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Asia and the Americas, formerly Secretary-Treasurer Vladimir Rouvinski comparative work on trade and financial “Latin America and the Pacific Rim” informed Section members that currently the experience, and development finance; Ariel Neantro Saavedra-Rivano, Chair Section has 57 members and that there had Armony (USA, advancing a research agenda been no spending between the Rio and the on China at the Center for Latin American The Section Business Meeting was called to Toronto Congresses. The participants then Studies at the University of Miami; Julia order at approximately 6:30 p.m. on proceeded to the nomination and election of Strauss (UK) talked about her work as editor Thursday, October 7, 2010, with Neantro the Chair. Dr. Enrique Dussel Peters of China Quarterly and her interest in Saavedra-Rivano presiding as Chair. After (Universidad Nacional, México) and Dr. organizing a workshop on China and Latin verifying the presence of thirteen Section Adrian Hearn (University of Sydney) were America; Simon Shen (Hong Kong), members, including the Secretary-Treasurer accepted as Co-chairs with unanimity by establishing contacts with researchers in (Vladimir Rouvinski) and all five members those present. Professor Vladimir Rouvinski Latin America, in particular, with regard to of the Executive Council, the Chair (Icesi University) will continue as Secretary- courses on China; and Wo-Hon Kim (South proposed the following meeting agenda: Treasury until the next LASA Congress. Korea), research on policymaking in the Section’s Chair report on the Section Elections of the Executive Council will take Korean government related to Latin activities; Secretary-Treasury’s report on the place by email, and the new Co-chairs will America. Section’s finances; Election of new Chair(s) be responsible for conducting those elections and members of Executive Council. according to LASA rules. The following members of the Executive Council were subsequently elected: Ariel Professor Saavedra-Rivano commented on Members of the Section then talked about Armony (University of Miami); Benjamin his participation as the Section’s Chair for their activities and current academic Creutzfeldt (Universidad Externado de three (non consecutive) terms and interests: Vladimir Rouvinski (Colombia), Colombia); Jorge di Masi (Universidad de emphasized the need for renewal of the the study of the emergence of new actors in La Plata); Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Muñoz leadership. He indicated that the work of the Andean region (China, South Korea and (Universidad de Chile); Kevin Gallagher the Section after the Rio Congress had been Russia); Adrian Hearn (Australia), the (Boston University); Won-Ho Kim (Hankuk mostly concerned with two issues, the promotion of collaborative research on University of Foreign Languages); Kathleen organization of the Section’s panel at the Chinese communities in Mexico and Cuba, López (Rutgers University); Gonzalo Paz Toronto Congress and the Section’s web Hong Kong and Chinese foreign policy, (George Washington University); Neantro page. The Section’s panel “Responses to the security issues, perceptions of the Chinese on Saavedra-Rivano (University of Tsukuba Financial Crisis in East Asia and Latin foreign relations; Neantro Saavedra-Rivano and Universidade de Brasília); and Simon America: Lessons from a Comparative (Japan) commented on his research on Shen (Hong Kong Institute of Education). Analysis,” was chaired jointly by Neantro official development assistance of China at Saavedra-Rivano (University of Tsukuba) the University of Tsukuba; Kathleen M. and Adrian H. Hearn (University of Sydney); López (USA), continuing research on Asian Bolivia Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Diasporas in Latin America; Ursula Prutsch Chris Krueger, Chair (Universidad de Chile) served as discussant. (Germany) collaborative research on The session was attended by 20 people. Japanese immigration to Brazil; Kevin La Sección fue formada después del Saavedra-Rivano reminded attendees that Gallagher (USA), his new book The Dragon Congreso de 2009 en Rio y tuvo su primera the Section has a page at Facebook, which, in the Room: Chinese and Latin American reunión en el Congreso de Toronto. Ha sido however, does not attract enough attention. Business; Enrique Dussel Peters (Mexico), coordinada por un Comité Interino formado Since other LASA Sections have shared changing the way of sharing information por Chris Krueger (Consultant); Miguel similar concerns, it was decided that LASA among the Section members; Benjamin Buitrago (German Institute of Global and would be in charge of hosting a number of Creutzfeldt (Colombia) discussed his Area Studies); Miguel Centellas (University Sections’ pages. The webpage is important translation book project Construyendo el of Mississippi); Martín Mendoza (Tulane in order to have a space for interaction Pácifico and his particular interest in University); y Victor Unda (Utepsa among members, and it was expected that a researching Colombian relations with China; University). Actualmente cuenta con cerca web page template common for all Sections Ricardo Ffrench-Davis (Chile) conducted de 100 miembros; unos 37 de ellos will be ready by November 2010. research on economic development policy, estuvieron presentes durante la reunión en
32 Toronto. La Sección está en proceso de Católica do Rio de Janeiro); Pedro Erber indicated that they wanted clearer elegir formalmente a un consejo con la (Rutgers University); and Amy Chazkel (City explanations regarding the specific tasks of ayuda del Secretariado de LASA. University of New York/Queens College) each officer of the Advisory Board, as well as were elected to these positions. information on the total amount of Section Desde las primeras conversaciones, los funds available, and how they have been interesados en la Sección han expresado su The Brazil Section offered its traditional used in recent years. It was felt that this interés en colaborar en lo posible con la reception to its members and guests on information needed to be circulated before Asociación de Estudios Bolivianos y otras Thursday, October 7th, when the prizes for members could contemplate whether or not instituciones bolivianas o internacionales best book, and for best article on Brazil were membership dues should be increased. This que promueven estudios e intercambios announced: Amy Chazkel won the information would also facilitate the entre estudiosos. Otro objetivo es poder latter with “Social Life and Civic Education planning of future activities and projects. ofrecer publicaciones digitales de in the Rio de Janeiro City Jail,” (March Chris Chiappari offered to look for this documentos profesionales sobre Bolivia, 2009 edition of Journal of Social History); information and send it to all members via especialmente las de los socios de la Sección. Jan Hoffman French was awarded the prize the listserv, along with a link to the LASA Existe la esperanza de contar con una for the best book, Legalizing Identities: Manual on Sections. pasantía desde la Universidad de Pittsburgh Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil’s para ayudar en este sentido. Northeast (The North Carolina Press). The Arturo Arias requested that Section members Executive Committee decided to offer a vote for candidates to the LASA Executive En el período 2011-2012, se apunta a special Award of Merit to Professor James Council that would best represent the consolidar la Sección, ampliando tanto Green for the publication of his book Apesar interests of our Section. And he reminded us la membresía como el intercambio y de vocês – Oposição à Ditadura no Brazil that as a Section, we also have a right to la colaboración entre los socios. Una (Companhia das Letras Press). The members nominate candidates for the Executive vez formalmente definido el Comité had decided to keep the reception on a Council. Coordinadora, se planificarán las Thursday, rather then at the same day as the actividades para el período, priorizando other Sections (Friday/Saturday). There was a discussion of plans and la colección y publicación de materiales, activities for the coming term. These el reclutamiento de miembros, y la include: offering graduate student preparación para LASA San Francisco Central America scholarships (it was resolved that members con eventos previos/posteriores en Chris Chiappari, Co-chair of the Section’s Advisory Board would be San Francisco y otras ciudades. responsible for outlining the specific The Central America Section held its requirements for these scholarships as well Business Meeting on Friday, October 8, as evaluating applications); preparing the Brazil 2010, at 6:30 pm. Thirty-one Section CFP for LASA2012 in San Francisco; and César Braga-Pinto and Eduardo R. Gomes, members attended the meeting, along with updating the Section’s Statement/Declaration Co-chairs Section Co-Chair Chris Chiappari (Co-Chair concerning Honduras. Yajaira Padilla could not attend the The Brazil Section Business Meeting was conference), Section Secretary Ellen Moodie, Other announcements included the news held on October 8, 2010 and conducted by Section Treasurer Aaron Schneider and that Dr. Edelberto Torres-Rivas had garnered the Co-chairs. The Treasurer Emanuelle Advisory Board member Héctor Perla. At the Kalman Silvert Award (following his Oliveira presented the annual report about the time of the meeting, Section Membership nomination by Section members), and that the membership and financial situation of stood at 238 members, entitling the Section there had been an on-line election for the Section. As of September 15, the Section to four panel sessions. Section Officers (1 Co-Chair, 2 Advisory had approximately 381 members. Board Members, 1 Student Representative). The first item on the agenda was an update As of November 23, 2010, the newly elected After considering other proposals on how to concerning the CAS website. Chris officers of the Section are: José Juan Colín improve Section performance in the LASA Chiappari informed Section members that (University of Oklahoma), Co-chair; William meetings, the members who were present LASA would be in charge of designing and Clary (University of the Ozarks) and Sonja (about 40) came to the conclusion that it maintaining a new webpage for the Section. Wolf (UNAM), Advisory Board Members; should keep its “prize policy,” but substitute In light of this change, the Section will need and Verónica Ríos (University of Texas/ the student term prize for a best dissertation to reevaluate the current position designated Austin), Student Representative. prize, with the same value as the prize for for a Section Webmaster and how best to best article, i.e., US$200. manage the Section listserv.
