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Asia and the Americas information about members’ activities and La Sección también convocó al Taller/ By Kathleen López and Adrian Hearn, publications. Workshop titulado “Bolivian Studies: In Co-chairs and Beyond Bolivia”. Desafortunadamente, The section’s membership has remained el horario (último día del congreso, última On May 22, 2014, the Section for Asia and relatively stable at 68 members as of April sesión del día) no contribuyó a convocar the Americas held its business meeting. 2014. más asistentes a esta discusión. Sin This was the third meeting since the section embargo, Isabel Scarborough, que tuvo que changed its name from “Section for Latin In preparation for LASA 2014 panel ausentarse, nos encargó presentar una America and the Pacific Rim” at the 2010 proposals were coordinated via e-mail for encuesta que ella condujo, con el objeto de LASA Congress and covered the first tenure those interested in presenting on the topic identificar intereses académicos por parte of co-chairs Kathleen López (Rutgers of Asia and the Americas. Shortly before de la membresía de la Sección. Los University) and Adrian Hearn (University the Congress, e-mails were sent to the resultados de la encuesta estarán of Sydney). member list with details of all such panels. disponibles en la página web que está The section co-chairs will continue to offer diseñando la colega Annabelle Conroy. The co-chairs informed the meeting’s these services to members ahead of LASA Una parte de esta página web dedicaremos attendees about the section’s activities over 2015. Furthermore, since LASA 2015 will a destacar la investigación, publicaciones, the preceding 12 months: take place in Puerto Rico, the section plans contactos y actividades de lo/as miembros to hold a pre-Congress workshop on de la Sección Bolivia de LASA. Hubieron On May 22 the Section hosted a pre- Asia-Caribbean relations through history. solamente diez asistentes a este Taller, pero Congress workshop in partnership with the el nivel de participación fue activa y University of Chicago, entitled “Feeding the During the meeting, the incumbents were promisoria. Masses: China-Latin America Agriculture reelected to serve as co-chairs for the Connections through Time.” The University period 2014–2015, and the following Este año los miembros de la Sección no of Chicago Center for Latin American executive council was elected: Vladimir respondieron a la convocatoria para Studies hosted the event, and the center’s Rouvinksi (treasurer), Universidad Icesi; cambiar la directiva, y debido a la ausencia director Dain Borges provided introductory Ruben Berrios, Lock Haven University; de candidato/as, la Sección procedió a remarks together with Kenneth Pomeranz Monica Dehart, University of Puget Sound; aceptar “voluntario/as” para poder of the Department of History. The event R. Evan Ellis, National Defense University; garantizar el funcionamiento de la Sección was supported by the Worldwide Roanne Kantor, University of Texas at con nuevas personas. Universities Network (WUN), which Austin; Junyoung Verónica Kim, University provided funding to include speakers from of Iowa; and Zelideth Rivas, Marshall Nos alegra anunciar que la nueva directiva Latin America, Canada, China, and University. “voluntaria” será dirigida por la colega Australia. A description of the event, Elizabeth Monasterios (University of including a link to the program, is available Pittsburgh), Annabelle Conroy (University on the WUN website: https://www.wun.ac. Bolivia of Florida, Gainesville), Virginia Aillón uk/news/wun-workshop-explores-chinas- By Guillermo Delgado P, Chair; Chris (UMSA), Martín Carrión (University of the relations-latin-america. Krueger and Isabel Scarborough, Sciences, Philadelphia), y Núria Vilanova Committee Members (American University). The Section panel “Globalization, Foodways, and Development between Asia Este año los/as académic/as interesado/as Entre las sesiones que más concurrencia and the Americas” continued this theme en Bolivia presentaron cerca de cincuenta atrajeron se destacó el homenaje al Prof. with presentations from historical, cultural, ponencias a través de todo el congreso. La Benjamin Kohl (Temple University) que economic, and geopolitical perspectives. Sección también dió la bienvenida a los falleció poco después de la conferencia de becarios de LASA procedentes de Bolivia y LASA-Washington D.C. 2013. Un grupo The Section website has been frequently nuevo/as investigadores interesado/as en la de colegas que estimamos sobremanera a updated with announcements of events temática del país. Ben se movilizó inmediatamente después de related to Asia-Americas connections and su deceso el pasado año para inscribir la

