fields. This conference invites scholars from all disciplines to examine the actors, trends and changes occurring in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve the quality of life. We encourage submissions from the liberal arts, social sciences, and professional fields spanning historical and contemporary time periods to address the issue of society in flux in Latin America and the Caribbean and how we, as agents of change, utilize various methodologies and lenses to analyze these issues.
Call for Proposals: 41st Annual Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
For the 41st Annual Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, CALACS, being held from the 18-20th of May, 2012, at the UBC Okanagan Campus in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, we invite you to present potential proposals for a session entitled: “Indigenous Self-Determination and Autonomy in Latin America and Canada: New Horizons in the Struggle for Decolonization” (Tentative Title). The session’s objective is to seek a balance regarding the experiences and process of Indigenous self-determination and autonomy in Latin America and Canada, taking into account the contemporary relations with nation-States, domestic and international legislation, the practices and visions of the Peoples, as well as their multiple struggles for decolonization.
Abstract deadline has passed.
If you would like more information about the CALACS Conferences, as well as opportunities for funding, visit the following site:
Call for papers: Humanities Education and Research Association
Annual Conference, March 8 - 10, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah Crossroads
Abstract deadline has passed.
In keeping with HERA's mission of promoting the study of the humanities across a wide range of disciplines, we invite presentations exploring any form of artistic representation---literature, the visual arts, music, theatre, opera, dance, film, photography, architecture et al---from any world culture, using an interdisciplinary "crossroads" approach to enrich and deepen our understanding of these cultural artifacts and the societies that produced them. Presentations on interdisciplinary approaches to teaching the humanities are also welcome.
Proposals for papers, panels, or workshops must be submitted through the conference web portal on the HERA website at www.h-e-r-a.org. Questions may be directed to the conference organizers, Francesca Lawson (francesca_lawson@byu.edu) or Michael Call (michael_call@byu.edu).
2012 Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-Net) Conference at South Padre Island, TX
Call for Panels, Roundtables, and Papers 25th Annual Meeting of the Public Administration Theory Network Hosted by UT-Brownsville and Stephen F. Austin State University
May 17-20, 2012
Proposals Due: November 16, 2011
THEME
Exploring Borders: New Realities, Challenges, and Solutions
For this conference, we examine, deconstruct, and interrogate "borders" in the field of public administration. Here, borders refer to physical, geographical, metaphorical, philosophical and/or ontological spaces that tend to delimit and separate us or, alternatively, bring us closer together. Borders can be hard and they can be porous or liminal. Indeed, much of what we need to accomplish in public administration needs to take place at the borders that separate and unite us.
Within these sometimes fluid and sometimes invariable fields of action we call borders, new political, social, economic, global, and technical realities have challenged governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and humanity to respond. Public administration theory has a unique opportunity to go beyond established thinking to interpret these realities, acknowledge the challenges, and assert solutions. This conference seeks to build new theoretical groundings in ways that create inclusive communities, increase citizen/public collaboration, improve governance, boost administrative prowess, and enhance understanding of border relations. Approaches to this theme may include antiessentialism, critical theory deconstructive methods, dialectics, discursive practices, hermeneutic interpretation, phenomenological approaches, post-structuralism, and social constructivism.
The Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-Net) invites scholarly papers from diverse perspectives that inspire new theoretical discussions and build from the past insights and structures to allow us to confront new realities, challenges, and solutions. The Program Committee will also consider proposals unrelated to the theme, but advance theoretical thinking in administrative, behavioral, policy, and political arenas.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Conference sessions begin Friday, May 17th, 2012 and end at noon on Sunday, May 20th, 2012. There will also be a Ph.D. student pre-conference workshop. The conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island, Texas.
Questions about the hotel, registration, or conference events should be sent to the Site Committee Chair, Terry Garrett, at Terence.Garrett@utb.edu.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Questions about program substance or proposals for panels, papers, and roundtables should be addressed to the Program Committee Chair Rick Herzog at PAT.Net2012@gmail.com.
Paper proposals should include:
- Title of paper o Name(s) or author(s), organizational affiliation(s) and e-mail address(es)
- Abstract not to exceed 300 words in length, which describes the substance of the paper
- All proposals should be sent to Rick Herzog at PAT.Net2012@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 16.
More information: http://patnet2012.wordpress.com/about/
XI International Congress of Hispanic Literature: Call for Papers
The conference is to be held in Cusco, Peru, between 7 and March 9, 2012. Please note that this year proposals must be received by November 18, 2011.
Submit a one-page abstract (Spanish or English) or session proposals.
Electronically: www.lhup.edu / CILH
Fax (570) 484-2830
Mail: Dr. Enrique Herrera / Raub Hall 420 Foreign Languages Department / Lock Haven University / Lock Haven PA 17745
Inquiries before November 18th, 2011
Voice (814) 574-6882
Email: eherrera@lhup.edu
Latin American Social and Public Policy Student Conference
February 24-25 at the University of Pittsburgh
CALL FOR PAPERS: If you are writing a paper on any aspect of Latin American social and public policy, we invite you to submit your work for consideration. You may also propose to form a panel for presentation and discussion.
- Please submit your topic with a brief description (approximately 75 to 100 words) by November 18, 2011.
- You will be notified of the committee's decision by November 22, 2011.
