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Institute of Latin American Studies – ILAS Weekly Digest: October 29, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ILAS Announcements
ILAS Events
Affiliated Talks/Conferences/Screening
CLACS/NYU Talks/Conferences/Screening
Outside Talks/Conferences/Screening
Calls for Papers
Fellowships/Prizes/Grants
Programs and Classes
Jobs

ILAS Announcements

Call for Proposals for the Dr. Ruth Cardoso Visiting Chair at the Center for Brazilian Studies

The Center for Brazilian Studies is pleased to announce a call for proposals for The Dr. Ruth Cardoso Visiting Chair at Columbia University. The Cardoso Chair is aimed at Brazilian teachers and researchers with proven experience in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on Contemporary Brazil history, anthropology, political science and sociology.

Deadline of applications: November 30th, 2012.

Application Requirements:

-Must have completed doctorate in 2006 or earlier;

-Must have Brazilian nationality and not have U.S. citizenship

-Must be accredited as a teacher and mentor in a graduate program recognized by Capes;

-Must have been engaged under full academic activities, which must include teaching, guidance or co-supervision of dissertations or theses and / or participation in research projects in areas of Brazil's contemporary history, anthropology, political science and sociology;

-Have fluency in English, compatible with the proper performance in the activities planned, which includes classroom lectures;

-Must not have scholarship or receive financial benefit from other Brazilian agencies or entities toward the same goal;

-Must be living in Brazil at the time of application and throughout the selection process

Obligations:

-Devote full academic and research to the activities listed in the syllabus;

-Be able to teach a course each semester. The expectation is that one discipline has format of lectures and another presented in seminars;

-Return to Brazil within thirty days of the conclusion of the program;

-Send a final report, a minimum of fifteen (15) pages through the link "Send unattached document", available on the Program page Catedra Dr. Ruth Cardoso, located on CAPES’ website within thirty (30) days after the end of the scholarship. The report must contain a summary of activities undertaken during the period of the scholarship in the United States, and should be signed by the grantee;

-Reimburse FAPESP, CAPES and the Fulbright Commission of any investment made in the scholarship, with the incidence of default interest on the amounts to be repaid in the event of occurrence of revocation of the concession, motivated by willful act or omission or negligence of the awardee;

-Accept the scholarship at Columbia University for 1 semester (September 2013 to December 2014; January 2014 to May 2014) or two consecutive semesters (September 2013 to May 2014).

Benefits:

-Monthly stipend of $ 5,000, for up to nine months

-Assistance with moving costs, up to $ 2,000

-Health insurance

-Round-trip airfare

-On-campus Housing at no charge to the recipient and access to services and facilities of Columbia University, in accordance with the standards of Columbia University visiting faculty

If you have further questions, please contact Esteban Andrade (eaa2127@columbia.edu) at Columbia’s Center for Brazilian Studies

URL: http://www.fulbright.org.br/content/view/111/160/

ILAS Welcomes Second Tinker Visiting Professor for Fall 2012

ILAS would like to welcome our second Tinker Visiting Professor for the fall semester – Professor Juan Antonio Morales from Bolivia.

Juan Antonio Morales is full Professor and Senior Researcher at the School of Economic and Financial Sciences at the Catholic University of Bolivia, where he returned after being president of the Central Bank of Bolivia. His tenure as president, from 1995 to 2006, was the longest in the history of the Central Bank of Bolivia since its creation in 1928. Dr. Morales had been visiting professor in several European, American, and Latin-American universities. Mr. Morales has written over forty scientific books and articles. He also contributes regularly to the Bolivian press.

He obtained his Master and Doctorate degrees in Economics at the Catholic University of Louvian – Belgium in 1967 and 1971 respectively. He is fluent in Spanish, English and French.”

Prof. Morales was previously appointed a Tinker Visiting Professor at ILAS in the spring semester of 2009.

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ILAS Events

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 2, 2012/ 3:30pm – 5:30pm

LOCATION: 201 Casa Hispanica (612 West 116^th Street)

SPONSOR(S): Center for Brazilian Studies, the Institute of Latin American Studies and the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures

EVENT – Symposium: ‘ERASING OR ERECTING BOUNDARIES?’: A CONVERSATION ABOUT BRAZILIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

SPEAKER(S):

Olívia Maria Gomes da Cunha, Anthropology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

“Concepts Are Nothing but Tools': On letters from the field(work)”

Peter Wade, Anthropology, University of Manchester

“Blackness, Indigeneity, Multiculturalism and Genomics in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico”

Yuko Miki, History, Washington University

“Slave and Citizen in Black and Red: Rethinking the Racial Narratives of Brazil?s Postcolonial History”

Ori Preuss, History, Tel Aviv University

“Discovering ‘Os Ianques do Sul’: Toward an Entangled Luso-Hispanic History of Latin Americanism”

COMMENTATOR(S): Barbara Weinstein, History, New York University

MODERATOR(S): Marc Hertzman, Latin American & Iberian Cultures, Columbia University

More info:

Reception to follow

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 13, 2012/ 12:00pm –2:00pm

LOCATION: 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Center for Brazilian Studies and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Brown Bag Seminar Series: THE RESULTS OF BRAZIL’S 2012 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND THE PROSPECTIVES FOR 2013-2014

SPEAKER(S): David Fleischer, University of Brasilia

MODERATOR(S): Marc Hertzman, Columbia University

Description: N/A

Bio:

David Fleischer (Ph.D. University of Florida) joined the faculty of the University of Brasília (UnB) in 1972, where he was Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993). He was Director of the School of Social and Political Science at UniDF – Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal (2005-2007). Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, political parties, and political corruption), and North-South Relations. His more recent publications are: “Government and Politics” IN: Brazil: A Country Study, (1998); Corruption in Brazil, (2002); “Political Reforms: Cardoso’s Missing Link”, IN: Reforming Brazil, (2004); “Brazil: From Military Regime to a Workers’ Party Government”, IN: Latin América: Its Problems and its Promises, (2010); “Brazil”, IN: Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads – An Analysis of Democratic Governance, (2010); and “Political Reform: A never-ending Story,” IN: The Brazilian State: Debate and Agenda, (2011). Currently, Fleischer serves on the advisory board with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Brazil as well as the board of the Harvard University program in Brazil.

