CLAS E-Bulletin: November 3, 2011
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1-CLAS and Other Events at SDSU
CLAS and LASSO present: Lotri for Haiti A Raffle of a Photograph by Robert Bear Guerra
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Lotri, number 36, Dr. James Gerber.
Thank you to those who participated in this event, we successfully raised over two hundred dollars for the non-profit, Lambi Fund.
While the Lotri is over, Guerra’s exhibit will be on display for another week. Make sure to stop by CLAS to view the exhibit "Photographs from Haiti: 2008—2010."
Visit www.bearguerra.com and www.lambifund.org for more information about Guerra and Lambi Fund.
Anabel Hernández to Present at SDSU on November 3, 2011
Anabel Hernández, a Mexican journalist, will be speaking Thursday, November 3, at San Diego State University. The free program will be held at ENS (Exercise and Nutritional Science) 280. View Map
This event titled "Mexican Drug Cartels: Violence, Corruption and effects on the U.S." is sponsored by SDSU MEChA and the Associated Students Cultural Arts and Special Events (CASE).
Ms. Anabel Hernández is an award-winning Mexican journalist who wrote "Los Señores del Narco" in 2010 which outlines connections between Mexican drug cartels and TOP Mexican politicians, military, police, industrialists and bankers. According to Ms. Hernádez the Mexican government is protecting the Sinaloa cartel, the largest in Mexico, and is attacking rival cartels.
Huge bribes are given to military and police officials to garner their support and protection of drug smuggling. Opposing cartels, particularly the Zetas, are enraged that the government is targeting them while protecting the Sinaloa cartel and this has led to much of the bloodbath that is presently occurring in Mexico. All of this can only occur with the cooperation and support of the CIA, which allows the cartels to flood the United States with cocaine, meth and other drugs.
The program begins at 6 p.m. and Anabel's presentation will be prefaced with a history of CIA criminal activities since 1947, including support of drug smuggling, by Associate Professor Jesús Nieto, and there will be Q & A after Anabel Hernández's presentation.
International Student Center Coffee Hour
Please join as at the International Student Center to celebrate Argentinean culture and food this Friday November 4th at 12pm in the ISC building at SDSU. http://www.isc.sdsu.edu/iscevents.html
Jewelry and Ceramics Student Sale Nov. 15, 16
The School of Art, Design and Art History will host the annual event from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Foyer of the Everett G. Jackson Gallery
Free and open to the public
The Comprehensive Examination for Latin American Studies schedule for Fall 2011 is as follows:
Date 3: Friday, November 4, 2011 -2 weeks prior to exam - last day to confirm date for oral exam- see date 5 below
Date 4: Friday, November 11, 2011 – 1 week prior to exam – last day for faculty to submit actual exam question to CLAS (Elizabeth)
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)
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
Habana Eva Film
Join us November 4 -10 for Habana Eva, a charming Cuban film where romantic comedy and political allegory effortlessly mix!
Winner!
- Best Film (Los Angeles Latino Film Festival)
- Best International Film (New York Latino Film Festival)
- From the writer of From Prada to Nada!
The 12th Annual Cinema en tu Idioma film series begins November 4 with Habana Eva, a fiesty combination of romantic comedy and political allegory , starring Prakriti Maduro at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center (off 163 Freeway & Friars Rd.). The screenings run through November 10!
Habana Eva: A young seamstress named Eva (Prakriti Maduro) with ambitions of becoming an international fashion designer comes to an emotional crossroads when she must choose between two men - a suave foreign photographer, on a mysterious errand, and her loyal but laid back Cuban boyfriend. Set in a modern-day Havana shaken by Fidel's retirement, Eva's romantic plight becomes a humorous metaphor of Cuba's options for the future. 104 mins.
Habana Eva will screen for one-week exclusively at UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center (off the 163 Freeway and Friars Rd.).
Watch the trailer for Habana Eva
Screening Times: Friday, November 4 till Thursday, November 10 at 11:30am, 1:45pm, 4:00pm, 6:15pm, 8:30pm, and 10:45pm (Fri & Sat only).
Tickets are $10.00 for General Audiences, $8.00 for Students, Seniors & Media Arts Center San Diego members. Individual tickets can be purchased prior to each screening at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center box office (7510 Hazard Center Dr., SD, CA 92108).
