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Fall 2006
Latin America and the Left: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
When: Thursday, December 7, 2006, 3:30-5PM
Where: Deutz Room, Copley International Conference Center, The Institute of the Americas Complex, UCSD
From Anthropology
James Holston: Uncertainties of citizenship and democratic change in Brazil
Nancy Postero: Multiculturalism, political economy and indigenous rights in Bolivia
From History
Christine Hunefeldt: Andean history, women and indigenous populations
From Sociology
Carlos Waisman: Democratization, economic and politial institutions in Argentina
From Literature
Misha Kokotovic: Cultural theory, literatre and political economy in the Andes
Jaime Concha: 19th century Latin American intellectual history and poetry
From OASIS
Cecilia Ubilla: Originally from Chile, she has been coordinating the OASIS Language Program at UCSD (tutoring program for undergraduate students) for nearly twenty years.
Oaxaca: The Revolution Continues?
When: Thursday, November 30, 2006, 3:30-5PM
Where: Deutz Room, Copley International Conference Center, The Institute of the Americas Complex, UCSD
Distinguished Panelists:
Everard Meade
Department of History, UCSD
Professor Meade studies the history of modern Mexico with an emphasis on capital punishment, human rights, journalism, and the relationship between Mexico, Central America, and the United States.
Felipe López
Zapotec Instructor, UCSD
Mr. López is a native of Oaxaca and teaches Zapotec at UCSD. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in Urban Studies at UCLA.
Max Parra
Department of Literature, UCSD
Professor Parra is currently writing a book on regional memory and history in post-Revolutionary Mexico based on personal narratives, ballads, and photographic archieves. He is also investigating the topic of social violence and the politics of space in recent urban literature from Mexico City and the San Diego-Tijuana region.
Ramona L. Pérez
Associate Director of CLAS and Professor of Anthropology at SDSU
Professor Pérez is a California-born Chicana anthropologist whose work focuses on the power and politics of Mexican and Mexican-American communities in Oaxaca, Mexico and the United States.
For more information or directions, call (858)-534-6050 or e-mail lasmail@ucsd.edu
Brazil and Mexico: Recent Elections & Future Developments
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Where: Deutz Room at the Copley Center, IOA Complex, UCSD
Who: Open to everyone!
Brazil
Scott W. Desposato
Dept. of Political Science, UC San Diego
Professor Desposato is an expert on area comparative politics, especially political parties, legislatures, and elections.
Mexico
René Zenteno
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC San Diego
Professor Zenteno will present on Mexican elections and their aftermath.
Moderator: Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, Institute of the Americas
For more information or directions, call (858)-534-6050 or e-mail lasmail@ucsd.edu
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