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 13, 2012/ 3:00pm –6:00pm

LOCATION: Faculty House, Presidential Room 1 (64 Morningside Drive, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies and the Latin American and Latino Studies Institute at Fordham University

EVENT – Symposium: THE RETURN OF THE PRI: THE 2012 MEXICAN ELECTION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE

SPEAKER(S): Various (Please see Description)

MODERATOR(S):

Description:

Agenda:

Introduction:

PABLO PICCATO, Director, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
CYNTHIA VICH, Interim Director, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Fordham University

Moderator and Chair

BARRY CARR, La Trobe University, Australia; Visiting Professor, Fordham University

I. Session One
JOHN ACKERMAN, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
PAUL GILLINGHAM, University of Pennsylvania
LINDA STEVENSON, Westchester University

II. Session Two
GABRIEL NEGRETTO, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City;

Tinker Visiting Professor, Columbia University

BARRY CARR, La Trobe University, Australia; Visiting Professor, Fordham University

III. Q & A and Discussion Among the Public

IV. Reception

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 15, 2012/ 4:00pm –6:00pm

LOCATION: 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – MARSLAC Seminar Series: ECONOMIC POLICY IN BOLIVIA 1982 – 2010 (NEW)

SPEAKER(S): Juan Antonio Morales, Tinker Visiting Professor, Columbia University

MODERATOR(S): Sara Calvo, Professor, Columbia University

Description:

The book covers almost thirty years of economic policy in Bolivia. It starts with a discussion of the causes and consequences of the hyperinflation in the early 1980’s followed by a discussion of the stabilization package that dramatically ended it. In the next years the regained stability was still precarious. Worse, new forms of instability appeared, like a banking crisis in the aftermath of the inflation stabilization program. New policies aiming at financial stability had to be implemented. Macroeconomic stability was not followed by vigorous economic growth. To resume growth Bolivia embarked herself in a program of very ambitious structural reforms, like privatization and decentralization. Yet, mainly because of the adverse external conditions, she was not rewarded with high rates of growth. Only when the external conditions improved significantly Bolivia’s growth picked up. From 2006 on the government of Bolivia has reversed the reforms of the previous two decades. The current policies are more inward looking and nationalistic. They are framed in a model of state-led development. The extremely favorable terms of trade have allowed this boldness in the counter - reforms. The policy problem concerns now their sustainability over time.

For more info:

Please contact Esteban at eaa2127@columbia.edu

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 20, 2012/ 4:00pm –6:00pm

LOCATION: 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies and Higher Education Policy in Developing Countries Class

EVENT – Seminar: REFLECTIONS ON RESEARCH ON THE GOLDEN AGE OF UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE IN THE AMERICAS (NEW)

SPEAKER(S): Daniel C. Levy, Professor, State University of New York – Albany

COMMENTATOR(S): Jorge Balan, Professor, Columbia University

Description:

Professor Daniel C. Levy, a leading authority in the field of higher education and the nonprofit sector in Latin America, will reflect on his study of philanthropic support for university reform in Latin America, published by Indiana University Press in 2005. "To Export Progress" illuminates the vision and ideals inspiring international agencies and the realities they confronted in deciding on grants and loans policy in higher education from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Bio:

Daniel C. Levy, Distinguished Professor, SUNY-Albany, a political scientist and higher education expert, is Director of the Program for Research on Private Higher Education and author of over a dozen books,

including most recently "Building the Third Sector" and "Mexico: The Struggle for Democratic Development."

Jorge Balan, is Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 5, 2012/ 4:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION: 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Movie Screening: COCAINE UNWRAPPED

SPEAKER(S): Rachel Seifert, Film Director

MODERATOR(S): Paul Gootenber, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Description:

Cocaine Unwrapped is a documentary by Rachel Siefert. It is a riveting mix of front-line reportage and unprecedented access to the political leaders of Latin America. While Western demand for cocaine reaches record levels so the bloodshed at every stage of the global trade in the drug. Cocaine Unwrapped takes on the global economy and human toll of the 'war' on cocaine. From the farmers in Bolivia who grow coca leaves as their livelihood to Bolivian single mothers who are drug mules out of crippling poverty to the violence of the Mexican trafficking trade where thousands die every year, the film explores the international network of violence, imprisonment, poverty, and addiction that the drug causes in its wake. The film documents the effects on the consumers, from gang dealers in Baltimore who face longer imprisonment sentences than violent offenders to users in London who are apathetic, or unaware, as to how cocaine reached them.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 6, 2012/ 4:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION: 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Book Presentation: DECENTRALIZATION AND POPULAR DEMOCRACY: GOVERNANCE FROM BELOW IN BOLIVIA

SPEAKER(S): Jean-Paul Faguet, Reader in the Political Economy of Development, London School of Economics.

MODERATOR(S): Juan Antonio Morales, Tinker Visiting Professor, Columbia University.

Description:

Decentralization is meant to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. But evidence from across the globe is contradictory. Is it all empty fashion? A giant mistake? Jean-Paul Faguet uses the remarkable case of Bolivia to investigate reform over a generation. Public investment shifted dramatically towards primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable. Change was driven by Bolivia's smaller, poorer municipalities prioritizing their needs. Many municipalities responded to decentralization with transparent, accountable government, but others suffered ineptitude, corruption or both. Why? Faguet combines broad econometric data with deep qualitative evidence to plumb the social underpinnings of governance. He shows how civic groups and firms interact to determine the quality of local decision-making. To understand decentralization, Faguet argues, we must understand governance from the ground up. He concludes with a discussion of the potential benefits of decentralization and recommendations for structuring successful reform.

DATE/TIME: Friday, December 14, 2012/ to be announced

LOCATION: Faculty House, Columbia University

SPONSOR(S): The Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Symposium: FRANK TANNENBAUM AND LATIN AMERICA STUDIES: A HISTORICAL SYMPOSIUM

SPEAKER(S):

Pablo Piccato, Columbia University

Marc Hertzman, Columbia University

Chris Brown, Columbia University

Seth Fein, Columbia University

Alan Knight, Oxford University

Elisa Servin, INAH- Mexico

Servando Ortoll, Universidad de Mexicali

Alejandro de la Fuente

Maria Pallares-Burke

Stuart Schwartz

Description:

More information to come

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Affiliated Talks/Conferences/Screening

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 1/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Seminar: CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA

SPEAKER(S): Gabriel Negretto, Tinker Visiting Professor, Columbia University

Description:

Since 1978, most countries in the region have replaced or amended, often drastically, their constitutions. During this process, constitution makers have incorporated new rights and mechanisms of popular participation as well as altered the formulas for electing presidents and legislators, electoral cycles, term limits, presidential powers, the relationship between national and local governments, and the role of the judiciary, and oversight institutions. The talk will provide an overview the of contradictory trends of reform that have emerged from this process, explain their causes, and analyze their impact on the performance and quality of democracy in the region.

Bio:

Gabriel Negretto is an associate professor of Political Studies at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City. He holds a Law degree from the University of Buenos Aires and both a Master’s of International Affairs with specialization in Latin American Studies and a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University. Negretto has been a visiting associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, The New School for Social Research, and the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. He is spending this semester as Tinker Visiting Professor at Columbia University. He has published numerous articles on institutional design, comparative institutions, and constitutional change in academic journals such as the Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and Law and Society Review. His most recent work is the book Making Constitutions. Presidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America, forthcoming from Cambridge University Press.

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

The meetings will begin with dinner at 6 pm in the Faculty House with the seminar following at 7 pm in the Tannenbaum Room 802 International Affairs Building. The University Seminars Office has asked that all payments from those who confirm that they would like to have dinner prior to the Seminar that checks be made out to Columbia University in the amount of $25 – NO CASH will be accepted – The seminar rapporteur Laura will collect your checks prior to dinner that day.