- The deadline for submission of final papers will be due January 13, 2012.
Please send the information requested on the Call for Papers form. You may submit it online through the CLAS website: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/laspp.html or via regular mail to the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh to the attention of Luis Bravo. (bravo@pitt.edu)
International Congress of Ecological and Territorial
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and Universidad Autonoma de Baja California - Ensenada Campus, call for the International Congress of Ecological and Planning, which will be held in the city of Ensenada, Baja California, from 22 to 25 November 2011.
The congress aims to provide a suitable framework for the exchange of experiences among academics, professionals, technicians, graduate students, public and private institutions and social organizations linked to land management. Expressing the results on social participation, ways of incorporating rural development policies, urban and regional development to climate change scenarios on territorial and ecological systems.
The main themes will focus on the conference are: theoretical and methodological aspects, integration of territorial policies in urban, rural and regional Territorial assessment and ecological risk and socio-environmental vulnerability, and the land use planning with climate change scenarios .
For full conference details please enter the following link: http://ordenamientoecologico2011.blogspot.com
More information:
Organizing Committee CIOTA VI-2011
congresordenaecol2011@gmail.com
VI Congreso Internacional de Ordenamiento Ecológico y Territorial
martes, 22-25 de noviembre de 2011
Ensenada, Baja California
El objetivo del congreso es ofrecer un marco propicio para el intercambio de experiencias entre académicos, profesionales, técnicos, estudiantes de posgrado, instituciones públicas y privadas y organizaciones sociales vinculados a la gestión del territorio. Expresar los resultados sobre la participación social, formas de incorporación de políticas de desarrollo rural, urbano y regional, y elaboración de escenarios ante el cambio climático en los ordenamientos territoriales y ecológicos.
Los ejes temáticos en los que se centrará el congreso son: Aspectos teórico-metodológicos; Integración de las políticas territoriales urbanas, rurales y regionales; Evaluación del Ordenamiento territorial y ecológico; Riesgo y vulnerabilidad socioambiental; y el ordenamiento del territorio ante escenarios de cambio climático.
Los resúmenes de los trabajos propuestos serán evaluados por un comité científico-técnico integrado por expertos de las instituciones convocantes, para su inclusión en las modalidades de ponencias o carteles. La fecha límite de envío de resúmenes, será el 01 de abril del 2011. Para consultar todos los detalles de la convocatoria
Más información:
Comité Organizador VI CIOTE-2011: congresordenaecol2011@gmail.com
Call for Publication: Op. Journal of Historical Research Center, number 20
Special Issue: Diaspora, migration and transnationalism / Special Issue: Diaspora, Migration, and Transnacionalism
Over the past two decades, the concept of diaspora became fashionable in various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, including history, literary criticism, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology and political science. Numerous scholars have adopted the term to question the notion of limited territorial nation state, citizenship, culture and language, which traditionally dominated the debate on migration. In turn, the global expansion of migrant populations, refugees, exiles and displaced dramatized the limitations of state control and surveillance on citizens and their cultural practices. Many researchers have reassessed their sedentary notions of nation states as the only containers of personal and group loyalties. Instead, the concept of transnationalism, understood as the development of social ties, cultural, economic and political across national borders, became a key dimension of many interpretations of postmodernity. The concern with the crossing of borders (both legal and administrative as symbolic and imaginary) is a recurrent theme in contemporary thought.
Criteria for publication:
Convene a broad interdisciplinary reflection on the concepts, theories, methods and sources of diaspora studies.
As a starting point for discussion, we understand the scattering of a diaspora population outside its territory of origin, which has multiple ties to the territory through time and space. Beyond its etymology, the term "diaspora" also evokes a wide range of connotations, including movement, travel, displacement, dislocation, rootlessness, hybridity and nomadism. We are particularly interested in examining how the concept of diaspora and transnationalism closely related, sometimes used almost as synonymous with-help to understand the concrete experience of different groups in different places and times, especially in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean after the World War II.
More even, we seek partnerships that allow specifying how they arise and develop the diaspora, how they relate to their ancestral homelands and how they fit in their societies of settlement. Finally, we invite contributors to comparatively analyze the causes, forms and consequences of the spread of human populations.
Deadline for submission of manuscripts: December 1, 2011 / Deadline: December 1, 2011
Manuscripts are accepted in English or Spanish, but eventually will be published only in Spanish. The guidelines are published in the journal http://cih.upr.edu/index_publicaciones.html.
To submit manuscripts or request further information, please contact the guest editor at the following address or e-mail:
Dr. Jorge Duany
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Puerto Rico Section 23345
San Juan Puerto Rico 00931-3345
jduany@gmail.com
2nd Binational Conference on Border Issues Announcement
San Diego City College
December 1, 2011 9 am - 3 pm, Room D 121A
Politics of Violence: Militarization, Incarceration and Globalization in the U.S.-Mexico Border Area
Keynote Speaker: Anabel Hernandez, Mexico City. Author of Los Señores del Narco (The Drug Lords)
The U.S./Mexico border has become increasingly important and relevant to populations living and interacting with one another on both sides of this international boundary. Impacts and perceptions of the border region continue to be the subject of many contemporary research projects, advocacy and activism. Papers in this conference will explore the impact of the border on populations living both in the U.S. and Mexico. They may also discuss how these populations perceive and respond to these impacts from various perspectives through current research, activism, advocacy and life experience.