Become a member today to receive discounts and 2 free tickets! Sign up at www.mediaartscenter.org/membership.
For additional information, please contact us at 619-230-1938, gheath@mediaartscenter.org, or visit www.sdlatinofilm.com.
Rubén Ortiz-Torres: Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man
Now Through November 06, 2011
The San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado at Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
(619) 232-7931
The work by Rubén Ortiz-Torres (b. 1964), an internationally-renowned artist, curator, and author, featured in Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man was developed from the early eighties to the early nineties when the artist was inspired by the punk scene in Mexico City. As with many artists of his generation, punk culture became an avenue in which the artist formulated his own creative identity. As both a participant in the punk scene and as a visual artist, Ortiz-Torres's works demonstrate his intimate relationship with his subjects. The diverse media included in this exhibition, such as paintings, drawings, photographs, and video, exemplify Ortiz-Torres's rigorous technical skill and also provide a rare opportunity for visitors to experience this highly-regarded artist's earlier works.
Clean Energy in the Californias
November 7, 2011
Weaver Center — Institute of the Americas UCSD campus
FREE EVENT (Advance Registration Required) Register at http://www.iamericas.org/en/events/registration/event/60/Clean-Energy-in-the-Californias-
Event will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Cecilia Aguillon, Director, Government Affairs, Kyocera Solar Scott Anders, Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, University of San Diego Law School Gilberto García, Government Relations and Policy Director Latin America, GE Energy Daniel Hill, CEO, Silicon Border David Muñoz Andrade, Director General, Energy Commission, State of Baja California Tim Olson, Senior Policy Advisor, California Energy Commission Nicolas Puga, Partner, Bates White Duncan Wood, International Relations Program Director, ITAM & Researcher, Woodrow Wilson Center
USD Trans-Border Institute (TBI): The Effects of Violence in Mexico on Migration and Immigration Policy
November 8, 2011
Location: University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Theatre
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
TBI will host a panel discussion, lead by Ginger Jacobs of the Immigration Justice Project, on the effects of violence in Mexico on migration and immigration policy, particularly with regard to the rise of petitions for asylum in the United States.
Free and open to the public.
Tijuana Maquiladora Tour
Come to learn about Tijuana communities and workers' conditions and struggles!
Saturday, November 12, 9 am to 3 pm
Important Notice: Citizens returning from Mexico should present an U.S. passport. (Otherwise, they need an official ID, birth certificate, and waiting in line when returning to the U.S. for a period of time to be decided by the border gate officer.) More information: the U.S. State Dept. web site
Donations: $30 regular, $20 students, $ 50 solidarity Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the workers' organizations.
To reserve a place, please go to www.sdmaquila.org
If you prefer to use the postal system, or for more information, please contact: Herb Shore: sdmaquila@cox.net, (619) 287-5535
Sponsored by Colectivo Ollin Calli Tijuana, Colectivo Chilpancingo for Environmental Justice, San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, Environmental Health Coalition, and Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
3rd Annual Binational Dialogue
Date: Monday, November 14
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: UCSD, Institute of the Americas Complex
Open to the public
Please register at www.planned.org/dialogue
In partnership with community leaders, advocates and legislators from the United States and Mexico, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies cordially invites you to the 3rd Annual Binational Dialogue on the Status of Women's Reproductive Rights in Mexico and the United States. Part of UCSD International Education Week
More information
The U.S.-Mexico Security Buildup and its Consequences for the Migrant Population
Date: Tuesday, November 15
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: UCSD, Institute of the Americas Complex, IOA Weaver Center
Open to the public
Registration is required.
From Border Patrol agents to local police to the National Guard, the Bush and Obama administrations have dramatically increased the security personnel, technology and operations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Meanwhile Mexico, with U.S. assistance, has increased its own security presence in the border zone in order to confront drug trafficking and organized crime. A panel of officials and experts from the United States and Mexico will discuss whether the increased security investment is working. They will focus on the buildup's intended and unintended consequences -- overall patterns, humanitarian and human rights concerns -- for migrants seeking to enter the United States from Mexico. Part of UCSD International Education Week
More information and register for the event.