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 2/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: Room 513 Fayerweather (1180 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Latin American and Caribbean History Workshop

EVENT – Workshop:

SPEAKER(S): Nina Schneider, Visiting Scholar in the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University

Bio:

Nina Schneider is a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia. She holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Essex, U.K., and worked at the Department of European and Extra-European History at the Open University of Germany. Her research interests focus on the history of (post-)authoritan Brazil, politics of memory and human rights, and propaganda. She has received grants from the European Union, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Recent publications include: "Breaking the Silence of the Military Regime: New Politics of Memory in Brazil?" in Bulletin of Latin American Research (2011; "The Supreme Court's recent Verdict on the Amnesty Law: Impunity in Post-authoritarian Brazil" in European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2011); "Truth no more? The Struggle over the National Truth Commission in Brazil" in Iberoamericana (2011).

More info:

Papers will be sent out in advance. To obtain a copy, please contact the coordinators Elizabeth Schwall at ebs2159@columbia.edu or Ariel Lambe at aml2160@columbia.edu

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 8/ 5:00pm – 7:00pm

LOCATION: Horace Mann 140, Teachers College (525 West 120^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Latina/o and Latin American Faculty Working Group, the Institute of Latin American Studies, and Teachers College Office of Alumni Relations

EVENT – Round Table: A CONVERSATION ON EDUCATION ACROSS THE AMERICAS

SPEAKER(S):

Ryan Burgess, Education Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Veronica Cabezas, Assistant Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile

Paulo da Silva, Visiting Professor, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

Adrian Franco, Director of Economic Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Milagro Nores, Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research

Adriana Vilela, Senior Education Specialist, Office of Education and Culture, Organization of American States

Description:
Join us in the university-wide celebration of 50 years of Latin American Studies at Columbia University. A roundtable of exceptional Teachers College alumni will share insights on their active engagement with research and policy in various aspects of education throughout the Americas.

More information:

For more information or to register, please visit www.tc.edu/events/11443.

Reception to follow

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 8/ 5:00pm – 7:00pm

LOCATION: 420 Hamilton Hall (1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER)

EVENT – Inaugural Exhibit: SUPER HEROES: LATINO IMMIRGRANTS WHO MAKE NEW YORK

SPEAKER(S): Dulce Pinzon

More info:

Gallery hours: 11:00am – 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday

Exhibit Opens November 8 at 5pm thru May 15, 2013

For more info, please contact cser@columbia.edu

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 14/ 5:00pm – 7:00pm

LOCATION: 420 Hamilton Hall (1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race

EVENT – CSER Latino Speaker Series: ANTI-LATINO RACISM

SPEAKER(S): Linda Martin Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy, Hunter College

More info:

For more information, please contact CSER at cser@columbia.edu

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 30/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: Room 513 Fayerweather (1180 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Latin American and Caribbean History Workshop

EVENT – Workshop:

SPEAKER(S): Tanya Harmer, Academic Director, London School of Economics and Columbia University Dual Degree Program

Bio:

Tanya Harmer is a specialist on the Cold War in Latin America who earned her Ph.D. in International History from the London School of Economics, where she now teaches. She is the Academic Director of LSE's dual Master's degree program with Columbia in International and World History. Her book Allende's Chile and the Inter-American Cold War (University of North Carolina Press, 2011) focuses on the international history of Chile during the presidency of Salvador Allende with particular reference to Chile's foreign relations with Cuba, the United States, and Brazil during this period.

More info:

Papers will be sent out in advance. To obtain a copy, please contact the coordinators Elizabeth Schwall at ebs2159@columbia.edu or Ariel Lambe at aml2160@columbia.edu

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 6/ 6:30pm

LOCATION: James Room, 4^th Floor, Barnard Hall (3009 Broadway, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW) and the Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees

EVENT – Panel: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PANEL: SONIA PIERRE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SPEAKER(S):

Manuela (Solange) Pierre, Founder of Grupo Afrodescientes
Ninaj Raoul, Executive Director of Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees

Monisha Bajaj, Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College

Miriam Neptune (moderator) is a video producer of Birthright Crisis

Description:

Sonia Pierre (1963-2011), mobilized communities in the Dominican Republic to advocate for citizenship and human rights for Dominicans of Haitian descent. At age 13, Pierre led strike to improve working conditions for sugar cane cutters in the batey where she was born. As the director of Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitiana (MUDHA), she used legal challenges in domestic and international courts to defend the citizenship rights of first and second generation children born on Dominican soil. This panel will highlight the activism of young women who are moving forward with Sonia Pierre’s work on behalf of Dominicans of Haitian descent, and address the question of how international pressure impacts efforts by marginalized groups to demand recognition.

Bio:
Manuela (Solange) Pierre is Sonia Pierre’s eldest daughter and founder of Grupo Afrodescientes, a cultural group dedicated to raising awareness about the experience of Black Dominicans.

Ninaj Raoul is the Executive Director of Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, a Brooklyn-based group that collaborated closely with MUDHA for 15 years to organize disaster relief efforts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Monisha Bajaj is Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College. She is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Peace Education and the author of a teachertraining manual on human rights education written while she was a Fulbright scholar in the Dominican Republic

Miriam Neptune (moderator) is a video producer who documented collaborations between Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and the Movement of Haitian Dominican Women from 2004 to 2010. Her video Birthright Crisis is an award-winning documentary depicting the cycle of deportation and violence faced by Dominicans of Haitian descent. She is currently an Instructional Media Specialist at Barnard College.

More info:
http://bcrw.barnard.edu/event/human-rights-day-panel-sonia-pierre-and-the-struggle-for-citizenship-in-the-dominican-republic/

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 6/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Seminar: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE

SPEAKER(S): Juan Antonio Morales, Professor of Macroeconomics, Catholic University of Bolivia and Tinker Visiting Professor, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University

Description:

Bolivia has been experiencing one of the most radical shifts in economic policy in Latin America under the government of Evo Morales. Two themes dominate the agenda of change: first, rejection of conventional development policies and market-based approaches and, second, measures for a full inclusion of the indigenous people that are the majority in Bolivia. For this, a new constitution was promulgated. Morales’ development model is state-led and inward-looking. Despite this, Bolivia has been following more orthodox fiscal and monetary policies than the other countries grouped in the Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA). Bolivia shares with the ALBA countries the same anti-capitalist, anti-globalization view. Bolivia´s economic performance indicators are the best in ALBA.

Bio:

JUAN ANTONIO MORALES is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia and professor of macroeconomics in the program Maestrías para el Desarrollo at the Catholic University of Bolivia, La Paz. In 2008 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, Catholic University of Bolivia. He has also served as President of the Central Bank of Bolivia from September 1995 to April 2006. He holds the title of Docteur en Sciences Economiques from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium in 1971. As a visiting professor, he has taught in universities in Latin America, Europe and the United States. He has published extensively in Spanish, English and French.