Contact and additional information
E-mail: binationalconference@gmail.com
Blog: www.conferenciaborder.blogspot.com
Call for Papers for the 70th Annual MPSA Political Science Conference, April 12 - 15, 2012, in Downtown Chicago
Poster Proposal Deadline 12/2.
Submit a Proposal
Research: A conference with about 1,000 panels in all subfields, including Latin American Politics, European Politics, Politics of the Middle East, Asian Politics, and African Politics.
Location: Everything takes place in the oldest continuously operating hotel in North America, the Palmer House Hilton, Downtown Chicago.
Plenary: The invited Plenary Speaker is Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Networking: Opening Reception on Wednesday; Reception in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday; President's Reception on Saturday night.
Exhibit Hall: View new textbooks & discuss manuscripts with Publishers; Job Placement service for any interested, registered attendees.
Visit our website here www.mpsanet.org
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2012
The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics is an annual competition that challenges college students in the U.S. to submit essays on the urgent ethical issues that confront them in today's complex world. Since 1989, The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics has been encouraging students to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action.
First Prize: $5,000
Second Prize: $2,500
Third Prize: $1,000 Two
Honorable Mentions: $500 each
Open to all full-time Juniors and Seniors registered at an accredited four-year college or university!
DEADLINE: All applications must be submitted online at apply.ethicsprize.org before December 5th 2011, 5pm PST.
For more information and guidelines, visit www.ethicsprize.org.
Contact us: Samantha Carlin at samantha@eliewieselfoundation.org www.eliewieselfoundation.org Tel: +1 (212) 490-7788
Second Annual Conference of desiguALdades.net: "New Differences, Persistent Inequalities? Latin American Experiences"
We cordially invite you to participate in the Second Annual Conference of desiguALdades.net: "New Differences, Persistent Inequalities? Latin American Experiences", December 8-9, 2011, at the Seminaris CampusHotel in Berlin. Please find attached the program of the conference.
To sign up for the conference, please use the online registration form at: http://www.desigualdades.net/en/eventos_publicos/conferencias/index.html
desiguALdades.net is an interdisciplinary, international and multi-institutional research network on social inequalities in Latin America. The institutional core of desiguALdades.net consists of four partners: The Lateinamerika-Institut (LAI) of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI, Berlin) of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz as the two executive institutions, and the German Development Institute (DIE, Bonn) and the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies (Hamburg) as additional core institutions of the research network.desiguALdades.net is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the framework of its funding line on area studies.
More Information at: www.desiguALdades.net. You may also contact the network's Academic Coordinator:
Dr. des. Simón Ramírez Voltaire
desiguALdades.net
Freie Universität Berlin
Boltzmannstraße 1
D-14195 Berlin
Tel.: 0049-(0)30-838 58544
E-Mail: ramirez@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies Conference
RMCLAS 2012 Annual Conference, Park City, Utah
The 59th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies will be held at the Yarrow Hotel in Park City, Utah, on Wednesday, March 28th, through Saturday, March 31, 2012. The RMCLAS Annual Conference provides an opportunity for scholars and graduate students to share original research on Latin America. The conference hotel will be the Yarrow Hotel in Park City.
Call for Papers:
The RMCLAS Program Committee is now accepting panel and paper proposals on general topics in Latin American Studies. We encourage presentations from all disciplines including, but not limited to, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethnomusicology, Film Studies, Gender Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, and Sociology.
We suggest that panels consist of a chair, at least three presenters, and a commentator (one of whom may be the chair and/or commentator) and a commentator. Papers can be in English or Spanish. Please fill out the panel proposal form by using the link below. This form will also accommodate single-paper proposals. The deadline for panel and paper proposals is December 15, 2011.
Here is the link to the proposal form. Be sure to hit "submit" when you are done. It is probably wise to prepare your panel proposal in your word processing program, then paste it into this form (to avoid losing info etc.). You should have a backup of your proposal in any case.
Also remember that if your panel/paper is accepted, membership in RMCLAS and conference registration is required to participate in the conference.
2011 Call for Proposals. Latin America in Translation/En Traducción/Em Tradução
The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011.
Please submit materials to: Latin America in Translation Series, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Duke University, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Box 90254, Durham, NC 27708-0254. (Please use zip code 27705 for courier service such as FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.)
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, approximately thirty-five books have been published in the series with more forthcoming regularly.
The Series translates and publishes in English outstanding books in a wide range of fields by important Latin American writers and scholars. While most topics in the social sciences and humanities (including literature) are considered, books with an inter- or multidisciplinary outlook are encouraged.
The committee gives highest consideration to those works that, once translated, will be most likely to attract a significant readership in English. The committee also has much interest in the translation of works that can be used in the classroom. It is for this reason that nonfiction has a better chance of being selected than fiction. Those who submit works of fiction or poetry are encouraged to provide an explanation of how these works are relevant in their respective field(s) and might be adapted to classroom use. The committee does not normally select highly specialized works that will likely be of interest to a relatively small audience of specialists, most of whom could read the book in the original language.
The Consortium has limited funds to support this series. In the case of larger or longer projects, any contributions or suggestions of sources of funding are welcome.