The Executive Council had three vacant The second item was the organization and positions. After the nominations, Karl finances of the Section, including possibly Erik Schollhammer (Pontifícia Universidade raising membership dues. Members
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Colombia (CUNY John Jay College) Advisory Council; Cuba Virginia M. Bouvier, Chair Marc Chernick (Georgetown University) Sheryl Lutjens, Co-chair Chair, Human Rights Committee; Elvira The Colombia Section Business Meeting Sánchez-Blake (Michigan State University) The Cuba Section has continued to face the took place on Friday, October 8, 2010 at and Brett Troyan (State University of New challenges of maintaining academic relations 6:30 p.m. with some 39 Section members York/Cortland) Chairs of the Montserrat among Cuban, U.S., and other scholars in present. The meeting opened with words of Ordóñez and Michael Jiménez Prize the face of U.S. governmental regulations welcome from Virginia (Ginny) M. Bouvier, Committees. Additional members of the and restrictions. The Section worked Chair of the Section. She noted the committees were also elected. actively to promote the participation of increased participation of members in academics and intellectuals resident in Cuba Section activities, the establishment of new Hayley Froysland, Juan Guillermo Gómez in the October 2010 Toronto Congress. The committees, and the vibrant Colombian García, and Lina del Castillo served as efforts of individuals, organizations, and the scholarship represented in more than a Committee members for Book Prizes for Section are seen in the total of 76 Cubans dozen panels at LASA2010. She reviewed 2009-2010. They elected Debra Castillo, who traveled to Toronto for the Congress, the development of a Constitution and Caterina Vallejo, and Carmen Elisa Acosta funded wholly or in part by LASA, the Ford By-Laws over the last two years that outlines as jurors for the Montserrat Ordóñez Prize, Foundation, SSRC, and the Reynolds the roles and responsibilities for the Section and James Sanders, Patricia Londoño, and Foundation, among other institutions. A leadership, and encouraged Section Michael LaRosa (who withdrew before special thanks to Carmen Castillo and Members to find ways to bring their completion of the process due to Lourdes Pérez for the tremendous graduate students into LASA and Section technological issues with book retrieval), as contribution they made this year! activities. She noted that the Section jurors for the Michael Jiménez Prize. Based currently had 150 members. on the review of approximately one dozen On the eve of the Congress, the Section had entries for the two prizes, the Section more than 400 members! The Section Officers discussed the work of the various awarded the $500 first prize for the 2010 Business Meeting in Toronto was attended committees. The Program Committee Monserrat Ordóñez Book Prize to Marta by approximately 100 members. Highlights (chaired by Vice-Chair María Clemencia Elena Montoya Vélez (autora), Françoise of the Business Meeting included: the Ramírez) had reviewed LASA proposals and Escarpit (trans.), Rompre le silence, Je presentation of Fidel Castro’s new book, La recommended 3 panels for Section t’accuse Pinochet: Chroniques du 11 victoria estratégica (2010), by Miguel sponsorship; Juana Suárez ably oversaw septembre 1973 au Stade national de Barnet, President of UNEAC; the publication of 17 editions of the Section’s Santiago (Elytis, 2009); second prize to Lucy posthumous celebration of the life and work monthly Boletín; Leah Carroll discussed Guamá, Avelina Pancho, Elena Rey, Antigua of Dr. José Juan Arrom, a noted philologist anticipated changes in the Section website era más duro: hablan las mujeres indígenas who studied and taught at Yale University, that she has maintained for many years; Ana de Antioquia, Colección Autonomía with a letter honoring Arrom written by María Bidegain presented a proposal by the Indígena, No. 3 (Bogotá, D.C.: Centro de Roberto Fernández Retamar and read by Human Rights Committee (chaired by Cooperación al Indígena-CECOIN; Esteban Morales; and the awarding of the Winifred Tate) for the Section to continue its Organización Indígena de Antioquia–OIA, Section prize for lifetime contribution to activities on the Palace of Justice case; and 2009); and third prize to Mónica Espinosa Cuban Studies to Dr. Jorge I. Domínguez of Juana Suárez and Lina del Castillo presented Arango, La civilización montés: la visión Harvard University. The resolution calling a proposal from the prize committee to india y el trasegar de Manuel Quintín Lame for a change in U.S. policy in general and improve the functioning and capacity of that en Colombia (Bogotá: Universidad de los with regard to academic exchanges, committee. Section members were invited to Andes, Departamento de Antropología, prepared by Reid Reading and others for add more funds to the Michael Jiménez Centro de Estudios Socioculturales-CESO, adoption and dissemination by LASA, was Book Prize, which has exhausted its initial 2009). First place for the Michael Jiménez shared with the membership. The first stage donation. These activities will be continued Book Prize was won by Alejandro Reyes of Section elections was conducted at the and recommendations acted upon in the Posada and Liliana Duica, Guerreros y end of the Business Meeting, followed by the coming term. campesinos: el despojo de la tierra en Section reception. Colombia (Bogotá: Norma, 2009), with New officers elected at the Business Meeting honorable mentions to Francisco Gutiérrez The Section sponsored four panels at the include: Juana Suárez (University of Sanín, ¿Lo que el viento se llevó? Los Toronto Congress, some of which had Kentucky) Chair; Lina María Del Castillo partidos políticos y la democracia en standing-room only attendance: “La Senn (Iowa State University) Vice Chair; Colombia, 1958-2002 (Bogotá: Norma, sociedad cubana y la crisis global: impactos, Virginia M. Bouvier, (U.S. Institute of Peace) 2007), and Carlo Nasi, Cuando callan los estrategias y perspectivas”; “Cultura, Secretary/Treasurer and Advisory Council; fusiles. Impacto de la paz negociada en comunicación y esfera pública cubanas”; Brian Joseph Burke (University of Arizona), Colombia y en Centroamérica (Bogotá: “Cuba-U.S. Academic Exchange: Webmaster; Leah Carroll (U.C. Berkeley), Grupo Editorial Norma – Universidad de los Experiences and Expectations”; and “El Listserv maintenance; Patricia Tovar Rojas Andes, 2007). Conflicto Bilateral Cuba - Estados Unidos.”
