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Annual Report 2010-11 Institute for the Study of the Americas Annual Report 2010-2011 Mission and Aims Institute for the Study of the Americas Annual Report 2010-2011 Table of Contents Governance 2 Te Institute was founded in August 2004 through a merger of the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) with Staf List 3 the Institute of United States Studies (IUSS), both of which had been founded in 1965 at 31 Tavistock Square. Like its predecessors, the new Institute forms part of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. Director’s Report 4 ISA occupies a unique position at the core of academic study of the region in the UK. Internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for research and research facilitation, ISA also provides resources to the wider academic Academic Staf Profles 8 community, serving and strengthening national networks of North Americanist, Latin Americanist and Caribbeanist Fellowships 20 scholars. Te Institute actively maintains and builds ties with cultural, diplomatic and business organisations with interests in the Americas and, as part of the School of Advanced Study within the University of London, benefts from Events 25 academic opportunities, facilities and stimulation across and between a wide range of subject felds in the humanities and social sciences. Postgraduate Programmes 36 Te Council of the University of London approved the establishment of ISA on the understanding that it would be dedicated to teaching and research, not just on the USA and Latin America, but to the Americas as a whole, with Publications 40 proper attention to Canada and the Caribbean. ISA will uphold the dedication to area studies and multi-disciplinarity that animated its predecessors. No other institution in Europe ofers such a combination of approaches. Library 41 As an integral part of the School of Advanced Study, ISA has a mission to foster scholarly initiatives at a national level, Statement of Income and Expenditure 42 ensuring an energetic and original British presence in the international, and especially trans-Atlantic, study of the western hemisphere. Annual Report Editor: Selina Hannaford, Deputy Administrative Manager ([email protected]) Governance Staf List Advisory Council Ex-ofcio Dr L Anderson, British Council Professor Maxine Molyneux Director Te Director of the Institute (Professor Maxine Ms Liza Davis, Embassy of USA Molyneux) Professor Iwan Morgan Professor of United States Studies and Deputy Director of Dr Ignacio Durán, Mexican Embassy the Institute Te Dean of the School of Advanced Study (Professor Representing the Private Sector Roger Kain) Professor Kevin J. Middlebrook Professor of Politics Te Deputy Director of the Institute (Professor Iwan Mr Michael Reid, Te Economist Dr Paulo Drinot Senior Lecturer in Latin American History Morgan) Mr L Juste, Santander Bank Representing the University Mr P West, PAM Global Investments Dr Graham Woodgate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sociology Professor Miles Taylor, Institute of Historical Research Observer Dr Par Engstrom Lecturer in Latin American Human Rights, Human Professor Kevin J. Middlebrook, ISA Ms Laura-Ashley Wright, Canadian High Commission Rights Consortium Professor Nicola Miller, University College London Dr Kate Quinn Lecturer in Modern History Professor Michael Cox, London School of Economics Dr Amy Hinterberger Postdoctoral Fellow Professor Francisco Bethencourt, King’s College London Dr Matthew Alan Hill Postdoctoral research fellow in US politics and history Professor Anthony Pereira, King’s College London Representing the UK Academic Community Dr Deborah Toner Postdoctoral Fellow in Latin American History Sir John Elliott (Chair), former Regius Professor of Dr Ian M. Hart ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow History, University of Oxford Professor Philip Davies, Eccles Centre for American Paul Sullivan Administrative Manager Studies, British Library Professor Martin Halliwell, University of Leicester Selina Hannaford Deputy Administrative Manager Professor Anthony McFarlane, University of Warwick Kalinda Hughes Academic Support Ofcer Professor Simon Newman, University of Glasgow Olga Jimenez Events Manager Representing the Public Sector Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes, Canning House Troy Rutt Events Assistant Dr Colin McEwan, British Museum Alegria Perez Administrative Assistant Mr Angus Lapsley, Foreign and Commonwealth Ofce Baroness Hooper, House of Lords 2 3 Director’s Report Professor Maxine Molyneux, Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas teaching programme had been done in such a way as research and scholarly networking on Canada, and who As part of its role in fostering high quality research, ISA to maintain an attractive programme of study on the organised a well attended symposium on the theme of has continued to expand its range of scholarly networks Americas at ISA. ‘Aboriginal Canadian Biopolitics and Biopower.’ Two with particular success in the growing area of Caribbean other postdoctoral appointments were made, thanks studies. Dr Kate Quinn launched the ‘Westminster in the Te academic year 2010-11 was one of great activity as to successful applications to the Dean’s Development Caribbean: History, Legacies, Challenges’ network, which ISA continued to fulfl its national role supporting cross Fund, to develop digital resources that will advance considers how the political model inherited from Britain disciplinary research on the Americas. Te Institute American Studies scholarship. Dr Deborah Toner, was adapted to the conditions of the Caribbean, its organised over 115 events including seminar series, an historian specialising in Mexico began working in impact on Caribbean democracy and the challenges the high profle lectures, workshops and conferences, association with the British Library to develop an on line model has faced over the period of independence. Te and expanded the number of research projects and digital resource and discussion site on Liberalism in the Caribbean Postgraduate Network was also established to scholarly networks that it hosts and organises. ISA’s Americas. Te project has also established a network of bring together students from around the world who share two publications series on the Americas, the Palgrave historians working on the early period of Latin American a common interest in the Caribbean to discuss their work Americas List, and an in-house series published a total Liberalism, and a series of events and keynote speakers with regional specialists. of 12 books on the Americas, three of which have been from Latin America and the United States is planned to nominated for prestigious prizes in the United States. take place over the course of the year. Dr Matthew Alan Te United States Presidency Centre continued to be Hill, also an historian, is working with Professor Morgan active in promoting research and study on American Other promising developments at the Institute include presidents. It conducted the frst ever UK scholarly the welcome arrival of some new staf. Dr Paulo Drinot on two projects: (i) Women and US Foreign Policy examines both women’s role in foreign policymaking survey to rate US presidents, which attracted considerable joined the Institute from Manchester University as a media attention and heavy web trafc when the results Senior Lecturer in Latin American History, and he and the impact of foreign policy on women, with the aim of producing a digital archive of interviews; and (ii) were made public in early 2011. Two edited books based has taken over as Convenor of the Latin American on previous USPC symposia – one on George Bush’s Programme. As well as teaching a new history module Reporting America in the Age of Global War, 1939-45, examines diplomatic and press reporting of the US in presidency, the other on cinematic representations entitled ‘From Silver to Cocaine,’ he has successfully of presidents – were published in Palgrave’s Evolving launched a Research Network on Crises of Capitalism in World War II with the aim of producing a digitalised documentary archive. American Presidency series and a third on Watergate’s the Americas. Te frst event, in a series planned to run legacy is due for publication in 2012. Te USPC also held over the coming year, explored the social and political On the administrative side, as of last year we now seminars and lectures on a range of topics that included: legacies on the Americas of the Great Depression of the Tis was the third year of the Institute’s eforts to adjust share staf with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies the signifcance of the 2010 midterm elections; US fscal 1930s. Tis will be followed in the Autumn of 2011 by a to a severe reduction in its core funding by maximising (ICwS), and welcomed a new Manager, Paul Sullivan, problems; the stagfation of the 1970s; and presidential conference on the Argentine Crisis of 2001 with Gabriela income from other sources and maintaining tight a new Deputy Manager, Selina Hannaford, and a new urban policy since 1945. Svampa as the keynote speaker. Paulo has also established budget constraints. By the end of this year these eforts Administrative Assistant, Alegria Perez. Olga Jimenez a Latin American History seminar which will be co- A central aspect of ISA’s activity has always been its had paid of, though not without some sacrifces. Te continues to manage our events programme as well hosted by ISA and the Institute of Historical Research. extensive events calendar, which represents the wide other challenge was to accomplish the adjustment as that of ICwS, with help from
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