Postcolonial Futures in a Not Yet Postcolonial World:
Locating the Intersections of Ethnic, Indigenous and Postcolonial Studies

When: Wednesday to Friday, March 5-7, 2008.
Where: Social Sciences Building and the Institute of the Americas Complex, University of California, San Diego

The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego will be hosting a conference titled “Postcolonial Futures in a Not Yet Postcolonial World: Locating the Intersections of Ethnic, Indigenous and Postcolonial Studies.” This conference will bring together scholars and activists from the United States and from around the world, who are doing work which brings together the academic fields of ethnic, indigenous and postcolonial studies.

The goal of this conference is to bring scholars, as well as those who are doing work which intersects with these disciplines, into conversation with each other, in hopes of finding better ways of addressing the structures and systems of violence which mark the contemporary world. Our conference will open with a panel of representatives from different local organizations who will discuss the ways in which San Diego, through issues of militarization, borders, Native American tribes, fits into the theme of the conference. On March 6th, there will be an open mic at the Women’s Center at UCSD.

The conference is made possible through support from the following UCSD offices, departments and programs: Dean of Social Sciences, California Cultures in Comparative Perspective, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor, Graduate Student Association, The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, and the Departments of Ethnic Studies, History, Visual Arts and Literature.

Free and Open to the Public.

The Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies invites you to a conference on

CULTURE AND VIOLENCE
University of California, San Diego
When: June 2, 2007 from 9:00 AM-5:45 PM
Where: Deutz Room & Plaza, Institute of the Americas, UCSD Campus

Over the past three decades, the Andean region in Latin America has witnessed several different social upheavals: indigenous movements in Ecuador and Bolivia, land invasions in Colombia, the Shining Path in Peru. These upheavals are recent expressions of deep-seated conflicts within Andean societies, especially in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, that have longstanding historical roots. Moreover, when we analyze these societies' long-term history we become aware of the cyclical nature of erupting conflicts that recurrently have ethnic and cultural under- and pitch-tones.

For some time now, humanists and social scientists have tried to understand how culture and violence interact in various settings and junctures in the Andes. However, there has been no attempt to systematically ask the question about the links between culture and violence as a longterm social phenomenon. This is the question that frames our June 2007 conference. The goal is to obtain an understanding of the micro social, political, and economic build-up of power relations, violence, and culture in Andean societies.

This conference is FREE and open to the public.
For more information call (858) 534-6050
Please Ruth Padrón at rpadron@ucsd.edu by Friday, May 25, 2007 to make reservations for the lunch and the reception.
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Funded in by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI

Title VI U.S. Department of Education/UCSD Symposium (by invitation only)
Rethinking Latin American Frontiers
Borders, Boundaries, and the Transformation of the Nation-State

Friday, March 24, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Keynote Address by Wayne Cornelius
Weaver Conference Room, Institute of the Americas, UCSD

NEW! Panelist Presentaions and Resources

Paul Ganster, San Diego State Univeristy
See PPT presentation (in PDF)

Esperanza Roquero, Visiting Scholar, UCSD
See Presentation (in PDF)

Elana Zilberg, University of California, San Diego

"Fools Banished from the Kingdom: Remapping Geographies of Gang Violence between the Americas (Los Angeles and San Salvador)." American Quarterly, September 2004, Vol. 56, Number 3, 759-779
Read Article

"Refugee Gang Youth: Zero Tolerance and the Security State in Contemporary US-Salvadoran Relations, " in Youth, Law and Globalization, Sudhir Venkatesh, eds. Stanford: Stanford University Press. (Forthcoming 2006).

"Gangster in Guerilla Face: A Transnational Mirror of Production between the US and El Salvador," in Anthropological Theory. Special issue in memory of Begoña Aretxaga. Yael Navarro and Kay Warren, eds. (Forthcoming 2006).

Homelands, Borders, and Trade in Latin America: Freedom, Violence, and Exchange After 9-11

When: Friday February 24-25, 2005
Where: Institute of the Americas Complex in the Deutz Room of the Copley Conference Center, UCSD

While some observers view globalization as opening up markets and expanding trade in Latin America, critics condemn globalization, citing growing social inequality and the privatization of vital services. Have borders become more porous to goods and capital but more punitive to people? How has 9-11 and the specter of violence changed this equation? Noted scholars holding diverse perspectives will debate the issues at this multidisciplinary conference.

Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 5:00 pm
Keynote Address by Saskia Sassen
Meridian Room at Cafe Ventanas, ERC, UCSD

Friday, February 25, 2005 from 8:30am-6:30pm
Presentations by panelists, debates
Institute of the Americas Complex, Copley Conference Center, UCSD

RSVP Required: Please RSVP to lasmail@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-6050

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