34 Other activities undertaken by the Section Participants suggested making a call to the next LASA Congress. Besides taking into between the Rio and Toronto Congresses membership to make decisions about how account the merit and quality of the paper, include the maintenance and upgrading of the Section can better allocate its funds given the selection committee will consider a the Section website and planning with the the new circumstances and CPP’s interests. preference for supporting young scholars, leadership of Revista Temas for a “best essay particularly graduate students and post- in Cuban Studies” competition for young As per the Section’s customs, Benjamin doctoral fellows. scholars. Initiatives for the coming year Arditi (UNAM, Mexico) left his post as include further work with new generations vice-president and began his term as Moving forward into 2011, the Section will of scholars in the area of Cuban Studies as president during the Business Meeting. Due prepare its website and strengthen avenues well as organizing for the celebration of 35 to scarce member participation during the of communication among its members. This years of Cubans’ participation in LASA. Business Meeting, the elections for two new will include the creation of an open-source board members will take place on November bibliographic reference, with particular Electronic voting by those unable to 30, 2010. attention to working papers and conference participate in Toronto constituted the second presentations. stage of the Section elections. Three Given the rising costs of travel, the reduction members of the Section Executive have in university budgets for conference travel, The final item of business was the election of completed their three-year terms; the service and to ensure better funding for prizes and new officers. Julian Durazo-Herrmann to the Section of Phil Brenner (Executive travel awards for the next LASA Congress, (Université du Québec à Montréal) was Committee), Milagros Martínez (Executive the 2009-10 board decided to save the elected Section Chair for 2010-2012, and Committee), and Iraida López (Treasurer) is Section’s financial resources this year. For Tyler Dickovick (Washington and Lee greatly appreciated. The Section recognizes, this reason, the Section did not offer prizes University) will be the Secretary-Treasurer. with great gratitude, the deep dedication and or awards. longstanding contributions of Milagros Martínez to the development of academic Defense, Public Security and Democracy exchanges with Cuba and the Section’s Decentralization and Sub-national Bertha García-Gallegos and Orlando Pérez, efforts to sustain Cuban participation in Governance Co-chairs LASA Congresses. Milagros has played a Tyler Dickovick, Chair vital role in the life of the Cuba Section and The meeting was called to order and a her leadership will be missed! The results of The Decentralization and Sub-national quorum was established with the presence of the 2010 elections are: Jorge Mario Sánchez Governance Section meeting in Toronto 23 members of the Section. The co-chairs (Co-chair/in Cuba); Sheryl Lutjens (Co- counted 11 participants, representing the informed the membership that as of 9/15/10 chair/outside of Cuba); Carlos Alzugaray approximately 75 members in the Section as the Section had 97 members. The Section Treto (Executive Committee/in Cuba); Iraida of October 2010. The meeting centered on awarded two travel grants of $350 each to López (Executive Committee/outside of discussion of recent activities, new initiatives participate in the Toronto meeting, to Bertha Cuba); and Douglas Friedman (Treasurer). for the Section, and the election of new García-Gallegos from Ecuador and Ciro The continuing members of the Section officers. Alegría from Peru. Selection was made by Executive are Miren Uriarte (Executive the executive council after the co-chairs Committee/outside of Cuba) and Mayra Activities over the past year included the consulted regarding Section members who Espina (Executive Committee/in Cuba). organization of two panels for LASA2010. had applied but had not received LASA The panels reflected Section members’ travel funding. The Section did not award research on sub-national politics and the best paper prize from the Rio Congress Culture, Power and Politics (CPP) governance, decentralization policy, and because of insufficient submissions. Efforts Sylvia Escarcega, Chair consequences of these for social policy. The will be made to encourage greater first panel held was on Sub–national participation in this competition from The Section Business Meeting took place on Governance and featured Jacqueline participants at the Toronto meeting. Saturday October 9, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. with Behrend, Julian Durazo-Herrmann, Imke the presence of three members. Attendees Harbers, Al Montero, and Sandi Chapman Bertha García-Gallegos (Pontificia talked about the need to encourage member Osterkatz, with Kent Eaton serving as Universidad Católica del Ecuador) and participation, how to better use LASA’s discussant. The second panel focused on Orlando J. Pérez (Central Michigan resources, and the convenience of having Social Policy in Sub–national Perspective. University) were reelected as co-chairs to LASA host the Section website. Members Panelists were: Tulia Falleti, Laura Flamand, serve until the San Francisco meeting. The also discussed CPP’s sponsored sessions Veronica Herrera, and Maria Teresa Miceli executive council was selected as follows: which were well attended and successful as Kerbauy, with Nancy Thede serving as David Pion-Berlin (University of California/ well as the implications of having an annual discussant. The Section will be offering a Riverside) and Maria Celina D’Araujo LASA Congress hosted in Canada, the paper prize for a top paper presented at (PUC-Rio) will continue to serve until the United States, Spain, or Latin America. LASA2010, to be announced prior to the San Francisco meeting; Deborah Norden
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(Whittier College) and José Manuel Ugarte track chairs for the upcoming meeting. Ecuadorian Studies (Universidad de Buenos Aires) were elected Fortunately, one of the track chairs for the Carmen Martínez Novo, Chair for a three-year term. The Section thanked San Francisco meeting also is a member of Kristina Mani and Hector Saint Pierre for the Section, which hopefully will facilitate As of September 15, 2010, the Ecuadorian their service on the executive council for the dialogue and cooperation. Studies Section had 107 members, a few past three years. more than the previous term. In 2010 the Section sponsored two invited panels at the The co-chairs reported that the Section Economics and Politics Toronto Meeting, one on “Race, Gender, and sponsored two well–attended workshops at Diego Sánchez and Andrew Schrank, Sexuality,” organized by Manuela Picq and the Toronto meeting: Nuevos y recurrentes Co-Chairs the other on “Neoliberalism, Post- interrogantes en las relaciones civil-militares: neoliberalism, and Social Movements,” defensa y seguridad en América Latina I; Economics and Politics is dedicated to the organized by Carmen Martínez. and Nuevos y recurrentes interrogantes en promotion of policy-relevant dialogue as Distinguished scholars in Ecuadorian studies las relaciones civil-militares: defensa y well as pure scholarship at the intersection participated in each of the panels, both of seguridad en América Latina II. Participants of economics and politics. The Section which were well attended. The Section also and the Section co-chairs will seek to therefore organized two roundtables for the organized the Business Meeting with continue and enhance the dialogue initiated 2010 LASA Congress. The first roundtable approximately 20 people present, and a at the conference by pursuing suitable focused on “policy space” in Latin American reception. Ecuadorian Studies gave a travel publications from the presentations. in the wake of the global crisis. Panelists grant to Alejandra Zambrano, a graduate with experience in government and student in literature at the University of Discussion ensued about ways of academia discussed the prospects for Texas, Austin. The travel grant was communicating more effectively among heterodox policies in areas like trade and advertised to the Ecuadorian Studies and members and attracting additional members. capital flows in the years to come. The general LASA list. The directory chose It was agreed that the Section would second roundtable addressed the question of among participant student proposals. Marc participate in the LASA–sponsored webpage institutional analysis in Latin American Becker updated the Section website for for Sections. The co-chairs will report to the politics. Panelists discussed the another year. Section plans for the next term members as the process for selecting the contributions and limitations of a number of are: 1) to have a Section–sponsored webpage template proceeds. It was agreed different approaches to institutional analysis conference in Quito, Ecuador in June 2011; that the Section would continue to seek and entertained an array of questions and 2) to sponsor a prize for the best monograph engagement with organizations such as comments from a crowded and vibrant on Ecuadorian Studies. Rudi Colloredo of RESDAL (Red de Seguridad y Defensa de audience. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill America Latina), as well as the RC24, Armed will write a proposal for the prize; and 3) to Forces & Society, of IPSA. Members were The Section Business Meeting was attended have two sponsored panels for the next encouraged to participate in the RC24– by seven members. Members discussed the LASA Congress, with tentative topics of sponsored conference in Ankara, Turkey, Section’s history and goals; the year’s “Cultural Expressions of the Bicentenary” June 17-19, 2011. activities and achievements; the possible uses and “Ecuadorian Literature.” Other of Section resources; and Section proposals will be accepted. The Section Discussion ensued about the relation governance. Mahrukh Doctor (University of decided to continue with the same directory between the Section and the thematic tracks Hull) was nominated to serve as Section for one more year with the addition of for the LASA Congress Some members chair for the coming year; Diego Sánchez Alejandra Zambrano (University of Texas/ expressed consternation at the limitation of (Oxford) agreed to serve as secretary- Austin) as a liaison with graduate students. panels available to the Section. It was treasurer; and Paul Haslam (University of The directory is as follows: Chair, Carmen agreed that the Section will continue efforts Ottawa), Andrew Schrank University of Martínez (FLACSO-Ecuador); Vice-Chair, to increase membership so as to increase the New Mexico), and Ken Shadlen (London Manuela Picq (Amherst College); and number of panels it may sponsor. School of Economics and Political Science) Secretary/ Treasurer, Julianne Hazelwood Nevertheless members recognized the agreed to serve on the advisory council. (National University of Ireland, Galway). increased number of panels in areas of Officers were later approved by the Section The vocals are: John Walker (St. Charles interest to the Section members that resulted membership via email. Community College); Victor Breton from the change of title for the “Defense, (University of Lleida, Spain); Ketty Wong Violence and (In) security” track. The (University of Kansas); amd Alejandra addition of “defense” enabled the track to Zambrano. accept more panels related directly to the research focus of Section members. It was agreed that the co-chairs, as well as individual members, will pursue greater cooperation between the Section and the