Nomination Procedures: Interested scholars or authors are encouraged to nominate a title for consideration in the series. Only complete submissions will be accepted. Please include the following:
1. A complete copy of the book. If a printed copy is unavailable, a photocopy of the book will be accepted. If requested, all copies will be returned upon completion of the selection process.
2. A brief statement of the book's importance within Latin America and for an English-language audience. This may come from the author or anyone interested in nominating a title for consideration.
3. (Optional) Published editorial reviews of the book. If including newspaper or magazine reviews please include the complete reference for the source.
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011.
Please submit materials to: Latin America in Translation Series, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Duke University, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Box 90254, Durham, NC 27705.
For further information on the Series, please contact Program Coordinator, Amy Vargas-Tonsi (av71@duke.edu) The Consortium in Latin American & Caribbean Studies
http://www.uncdukeconsortium.org/translation_series.html
Call for Papers: Tulane University Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Conference
The conference will take place March 23-24, 2012. The conference's theme will be "Spaces Written in Violence / Violence Written in Spaces." We welcome submissions in English, Spanish or Portuguese examining Iberian, Transatlantic and Latin American literatures and cultures. Keynote Speakers will be Juan Pablo Dabove from the University of Colorado at Boulder as well as visiting Tulane professor Yuri Herrera.
The deadline for abstract submissions is January 15, 2012.
For more information, please contact Adam Demaray at ademaray@tulane.edu
Call for papers: The 20th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium at Birmingham-Southern College
April 20th and 21st, 2012
Please plan to celebrate Birmingham-Southern College's 20th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium by presenting a paper on any topic related to the Americas. Since 1992, Birmingham-Southern College has been proud to host students and faculty from institutions in the Southeast and beyond. Over the years hundreds of undergraduate students have met with their peers from as many as 30 different Latin American Studies programs to engage in an exchange of ideas and present their research to an audience beyond their own classrooms or institutions. For many students this conference helped paved the way for future professional endeavors in many different fields related to Latin America.
To commemorate two decades of outstanding undergraduate scholarship, we are fortunate to have the Symposium's founder, Dr. Gama Perruci, as our keynote speaker.
A native of Brazil, Dr. Gama Perruci has a Ph.D. in political sciencefrom the University of Florida and a master's in international journalism (M.I.J.) from Baylor University in Texas. Aside from his research and administrative duties as Interim Provost, Dean of the Faculty, and Dean of the McDonough Leadership Center at Marietta College, Ohio, Dr. Perruci also serves as a consultant to many colleges and corporations. He also serves as the Interim Chair of the International Leadership Association, Inc. (ILA) Board of Directors.
The presentations are limited to undergraduate students only. All topics pertaining to Latin America are welcome. The presentations should be approximately 15 minutes in length. We encourage proposals of panels and invite faculty members to serve as panel chairs and discussants. It is the responsibility of the discussants to ensure that each and every presenter has an equal opportunity to summarize the most important points in his or her paper—and not read the entire paper. Papers in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be considered. Please send panel/paper proposals to the address below or submit online.
The Deadline for Proposals is February 10th, 2012.
By Mail: Dr. Barbara Domcekova
Latin American Studies Symposium, Director
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254
Phone: (205) 226-4975
Fax: (205) 226-3089
Online: http://www.bsc.edu/academics/las/symposium.cfm
BALAS 2012 Annual Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
March 28-30, 2012
Hosted by PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
PUC-Rio (www.puc-rio.br)
IAG Business School (www.iag.puc-rio.br)
IAG Business School, PUC-Rio Program Chair: Jorge Carneiro
Latin American Firms Competing in the Global Economy
Global competition is well-known to Latin American firms. As their domestic market has been contested by foreign competitors, opportunities abroad have also emerged and been exploited.
While there have been noteworthy setbacks as well as remarkable triumphs, several challenges and prospects still remain. From both theoretical and managerial perspectives, it is important to understand what mistakes have been made, what courses have paid off, and what lessons have been learned.
For the BALAS 2012 conference, we are particularly interested in contributions about the pattern of internationalization of Latin American firms – their trajectories and their management of geographically dispersed operations. Also, a discussion of the similarities and differences of Latin American firms vis-à-vis those of other continents as well as across Latin American firms themselves would be enlightening.
Advancement of the implications for academic research, managerial practice and public policy would be greatly welcome.
Besides inviting you to submit to the Conference Theme Tracks, BALAS also encourages submissions to the General Latin American Business Tracks.
Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference
The Mohegan Sun Convention Center
1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, Connecticut 06382
June 3-6, 2012
The NAISA Council invites scholars working in Native American and Indigenous Studies to submit proposals for individual papers, panel sessions, or roundtables. All persons working in Native American and Indigenous Studies are invited and encouraged to apply. Proposals are welcome from faculty and students in colleges, universities, and tribal colleges; from community-based scholars and elders; and from professionals working in the field. To access the templates for individual papers, panels, and roundtables, click on http://www.regonline.com/NAISA2012callforpapers .
4-Study Abroad and Summer Programs
Decolonizing Knowledge and Power Summer School, 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
The Center of Study and Investigation for Global Dialogues (Barcelona, Spain) is now accepting applications for its two-week summer institute (TAUGHT IN ENGLISH) open to advanced undergraduate/graduate students, post-doctoral candidates, junior faculty and professionals on decolonial thought and knowledge.