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Sesión en su homenaje en LASA 2014. Brazil Practical Authority: Agency and Liderizado por Nicole Fabricant, Bret By Desmond Arias, Co-chair Institutional Change in Brazilian Water Gustafson, Nancy Postero, Pamela Calla, Politics (Oxford University Press, 2013). José Antonio Lucero, Andrew Orta, y There were 18 attendees at the Section Tracy Devine Guzmán received an Guillermo Delgado-P., la sesión estuvo business meeting. The meeting began by honorable mention for Native and enriquecida con la presentación de Linda recognizing the winners of this year’s National in Brazil: Indigeneity after Farthing, y la presencia de los padres de Section prizes. The Section awarded prizes Independence published by the University Ben. for best doctoral dissertation, best article, of North Carolina Press. The award and best book published or defended in committee was composed of Desmond Durante la reunión de business, la Sección 2013. Arias, Pedro Erber, and Ivani Vassoler- también acordó crear una beca “Ben Kohl” Froelich. There were 13 nominees for the para estudiantes bolivianos, militantes de The dissertation prize went to Graham prize. The books were divided into groups las causas sociales que trabajen la Denyer Willis, who defended his that were read by one committee member. problemática de las ciencias sociales desde dissertation entitled “The Killing Two books were nominated by each el punto de vista del compromiso del Consensus: Homicide Detectives, Police committee member for a final group of 6 intelectual y participante activo—que fue That Kill, and Organized Crime in São read by the entire committee. The decision nuestro colega Ben Kohl. Paulo” at the Massachusetts Institute of was made by consensus. Technology. The prize committee was Participantes de este taller sugieren: (1) formed by John French, Joseph Marques, The Section then had an open discussion armar un posible panel sobre las relaciones and Jerry Dávila. There were four that focused principally on future Section entre Chile y Bolivia que refuerce la nominations for the prize. The winner was panels. The group present made two comunicación comunitaria antes que determined by the members of the suggestions for Section-sponsored panels diplomática/oficial con el propósito de committee reading each of the nominated for the next LASA Congress. The first acercar la(s) experiencia(s) vivida(s) de dissertations. The winner was chosen by would focus on the 2014 elections. The comunidades/familias/personas cuyas raíces consensus. second would focus on identity movements. se hallan en ambos países; (2) explorar The chairs informed those in attendance acercamientos que privilegien el estudio de The article prize was awarded to John that the Section was eligible for four panels los movimientos del medio ambiente que Tofik Karam for the article entitled “The at the upcoming Congress based on having afectan el área. También se continuará Lebanese Diaspora at the Tri-border and nearly 300 members. explorando relaciones de colaboración the Re-drawing of South American entre instituciones, bolivianistas de Geo-Politics, 1950–1992.” The article was After the discussion the Section moved to universidades extranjeras con las published in Mashriq and Mahjar: Journal hold elections. First, elections were held instituciones académicas bolivianas (PIEB, of Middle East Migration Studies. Jessica for co-chair. Ivani Vassoler-Froelich (SUNY CESU, etc.), la AEB y otras colegas Rich received an honorable mention for her Fredonia) and John French (Duke (Virginia Aillón) que se hallan en el país. article “Grassroots Bureaucracy: University) were elected. The Section then Intergovernmental Relations and Popular elected Jessica Rich (Tulane University) as La Sección también presentó una propuesta Mobilization in Brazil’s AIDS Policy treasurer. Finally the Section elected three para traducir la obra de René Zavaleta Sector,” published in Latin American executive committee members. João Feres Mercado al inglés, respondiendo a una Politics and Society. The award committee (IESP/UERJ) and Tracy Devine Guzmán convocatoria lanzada por Duke University was composed of Ângela Randolfo Paiva (University of Miami) were elected to full Press. Agradecemos a Mauricio Souza and Amy Chazkel. There were 11 two-year terms. Sean Mitchell (Rutgers (Plural) y a Chris Krueger, por su directa nominees for the prize. Both readers read University), who was elected on the same colaboración con este proyecto. all the nominated articles and reached their ballot, volunteered to serve a one-year term Inicialmente esta propuesta ha sido decision by consensus. to fill the seat vacated by Ivani Vassoler- aceptada. Froelich when she won election as chair. Rebecca Neaera Abers and Margaret E. Joseph Marques (Kings College London), Keck won the Section’s book prize for who was elected to a two-year term last