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.
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
Invitation to International Conference at UT Austin
The University of Texas at Austin wants you to know about the unique opportunity for a small group of students from SDSU, to attend a 2-day Border Workshop to be held on the University of Texas at Austin campus in November. This conference on Mexico-US border issues is open to undergraduate as well as graduate students from all majors and aims to promote job creation, creativity, and innovation.
Jornadas Fronterizas (Border Workshop) is an inspiring two-day conference that brings together university students from both sides of the Mexico-US border to promote innovation, creativity and job creation. This event, hosted by the IC² Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, will include presentations by leaders from government, industry and academia from both sides of the border, with a focus on immigration, security, job creation and education.
- Organized in partnership between the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and Espacio de Vinculación A.C. (EVAC), a non profit organization based in Mexico that promotes communication between the academic community, businesses, and government.
- Anticipated participant size is 80 university students plus panelists and guests.
- Ongoing interaction: 15 of the students who participate in the Austin workshop will be selected to attend a separate conference in Washington, D.C. in May 2012.
- Media Coverage: Portions of the workshop will be filmed by Televisa and broadcast across Latin America as well as in the United States on Univision.
This pilot workshop is the first in an annual series of dynamic Border Workshop events to support novel methods to promote economic development and wealth creation. And much more!
For more information contact:
Gustavo Rivera
IC2 Institute
University of Texas at Austin
grivera@mail.utexas.edu
Conference: Health Governance in Mexico ** USMEX House
Thursday and Friday, October and November 11, 2011
Location: Home of California, Chimalistac, Mexico City
Free admission but an RSVP is required on our website
In the past two decades, there has been a fundamental change in the structure of public health in Mexico. This change is primarily concerned with the design of programs, such as conditional cash transfer (Oportunidades) and universal health insurance (Seguro Popular) that affect the work of doctors and nurses who offer medical services. While it has sought to minimize the influence of political interests in these programs, and medical professionals in Mexico are highly professional, doubts persist about the fair and transparent use of public resources and accountability. At the same time, responsibility for funding and provision of health services was returned to state governments in a process of decentralization, which in turn raises questions about institutional arrangements and their impact on the provision of public goods and services such as clinics and hospitals. The aim of this conference is to explore these issues with tools of social science and biomedical background to understand the challenges facing Mexico in the field of public health.
Directions to the House of California
For more information, visit USMEX page
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
Second Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean
University of California, San Diego
November 3-5, 2011
Conference's website
The First ERIP conference, which took place in May 2008 at the University of California, San Diego, brought together more than 300 participants and attendees. Because of the high level of interest and the existence of space, time and budget constraints, we urge prospective participants to submit their Panel Proposal Forms and Individual Paper Proposal Forms as early as possible in order to improve their chances of securing a place in the program. For the relevant forms and additional information about the event, please visit the conference's website: http://cilas.ucsd.edu/erip/index.html.
Convocatoria para Ponencias y Paneles Pre-organizados: Segunda Conferencia sobre Etnicidad, Raza y Pueblos Indigenas en America Latina y el Caribe
Universidad de California, San Diego
3-5 de Noviembre, 2011
Portal web de la conferencia
Tambien seran bienvenidas las ponencias individuales, que serán agrupadas por el Comité de Programa de acuerdo a su afinidad tematica e incluidas en nuevos paneles con moderadores y comentaristas. La primera conferencia ERIP, que tuvo lugar en mayo de 2008 en la Universidad de California en San Diego, reunió a más de 300 participantes y asistentes. Debido al alto nivel de interés y a las limitaciones de espacio, tiempo y presupuesto, alentamos a todos los interesados a presentar sus propuestas lo antes posible para asegurarse un lugar en el programa . Para obtener los formularios correspondientes e información adicional sobre el evento, visitar el sitio web de la conferencia:http://cilas.ucsd.edu/erip/index.html.
Call for Papers: National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
20th Annual NAAAS & Affiliates National Conference
February 13-18, 2012
Crowne Plaza Executive Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Abstracts not to exceed two (2) pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of the Hispanic and Latino experience. Subjects may include but not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes OR 45 minutes).
Abstracts with title of paper, presenter's name, home and institution/organization address and e-mail should be postmarked by: Saturday, November 5, 2011.