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 6/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Seminar: UNDERSTANDING CUBAN MACROECONOMIC REALITIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

SPEAKER(S): Ricardo Torres, Professor of Economics, Center for the Study of the Cuban Economy, Universidad de Habana, and Adjunct Research Scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 7/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Seminar: SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: THE CUBAN STORY

SPEAKER(S): Mirta Ojito, Professor, School of Journalism, Columbia University

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 4/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Panel: HUMAN RIGHTS: CHALLENGES OF THE PAST/ CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE

SPEAKER(S):

Katherine Hite, Vassar College

Mark Ungar, CUNY

Cynthia Arnson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Monique Segarra, Bard

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 2/ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Room 802 IAB (420 West 118^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): University Seminar on Latin America and the Institute of Latin American Studies

EVENT – Seminar: POLITICOS, PROSTITUTES, AND SCROUNDELS: RETHINKING LATIN AMERICAN MYTHS

SPEAKER(S):

Adriana Perez, CUNY

Anne Hayes, CUNY

Alejandro Quintana, St. John’s University

Ilan Ehrlich, Bergen Community College

More info:

For more information, please contact Laura Vargas at lxv2000@columbia.edu.

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CLACS/NYU Talks/Conferences/Screening

For events at CLACS:

For more information on other CLACS events, please access the website: http://clacs.as.nyu.edu/page/events

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Outside Talks/Conferences/Screening

DATE/TIME: Monday, October 29/ 3:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION: Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium (220 East 42^nd Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the President of the International Committee of Coordination for the International ear of Quinoa

EVENT – Panel: MASTER PLAN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF QUINOA 2013

SPEAKER(S):

MODERATOR(S): Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, UN Undersecretary-General for Public Information and Communication

OPENING REMARKS:

Evo Morales, President of Bolivia

Nadine Heredia, First Lady of Peru

Description:

The Master Plan for the International Year of Quinoa 2013 will be presented by FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on behalf of the ICC-IYQ, and the floor will be open for panelists and participants for comments and suggestions. Bearing in mind the importance of the UN International Years for raising awareness among constituents, we strongly encourage the participation of academics focusing on:

Food Security and Nutrition

Indigenous Issues and Rights

Climate Change and Agriculture

Traditional Knowledge and Practices

The Panel will be moderated by Mr. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, UN Under Secretary-General for Public Information and Communication, and Opening Remarks by the President Evo Morales of Bolivia, and Nadine Heredia, First-Lady of Peru, UN Special Ambassadors for the International Year of Quinoa 2013.

More info:

For further information, please contact Mr. Fabio Fukuda, fabio.fukuda@un.int, Expert, Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

RSVP to the UN Academic Impact Team, academicimpact@un.org

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 30/ 8:00am – 9:30am

LOCATION: AS/COA (680 Park Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Americas Society and the Council of the Americas

EVENT – Lecture: PUBLIC BREAKFAST PRESENTATION BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROBERTA S. JACOBSON (NEW)

SPEAKER(S): Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Dept. of State

Description:

AS/COA will host a breakfast featuring Roberta S. Jacobson, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Jacobson will discuss opportunities and challenges for the United States throughout the hemisphere.

More info:

Prior registration is required.

Registration Fee: COA Members, AS Members*: $15.00; Non Members and other AS members: $25.0Prior registration is required.

Note: Complimentary registration available for all diplomats, students, and academics.

Contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org to register.

Event Information: Contact Diogo Ide at 212-277-8352 or dide@as-coa.org.
Press: Contact Adriana La Rotta at 1-212-277-8384 or alarotta@as-coa.org.

Cancellation: Contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org, before 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2012.

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 2/ 4:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9206/07 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): The Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

EVENT – Seminar: RAUL CASTRO’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC REFORMS IN CUBA: EVALUATION OF RESULTS

SPEAKER(S): Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh

MODERATOR(S): Mauricio Font, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

Bio:

Carmelo Mesa-Lago is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and has been a visiting professor or researcher in Argentina, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, United Kingdom and the United States, as well as a lecturer in 39 countries. Author of 82 books/phamplets and 275 articles/chapters published in 7 languages in 34 countries, on the Cuban economy, social security and comparative economic systems; founder/editor for 18 years of Cuban Studies. His most recent books: Market, Socialist and Mixed Economies: Comparative Policy and Performance (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002), Cuba's Aborted Reform: Socioeconomic Effects, International Comparisons and Transition Policies (with J. Perez-Lopez, University Press of Florida, 2005), Reassembling Social Security (Oxford University Press, 2012), and Cuba en la era de Raul Castro: Reformas economico-sociales y sus efectos (Editorial Colibri, 2012). He has worked throughout Latin America as regional advisor for ECLAC, consultant with most international financial organizations, several U.N. branches and national/foreign foundations. Was President of the Latin American Studies Association, is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and has received the ILO International Research Prize on Decent Work, the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Senior Prize, two Senior Fulbrights, Arthur Whitaker and Hoover Institution Prizes, the Distinction of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, the Bicentennial Medallion of the University of Pittsburgh, Homage for his life work on social security (OISS, CISS) and the Cuban economy (Revista Encuentro) and other awards/grants; was finalist in Spain's Prince of Asturias Prize on Social Sciences 2009.

Mauricio Font is director of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and professor of sociology at The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York. His research examines problems of development and reform in Brazil, Cuba and Latin America as well as international cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.

More information:

Please reserve by sending email to bildner@gc.cuny.edu

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 8 to Tuesday, December 11

LOCATION: Carnegie Hall

SPONSOR(S): Carnegie Hall

EVENT – Performances: VOICES FROM LATIN AMERICA

SPEAKER(S): N/A

Description:

From the irresistible rhythms of Afro-Cuban jazz to the sophistication of Brazilian samba, from the passionate intensity of Mexican rancheras to the infectious joy of Venezuela’s El Sistema social-action movement, Latin American culture has captured the world’s imagination. In Voices from Latin America—from November 8 through December 11, 2012—Carnegie Hall pays tribute to these cultures that have fueled the world’s imagination in a citywide festival.

Under the guidance of Osvaldo Golijov (holder of this season’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair), Carnegie Hall has invited three internationally acclaimed performers to curate series of concerts that spotlight their vibrant musical cultures—singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil and Brazilian popular music, pianist-composer Chucho Valdés and Afro-Cuban jazz, and conductor Gustavo Dudamel and El Sistema in Venezuela.

In addition, a citywide celebration of Mexican music and culture will be presented in partnership with Celebrate México Now, culminating in a tribute to legendary singer Chavela Vargas at Carnegie Hall.

With more than 60 events, the festival includes music, dance, film, art, photography, and more. Voices from Latin America includes four weeks of events and exhibitions at Carnegie Hall and partner organizations throughout the city.