36 year, will continue to serve on the executive to a list of priorities: recipients should members, will sponsor three panels and committee for the next year. ideally be from Central America and live in will award the Michael Jiménez Prize to Central America; they should be students; recognize an essay collection or monograph and should explain their financial need in a based on original research in the fields of Central America short statement. Next year two CAS anthropology, history, sociology, political By Ellen Moodie, Co-chair fellowships will be offered again. science, or related areas, which demonstrates excellence in conceptual Approximately 35 members attended the terms as well as in its impact, creativity, Central America Section (CAS) meeting Colombia and possible influence in Colombia and May 22. The Section currently has 199 By Constanza López, Chair in the field of Colombian studies. The members. Newly elected officers include Section publishes a monthly bulletin. We co-chairs Sonja Wolf (INSYDE, Mexico In 2014, the Colombia Section sponsored welcome all calls for papers and other City), and Claudia P. Rueda (Texas A&M, three panels and presented a $300 travel communications that might be of interest Corpus Christie); secretary-treasurer Sophie award to Ángela Castillo Ardila, a graduate to our membership (please send to Esch (Colorado State); and advisory board student of geography from Universidad de [email protected]). members Héctor M. Cruz Feliciano (CET los Andes in Bogotá. It awarded the Academic Programs) and Krystin Krause Monserrat Ordóñez Prize to Constanza (Northern Arizona University); joining López for her monograph Trauma, Colonial continuing members Yansi Perez (Carleton memoria y cuerpo: Narrativas testimoniales By Ann De León, Chair College) and Erin Finzer (University of de mujeres colombianas (1985–2000). This Arkansas at Little Rock). Outgoing officers award is given in recognition of a Since its inauguration at LASA2013 and are Ellen Moodie (University of Illinois), groundbreaking work that embodies a under the skillful leadership of Clayton and Cecilia Rivas (University of California, fresh and creative approach to the McCarl, the Section has continued to grow Santa Cruz). Colombian humanities. as a dynamic interdisciplinary forum for scholars of the Latin American colonial The Section sponsored three panels: a The Section held its business meeting on world, finishing 2013 with 116 members. roundtable, “Violent Modernity,” about El May 22, with 39 members present. Since it At the business meeting in Chicago there Salvador in the 1930s; a panel on was decided at the meeting in Washington were over 25 members in attendance, revolutionary music and images; and a to hold elections every two years, the including officers Clayton McCarl panel on twentieth-century culture and executive committee continues to be chair, (University of North Florida), Ann De León politics in Nicaragua. Last year, members Constanza López (University of North (University of Alberta), Raúl Marrero-Fente voted to invite a special speaker to the next Florida); vice-chair, Alejandro Quin (University of Minnesota), and Patricia meeting. We could not organize such a (University of Utah); secretary-treasurer, Tovar Rojas (City University of New York). session for LASA2014. This year we Leah Carroll (University of California, gathered ten nominations in advance. First Berkeley); communications manager, The two Section-sponsored panels at place went to cultural anthropologist Irma Joseph Avski (Texas A&M University); LASA2014 coordinated by Mónica Díaz Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, a member of the student representatives, Ben Johnson (“Urban Space, Spectacle and Race”) and K’iche’ ethnic group. Second place went to (Columbia University) and Catalina Raúl Marrero-Fente and Magali Carrera Miguel Huezo Mixco, Salvadoran writer, Arango (New York University); advisors: (“Paradigm Shift: New Theories and poet, and political commentator. The Virginia Bouvier (United States Institute of Methodologies of Colonial Latin America”) winners of the two $750 travel fellowships, Peace), Mauricio Romero (Universidad were well attended, as were the over 30 Leonor Zúniga Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) and Javeriana), María Mercedes Jaramillo other sessions examining colonial topics. Sofia Vindas Solano (Costa Rica), were (Fitchburg State University), and Juana As per the Section’s leadership proposal introduced. Co-chairs Ellen Moodie and Suárez (New York University). The Section approved by the membership earlier this Héctor Cruz Feliciano and Secretary- celebrated its reception at the restaurant year, the following individuals will serve on Treasurer Cecilia Rivas selected them after Zapatista on May 23. For the coming year, the executive council for 2014–2015: Pablo evaluating the five applications according the Section, which currently has 158 García Loaeza (West Virginia University,