Send Abstracts to:
Dr. Lemuel Berry, Jr.
Executive Director, NAAAS & Affiliates
PO Box 6670
Scarborough, ME 04070-6670
Telephone 207-839-8004
Fax: 207-839-3776
Email: naaasconference@earthlink.net
www.facebook.com/naaasaffiliates and www.naaas.org
North American Competitiveness Conference: Sustainable Jobs for a Continent of Innovation
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Time: 8:00am-3:30pm
Location: University of San Diego - Joan B. Kroc Theatre
Did you know that big Tijuana-based international companies—such as Bose, General Electric, Hyundai, Kyocera, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Plantronics, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sharp, Toyota and many others—purchase more than $13 billion in components and services from outside our region each year? Learn about the abundant possibilities selling San Diego County components and services to the manufacturing industry just below the U.S. - Mexico border, and how innovative firms are cashing in on these opportunities while creating sustainable job growth throughout the multinational region. Get insight from top business leaders from the United States, Mexico, and Canada on how to make your business competitive in the global market. Business leaders will also discuss the overarching implications of the growing San Diego-Baja California manufacturing industry for the entire North American region.
Panels: Aerospace and Defense | Clean Technologies | Emerging Technologies: Electronics, Automotive and Digital Media| Medical Devices and Biotechnology | How to Take Advantage of the $13 Billion Opportunity
Sample of Confirmed Speakers: Dave Hester, President, Kyocera Mexicana | Joe Da Rosa, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California | William Loeber, International Business Development, Hewlett Packard | Jim Sahaguian, Vice President, Sempra Generation | Eduardo Solis, Strategic Sourcing, Eaton Airspace | Reo Carr, Editor-in-Chief, San Diego Business Journal | Stephan Hollman, President, Special Purpose Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Corp. | Judi Taylor, President, Trade Compliance Group | JJ Perez, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Goodrich | Jim Waring, Founder/Board Chair, CleanTECH San Diego | Rod Gunther, Vice President, Suntron Manufacturing | Peter Taylor, Vice President, Turbomachinery Products, Solar Turbines- Turbotec | Luis Hernandez, Controller, Greatbatch Medical | Mark Kerbel, Vice President, REGEN Group | Gerardo De La Concha, Vice President Operations, Medtronic | Ruprecht von Buttler, Business Creation/Development, CONNECT | Jamie Gonzalez Luna, President, Butcher Corporation | Sergio Tagliapietra, former Secretary of Economic Development Baja California
Cost: $55 cooperating organization members | $65 non-members | $425 table of 8
Students (with valid student ID): $25 seminar | $35 luncheon and seminar
To register: http://www.sdchamber.org/events-and-programs and click on November 8
For more information, contact James Clark at 619-544-1376 or jclark@sdchamber.org
Second International Conference of Sister Cities
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in collaboration with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Ciudad Juárez Headquarters and the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, across the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, convened the Second International Sister Cities Conference, 9 November 11 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
The aim of the conference is to bring together different perspectives that allow us to understand the processes of border realities, its impact on countries and regions as well as in populations that comprise, in contrast to the many facets of living areas and border cities.
It is aimed at researchers, students, civil and public servants who wish to participate in any of the terms set out below:
1. Presentation of papers on desks. Under this arrangement, the Organizing Committee will receive proposals for individual papers on the themes and select the event that it considers relevant to the Congress.
2. Submissions full tables (up to five papers per table) by a group of researchers, students, members of civil society organizations and public servants. The Organizing Committee will consider these proposals as a whole.
3. Lectures, which will be presented one per day during the three day Congress. The Organizing Committee will invite experts with broad experience to present their findings and experiences in their area of research.
For more information: dgrno@colef.mx
XXXII Annual ILASSA Student Conference
February 2-4, 2012
Call for Papers
Abstract deadline is 5:00 PM (CST) Friday, November 11, 2011
To submit an abstract, go to www.ilassa.org/conference
Find us on Facebook ILASSA 32: Annual Student Conference on Latin America
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.
Abstract Requirements
ILASSA invites students to submit for acceptance a single-page abstract of a paper (300 words max) within the field of Latin American Studies. The abstract will enable us to select papers for presentation and to organize panels for the conference.