36 Educación y Políticas Educativas en Environment Business Meeting. The second item América Latina Sherrie Baver and Kate McCaffrey, Co-chairs included a brief report on membership, an approximate financial balance and lastly, Danilo R. Streck, Martha E. Nepomneschi At the Environment Section Business the next ERIP election. and Elias Garcia Rosas, Co-chairs Meeting there was a lengthy discussion among about fifteen attendees. The According to the Sections manual “… The Section Meeting at the LASA Congress Co-Chairs Sherrie Baver (CUNY) and Kate Sections with over 100 members must have took place as scheduled and was attended by McCaffrey (Montclair State) reported that a quorum consisting of 10 percent of their 41 members. Presently, the Section counts a as of the last tally before the Congress, the paid membership.” This lack of quorum led total of 101 members. The Section presented Section had 121 members. Second, the members to postpone the internal election two sessions at the Congress in Toronto, Section Travel Grant awardees were until November. This electoral process will which reflected some of the basic interests of recognized—Erin Finzer (University of include the election of the Chair, the the participants at LASA: “Educación y crisis Arkansas) and Christine Beitl (University of Secretary/Treasurer and three Council en América Latina en el contexto del Georgia). members. It was also suggested to consider bicentenario: Matriz histórica y política” the election of a Co-chair to maintain and “La formación docente en la crisis This year, the Section sponsored one panel continuity and to establish a gender balance, financiera latinoamericana: realidad y and one workshop. The panel was on but the decision was postponed due to the perspectivas.” The planning for the new “Environmental Democracy” and the logistical difficulties in the procedures. term includes a greater integration of its workshop was titled “Emerging Research members through cooperation in research Issues in Latin American Environmentalism.” The third item included a discussion on the projects and participation in specific This was the second Congress in which we importance of the Second ERIP Conference. activities developed by institutions in the used this topic in a workshop format, and One of the issues discussed was the site of regions. There will also be an incentive for we agreed to try it again. Unlike the the next Conference. In the previous report the development of comparative studies. standard panel approach, the workshop it was stated “The current proposal is for the The website, in preparation by the LASA allows several more scholars to present their next ERIP Conference to be held at the office, is considered to be an indispensable work, to present it in an abbreviated form, California State University, Northridge, in instrument for communication among and to receive significant feedback from the 2011.” However, in the Business Meeting members and other researchers on education workshop members as well as the audience. there was a suggestion to accept other in Latin America. For the next Congress, the proposals including one from the UCSD, the Section sessions will emphasize the issues of A proposal that came out of the meeting was place where the first Conference was held. integration and social inclusion, as well as to set up the Environment Section’s own Other important elements to be included in the role of some personalities and authors networking site to support interactive the proposals are funding, institutional important in the Independence movement discussions with members, if this feature was support and possible dates. and in the promotion of public education in not already on the website being created by Latin America, such as Simón Rodríguez, LASA for each Section. Finally, the Co- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and José chairs decided to step down after serving for Europe-Latin America (ELAS) Martí. two terms and were replaced by Jennifer Miriam Gomes Saraiva, Secretary-Treasurer, Horan (UNC-Wilmington) and Gregory and Carlos Quenan, Chair The Section elected the following officers: Cushman (University of Kansas). Section Chair, Danilo Streck (UNISINOS/ The ELAS successfully participated in the Brazil); Co-chair, Martha E. Nepomneschi Toronto Congress with two panels: “Latin (UBA/Argentina); and Council members Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous Peoples American and European Experiences with María Ester Mancebo (Universidad de la Douglas Carranza Mena, Chair Populism;” and “Learning from Latin República/Uruguay), Mark Abendroth America.” The discussion brought forth new (SUNY Empire State College/US), Felipe de The Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous Peoples ideas about the two subjects. Many people Jesús Pérez Cruz (Universidad de la Habana/ (ERIP) Section held its Business Meeting on attended the first session; the room was full Cuba) and Pat Somers (University of Texas Friday, October 8, 2010. Fourteen members and some people sat on the floor. For the at Austin). attended the meeting along with Section second one, the audience was smaller. The Chair Douglas Carranza Mena, and Council Section also sponsored two other panels in Member Richard Stalhler-Sholk. At the time the International Relations Track: of the meeting, Section membership stood at “Theoretical Implications of the New 284 members, entitling the Section to four Regional, Interregional and Extra-Regional LASA sessions. Relations of Latin America;” and “Spain- Latin America Relations: Challenges and The Agenda included an Introduction that Opportunities while Commemorating the welcomed the members present at the Bicentennials.”
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The two Section grantees, Susanne Gratius diálogo internacional sobre el estado del cine of Helen to the field of Gender and Feminist and Carlos de la Torre, received their grants con propuestas de beca (LASA/Mellon), Studies. The homage was followed by a without any problem and contributed to the presentaciones (Marcela Parada sobre Chile) brief presentation of the Section Members’ discussion in the panel with new reflections. y sesiones (Emperatriz Arreaza Camero book entitled “Women’s Activism in Latin sobre Cine Latino en la diáspora). Lauro America and the Caribbean: Engendering There were just 16 members present at the Zavala (México, SEPANCINE) difundió su Social Justice, Democratizing Citizenship,” Business Meeting, due to the departure of publicación y Andrea Molfetta (ASAECA, coordinated by Elizabeth Maier and several members prior to the meeting. The Argentina) organizó un dossier (Imagofagia). Nathalie Lebon, an important collection of activities and expenses of the Section from articles of many of the Section Members June 2009 were presented. The only expense Para explorar áreas innovadoras Dorian de including Helen Safa. of this period was the two travel grants (a Lugo y Aída Pagán distribuyeron una tradition of the Section). No dissertation bibliografía sobre “Intermediality and Sara Poggio announced and presented first prize was awarded for 2009-2010. The Cinema”. place for the Elsa Chaney Award, awarded number of Section members increased a little to “The Role of Women in the Tupamaros during the period (to 92 members in Se acordó cambiar los términos de los and the Greater Uruguayan Left,” by author September 2010). Several members have co-directores, para proveer continuidad, de Lindsey Churchill, Ph.D., Mount Holyoke submitted proposals to establish links modo que uno permanezca y el otro sea College who was present to receive the prize between the ELAS and other networks vocal. Realizadas las elecciones los nuevos ($700). Both the second place and the working on international relations and integrantes del comité son Dorian Lugo- honorable mention were declared ‘deserted’ regional integration (like the Institut des Bertrán (Universidad de Puerto Rico) y as those remaining submissions didn’t have Amériques in France, European Union Beatriz Urraca (Widener University), the requirements nor the quality expected. It Studies Association and World International Co-chairs; Isabel Arredondo (SUNY was decided that the Section will include Studies Committee). Some news about the Plattsburgh), Javier Campo (Doctorando en Ph.D. candidates (ABD) for the next procedure and organizational responsibility la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, FCS- convocatoria. The Elsa Chaney Award for proposing a panel (as a chair) were Universidad de Buenos Aires y becario del started in 1998 thanks to an UNIFEM grant mentioned. Several topics were suggested Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones brought by Sarah Poggio who has been during the meeting, notably the relevance of Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) sede, coordinating these efforts throughout the the summit between the EU and Latin Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani years. America and comparing migration policies (FCS-UBA), Eduardo Ledesma (doctorando, in both regions. Harvard) y