For more information:

So see the complete list of events, please click the link: :

http://www.carnegiehall.org/ch/pages/1-3-1-3-1-3-1.aspx?pageid=10737418903

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 14/ 4:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION: The Graduate Center, Skylight Room (365 Fifth Avenue at 34^th Street, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at CUNY

EVENT – Seminar: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL

SPEAKER(S): David Fleischer, Professor Emeritus. University of Brasilia

MODERATOR(S): Mauricio Font, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

Description:

A review and analysis of the 2012 municipal elections in Brazil – 1) the results for Mayor broken down by party for the 5,568 municípios; 2) for the 26 state capitals; and 3) the 83 cities with over 200,000 voters (that could have 2nd round runoff elections) – plus the results of those runoff elections. The reelection of Mayors and the number of women elected Mayor or to city councils are examined. The 2012 results are compared with previous municipal elections (2008, 2004 and 2000). The results by party are projected regarding the election for deputies in 2014.

Bio:

David Fleischer (Ph.D. University of Florida) joined the faculty of the University of Brasília (UnB) in 1972, where he was Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993). He was Director of the School of Social and Political Science at UniDF – Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal. Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, political parties, and political corruption), and North-South Relations.
His more recent publications are: “Government and Politics” IN: Brazil: A Country Study, (1998); Corruption in Brazil, (2002); “Political Reforms: Cardoso’s Missing Link”, IN: Reforming Brazil, (2004); “Brazil: From Military Regime to a Workers’ Party Government”, IN: Latin América: Its Problems and its Promises, (2010); “Brazil”, IN: Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads – An Analysis of Democratic Governance, (2010); and “Political Reform: A never-ending Story,” IN: The Brazilian State: Debate and Agenda, (2011). Currently, Fleischer serves on the advisory board with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Brazil as well as the board of the Harvard University program in Brazil.

More info:

Please RESERVE by sending an email to bildner@gc.cuny.edu

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 16/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9207 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

SPONSOR(S): CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Program in History, the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, the SUNY-Stony Brook University History Department, and the New School University Historical Studies.

EVENT – New York City Latin American History Workshop: DID OIL EXPROPRIATION KILL AGRARIAN RADICALISM?: LAND REFORM AND THE POLITICAL CONTROL OF 1930S VERACRUZ

SPEAKER(S): Julia del Palacio, Columbia University

More information:

Free and open to the public. Discussions are based on pre-circulated papers prepared by each presenter. Please contact ajd2128@columbia.edu to be placed on the mailing list to receive the papers, which are circulated one week prior to each meeting.

DATE/TIME: Friday, January 25/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9207 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

EVENT – New York City Latin American History Workshop: CRIME AND EDUCATION IN BRAZIL: IMPERIAL PAST AND CURRENT DEBATE

SPEAKER(S): Ernesto Pimentel, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

More information:

DATE/TIME: Friday, February 22/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9207 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

EVENT – New York City Latin American History Workshop: FIGHTING THE ‘CONJRA ROJA’: THE ANTICOMMUNIST CRUSADES IN MEXICO, 1952-1972

SPEAKER(S): Luis Herran Avila, New School University

More information:

DATE/TIME: Friday, March 22/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9207 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

EVENT – New York City Latin American History Workshop: FOUNDING FATHERS, FORGOTTEN MOTHERS: RACE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND AMERICAN ICONS

SPEAKER(S): Bruno Carvalho, Princeton University

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DATE/TIME: Friday, April 19/ 11:00am – 1:00pm

LOCATION: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 8301 (365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY)

EVENT – New York City Latin American History Workshop: CULTURA Y POLITICA EN EL MOVIEMIENTO ESTUDANTIL URUGAYO DE 1968

SPEAKER(S): Vania Markarian, Universidad de la Republica, Montivideo

More information:

circulated one week prior to each meeting.

DATE/TIME: Monday and Tuesday, May 10 and 11/

LOCATION: Yale University

SPONSOR(S): Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies at Yale University

EVENT – Conference: NORTHEASTERN GROUP OF NAHUATL STUDIES 2012-2013

SPEAKER(S): To be announced

Description:

Northeastern Group of Nahuatl Studies 2012-13

Annual meeting at Yale

On May 10 and 11, 2013, the Northeastern group of Nahuatl Studies will host the Third Annual Conference and Workshop at Yale. The schedule will include advanced Nahuatl study, group document translation, and papers by scholars.

As with past meetings, the conference will include two sessions. In one session, scholars will gather to work collectively on the translation of documents which will be shared before the meeting. Please contact the organizers if you wish to present a document for study, to make arrangements for its distribution.

The second session will include the presentation of papers on aspects of the Nahuatl language and linguistics, Nahuatl texts, or Nahua ethnohistory. Scholars interested in offering a paper should contact the organizers for inclusion. Papers may deal with any aspect of Nahuatl or Nahua studies, from pre-contact up to the modern era.

Please consider joining us in this exciting weekend, with a document for study, with a paper, or simply by attending. More details will be forthcoming as plans are made final.

In addition in the week following the conference, Dr. John Sullivan is offering intensive courses on Nahuatl. These will include both introductory and intermediate courses on colonial and modern Nahuatl. Please contact him for further details.

The organizers include:
Caterina Pizzigoni (cp2313@columbia.edu)
John Sullivan (idiez@me.com)
Louise Burkhart (burk@albany.edu)
John F. Schwaller (schwallr@potsdam.edu)

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Calls for Papers

International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2013

Deadline: November 1, 2012

The 4th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2013 wil be held in Orlando, Florida, on March 19 – 22, 2013.

Submissions for face-to-face and virtual presentations are both accepted. Details about the following issues have also been included at the URL given above:

• Pre- and post-conference virtual session

• Virtual participation

• Two-tier reviewing combining double-blind and non-blind methods

• Access to reviewers comments and evaluation average

• Waiving the registration fee of effective invited session organizers

• Best papers awards

• Publication of best papers in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, which will be indexed in EBSCO, Cabell and Goggle Scholar (All papers to be presented at the conference will be included in the conference printed and electronic proceedings)

For more information, please access the website: http://www.2013iiisconferences.org/imcic

Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures

Deadline: November 2, 2012

Please mark your calendars and plan on being with us for the 10th Annual Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures (SECCLL).

In honor of our 10 year Anniversary, the conference will be held at the Hilton DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, March 28 - 29, 2013.

The deadline for proposal submission is November 2, 2012. Please note, that we are only accepting electronically filed submissions.

Please follow this link to submit your paper - http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/seccllpapers.html

Remember that those whose proposals are accepted and who present in person at the conference are eligible to submit an article for The Coastal Review. Details about our online journal are also available through the conference website - http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/flseccll/index.html

Once again, remember to mark your calendars and we appreciate your willingness to forward this information to your colleagues!

Commodities, Capitalism and Culture Conference: Latin America and Global Links at Stony Brook University

Deadline: February 8, 2013

The Latin American & Caribbean Studies Center at Stony Brook University announces Commodities, Capitalism and Culture: Latin America and Global Links

Keynote Speaker: Marcy Norton, George Washington University

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Latin American and Caribbean Center at Stony Brook University invites proposals for its 12th annual Graduate Student Conference to be held on Friday, April 12th, 2013 at Stony Brook Manhattan.