Abstract Submission
Abstracts should be submitted online in order to facilitate the submission process for everyone - especially for participants outside the United States. Hard copies of abstracts will not be accepted. Final papers will be requested after accepted students are notified. To submit an abstract, please go to www.ilassa.org/conference. Please contact us atilassa.student.conference@gmail.com if you did not get an email following your submission.
The final deadline for submission of abstracts is November 11, 2011. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by November 23, 2011. Students invited to participate will have until January 2, 2012 to submit final papers along with their registration fee. During the conference, each student will have approximately 15 minutes to present his or her work in a panel arranged around a common theme.
Fees
There is no fee for submitting an abstract for consideration. If your paper is accepted, however, you must confirm your participation by January 2 through payment of the registration fee of $25. Registration via PayPal will be available after acceptances are emailed. There will be an additional $10 fee for an optional dinner at a local Austin restaurant during one of the conference evenings. Payments can also be mailed to the physical address.
Contacts and Addresses
If you have any questions please contact us at ilassa.student.conference@gmail.com All conference correspondence will be conducted via e-mail.
Important dates for the 2012 ILASSA Conference
Friday, November 11, 2011 – Deadline for submission of abstracts
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 – Applicants notified of acceptance or non-acceptance
Monday, January 2, 2012 – Papers due and registration and equipment fee paid
Monday, January 16, 2012 – Flight information and housing requests due
February 2-4, 2012 – XXXII Annual ILASSA Student Conference
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 Submission Deadline: November 11, 2011
Paper Submission Deadline: December 9, 2011
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.
Guidelines and Dates:
We welcome abstracts for presentations and for panels from all disciplines relating to the conference theme.
Abstracts of up to 250 words should be sent in Microsoft Word format. Please include your name, phone number, title and institutional affiliation in your e-mail. Abstracts may be sent to lago.tulane@gmail.com by Friday, November 11th, 2011.
Final copies of completed papers may be sent to lago.tulane@gmail.com by Friday, December 9th, 2011.
Papers should be approximately 3000-5000 words and there are no specific guidelines as to the format of your paper. However, please keep in mind that presentations should be no longer than 15 minutes in length.
Call for Proposals: 41st Annual Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 15.2011
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.
The main themes of the sessions, resulting from a process of inter-hemispheric consultation and dialogue, are the following:
1. Self-determination and autonomy from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples and their identity, practices, conscience and cosmovisions.
2. Formative Programs (and training) of Indigenous Peoples (access, relevance, importance, achievements, results). This topic embodies and covers the suggestions of advancing the formation of the subjects, the struggles for the decolonization of knowledge, the actions and visions of the allies of Indigenous Peoples and intercultural relations with non-indigenous societies.
3. Experiences and case studies of Indigenous self-determination and autonomy in Latin America and Canada – this would include a dialogue of the cases, getting a more in-depth understanding of them, learning from the experiences and advancing the inductive/deductive exercise of comparison. Re-enforcement of the contribution of indigenous women in the struggles for exercising their rights.
4. How can intercultural dialogue regarding Indigenous self-determination and autonomy be carried out?
We hope you will send us your potential proposals, utilizing the attached format, to the following emails: Miguel González , with a copy to Tirso Gonzales.
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
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).
Presentation time for individual papers is limited to 15-20 minutes. Deadline for submission: November 15, 2011. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Often described as "The Crossroads of the West," Salt Lake offers the visitor a wide variety of cultural activities as well as world-class ski resorts such as Park City only minutes away by public transportation or private car.
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
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
Center for Latin American Studies and San Diego State University present: Study Abroad Intersession Program in Guatemala
January 4 – 16, 2012
Deadline to apply is October 28th!! Space limited to 20 students, so hurry!!
Earn 3 semester units while working to support the local community!
- 2 Mandatory orientation meetings prior to the trip.
- Hands-on service learning, research and lectures on-site.
- Follow up seminar and research papers due after the trip.
- The Program Includes:
- Tuition for 3 Units (graduate and undergraduate credits)
- Lectures and Educational Excursions
- Sites: Guatemala City, Antigua, San Martín Jilotepeque, Santiago Atitlán
- Tour of Mayan Ruins, coffee tour, and volcano hike.