Cynthia Tompkins (Arizona Elections were conducted and the newly State University), Council Members. elected officers of the Section are: Co-chairs Section members showed preference for two Millie Thayer (University of Massachusetts) co-chairs (one in the EU and the other in Para las mesas de la Sección se decidió and Montserrat Sagot (Universidad de Costa Latin America). Elected as co-chairs were promover talleres y refrendar los temas. Los Rica); Secretary-Treasurer, Elizabeth Jay Carlos Quenan (University de la Sorbonne elegidos son: Talleres: Industry and History Friedman (University of San Francisco); and Nouvelle) and Miriam Gomes Saraiva in Latin American Cinema y Intermediality Advisory Board Members María Amelia (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro). and Latin American Cinema. Panel: Viteri (FLACSO-Ecuador), Christina Ewig The elected members of the Executive National Identities and Migrant (University of Wisconsin), Sara Poggio Committee include Bert Hoffmann (GIGA Subjectivities in Latin American Cinema. (University of Maryland/Baltimore County), German Institute of Global and Area Elizabeth Maier (El Colegio de la Frontera Studies, Hamburg); Anna Ayuso (Cidob, Norte), Graciela Monteagudo (University of Barcelona); Sebastián Santander (Université Gender and Feminist Studies Massachusetts/Amherst) and Constanza de Liege, Liege); and Erica Simone A. María Amelia Viteri and Clara Araujo, Tabush (University of London) with Web Resende (Universidade Federal Rural do Rio Co-chairs Manager Gabriela Torres (Wheaton de Janeiro). College). On October 8, 2010, Gender and Feminist Studies held its Business Meeting. Section María Amelia Viteri reminded the audience Film Studies Co-chair María Amelia Viteri presided, with that the Section had four sponsored sessions Dorian Lugo-Bertrán and Cynthia some 50 of the 285 dues-paying members of that looked at gender, democracy, inequality Tompkins, Co-chairs the Section in attendance. in Latin America. Two of these panels looked at feminists and Sandinistas in En la reunión celebrada el sábado 9 de The Business Meeting started with an Nicaragua from a historical perspective. Octubre de 2010, con la asistencia de 15 homage to Helen Safa. For this event the miembros, se leyó el balance de la gestión: Section invited Carmen Diana Deere, Edna María Amelia Viteri then summarized the Pese a la crisis la Sección aumentó un 40 por Acosta Belén, and Alice Colón as speakers Section activities of the previous 18 months ciento a 156 miembros. Se profundizó el who celebrated the important contributions emphasizing the organization of the
38 Pre-Conference, the first time in which the format of the Pre-Conference (looking at the Future of Hispanola.” Among the Section joined efforts with the Sexualities 2014) and the possible joining of forces with speakers participating are Robert Fatton Studies Section to work in an the Latino Studies Section since many areas (University of Virginia), Alex Dupuy interdisciplinary way inviting academics and and interests overlap. (Wesleyan University), Karen Richman activists working in these fields to discuss (University of Notre Dame), Bob Maguire issues that affect women and LGBT (Trinity College, Washington, DC), Elizabeth communities in Latin America and the Haiti/Dominican Republic Zeahmeister (Vanderbilt University), Latino/a population in the United States and Henry (Chip) Carey, Chair Gregory Love (University of Mississippi), Canada. Among the most important ‘lessons Leara D. Rhodes (University of Georgia learned’ discussed by many members was The Haiti/Dominican Republic Section has School of Journalism), Leslie Desmangles the difficulty of attending the Pre-Conference new leadership. Emelio Betances and Chip (Trinity College, Hartford), Patrick Sylvain as it was scheduled two days before LASA Carey, who have served as Section (Brown University) “Haiti’s Structural started. María Amelia highlighted how the coordinators, happily handed over the Vulnerability and the Junction of Pre-Conference’s organizers equally leadership to April Mayes of Pomona Ineptitude,” Joanna Mendelson Forman weighted gender issues and sexualities issues. College and Kiran Jayaram of Columbia (Center for Strategic and International Members that attended the Pre-Conference University. They will continue the tradition Studies), Kiran Jayaram (Columbia as well as those that didn’t agreed on the of leadership with expertise in each country, University), Kathleen Felix (Fonkoze, Haiti), need to have a discussion/debate space that the Dominican Republic and Haiti Guyma Noel (Georgia State), Barbara Lynch was left pending from the Pre-Conference. respectively, while staying committed to the (Georgia Institute of Technology) discussant, Together with the Sexualities Section, the goal of the merger of the two Sections eight Cornelia Butler Flora (Iowa State Section will have a continuation phase at the years ago, designed to foster scholarly University), April Mays (Pomona College), LASA Congress in San Francisco that will exchange and cooperation. Ryan Carlin (Georgia State), Chip Carey take the form of a half-day workshop, as (Georgia State), Tess Kulstead (University of proposed by Elizabeth Friedman. In this The Section qualified for a panel at the Florida), Matthew Kaye (University of sense, newly-elected co-chair Millie Thayer Toronto Congress, which produced Florida), and Ira Lowenthal, anthropologist. spoke about the importance of side interesting papers and discussion on streaming feminism: how feminism intersects “Perennial Challenges of Democracy and with other fields such as sexualities, race and Development in Haiti and the Dominican Health, Science, and Society ethnicity. Generally speaking, it was agreed Republic.” The papers presented were: “Boca Adam Warren and Mariola Espinosa, that the Pre-Conference was a big success del chivo: Demonic Animals and the Poetics Co-chairs and that working in an interdisciplinary way of Deforestation in the Haitian-Dominican provides excellent possibilities to continue Borderlands,” Robin Lauren H. Derby At the 2010 Congress in Toronto Health, much-needed debates in the areas of Gender, (University of California/Los Angeles); Science, and Society held two Section Feminism and Sexualities Studies. “Circumventing the Barriers to sessions: “Between Foreign Approaches and Democratization: Civil Society and Reforms Domestic Priorities: The Forging of Sara Poggio and María Amelia Viteri invited in the Dominican Republic,” Christopher International Health in Twentieth-Century all members working on issues around Mitchell (New York University); “The Latin America,” and “Construyendo immigration to, and from, Latin America, to Return on NGO Development: Haiti and the Solidaridad a Través de las Fronteras: join their group. Following the meeting a Dominican Republic Compared,” Henry Creando una Comunidad sobre Salud y reception was held, where members and (Chip) F. Carey (Georgia State University); Sociedad entre América Latina y los Estados their guests socialized and enjoyed drinks “Third Space: Gender and Women’s Rights Unidos.” and hors d’oeuvres in the Struggle for Democracy in the Dominican Republic,” April J. Mayes The Section also co-sponsored a one-day Some of the pending issues to be discussed/ (Pomona College); and Jonathan Hartlyn workshop at the University of Toronto, “The decided by the new board are the following: (University of North Carolina.) et al., “Civil History of Science and Medicine in Cold the use of funds to finance the pending book Society Attitudes in Haiti and the Dominican War Latin America.” This event brought publication of the seven articles that won the Republic.” The discussant was Emelio Rafael together experts from Latin America, Elsa Chaney Award during the past two Betances Medina (Gettysburg College). Canada, and the United States and was years; the use of Facebook and Twitter in made possible through collaboration with order to further spread the word about the The Section will be announcing various two co-sponsors at the University of Section and forthcoming activities such as plans for scholarly cooperation. The first Toronto: the Institute for the History and the Pre-Conference; possibly a new election initiative will be a conference at Georgia Philosophy of Science and Technology and format (in particular an electronic format); State University on 2 February 2011 entitled the Latin American Studies Program. Many the selection of a new board prior to the “Haiti after the Apocalypse: International, current Section members attended. The next Business Meeting at San Francisco; and including Dominican Responses to the Section owes a special thank you to Raúl the continuation of the interdisciplinary Earthquake and the Cholera Epidemic and Necochea, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, and
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Nikolai Krementsov for their hard work in workshop on the theory and methodology of (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque), organizing the event. Anne-Emanuelle and Historia Reciente and Memory studies. and Cecilia Senén González, CONICET, Nikolai also kindly held a party for Health, Other proposals adopted at the Business University of Buenos Aires, UNLAM. Science, and Society members at their home Meeting were to create an interactive Maggie Gray serves as the Secretary/ during the LASA Congress. website with the help of LASA and to Treasurer. organize a competition for best book Health, Science, and Society held its Business published in the field, which would alternate The Toronto meeting offered an opportunity Meeting on October 8, 2010 with 21 people with the best master’s thesis competition. to brainstorm about panels for the next present. The Section elected Alexandra There was also support for improving ties Congress and much of the discussion was Puerto (Occidental College) and Mariola with European scholars and institutions, and focused on the increasing casualization of Espinosa (Yale University) to serve as sponsoring sub-regional workshops between work and the deepening economic crisis. co-chairs, and Pablo Gómez (Texas Christian LASA Congresses. Members also agreed at the meeting to once University) to serve as secretary/treasurer. again offer an award for the best published Tânia Salgado Pimenta (Fundação Oswaldo Lastly, the Section elected new officers at paper in labor studies. Cruz) and Rebecca Hester (University