DECOLONIZING KNOWLEDGE AND POWER: POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES, DECOLONIALHORIZONS Barcelona, Spain - July 9-19, 2012
http://www.dialogoglobal.com/barcelona
First Round Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
The international Summer School, "Decolonizing Knowledge and Power: Postcolonial Studies, Decolonial Horizons" will be in its fourth year and aims at enlarging the scope of the conversation (analysis and investigation) of the hidden agenda of modernity (that is, coloniality) in the sphere of knowledge, power and higher education.
The professors invited for the 2012 Decolonizing Knowledge and Power Summer School are drawn from our affiliated faculty and cover different thematic fields of study, historical periods and regions of the world: Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the US.
Affiliated faculty include: Boaventura de Souza Santos, Linda Martin Alcoff, Emma Perez, Salman Sayyid, Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Stephen Small, Michael Omi, Ramón Grosfoguel, Kwame Nimako, Tiffany Ruby Patterson, James Cohen and Daphne Taylor-Garcia
The course is offered in English.
Deadline for Applications: February 1, 2012.
http://www.dialogoglobal.com/barcelona/application.php
Costs for the July 9-19 intensive seminars:
- 1st Option: Tuition only: €1,300
- 2nd Option: Tuition + Shared Room (1-2 other participants): €1,600
Location: Barcelona, Spain (important social and cultural center of Spain and the Catalonia region, right on the Mediterranean Sea)
You can write to the following email address if you have any questions: decolonialknowledge@dialogoglobal.com
OSEA: Spend Summer 2012 in the Maya World, Yucatán, Mexico
Summer 2012 Programs:
- Heritage Field Study & Ethnography
- Teach English Service Learning
- Maya Language Immersion
- Intensive Spanish Immersion
OSEA Field School Programs are based in Pisté and Maya Communities surrounding Chichén Itzá, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
OSEA Field School Program Fees include:
- Direct Enrollment with Accredited University Transcript
- Food & Lodging, Homestays with Maya families in Pisté
- Local Field Trips to Chichén Itzá, Ek Balam, Yaxuna, Cenote Dzitnup, & jungle caves
- Mid-Program Break (4-night/5 day) to allow participants free-time to explore Yucatán on their own (not included in program fees).
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: Open to Undergraduates in sophomore year and higher, with any social science & humanities major Open to Graduate Students in any social science and humanities fields (send us an email to ask about grad rates) GPA of 2.5 or higher
Write to contact@osea-cite.org for more information, or visit us at www.osea-cite.org!
Study Abroad in Mexico
Study Abroad in Mexico The Mexico Solidarity Network study abroad experience offers a dynamic, student-centered pedagogical approach combined with direct interaction with some of Mexico’s most important social movements.
Chiapas/Tlaxcala/Mexico City: January 30 - May 7 (Spring application deadline was Nov. 1, But don't despair- there are 3 spots left for the spring program that will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. )
For more information, please visit http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/
Study Abroad, Intern or Volunteer with ProWorld in Latin America
Interested in studying, interning or volunteering abroad in Latin America? ProWorld offers service-based study abroad programs, internships and volunteer positions in Peru, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Brazil. As an intern or volunteer, you can gain hands-on experience anytime year-round and involve yourself in a project surrounding community development, healthcare, women's empowerment, education or environmental conservation. As a Study Abroad student, you can gain academic credit Fall, Spring or Summer semester and work on a community-driven service project. Feel free to visit the website to find out which project may be best for you: www.proworldvolunteers.org.
Autonomous University of Social Movements (AUSM)
Our Mexican Social Movements semester and summer study abroad programs allow students to live with and learn from the very social movements they read about building autonomy, resisting neoliberalism, and changing the way we do politics. Whether it's in indigenous communities in Chiapas, in campesino communities in Tlaxcala, or the country's largest urban land reclamation movement in Mexico City, students will gain first-hand experience that speaks volumes.
The 13-week, 16-credit semester program is accredited at the undergraduate and graduate level by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and our US school of record is Hampshire College. Transcripts have been accepted by over 100 US colleges and universities.
See our website and apply today! http://mexicosolidarity.org/ausm
Threads of Peru Volunteers
A sustainable tourism (trekking) company in Cusco, and their affiliated NGO, Threads of Peru, which works with weavers in several remote communities in the region, are looking for volunteers. The positions are flexible, and would probably work for anyone interested in Andean culture, Quechua (the communities are Quechua speaking), weaving, tourism, and marketing. For more information, contact Amanda Zenick at threads.schedule@gmail.com
Links: http://apus-peru.com and http://www.threadsofperu.com/
Haitian Creole Language Instruction Opportunity
Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at Florida International University is currently accepting applications for its 14th Annual Haitian Summer Institute in Miami, Florida. The Institute features intensive language training in Haitian Creole at both the Beginning/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced levels, as well as a Haitian Studies Seminar Series and a FLAC Lecture Series.
The program is FLAS-approved.
Eligible non-FIU students who are interested in enrolling in the Institute are invited to apply for FIU FLAS Fellowships in Haitian Creole by contacting Joanne Virgille, Coordinator, LACC Academic Programs at jvirg001@fiu.edu Students are encouraged to apply ASAP.