From the sixteenth century to the present, Latin America has been profoundly shaped by its relationships with globalization. The material goods and cultural artifacts produced in Latin American regions have connected with different social settings and diverse acts of consumption in the Atlantic world. We use this year’s theme, “Commodities, Capitalism and Culture: Latin America and Global Links” for rethinking the dynamics that have shaped class, gender, and race in the regions where commodities were produced and consumed. Among the questions we ask are:

How important were class, gender, race, and regional variations in shaping production, marketing and consumption?

How did global commodities link producers, intermediaries and consumers, even if the actors involved did not always recognize it?

How were the meanings ascribed to material and cultural products assimilated, translated, and/or

reimagined during transatlantic exchanges?

What were the social, economic, cultural, and environmental consequences at both ends of the commodity chain?

To what extent did trade in commodities generate long-term economic development?

How did science, technology and medicine impact the production, circulation and consumption of material and cultural artifacts?

How are commodities represented in fictions, films, advertising and political discourses?

In the spirit of opening dialogue and crossing borders, we welcome submissions from all disciplines on any related topic including, but not restricted to:

Sociology

History

Anthropology

Literary, Film and Cultural Studies

Gender and Women Studies

Rural History and Peasant Politics

Environmental and Urban Studies

Public Health

Regional and Global Studies

Presentation proposals should be 200 to 300 words in length, in either Spanish or English, and should include a cover page with name, academic affiliation, and contact information. Panel proposals will also be considered.

Please submit proposals electronically to laconfestony@gmail.com (Maria-Clara Torres).

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Fellowships/Prizes/Grants

Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latin American Studies at Lehigh University

Deadline: November 28 for first consideration

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Latin American Studies Program at Lehigh University invite Ph.D. candidates specializing in Latin America, with a clear contemporary Latin American cultural studies focus, to apply for a two-year predoctoral / postdoctoral fellowship, beginning Fall 2013. Applications are welcome from candidates whose research concentrates in any of the following areas: social movements, identity (gender, ethnic, religious, etc.), transnational migration, and/or urbanization. Successful candidates will also demonstrate breadth and depth of cultural and Spanish language experience, and ability to create and offer a Latin American Studies introductory course.

TERMS

The two-year award carries a stipend of $25,000 in the first year. It is renewable for the second year, with a $40,000 salary, provided the fellow completes his/her Ph.D. in time to meet all requirements for the home institution’s spring graduation. The fellowship also provides health benefits, carries up to $1,500 in moving expenses, and $1,500 in research/travel support in the first year and $3,000 in the second year.

ELIGIBILITY

Completion of all requirements for the Ph.D., except the dissertation, by May 15, 2013. Demonstrated potential to complete all Ph.D. requirements in time for Spring 2014 graduation.

CONDITIONS

Renewal of award

Renewal of the award depends on the predoctoral fellow’s completion of all Ph.D. requirements in time for Spring 2014 graduation and meeting all expectations below.

Residence and employment

The fellow must be in residence at the University for the duration of the award period. He/she may accept no employment, fellowships, or consulting obligations during the term of the fellowship.

Teaching load

- One course during the first year as a doctoral candidate and 2 courses during the second year as a postdoctoral fellow.

- The fellow is expected to design and teach an introductory course to Latin American Studies each year.

Other expectations

- Contribution to programming of Latin American Studies events and lectures.

- Active presence on campus and establishment of links with faculty and students.

- Periodic presentations of the fellow’s research to the larger Lehigh academic community.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

- Letter of application stating reasons for interest in the program and indication of objectives to be accomplished during the fellow’s time at Lehigh.

- CV, including the following: personal information; date(s) and location(s) of degree(s) earned; honors and awards; lectures and conference presentations; publications; courses taught; names and telephone numbers of referees.

- Project description, NOT TO EXCEED THREE DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES. This should include a dissertation abstract, dissertation outline, and schedule for completion.

- Three confidential letters of reference to be sent directly by persons qualified to evaluate the candidate. (Original only)

- Send application materials to:

Latin American Studies Program

Predoctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowship

C/O Office of Interdisciplinary Programs

Maginnes Hall, Suite 490

Lehigh University

9 W. Packer Avenue

Bethlehem, PA 18015

Address inquiries to:

Matthew Bush

Director, Latin American Studies Program

matthew.bush@lehigh.edu

Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships

Deadline: December 5, 2012

The Sodexo Foundation, which works to ensure that every child in the United States grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious food to fuel a healthy and productive life, is inviting applications for its Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarship program. The national program honors the efforts of students — from kindergarten to graduate school — who are working to end hunger in the United States.

The program honors students working to build awareness and mobilize youth as catalysts for innovative solutions to ending hunger in U.S. communities in their lifetime.

To be eligible, students must be enrolled in an accredited education institution in the United States and be able to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to hunger-alleviation activities in their community.

Up to five students will be selected as national winners, with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant for their anti-hunger charity of choice. In addition, scholarship recipients and two family members will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the awards ceremony in June. The Sodexo Foundation also will recognize twenty regional honorees with a $1,000 donation for their preferred hunger charity.

For complete program guidelines and to submit an application, visit the Sodexo Foundation Web site.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

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Programs and Classes

Ecuador Alternative Spring Break Program at the Gender Equality (GEQUA)

Deadline: November 2, 2012

Are you a Columbia/Barnard student interested in international service, responsible economic development, and cultural exchange viewed through the lens of gender equality?

Apply for the Gender Equality (GEQUA): Ecuador Alternative Spring Break Program! GEQUA strives to teach students (participants and non–participants) about gender equality issues through a comparative analysis of roles, dynamics, knowledge and expectations in the US and Ecuador. Through cultural exchange and service/volunteer opportunities, students learn about life in rural indigenous communities in a developing nation as well as how these communities face more current international concerns like women’s rights, global health, poverty reduction and positive development strategies, resource protection and environmental justice, etc. Working with an Ecuadorian NGO, the program develops and sustains relationships with local Ecuadorian leaders to achieve a strong network of international collaboration and progress. Although Spanish is not required to apply, Spanish speakers are especially encouraged to apply.

The application is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, at 11:59pm EST.

Check out our website for articles and pictures from last year! More in-depth information about the program is available in the first few pages of the application document. Contact us at gequacolumbia@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Summer Intensive Nahuatl Language Class at Yale

The Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at Yale University, in partnership with IDIEZ (the Instituto de Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas, Mexico) offer the opportunity to study Classical and Modern Nahuatl at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels in a summer intensive course that will be held at Yale in 2013.

Dates of Course: June 24 – August 2, 2013.

Please apply for NHTL 125 through the Yale Summer Sessions online application at: https://apply.summer.yale.edu

Tuition for three credits is $5,000 and must be paid to Yale University by May 1, 2013. Room and Board are not included. Financial aid is available (see below).

Financial Assistance: Yale’s CLAIS and its partners make every effort to ensure that financial constraints are not an obstacle for participating in the Summer Nahuatl Language program. If you are in need of financial assistance for the Summer Nahuatl Language course, please send a short statement of need to Jean Silk at Yale. Financial aid may also be available in the form of FLAS fellowships through your own institution or another Title VI funded National Resource Center for Latin American Studies.