of Toronto; the choices were confirmed by Texas Medical Branch) were elected to the email consultation with Section members Finally, members are sad to report that board, where they join continuing board who were unable to come to LASA-Toronto. long-time member of the LASA Labor members Marcos Cueto (Instituto de The officers of the Section for 2010-12 are: Section, Hank Frundt, died on September Estudios Peruanos) and Nielan Barnes Claudio Barrientos (Universidad Diego 16th. He was the author of books on (CSU—Long Beach). Portales, Chile) and Peter Winn (Tufts worker rights in Latin America, including University, USA), Co-chairs; Hillary Hiner Refreshing Pauses: Coca-Cola and Human (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile/USA), Rights in Guatemala, and Fair Bananas: Historia Reciente y Memoria Secretary; and Pablo Yankelevich (Instituto Farmers, Workers and Consumers Strive to Peter Winn, Chair Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Change an Industry (2009). He will be México), Vania Markarian (Universidad de sorely missed and fondly remembered. Historia Reciente y Memoria/Recent History la República, Uruguay), Denise Rollemberg & Memory Studies is a new Section, so most (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil), energy was directed to establishing and and Florencia Levín (Universidad Nacional Latina/o Studies (LSS) consolidating the Section, including de General Sarmiento, Argentina), Council Katynka Z. Martínez and Nancy R. Mirabal, stabilizing its membership, creating its Members. Co-chairs, and Carlos Alamo, Secretary internal governance and establishing a means of communication among its The Latina/o Studies Section of LASA members. However, the Section did begin to Labor Studies sponsored three panels at the 2010 Toronto address the ambitious agenda suggested at Kirsten Sehnbruch, Chair, and Maggie Gray, Congress, and presented the following the first Business Meeting at LASA-Rio in Secretary/Treasurer awards. The Best Book Award was 2009. The major new initiative was to presented to Arlene Dávila for Latino Spin organize a competition for best Master’s The Labor Studies Section offered a diverse ($500). Honorable Mentions went to Lionel Thesis, a priority of the Section’s many Latin selection of papers and panels at the 2010 Cantú for The Sexuality of Migration American members, with the goal of Congress including excellent panels on labor (Edited by Nancy A. Naples and Salvador encouraging young Latin American scholars markets, gender, youth, precarity, corporate Vidal-Ortiz); Laura Loma for Translating just entering this emerging field. The social responsibility, and the financial crisis, Empire; and Deborah Paredez for Selenidad. response demonstrated that the Section had among others, including country-specific The Best Article Award was presented to Pat made the right choice: 25 MA theses were panels. The Section is grateful for the rich Rubio-Goldsmith et al. for “Ethno-Racial submitted and juries were chosen for the work of its members. Profiling and State Violence in a Southwest phased evaluation process, completed in Barrio” ($400). The Best Dissertation 2010. In addition, the Section organized a Kristen Sehnbruch just completed her term Award went to Rebecca Hester for panel for LASA-Toronto on “Recent History as Chair and the Section is pleased to “Embodied Politics: Health Promotion in and Memory in Latin America: Between the announce that Fernando Groisman was Indigenous Mexican Migrant Communities National and the Regional Gaze,” which was recently elected the new Chair. Fernando is in California” ($300). well attended and provoked a lively and a researcher at the Consejo Nacional de insightful discussion. Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de The Book Award Committee was comprised Argentina (CONICET) and a Professor at la of Sergio de la Mora (UC Davis) Chair, with Some of the issues in that discussion were Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). In Ruth Behar (University of Michigan), present as well at the Business Meeting of addition, Section council members are Mark Alejandro Madrid (University of Illinois at the Section at LASA-Toronto, including the Anner (Penn State), Carolina Bank-Muñoz Chicago), and Lisa Sánchez González suggestion that the Section sponsor a (Brooklyn College), Andrew Shrank (University of Connecticut). The Best Article
40 Award Committee consisted of Ana Patricia y sociedad en Concepción (1820-1875), a social sciences. At its Business Meeting in Rodríguez (University of Maryland) Chair, book by Mauricio Rojas. Sanford and Toronto, the Section approved the creation with Maribel Álvarez (University Arizona), Walsh-Haney presented their project in of two new prizes: a best dissertation award Cynthia Duarte (University of Notre Dame), Toronto. Rojas presented various parts of to be given to a Section member and a travel and Tania Triana (University of Oregon). his book at previous LASA Conferences. award for graduate students who are Section The members of the Dissertation Award The Section sent out several calls for members and Mexican citizens based in Committee were Dolores Inés Casillas (UC nominations for the Maggi Popkin Award, Mexico to help them travel to the next Santa Barbara) Chair, with Karina Céspedes each of which included the criteria by which Congress. A listserv for the Mexico Section (Colorado State University) and Omar the selection committee would judge was established through Whitman College. Valerio-Jiménez (University of Iowa). submissions. The criteria are that the paper Currently the list is managed by the 1) be written by a current Section member; Secretary/Treasurer of the Section. The Approximately 25 people attended the LSS 2) be presented at LASA, and 3) reflect listserv is open to current members only and Business Meeting. The discussion at the scholarly excellence and a commitment to is for Section business, announcements of meeting included the importance of bringing the values Maggi Popkin exemplified, conferences, publications, fellowships, or back the LSS Public Intellectual Award as broadly understood. Popkin was a tireless other issues pertinent to the Section. well as concerns regarding LASA’s policy of scholar and activist who dedicated her life to requiring LSS–sponsored panelists to be promoting human rights in Latin America. The Section Essay and Book Awards winners LASA members. This requirement could Kif Augustine-Adams and Mark Ungar, who were: Humanities (essay): Ignacio Sánchez have a negative impact on prospective in the past served together as co-chairs for Pardo (Department of Romance Languages participants, including artists, students, and the Section, acted as the selection committee. and Literature, Washington University in St. scholars not familiar with the organization. Louis), “Claiming Liberalism: Enrique Themes and topics for the next LASA The Section sponsored two panels in Krauze, Vuelta, Letras Libres and the Congress LSS Section panels include how to Toronto and identified one person on each Reconfigurations of the Mexican Intellectual make the website/listserv more effective and of the panels to receive a travel grant. On Class,” Mexican Studies / Estudios how to expand LSS membership. the “Disciplining Migrants through Law” Mexicanos (Winter 2010). The Committee panel, the individual who was to receive the was co-chaired by Cynthia Steele (University The new Section Co-Chairs were introduced. travel grant ultimately did not attend the of Washington, Seattle) and Nohemy They are Gabriela Núñez (University of Toronto conference. On the panel Solórzano Thomson (Whitman College). Louisville) and Michael Innis-Jiménez “Construyendo hegemonías y artículando The Humanities (book) Award went to (University of Alabama). Katie Dingeman is resistencia: sociedad y políticas de desarrollo Ignacio Sánchez Pardo for Naciones the graduate student representative. estatales en América Latina,” Mauricio intelectuales: las fundaciones de la Rojas received a travel grant of $500. As a modernidad literaria mexicana, 1917-1959 The Section reception was a joint reception co-chair of the Section, Rojas recused (Purdue University Press, 2009). The with nine other LASA Sections and also himself from decisions regarding travel Committee was chaired by Gladys Ilarregui co-sponsored with Palgrave, the publisher of grants. (University of Delaware). The Social Latino Studies, edited by Suzanne Oboler. Sciences (essay) Award was presented to Four awardees were present at the reception. Paul Gillingham (University of North Mexico Carolina-Wilmington) for “Maximino’s Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, Secretary/ Bulls: Popular Protest after the Mexican Law and Society in Latin America Treasurer Revolution, 1940-1952,” Past and Present Kif Augustine Adams (Fall 2009). The Committee was chaired by The Mexico Section was officially Sallie Hughes (University of Miami). And At its Business Meeting in Toronto, the Law established in 2010 and has 448 members, lastly, the Social Sciences (book) Award went and Society in Latin America Section elected making it the largest within the organization. to Edward Wright-Rios (Vanderbilt Cath Collins (Universidad Diego Portales) to In its first year of activity, the Section University) for Revolutions in Mexican serve as a new Co-chair. Collins will work sponsored three panels for the Toronto Catholicism: Reform and Revelation in with Mauricio Rojas, whose term as Co-chair Congress; these were on Chiapas, the Oaxaca, 1887-1934 (Duke University Press, continues to the San Francisco Congress. Iniciativa Mérida, and contemporary 2009). The Committee was chaired by Nora Mexican politics. The Section also co- Hamilton (University of Southern The Section awarded its Maggi Popkin sponsored the Presidential Session on the California). Award to two projects: 1st place ($400), Mexican Revolution. “Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala: How Since no candidates were put forward for Cultural and Forensic Anthropologists Work For 2010, the Section established four prizes Section co-chairs, Kevin Middlebrook and Together to Document Crimes,” by Victoria to recognize the best scholarship on Mexico Sandra Kuntz Ficker will continue in those Sanford and Heather Walsh-Haney; and 2nd by its members, awarding prizes for the best roles for another term. The new members of place ($300), Las voces de la justicia: Delito essays and books in the humanities and the Mexico Section Council include Nora