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council member), Mónica Díaz (Georgia essay by a Latin American scholar or a first The Section business meeting had a full State University, council member and book prize in order to encourage more agenda and a full audience; there were over secretary-treasurer), Raúl Marrero-Fente international participation and to promote 125 in attendance. The Section’s Premio a (vice-chair and chair of awards committee), the work of scholars early in their careers. la Excelencia Académica en los Estudios Ann De León (chair) and Clayton McCarl Raúl Marrero-Fente, the new chair of the sobre Cuba was awarded to Aurelio Alonso (council member). We are happy to report awards committee, will be drafting a new Tejada. Items discussed at the meeting that the Section newsletter featuring prize proposal during the summer. Other included (1) the Section’s and LASA’s Section news, awards, member priorities discussed included encouraging executive efforts to prevent visa denials; publications, call for papers, and archival graduate student participation in the these were coordinated by Professor and scholarly resources (available on the Section and the potential development of a Milagros Martínez in Havana and Dr. Colonial Section website) has continued to website. The Section’s annual reception at Jorge Domínguez in Washington, DC; (2) publish quarterly. It is produced by Tanta Peruvian restaurant, graciously strategies to bring younger scholars and Clayton McCarl (editor), Alejandro organized by Mónica Díaz, provided an scholars from the provinces into the Enríquez and Pablo García Loaeza enjoyable venue where members could Section; (3) presentation of the Domínguez (assistant editors), and Rocío Quispe- interact and was attended by Award; (4) election guidelines. Agnoli (editorial advisor). This year also approximately 60 individuals. saw the creation of the Maureen Ahern The reception held at Potter’s included a Doctoral Dissertation Award in Colonial pasta bar, wine and beer, and Cuban music. Latin American Studies under the Cuba Special thanks go to Elaine Scheye for leadership of Ann De León (vice-chair and By Lillian Manzor and Nancy Morejón, organizing it. chair of awards committee). Nineteen Co-chairs submissions were received. Section election results include, for Five semifinalists, selected by an Two hundred forty-one scholars from Cuba co-chairs, Lisandro Pérez (CUNY) and interdisciplinary jury of three respected were accepted for the LASA Program and Rafael Hernández Rodríguez (Revista scholars of colonial Latin America, were 30 received LASA travel grants. One Temas). Executive Board members include invited to submit their full dissertations. hundred thirty-three applied for visas; of Raúl Fernández (University of California, The prize ceremony was carried out by one these, seven applications were refused/ Irvine), Félix Valdés García (Instituto de of the jury members, Santa Arias. Larissa denied. Filosofía de Cuba), and Michael Brewer-García received an “Honorable Bustamante (Yale). They will be joining the Mention” certificate of recognition for her The Section organized four very diverse other three members of the board whose dissertation “Beyond Babel: Translations panels and workshops for the Chicago terms expire in 2015, Jorge Domínguez of Blackness in Colonial Peru and New Congress. It introduced a new panel (Harvard), Everleny Perez (Universidad de Granada” (University of Pennsylvania, subtitled “New Voices, New Perspectives” la Habana), and John Kirk (Dalhousie 2013). Jason Dyck (in attendance) was aimed at bringing together junior scholars University). named the winner and received a certificate on and off the island in order to highlight of recognition and a $500 award for his new theoretical approaches in Cuban Section activities for the coming year dissertation “The Sacred Historian’s Craft: studies. During the year, the Section include streamlining the membership Francisco de Florencia and Creole Identity streamlined election guidelines so that mechanism for scholars from Cuba and in Seventeenth-Century New Spain” LASA can run its elections, and it added a outreach to younger academics and artists, (University of Toronto, 2012). The graduate student representative to its especially