Housing: Housing is available on campus in undergraduate dorms through Yale Summer Sessions. Students can find information about apartments off campus to sublet through University Housing http://www.yale.edu/livingnh/community/rental.html and through various websites, including apartmentslist@panlists.yale.edu and YaleInternational@yahoogroups.com.

For more information, contact Jean Silk, at jean.silk@yale.edu or by phone at 203/432-3420 or John Sullivan at john.sullivan@yale.edu or by phone at +52 (492) 925-3415.

Course Description:

The course seeks to: 1) develop students' oral comprehension, speaking, reading, writing and knowledge of language structure, as well as their cultural wisdom and sensibility, in order to facilitate their ability to communicate effectively, correctly and creatively in everyday situations; 2) provide students with instruments and experiences that demonstrate the continuity between past and present Nahua culture, through the study of colonial and modern texts and conversation with native speakers 3) penetrate into the historical, economic, political, social and cultural aspects of Nahua civilization; and 4) prepare students to take university level humanities courses taught in Nahuatl alongside native speakers.

Students will have class five hours per day, Monday through Friday: three hours of Modern Nahuatl immersion with native speaking instructors, and two hours of Classical Nahuatl taught by John Sullivan. Additionall,y each student will have three hours per week of individual tutoring with a native speaker in order to work on a research project of the student’s choice. Students who wish to enroll at the intermediate or advanced level must demonstrate that they have worked a minimum of two hours per week on Modern Nahuatl conversation with a native speaker during the entire previous academic school year. Contact John Sullivan (john.sullivan@yale.edu) for options concerning the completion of this requirement.

Full class attendance is required. Students who are absent for reasons other than illness will be asked to withdraw from the Institute.

Course materials: All students must have personal copies of the following texts:

Karttunen, Francis. 1983. An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl. Texas Linguistics Series. Austin: University of Texas Press. $26.95 @ amazon.com

Lockhart, James. 2001. Nahuatl as Written. Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl,with Copious Examples and Texts. Stanford: Stanford University Press. $25.43 @ amazon.com

Molina, Alonso de. 1977(1555-1571). Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana. Colección “Biblioteca Porrúa” 44. México: Porrúa. Students may purchase this book directly from Editoria Porrúa or through IDIEZ at a cost of approximately $25.

Two weeks before class begins students will be sent, free of charge, electronic copies of the exercise manuals, grammar charts, vocabulary lists and manuscripts which will be studied.

CLIMATE AND CULTURE CHANGE IN THE ANDES Intersession Dec. 26th 2012 – Jan. 13th 2013

The Center for Social Well Being celebrates 12 years offering our 3 week training program in interdisciplinary qualitative field methods, as well as Spanish and Quechua language classes, in the Peruvian Andes. The combined undergraduate and graduate level seminar is held at the center's rural base, an adobe lodge on an ecological ranch in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, 7 hours northeast of Lima. Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in field investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research and Andean Ethnography centered on themes of Climate Change with respect to Ecology, Health, Education, Community Organization and related topics. Students have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques, and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hotsprings; optional recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing and trekking. Total cost is $3,500 US dollars. This includes all in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center, and course materials. The program is under the direction of Applied Medical Anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D., and Ecologist, Flor de María Barreto Tosi. Program dates: New Year’s Intersession December 26th 2012 through January 13th 2013

Please contact us for other potential program dates for 2013.

Request an application: phammer@wayna.rcp.net.pe

Center for Social Well Being-Peru www.socialwellbeing.org

Duke in the Andes program is accepting applications for Spring 2013

The "Duke in the Andes" program takes an interdisciplinary approach to area and cultural studies, centered around a core seminar that encompasses sociological, anthropological, historical, and cultural aspects of globalization and colonial legacies in the Andean region. In addition to the mandatory core seminar(s), students choose their remaining courses from program courses and selected regular course offerings at the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana or the cursos abiertos at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO).

If you can, we would like to ask you to advertise our program in your department. The deadline for Spring 2013 is October 1. Here is the link for our website so that you can read more about "Duke in the Andes." http://studyabroad.duke.edu/home/Programs/Semester/Duke_in_the_Andes

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Jobs, Internships, Volunteer Opportunities

(Posts will be available for 4 week)

International Consultant Case Study On Women, Peace And Security In The Latin America And The Caribbean Region at UN Women (NEW)

Deadline: October 31, 2012

Background:

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations (UN) System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Extending the reach and leveraging the investment in UN Women programme interventions depends in large part on capturing how successful gender equality results were achieved. UN Women also has an enhanced mandate to contribute to overall knowledge in regard to advancing gender equality. The “Effective Practices in Promoting Women, Peace and Security” documentation initiative seeks to identify, analyze and document practices with a high potential to contribute to the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality, in particular to capture practices that can be replicated in other locations and/or scaled up within countries. This case study will examine effective practices in Guatemala and in Colombia at the local and national levels – in promoting women’s contributions to gender equitable solutions in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. A particular focus will be on women’s access to post-conflict justice that may form the basis of a regional transitional justice strategy.

Qualifications

Education: Master's degree (or equivalent) in social sciences, international development, political science or related field.

Experience: A Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience on gender dimensions of conflict prevention and peace building.

Language Requirements: Fluency in written and oral Spanish and English

For more information and to apply: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=33458

Research Assistant Openings (part-time) at the Charney Research (NEW)

Charney Research is a New York based polling and political consulting firm looking for paid graduate student research assistants who will not be graduating in May 2013.

We offer a broad range of professional services in opinion polling, market research, communications strategy development, and project evaluation. Our focus is post-conflict societies and frontier markets. Our clients include international development organizations, universities, think-tanks, media, and major corporations.

We are currently recruiting for our roster of part-time research assistants. Project-based tasks include internet and library-based background research, research on census and demographic data, chart-making in PowerPoint, focus group transcription, conducting in-depth interviews, qualitative data entry, proofing and editing, and helping run and record focus groups. We also need some administrative and office work done. Experienced market researchers in graduate school should contact us about project management and analytic work.

We are looking for people who can research effectively, write well, and work under pressure. They need to be responsible and reliable. Regular access to a computer with Microsoft Office and an Internet connection are required. Foreign languages help on some projects – particularly Chinese, Arabic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Urdu, Spanish, French, Russian, and Indonesian – but are not essential. The pay is $15 per hour.

We want people who are not graduating this year, particularly Ph.D. students, because we will train you and hope to develop an ongoing relationship. Assistants are hired on a per-project basis, but those who do well work often and have some become full-time project managers. Both US citizens and non-citizens are welcome, but authorization to work legally in the US is essential. You must also live in the New York metropolitan area.

To be considered, please email a cover letter and resume by October 30, 2012, to jobs@charneyresearch.com. Please indicate why you want the job, relevant work experience, Microsoft Office, SPSS, and other computer skills, language knowledge, and how many hours per week you can work, as well as your expected graduation date. We also require a 5-10 page writing sample on a topic relevant to our work. Applications that do not have all of these items included will be discarded.