For more information, please visit: http://casgroup.fiu.edu/lacc/pages.php?id=719
5-Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Starting September 1, 2011 Applications will be accepted for the 2012 Ford Diversity Fellowships Program for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. For more information regarding full eligibility requirements and the online application please visit their website.
- U.S. Citizen or National
- Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based filed of Science, social science or humanities
Awardees have expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows.
Approximately 60 pre-doctoral, 35 dissertation, and 20 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council of the National Academies.
Application Deadline Dates:
Pre-doctoral: November 14, 2011
Dissertation: November 17, 2011
Postdoctoral: November 17, 2011
Walter Koppelman Memorial Scholarship
CFA is accepting applications for the Walter Koppelman Memorial Scholarship for SDSU undergraduate student volunteers and activists. The Koppelman Memorial Scholarship was established with funds donated in memory of SDSU Philosophy Professor Walter Koppelman.
The application form may be obtained at this link: http://www.calfac.org/post/scholarships-available-sdsu-students and on the CFA chapter webpage at cfa.sdsu.edu.
The deadline for submitting applications and supporting materials for the two $750 scholarships is November 17. The awards will be presented at the CFA Faculty Reception on December 7. The scholarship money may be used by the student for Spring semester tuition and fees or to purchase books.
If you have questions about the scholarship, please call the CFA office on campus at 619-594-2775.
The Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowships
Funding Ph.D. Dissertation Research
Visit www.iie.org/iaf for eligibility criteria and how to apply.
2012-2013 APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 17th, 2012
IAF Fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in a university in the United States. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or citizens of the independent Latin American countries. Proficiency in the language(s) appropriate to the research proposal is required.
Awards are based on both development and scholarly criteria. Proposals should offer a practical orientation to field-based information on the following topics:
- Organizations promoting grassroots development among the poor;
- the financial sustainability and independence of such organizations;
- trends affecting historically excluded groups such as African descendants, indigenous peoples, women and others;
- transnational development;
- the role of corporate social responsibility in grassroots development;
- the impact of globalization on grassroots development;
- the impact of grassroots development activities on the quality of life of the poor.
The Fellowship includes:
- round-trip international transportation to the research site;
- a research allowance of up to $3,000;
- a monthly stipend of $1,500 for up to 12 months;
- emergency health insurance;
- expenses related to required attendance at a mid-year conference.
For more information on this exceptional grant opportunity, including application instructions and additional information on the deadline, visit www.iie.org/iaf. For more information on the IAF, visit www.iaf.gov.
Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral Program
The Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the diversity of the pool of potential university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of individuals who are: Current upper division or graduate students in the CSU, Economically and educationally disadvantaged, U.S. citizens or permanent residents, Leaders of tomorrow
For more information and an application, please visit: http://www.calstate.edu/PreDoc/index.shtml
The Graduate Student Travel Fund (GSTF) supports travel associated with scholarly research and creative activities.
AWARD The maximum award is $1,000 and must be used within twelve months of the allocation. Approximately $7,000 will be granted during each review cycle (fall, winter and spring).
ELIGIBILITY The Graduate Student Travel Fund is available to all degree-seeking SDSU graduate students with an accumulated grade point average of at least 3.0. An eligible graduate student may submit one application for each review cycle.
CRITERIA FOR REVIEW The GSTF applications are evaluated by a sub-committee that includes representation from Associated Students, Graduate Student Association, the Graduate Council and the Division of Research Affairs. The primary criteria used in evaluating applications for funding are as follows:
- Relevance or merit of professional activity to support student's research/scholarship in designated major field of study
- Appropriateness of scope and budget
- Contribution to completion of a thesis or dissertation
TO APPLY Complete the GSTF application, including required signatures, at: http://gra.sdsu.edu/grad/research/docs/GSTF_Application.doc
Save as a single low-resolution PDF file (files exceeding 5 MB and multiple PDF files will not be accepted) and e-mail the document to the Division of Research Affairs (dra@mail.sdsu.edu). No paper submissions will be accepted. Decisions for funding will be announced within one month of the submission deadline.
Deadlines for fall, winter and spring are October 1st, February 1st and May 1st respectively.
Please direct questions to the Division of Research Affairs (dra@mail.sdsu.edu), (619) 594-5938.
6-Internships, Volunteer, and Job Opportunities
IMPACT Training and Mentoring Program
SDSU is offering a new program for SDSU undergraduate and masters-level Latino students in which students can receive up to 2 years of half time pay called the IMPACT Training & Mentoring (TMP) Program. The application process is described in detail at www.ibachsd.org and click on IMPACT. Applications are due Nov. 18.
The main goal of the TMP is to increase cultural competency through awareness of health disparities; develop essential skills to identify a career or academic opportunity in the health field; and receive hands-on involvement in community health, especially focused in Latino communities in San Diego and Imperial Counties. 15 undergraduate students ($957/month) and 5 masters-level students ($1131/month) will be selected to receive a monthly stipend for participating up to 20 hours per week with additional hours possible in the summer.