- All Meals and Lodging
Estimated Price: $2,700 (This price is an estimate and subject to change)
AS Study Abroad Scholarships available!!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Michael Hilburn (Instructor), Center for Latin American Studies, profhilburn@gmail.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!
US-Mexico Border Immersion Program, January 9 - 14, 2012
PJS 594 or PJS 494 – The US-Mexico Border Immersion course offers one unit of credit in Peace and Justice Studies at the graduate (PJS 594) or upper division undergraduate (PJS 494) levels. It is coordinated jointly with the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) in Berkeley, CA and is held over the course of one week during the January intersession. The interdisciplinary nature of the course addresses political, economic, social, and theological perspectives on the border and bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico, providing students with a diverse educational experience. The course combines seminar lectures and various site visits to relevant destinations on the US-Mexico border in the San Diego/Tijuana binational region. Site visits typically include the border fence, a maquiladora, the Casa del Migrante, the Centro Cultural de Tijuana, and the US Border Patrol, among others.
Course Goals: We envision this class as a forum for sharing experiences, trying out new ideas, cultivating our capacities for self-knowledge and integrating diverse ways of understanding. This approach to adult learning will not only support our acquisition of knowledge, but provides a setting for immediate experience, reflection, and integration.
Learning Objectives
- To understand the complexity of identity and opportunity at the US-Mexico border through an applied field experience and diverse perspectives on (in US-Mexico) border issues.
- To enhance awareness of community, national, and binational needs and concerns regarding immigration and other border and bilateral issues.
- Through principles of conflict resolution, spirituality, social justice, and human rights, to integrate or seek to reconcile the diversity of views that will be presented.
- To become more sensitive to the reality of personal borders and enhance our capacity to meet the "stranger."
Costs: The full cost of the program is $1,380 ($200 tuition + $1,180 program fee) to be billed upon submission of the online application.
Application Process: Deadline: November 1, 2011
1. Submit the online application by November 1, 2011: http://tiny.cc/BorderImmersion
2. Submit the Agreement and Release Form to TBI no later than November 1, 2011. You may submit the form by fax, mail, PDF scanned email, or in person.
3. Submit a copy of your passport and US visa (if applicable). You may submit the copies by fax, mail, PDF scanned email, or in person.
*Non-USD graduate students must fill out the Special Student Application and send the completed form to both the Office of Graduate Admissions (Monica Mahon, mmahon@sandiego.edu) and the Trans-Border Institute.
Non-USD upper division undergraduate students: to be determined
For more information contact:
Trans-Border Institute, KIPJ 238
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4090
E-mail: transborder@sandiego.edu
http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/tbi/projects/US-MexicoBorderImmersionProgram.php
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
The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Call for Applications
Applications Deadline: November 1, 2011
THE PROGRAM
The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. These contributions may include public service addressing the needs of our increasingly diverse society, efforts to advance equitable access to higher education, or research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic careers the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS
Fellowships are awarded for research conducted under faculty sponsorship on any one of the University of California's ten campuses. The University awards 15-20 postdoctoral fellowships every year. The annual award provides a salary of $40-45,000, depending on the field and level of experience. The award also includes health insurance, vision and dental benefits, 4 weeks of paid "time off" and up to $4,000 for research-related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a 12-month period, renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic productivity and participation in program events.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must hold or receive a Ph.D. from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship.
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.
Order it at Penn State University Press
Recent Publications by LAS Faculty
Carruthers, David V. and David S. Sclosberg. 2010. Indigenous Struggles, Environmental Justice, and Community Capabilities." Global Environmental Politics, 10 (4): 12-35.
Clark Alfaro, Victor. 2008. Mixtecos en la Frontera. Comision Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indigenas
Colston, Stephen. 2010. "Celluloid Conquistadors: Images of the Conquest of Mexico in Captain from Castile (1947)," Camino Real: Estudios de las Hispanidades Norteamericanas, 2 (3): 11-33.
Conway, Frederick J. 2010. Imaginándo la Cuenca del Río Tijuana. Culturales 6 (12): 75-96.