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Hamilton (University of Southern Also discussed were changes to the criteria grant to cover travel and other expenses. California), Wil G. Pansters (University of for travel grants. Support for young Grantees included Dr. Sergio Recuenco Groningen and Utrecht University, The professionals was continued. (Peruvian citizen MD, MPH Ph.D. in Public Netherlands), and Guadalupe Rodríguez Health—Centers for Disease Control and Gómez (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios The Peru Section organized three panels for Prevention); Jacqueline Fowks (Peruvian Superiores en Antropología Social, LASA2010: “Peru in Comparative citizen; Catholic University of Peru); and Guadalajara). Perspective: New Directions in Political Carlos Gálvez (Peruvian citizen; Ph.D. Science in Peru,” organized by Alberto Candidate in Latin American and Early Vergara Paniagua (University of Montreal); Modern European History, Columbia Peru “El Qosco: On Becoming Cosmopolitan,” University). Elena Álvarez, Chair organized by Aviva Sinervo (Ph.D. candidate); and “Environmental and Public Twenty-nine members of the Section were in Health Issues in Peru,” organized by Elena Political Institutions (LAPIS) attendance as the meeting was called to Álvarez (Empire State College-SUNY). Todd Eisenstadt, Chair order. Those present discussed the report sent to the membership on activities from Elena Álvarez will continue as Co-chair for The Latin American Political Institutions June 2009 to October 2010. The main an additional term. Iliana M. Carrasco- Section in 2010 inaugurated a book award activities had been selecting panels for the Díaz (CIES, Consorcio de Investigación named after deceased LAPIS colleague LASA Toronto Congress, managing the Book Económica y Social) was elected Co-chair. Donna Lee Van Cott, and awarded two and Article Awards, developing a quarterly Angelina Cotler (University of Illinois) was works that high honor. We also elected new bulletin, and providing travel grants to three elected Secretary and Enrique Mayer (Yale Section leadership at the October 8, 2010 professionals. University), Treasurer. Council Directors meeting in Toronto (attended by some three include Laura Balbuena González (Institute dozen people), announced the Section paper The Book and Article awards were for Study Abroad, Butler University), award, as well as several travel awards, and presented. The Flora Tristan Book Award continuing; Elena Sabogal (William Paterson established a couple of policy positions for was granted to Lucy Conger, Patricia Inga, University); Diana Avila Paulette deliberation over the course of this year. and Richard Webb for El Árbol de la (Consultant, Human Rights, Lima, Peru), Mostaza. Dr. Richard Webb (Director, continuing; and Rocío Quispe-Agnoli On September 15, 2010 the Section had 145 Instituto del Perú--Universidad San Martín (Michigan State University), continuing. members, which was a slight increase over de Porres) attended the Toronto Congress to one year ago, when the membership was receive the certificate. He became a LASA Continuing Ex Oficio Members/ Miembros 131. and Peru Section member. Dr. Webb is a Ex Oficio include Mark Cox (Presbyterian well-known Peruvian economist who has College) and Óscar Espinosa (Universidad The 2010 Van Cott Award Winners were been the Chair of the Board of Governors of Católica del Perú). Enrique Mayer will chair Tulia Falleti (University of Pennsylvania) for Peru’s Central Reserve Bank for at least two the Book and Article Awards Committee and Decentralization and Subnational Politics in different Peruvian governments. The José will revise the current guidelines. Latin America (Cambridge University Press, María Arguedas Article Award was 2010) and Gisela Zaremberg (FLACSO presented at the Business Meeting to Tracy In regard to the Peru newsletter, it was (Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Devine Guzmán (University of Miami) for discussed that CIES (Consorcio de Sociales/Mexico) for Mujeres, Votos, y her article “Rimanakuy’ 86 and Other Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales) Asistencia Social en el México PRIísta y la Fictions of Dialogue in Peru.” would be a great resource to put together Argentina Peronista (FLACSO-Mexico, the future bulletins. 2009). The award committee, consisting of A Lifetime Achievement Award was Todd Eisenstadt (American University), presented to Dr. Carlos Ivan Degregori, a Following the meeting many members Agustina Giraudy (Facultad distinguished Peruvian anthropologist who, attended the common reception. Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales/ among other issues, has studied the Shining Buenos Aires), and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán Path movement in Peru and was a The Section was able to collect $1180 from (University of Pittsburgh) thought very Committee member of the Truth and member donations to the Peru Travel Fund. highly of both books. Reconciliation Commission in Peru that was The Section received five applications for established by Interim President Valentín travel grants and the selection committee Other Awards included the LAPIS Best Paper Paniagua. Professor Cynthia McClintock made up of Elena Álvarez, Angelina Cotler Award for a paper presented at the 2009 read a letter sent from Dr. Degregori and JoAnn Burt selected three grantees LASA Congress. This was presented to Tulia thanking the Section for the award. He was based on merit and the criteria agreed upon Falleti, for “Infiltrating the State: The unable to attend the Congress this year. during the Peru Section Business Meeting at Evolution of Health Care Reforms in Brazil, LASA2010. Each candidate was required to 1964–1988.” The committee was chaired by present a budget and each received a partial Bruce Wilson (University of Central Florida,
42 last year’s winner), and also included Flavia Rural Studies The Section has now established a Congress- Freidenberg (University of Salamanca) and Kirsten Albrechtsen de Appendini, Chair related tradition of undertaking a fieldtrip to Charles Kenney (University of Oklahoma). a rural region to visit local agricultural The Rural Studies Section’s activities have activities with the opportunity of looking Travel grants were judged by a committee focused mainly on the events around the first hand at issues of interest. On October consisting of Felipe Botero (Universidad de LASA2010 Congress. Throughout the year 6th the trip was to the Niagara region to los Andes and last year’s winner), Committee the Section members have continuous visit two Greenhouses that employ migrant Chair; Miguel Centellas (University of contact through the Section email list, workers, as well as to stop at the regional Mississippi); and Joy Langston (CIDE sharing information and news. office for the Agriculture Workers Alliance. Mexico City). Recipients of the 2010 LASA Thirty-two people participated. travel grants were Santiago Basabe Serrano The Rural Section Business Meeting was (FLACSO/Ecuador), Víctor Leonel Juan held Friday October 8th, with a quorum of Martínez (Universidad Autónoma Benito 19 members. Elections of the new council Scholarly Research and Juárez de Oaxaca), Tânia Pinc (University of for the 2010-2012 period were held with the Resources (SSRR) São Paulo), and Julieta Suárez-Cao following results: Steve Zahniser (USDA Holly Ackerman, Interim Chair (Northwestern University). Economic Research Service), Chair; Kerry Preibisch (University of Guelph), Chair- The Section examines issues that enable Two measures were approved by the Section Elect; Clifford Welch (Universidade Federal scholarship. Membership is drawn from members in attendance at the Business de São Paulo), Secretary; and Yolanda faculty members, publishers, independent Meeting: 1) LAPIS should solidify a Massieu (Universidad Autónoma researchers, archivists and librarians. relationship with the Journal of Politics in Metropolitana/Xochimilco), Eduardo Section activities allow LASA to keep Latin America (JPLA), although the exact Baumeister (Instituto Centroamericano de abreast of trends in publishing, alert the nature of that relationship is to be Estudios del Desarrollo), Roberto Diego, and membership to new sources of information established through consultation via the Kerry Preibisch (University of Guelph), and spot emerging issues. Led by Interim listserv this year, and perhaps via further Council Members. Chair Holly Ackerman, the Section is discussion at the next LASA meeting; and 2) currently comprised of fifty–six members of LAPIS should consider broadening the name At the meeting Kirsten Appendini reported whom only six could attend this year’s of the Section to perhaps encourage on the membership and financial status of Business Meeting. affiliation by political scientists beyond those the Section and activities held during the whose work is formally on institutions. term. Members present then had a general In 2010 the Section focused on the damage Suggestions for Section names will be sought discussion on activities and issues of to university libraries and archives in Chile during the course of the year via the listserv. concern, such as increasing Section and Haiti. Brooke Wooldridge, Florida membership, increasing proposals for the International University, summarized efforts Executive Council Member Miguel Centellas AGR track, and enabling consultation with to coordinate aid to Haitian institutions and (University of Mississippi) was unanimously the Program chair for next LASA Congress. Holly Ackerman from Duke University elected Section Chair. Former Section Chair These concerns will be addressed during the summarized the situation in Chile. In the Todd Eisenstadt (American University) next term; also agreed was to participate coming year the Section plans to: 1) act as a passes to Secretary/Treasurer, and three new more actively in the LASA Forum, clearinghouse on best practices for aiding members joined the executive council: Ryan contribute to the new LASA Sections university libraries in disaster recovery; 2) Carlin (Georgia State University), Matthew website; and continue to sponsor activities at offer support to LASA staff and officers on Cleary (Syracuse University), and Tulia the next Congress, such as Section sessions this subject; 3) coordinate with other Falleti (University of Pennsylvania). The and a fieldtrip. Also agreed was to support a organizations to assist institutions in Chile new officers were welcomed. The Section travel grant for a participant to attend and Haiti; 4) organize the SSRR panel at also extends hearty thanks to the 2010 LASA2012, which the Section was not able LASA2012 around the theme of library/ LAPIS executive council members who are to do at the past Congress. After the archival recovery in Haiti and Chile; 5) use stepping down: Felipe Botero (Universidad meeting a reception was held. Section funds to support the travel of a de los Andes), Kirk Hawkins (Brigham Chilean and a Haitian librarian to Young University), and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán At LASA2010 the Section sponsored two LASA2012; and 6) ask each member of (University of Pittsburgh). sessions: a workshop on Agrarian Reform in LASA to poll their University Librarian Latin America, chaired by Carmen Diana about whether the institution is willing to Deere; and a panel “The Food Crisis under assist Haitian and Chilean universities. the Neoliberal Regime and Impact in Latin America,” chaired by Gerardo Otero. Both The Section wants to form a network of panels were well attended and gave rise to library administrators willing to make lively debate on the floor. collective requests of publishers regarding the need for extended free or below cost