You are eligible if you meet the following three criteria:
- An enrolled SDSU student (ideally seeking freshman, sophomore, juniors or first-years masters)
- Interested in exploring and pursuing a career or academic study related to health
- Are in one of the following categories:
- Racial/ethnic groups
- Hispanic/Latino
- African American
- Native American
- Alaskan Native
- US Pacific Island Native
- Disability
- Disadvantaged Background
Faculty from the SDSU Graduate School of Public Health, Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, and Psychology; UCSD School of Medicine-Pediatrics; and Faculty from other US and Mexico universities will provide instruction and mentoring throughout the TMP.
For more details:
- www.ibachsd.org and click on IMPACT and then click on Training & Mentoring Program
- www.facebook.com/IMPACTSDSU. LIKE US and you will be entered into a weekly drawing to receive a $20 SDSU gift card.
- Call 619-594-6152 and speak with an IMPACT Peer Coach to receive more information
IMPACT Peer Coaches are currently conducting Application Consultation in-peron meetings with all eligible students interested in applying to provide feedback to help your application receive the best review possible by the Review Team. Call or e-mail to schedule your appointment. You can also visit our IMPACT booth on campus from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Wed., Nov. 2, on the walkway near the Open Air Theater and Campanile Walkway and Thurs., Nov. 3, on Campanile Walkway.
Research Assistant Job Opportunity from El Valor de Nuestra Salud
El Valor de Nuestra Salud [The Value of our Health] is a 5-year NCI-funded project to test the effectiveness of an intervention that changes the food environment of Latino grocery stores to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables among customers. We will identify 18 Latino grocery stores (or tiendas) in San Diego County and randomly assign them to intervention or control conditions. The intervention will consist of communication change strategies and structural change strategies with the goal of changing aspects of the social and physical environments of the tiendas to increase sales and consumption of produce. The intervention will include employee and manager trainings to promote the sales of fruits and vegetables and a food marketing campaign. The primary aim is to increase self-reported fruit and vegetable intake in a sample of 360 adult store customers between baseline and 6-month follow up. Intervention effectiveness will be evaluated at the employee, manager, and store levels.
Are you interested in working with our Latino community? El Valor de Nuestra Salud is a public health research study promoting healthy foods through grocery stores. We are currently seeking a Bilingual research assistant to recruit and conduct baseline evaluation activities with customers and employees of Latino grocery stores in San Diego County. Please submit your resume via email to Daisy Perez, Evaluation Coordinator, at dperez@projects.sdsu.edu or for more information & complete job description, call Daisy at (619) 594-2188 or email Daisy.
Mixtec Cultural Exchange Program: In San Diego
Tasks:
- Teach English or Spanish to Indigenous Mixteco Adults
- Provide tutoring and educational activities to Mixteco youths
This is a great opportunity to learn about the Mixteco culture, practice your Spanish, and gain practical experience in language instruction. No prior tutoring experience needed; this is a hands on learning experience for you and the Mixteco community.
Requirements: Must be available to teach on Tuesdays or Thursday evenings in Linda Vista from 5:30-8:30 and help with cultural workshops on two Saturdays over the course of the semester. Spanish preferred, but not required.
For more information, please contact Annika Adamson at clasintr@mail.sdsu.edu
Translation Internship at Federal Defenders of San Diego
Federal Defenders office in San Diego (FDSDI) is offering an internship program that offers students a specialized real world apprenticeship where they will apply their bi-cultural skills and gain practical insights toward becoming proficient working professionals.
TITLE: SPANISH/ENGLISH TRANSLATION INTERN DESCRIPTION OF
DUTIES: The Translation Intern will work in a legal office environment translating a variety of documents to be submitted to the Court in criminal cases.
HOURS: 8-12 hrs per week, 160 hrs credit Flexible schedule within the hours of 8 am to 6 pm M-F
QUALIFICATIONS: A high level of spoken and written Spanish and English fluency Bi-cultural background and education a plus Excellent comprehension and writing skills in both languages Word processing proficiency
INTERNSHIP COURSE INFORMATION: Independent study or course credit according to the specifications of each instructor or institution. Interns will learn about the responsibilities and operations of a legal office and will receive orientation on pursuing careers as court interpreters, translators, investigators, paralegals and/or attorneys.
A letter of evaluation and recommendation will be provided, based on performance and a 250-500 word essay on how cultural differences are revealed in translation from the perspective of any academic discipline of interest to the student, such as law, sociology, literature, linguistics or anthropology.
HOW TO APPLY: Submit a résumé and letter of interest to Yolanda France, Chief Interpreter, to Yolanda_France@fd.org
DEADLINE: Open until filled each school term throughout the year
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation representing indigent persons accused of federal criminal offenses. Our close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border has a strong influence on our caseload.
Our staff currently consists of over fifty trial attorneys and sixty support personnel, many of whom are bilingual and bicultural. Our attorneys are assisted by highly trained and dedicated investigators and interpreters.
NBC Building
225 Broadway Suite 900
San Diego, California 92101-5030
(619) 234-8467
FAX (619) 687-2666
San Diego Prevention Research Center
The San Diego Prevention Research Center's main focus is to evaluate a community-based obesity prevention program that promotes physical activity among Latinos in South San Diego County.
DESCRIPTION
Familias Sanas y Activas is the main project of the San Diego Prevention Research Center, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We train community members to be physical activity instructors, and they offer free exercise classes to community members.