Farley, Kathleen A. 2010. Patways to Forest Transition: Local Case studies from the Ecuadorian Andes. Journal of Latin American Geography. 9 (2):7-26.
Loveman, Brian. 2010. No Higher Law: American Foreign Policy and the Western Hemisphere since 1776. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/polsciwb/brianl/book18.html
Pérez, Ramona L. 2010. Narratives from the Other Side: the Revelations and Dynamics of a Binational Penpal Program. Special Edition, Border Spaces and Revolutionary Imaginations: North American Stories of Young People’s Lives. Stuart Aitken, ed. Children’s Geographies. v. 8(4): 353-363.
Pérez, Ramona L., Margaret Handley, James I. Grieshop. 2010. Savoring the Taste of Home: The Pervasiveness of Lead Poisoning From Ceramic and its Implications in Transnational Care Packages. Special Issue, Anthropological Perspectives on Migration and Health. Craig Hadley, ed. NAPA Bulletin, v. 34(1):105-125.
Ramirez-Pimienta, Juan Carlos. 2010. Los corridos de Juan Meneses: dos antecedentes tempranos del narcocorrido en la frontera México-Estados Unidos. Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. 35(2).
Ramirez-Pimienta, Juan Carlos. 2010. Detección pública / detección privada: El periodista como detective en la narrativa policíaca norfronteriza. Revista Iberoamericana. April-June: 377-91.
Ramirez-Pimienta, Juan Carlos. 2010. En torno al primer narcocorrido: arqueología del cancionero de las drogas. A Contracorriente: Journal of Social History and Literature in Latin America. 7(3): 82-99. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/acontracorriente/
Ramirez-Pimienta, Juan Carlos. 2010. Chicago lindo y querido si muero lejos de ti: el pasito duranguense, la onda grupera y las nuevas geografías de la identidad popular mexicana. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. 26(1): 31-45.
Swanson, Kate. 2010. Begging as a Path to Progress: Indigenous Women
and Children and the Struggle for Ecuador’s Urban Spaces. Geographies
of Justice and Social Transformation book series edited by Nik Heynen,
Andrew Herod and Melissa W. Wright. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Swanson, Kate. 2010. Pidiendo Caridad en la Ciudad: Mujeres y Niños
Indígenas en las Calles de Ecuador. Quito: Facultad Latinoamericana
de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)-Abya Yala.
Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
http://www.cepal.org/
Latin American Network Information Center (Lanic)
http://lanic.utexas.edu/
North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
http://www.nacla.org
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
http://www.wola.org/
Indigenous farm workers in California
Here is the link to an excellent web page with comprehensive data on indigenous farm workers in California. It includes data on various regions of California and on the communities in Mexico from whence the workers come. A significant proportion of these workers are from Oaxaca.
The website is one result of a 2 ½ year study of indigenous farm workers in California. The site is in English and Spanish.
www.indigenousfarmworkers.org
For further information contact Rick Mines rkmines@volcano.net
LA VOZ
La Voz Community Events Newsletter over the last 12 years has worked towards keeping the San Diego non-profit, Latino, and community at large connected ~
LA VOZ Community Events Newsletter
Schools for Chiapas Newsletter
http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/english.html
Council on Hemispheric Affairs Newsletter (COHA) Weekly Press Release
http://www.coha.org/
El Correo Fronterizo, Gaceta Electronica: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
http://www.colef.mx/gaceta/GacetaPorCorreo.asp
Programa de Las Américas: Un Nuevo Mundo de Acción Ciudadana, Análisis, y Alternativa Políticas
Articulo: "Catorce años de TLCAN y la crisis de la tortilla"
Ver este artículo y mas: http://www.ircamericas.org/
Semanario Bitácora: Periodismo Cultural Independiente
http://www.bitacoracultural.com/
CERLAC Update
To view News, Events, and Publications from the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University visit: http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/publications.htm#bulletins
The latest issue of SD City Beat
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/
El Boletín: IRC Programa de las Américas
Un nuevo mundo de ideas, análisis y opciones en políticas públicas." El Boletín Américas es un servicio gratuito del International Relations Center (IRC) que anuncia los últimos artículos. Para ver los artículos visita:http://www.ircamericas.org/
Latin American Theatre Review
Now available online! https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/latr
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