No phone calls or follow-up emails please.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Mexican Literature at the University of Texas at El Paso (NEW)

The University of Teas at El Paso (UTEP) is seeking a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Spanish. Specialty in Mexican literature. Field open (colonial literature and/or poetry preferred). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Mexican literature and culture, as well as directing MA theses. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to fully participate in the department’s long-standing yearly Congreso de literatura mexicana contemporánea and to work with the Revista de literatura mexicana contemporánea.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Languages and Linguistics at UTEP is one of the largest units in the College of Liberal Arts and offers BAs in Spanish, French, and Linguistics, and an undergraduate Brazilian studies certificate, as well as the MA in Spanish and Linguistics.

ABOUT UTEP AND EL PASO: The University of Texas at El Paso is an emerging national research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region committed to the ideals of access and excellence. A leader among Hispanic-serving institutions, UTEP enrolls more than 22,000 students – about 77 percent of them Hispanic – and is the only doctoral research university in the nation with a student body that is a majority Mexican-American.

UTEP offers 70 bachelor’s, 79 master’s, and 19 doctoral programs – with more in development. UTEP’s nearly $70 million in research spending a year ranks the University among the top 200 universities in the nation; and its more than $35 million in federal research spending ranks fourth among all Texas public universities.

The center for intellectual capital in the region, UTEP awarded its 100,000th degree since its founding in 1914 at the May 2011 commencement. A major economic engine in the Paso del Norte region, UTEP generates $438 million in local business volume and contributes over 6,900 jobs and $423 million in household income. UTEP offers exciting Division I athletic programs; award-winning theater, dance, and music programs; several art galleries and a museum; and continuing and lifelong education programs open to the public.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Latin American literature, Hispanic American literature, Hispanic Literature with specialization in Mexican literature. Proof of publications in academic journals and/or or academic presses. Near-native fluency in Spanish and English required. Strong commitment to research and teaching, as well as to the continued development of Mexico-related studies at UTEP; PH.D. in hand by July 2013.

Application Procedure:

Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Representatives from the department with be attending the January 2013 MLA Convention in Boston. Send letters of application, CV, transcripts, and three current letters of recommendation to:

Professor Kirsten Nigro, Chair of the Search Committee
Department of Languages and Linguistics
137 Liberal Arts Building
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79958-0531
OR email kfnigro@utep.edu

Internship Available at the Inter-American Dialogue (NEW)

We are currently seeking an Intern for our Development department.

The intern in the Dialogue's development department will participate as a research assistant in helping staff and advisors to map out and assess actionable funding opportunities for the Dialogue.

The intern will work under the direct supervision of our Director of Finance and Administration and in collaboration with our strategic business development consultant assisting with a variety of administrative tasks such as, but not limited to:

Research and collect data on US, Canadian, and Latin American corporate, individual, and foundation grant and funding priorities and processes, particularly in terms of the Dialogue's key business objectives.

Distill the research findings into scannable, succinct summaries.

Research and summarize various think-tanks' revenue models, and propose innovative means to bring funders "into the fold".

Provide other program support as needed

The ideal candidate will have a background in management, business, international relations, economics, or related disciplines and an interest in the non-profit sector.

The ideal candidate will also be reliable, pleasant, highly organized, easy to work with and have superior communications and writing skills, as well as the ability to produce quality work while meeting deadlines. Spanish speaking candidates are strongly preferred.

This position is non-paid. However, the Intern will enhance his/her skills and experience, and will be part of a strong team in a think tank environment focusing on shaping foreign policy. The Dialogue may offer a stipend of $10 per day. Candidates should be able to commit to 15-20 hours per week.

To Apply:

For consideration, please submit your resume, a cover letter in English to internships@thedialogue.org, and indicate the program preference in the subject line. If you prefer you may send the materials by fax or mail to Human Resources, Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: (202) 822-9553. No phone calls, please. Inter- American Dialogue is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

2012/2013 Winter- Full-Time/Part-Time Internship at the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the UN (Posted on October 19)

Deadline: November 10, 2012

The Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations (New York, NY) is

seeking candidates to fill 2 internship positions.

The selected interns will be assisting the Mission in the following areas:

• Management of the Activities of the International Year of Quinoa 2013 www.iyq2013org

• Advisory to the Diplomats on issues covered by the Main Committees of the UN General Assembly Internship positions are unpaid.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

Applicants must be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school(second university degree or

higher), based in the Greater New York City Area*. Graduate students in International Affairs, Business

Administration, Public Administration and Communications are highly encouraged to apply to these

positions.

Language Skills

Fluency in Spanish and English is mandatory.

Work Experience

Applicants are not required to have previous work experience.

Interested applicants should send a copy of the CV with Cover Letter to fabio.fukuda@un.int c/c to bolivia@un.int until November 10.

* The Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia will not sponsor US Visas to candidates, in any circunstance. Only candidates who hold the appropriate visa will be considered.

Communications Assistant at WOLA (Posted on October 19)

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) seeks a detailed-oriented Communications Assistant to provide administrative support for the Communications Director. S/he will have initiative, excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish, and a passion for new media. WOLA has a full-time staff of 17, seven interns, and six senior fellows.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in the management of WOLA’s online presence (website, Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms).

Draft and copy-edit letters, press releases, opinion pieces, and publications.

Update and manage our Salesforce constituent management database and press lists.

Assist with video shooting and editing, live-streaming, audio recordings, and podcasts.

Produce small design jobs (such as posters, ads, or logos).

Work closely with Communications Director and WOLA staff to integrate new media into advocacy and fundraising strategies.

Assist Communications Director in press outreach efforts.

Other duties will be assigned depending on the Director’s needs and Assistant’s abilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A demonstrated commitment to human rights, democracy, and social justice in Latin America.

Extreme attention to detail and the ability to see the big picture while functioning in the details.

Strong capability to work well under pressure and in a very fast-paced environment.

Bachelor’s degree and English and Spanish fluency required.

Strong written and oral communication skills required, including copy-editing.

Problem-solving skills, critical thinking, good intuition, and troubleshooting abilities are essential.

Experience with desktop publishing, database management (preferably Salesforce), and website maintenance (preferably Drupal).

Knowledge of Final Cut and/or other video editing software.

Interest and experience in using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to help communicate WOLA’s messaging.

Ability to think creatively and outside the box.

Basic knowledge of HTML.

SALARY: $33,000, full health, dental, vision, and life insurance, three weeks annual vacation.

TIME COMMITMENT: Two-year commitment, subject to a favorable evaluation after the first three months.

APPLICATIONS DUE BY: Friday, November 9

START DATE: Immediately

TO APPLY: Please submit the following in one PDF document electronically to PAsearch@wola.org:

Cover letter

Resume

Two page English writing sample

Example(s) of one of your multimedia projects, such as a video, info graphic, or an interactive graphic. Please send us your links in the body of your application email.

For more information, please visit www.wola.org

- No phone calls please-

WOLA encourages application by minority candidates and is an equal opportunity employer.

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