BENEFITS TO YOU
- Gain valuable health promotion and research experience
- Earn course credit with a minimum of 180 hours
- Obtain data for thesis projects
- Receive professional recommendations
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of Spanish preferred Personal transportation, CA driver's license and insurance needed for some positions Willingness to work in and travel to South San Diego County for some positions MS Word Suite Skills
Send Resume or Contact:
Carolina Huerta, Intervention and Communication Coordinator 619-594-5768, chuerta@projects.sdsu.edu
Marisa Molina, Research Core Project Manager 619-594-2965, mmolina@projects.sdsu.edu
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
Internships COHA is now accepting applications for summer internships in the field of U.S.-Latin American and Canadian relations. Every summer, COHA awards some 30 internships to applicants from a pool of roughly 300 candidates. COHA accepts applications on a rolling basis, but openings tend to be filled quickly. COHA is always looking for original, exacting scholars who possess an uncluttered writing style. We are looking for resourceful, sharp and motivated applicants who are seeking an opportunity to receive practical experience in the fields of policymaking and communicating with the media, and have a desire to advance progressive development on political, economic, and trade matters throughout Latin America and Canada. As the jockeying for internships can, at times, be rather competitive, in applying for such positions we ask potential applicants to send us the following documents to ensure we are recruiting the most qualified candidates: cover letter, résumé, writing sample, transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, and a completed COHA internship application form. We look forward to receiving your application, which will be diligently scrutinized.
For application forms and more information, please visit: http://www.coha.org/about-internships/
SNAP: Feeding America
A National anti-hunger organization called Feeding America. It is a campaign to help connect eligible households with the federal food stamp program (now called SNAP). An overwhelming majority of these households are Latino, many undocumented. Feeding America volunteers help demystify that process, challenge the myths, and encourage eligible families to seek assistance. They do outreach at various food distribution events, schools, clinics, and so forth. They have also successfully challenged rejections, so the interns learn something about the policy process as well as how assistance programs work and so on.
Internship specific requirements: The internship requires a one-semester commitment, availability of 4-5 hours a week to intern. Knowledge of Spanish is preferred but not required.
Internship Opportunities with Sustainable Bolivia
Sustainable Bolivia is a 501(c) 3 non profit organization whose specific goals are to provide Bolivian grass-roots organizations with much needed human and financial resources while providing international students and professionals the opportunity to gain practical work experience through internships and volunteer opportunities in Bolivia.
For more information, please visit: www.sustainablebolivia.org
US Department of State
The State Department is seeking students for internships. Please visit http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP for more information.
7-Articles, Publications, Books
Wounded Border/Frontera Herida: Readings on the Tijuana/San Diego Region and Beyond
Edited by Justin Akers Chácon and Enrique Davalos, Professors of Chicano Study at City College
“Astute scholars from California examine the geopolitical dynamics of the U.S.-Mexican border in this eye-opening anthology. They have not only studied, but given voice to those subjected to the inhumane conditions created by a geographical boundary and its attendant globalization policies Each contributor combines historical context and analysis with fascinating narratives that deepen our understanding of topics such as the criminalization and trauma suffered by deportees; the horrors of daily living in Juarez; NAFTA’s environmental destruction; and the role of Mexican workers and immigrants in labor struggles in Mexico and the U.S.”-- Virginia Escalante, Pulitzer Prize recipient, and City College International Book Fair Director
Get your copy today at www.cityworkspress.org
Cantar a los narcos by Juan Carlos Ramírez Pimienta
The book's title is the Cantar a los narcos: voces y versos del narcocorrido (Singing to the Traffickers: Voices and Verses of the Narcocorrido). Mexico: Editorial Planeta (Issues Today), 2011.
What has made a musical genre narcocorrido so popular and profitable? From its origins and great characters, the furor over singers like Chalino Sanchez, Los Tigres del Norte and Los Tucanes de Tijuana, to the emergence of musical groups specializing in playing narcocorridos Oaxaca, Song to the narcos is an interesting invitation to discover what is behind this music, especially in times of economic crisis, blooms and makes the traffickers into heroes.
More information about this book
Before the Revolution:Women's Rights and Right-Wing Politics in Nicaragua, 1821–1979
By Victoria González-Rivera
Those who survived the brutal dictatorship of the Somoza family have tended to portray the rise of the women's movement and feminist activism as part of the overall story of the anti-Somoza resistance. But this mythic depiction of heroic struggle conceals a much more complicated history, which Victoria González-Rivera unravels in this book. As early as 1837, she shows, some Nicaraguan women expressed interest in eliminating the tyranny of male domination, and this interest grew into full-fledged campaigns for female suffrage and access to education by the 1880s. By the 1920s a feminist movement emerged among urban, middle-class women and lasted for two more decades until it was eclipsed in the 1950s by a nonfeminist movement of mainly Catholic, urban, middle-class and working-class women who supported the liberal, populist, patron-clientelistic regime of the Somozas in return for the right to vote and various economic, educational, and political opportunities. Counterintuitively, it was actually the Somozas who encouraged the participation of women in the public sphere (as long as they remained loyal Somocistas), whereas their opponents, the Sandinistas and Conservatives, often appealed to women through their maternal identity. What emerges from this fine-grained analysis is a picture of a much more complex political landscape than that portrayed by the simplifying myths of current Nicaraguan historiography, and we can now see why and how the Somoza dictatorship did not endure by dint of fear and compulsion alone.
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