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section reports continued… access during emergencies and post-disaster (Arizona State University) for his article “Of Treasurer. The Chair is Luis E. Cárcamo- recovery and to stimulate exchange between Gay Caballeros and Other Noble Heroes,” Huechante (University of Texas, Austin). staff at affected libraries and U.S. institutions in Visual Communication:Urban through the use of Fulbright awards, Title VI Representations in Latin America/ One of the peculiar strengths of the Section travel grants and other institutional Comunicación visual: representaciones has been its transnational nature, resources. urbanas en América Latina/Comunicação establishing debates which incorporate visual: representações urbanas na América scholarship on Argentina, Chile and Latina, ed. David William Foster and Denize Uruguay. In the 2010 LASA Congress, the Sexualities Studies Correa Araujo. Porto Alegre: editora–plus. Section organized three sessions around the Shawn Schulenberg, Co-chair, and Guillermo com, 2009. Ramón Gutiérrez (University of following themes: the State, everyday de los Reyes, Secretary-Treasurer Chicago) received an honorable mention for practices and urban spaces in the Southern his article “A History of Latina/o Cone; readings and cultural representations This year the Section had two panels at the Sexualities,” in Marysol Asencio, ed., of the Independence in the Centennials’ conference in Toronto: “Latin American Latina/o Sexualities: Probing Powers, narratives in South America; and territories, Sexualities: Past, Present and Future,” and Passions, Practices, and Policies, New borders and visual representations in “Contemporary Ethnographic Approaches Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, contemporary Argentina. to the Study of Latin American Sexualities.” 2010. The winners of the Carlos Monsiváis Both panels were well attended and good Award were Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (American In the coming years, the Section plans to discussions took place. During the business University), Carlos Decena (Rutgers further strengthen its transnational scope meeting, members discussed the fact that the University), Héctor Carrillo (Northwestern while at the same time developing its Section needs to recruit more members in University), and Tomás Almaguer (San interdisciplinary potential. Specific areas of order to have more panels in the future since Francisco State University) for their article debate to be considered are: first, poverty, as some good proposals had to be rejected due “Revisiting Activos and Pasivos: Toward an economic, social and ethical issue in the to lack of space. New Cartographies of Latino/Latin region; second, immigrant communities in American Male Same-Sex Desire,” in the major urban centers of the Southern At the business meeting, members evaluated Latina/o Sexualities: Probing Powers, Cone; third, the status of indigenous peoples, the pre-conference and decided that the Passions, Practices and Policies, Marysol their self-representation and their rights, Section would like to continue the tradition Asencio, ed., New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers especially in Chile and Argentina; and of organizing a pre-conference at University Press, 2010. Julieta Lemaitre fourth, the Bicentennials and the LASA2012. In addition, members discussed Ripoll received an honorable mention for “transnational shift” or the emergence of the success of the panels sponsored by the her article,“Anticlericales de nuevo: La other “imagined communities” in the realm Section and agreed that the themes for next iglesia católica como un actor político of social, aesthetic and cultural imagination, year’s conference should be in tune with the ilegítimo en materia de sexualidad y including the role and impact of the Internet LASA main theme. reproducción en América Latina,” en in this process. Derecho y sexualidades, Marcelo Alegre et Members elected the new board of directors al. 1a edición. Buenos Aires: Libraria, 2010. A more specific goal for the 2011-2012 for the next cycle: Shawn Schulenberg The prize committee members were Dara E. period is to establish a space for the Section (Marshall University) and Dara Goldman Goldman, Chair (University of Illinois- on the web, a virtual tool that will increase (University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne) Urbana Champagne), Yolanda Martínez-San communications and dialogue. Finally, the were elected as co-chairs. Guillermo de los Miguel (Rutgers University), and María Section agreed to institute the granting of Reyes was reelected secretary/treasurer. In Amelia Viteri, (Catholic University of awards for books and articles in Southern addition, the recipients of Section awards America). Cone Studies in order to recognize the were named. intellectual and academic production in the regional field. The Sexualities Studies Section gave two Southern Cone Studies awards this year recognizing outstanding Luis E. Cárcamo-Huechante, Chair, and scholarship on gender, queer and LGBT: Leila Gómez, Treasurer Venezuelan Studies Sylvia Molloy Award for the Best Academic By Daniel H. Levine, Chair Essay in the Humanities; and Carlos Led by the Section’s former chair, Professor Monsiváis Award for the Best Academic Álvaro Fernández Bravo, the Business The Section is in reasonably good shape, in Essay in the Social Sciences. The winners Meeting of the Southern Cone Studies terms of membership, despite the growing received an award certificate and a small Section (Toronto, October 2010) brought difficulty that Section members resident in cash prize of $200. The award winners were together a significant group of members (35 Venezuela face in getting access to dollars. announced at the Section’s business meeting attendees). Previous officers of the Section The problems of access to foreign currency in October 2010. The winner of the Sylvia designed and oversaw an electronic voting affect members’ ability to pay for Molloy Award was David William Foster procedure, which produced a new Chair and membership in LASA and in the Section, not
44 to mention covering the costs associated notable difficulties in getting access to with participating in LASA Congresses, foreign currency. Second, members at which can be substantial if we combine the autonomous universities report that costs of getting a visa, airfare and lodging. university budgets are very restricted and This is a growing problem and addressing it funds to support research and conference was the central item of business in the travel are no longer available. meeting. These problems have been with us for some The Section Business Meeting was held on time. The Section created a fund in support Friday October 8. The agenda of the of travel by members resident in Venezuela meeting included the announcement of but this fund has not drawn support. David elections for officers and council of the Smilde is exploring other alternatives Section, the announcement of awards for including the possibility of foundation prizes (given at every LASA meeting for best support. The experiences of various other paper) and a discussion of ways to address LASA Sections were also discussed as the economic hurdles the Section’s members possible models to emulate. The discussion resident in Venezuela are encountering. centered on these problems and on various possibilities for solution. There was also The electoral results were: David Smilde discussion on the prospects of involving staff (University of Georgia), Chair of the Section at the Bolivarian universities in joint panels for the next period and Jana Morgan as a way of stimulating a broader (University of Tennessee), Secretary- participation in the Section, and in LASA. n Treasurer. Newly elected members of council for the next period include: 1) Members resident in Venezuela, Ángel Álvarez (University of Notre Dame), whose term has not expired and who joins continuing members Verónica Zubillaga (Universidad Simón Bolívar), Francisco Rodríguez, and Tomás Straka (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello); and 2) Members resident outside Venezuela including David Hellinger, Sujatha Fernandes (City University of New York/Queens College), Jun Ishibashi (University of Tokyo), Kim Morse (Washburn University), Elizabeth Nichols (Drury University), and Alejandro Velasco (New York University). Continuing members are Charles Briggs, Luis Gómez Calcaño, Patricia Márquez, and Jennifer McCoy.
The prize for best paper in the Humanities was awarded to Luis Duno for “Geographies of Fear in Venezuelan Cinema: Soy Un Delincuente (1976) and Secuestro Express (2008).” There was no award this year for best paper in the Social Sciences.
Most of the time in the meeting was dedicated to a discussion of economic difficulties facing members resident in Venezuela and an exploration of possible strategies for addressing these problems. The problem has several facets. First, as mentioned above, members experience
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