those residing in the provinces; generous anonymous donors of the prize executive council. It instituted the Lilia updating the website; and creating a were thanked and members were Rosa y Jorge José Domínguez Award for presence in social media. encouraged to donate to future prizes. the best paper on a Cuban topic presented at the annual Congress. The first award Sincere thanks go to Mario Bronfman Suggestions for next year’s priorities were will be given in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in (FORD Foundation), Sarah Doty (Social discussed at the business meeting, such as May 2015. Science Research Council), Andrea creating a new award for best colonial Panaretos (Christopher Reynolds

38 Foundation), and the Joseph Carter Section’s accrued capital to invite one or were our efforts at recruitment during the Memorial Fund (University of Miami) for more major figures to LASA 2015, perhaps year, and our incipient efforts to update their contributions to the participation of as part of a pre-Congress workshop or and more actively utilize the Section’s scholars from Cuba in the Chicago conference. webpage to share research and other Congress. communications. These will be priorities The turns explored in the workshops were: for the new Section officers in 2014–2015. post-hegemony: Jon Beasley Murray Culture, Power, and Politics (University of British Columbia); popular Because of changes in Section guidelines, By Juan Poblete, Co-chair culture: Pablo Alabarces (Universidad de we first needed to decide on our rules Buenos Aires); gender and sexuality: before proceeding to elect officers for the The Section had a very productive meeting Matthew Gutmann (Brown University); coming year. The Section decided to have in Chicago. In addition to the numerous transnational: Juan Poblete (University of co-chairs serve two years, staggering those panels under the track heading, the Section California, Santa Cruz); memory: Michael so that there would be continuity. The first organized a series of three very well- Lazzara (University of California-Davis); year co-chair will also serve as secretary- attended workshops under the title affect: Laura Podalsky (Ohio State treasurer. Webpage responsibility will now “Twenty-Five Years of Latin American University); ethics: Erin Graff (University of move to the council, shared between one Studies in Culture, Power and Politics.” Southern California); subalternism: Gareth person in the second year of the term and The idea of the workshops (consecutive Williams (University of Michigan); New one newly elected person. That decided, and in the same room, a great setting) was Latin American Left: Bruno Bosteels Deborah Norden (Whittier College) a critical examination of the various (Cornell University); and deconstruction resigned as co-chair, and the Section “turns” that have impacted the field over and politics: Alberto Moreiras (Texas confirmed José Manuel Ugarte the past quarter century. The Section A&M University). (Universidad de Buenos Aires) to serve a further plans to publish revised and second year as co-chair. The Section then expanded versions of the papers in a elected Kristina Mani (Oberlin College) to volume tentatively entitled “Turn and Turn Defense, Public Security, and Democracy a two-year term as co-chair, and J. Samuel Again: Twenty-Five Years of Latin By Deborah Norden, Co-chair Fitch (University of Colorado, Boulder) and American Studies in Culture, Power and Pamela Figueroa (Universidad Central de Politics.” A call was made to Section Approximately 24 people attended the Chile) to serve two-year terms to the members to identify and propose additional business meeting; since co-chair José council, from June 2014 through June turns to be included in the projected Manuel Ugarte encountered a travel delay 2016, replacing Maiah Jaskoski (Naval volume. The business meeting resulted in and was not able to be present at the Postgraduate School) and Liza Zúñiga the election of a new secretary-treasurer, beginning of the meeting, council member (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Ana Wortman (Universidad de Buenos Maiah Jaskoski served as secretary during whose terms end in June 2014. Sam and Aires), and the renewal of council member the meeting. Pamela will serve alongside fellow council Silvia Kurlat Ares (independent scholar) as members Jaime Baeza (Universidad de well as the election of Sarah Town In accordance with the Section’s decision Chile) and Rafael Martínez (Universidad de (Princeton University) to the Section’s from the 2013 Business Meeting, the Barcelona), whose terms end in June 2015. board. The newly elected co-chair is Justin Section sponsored two sessions: a panel Kristina Mani (Oberlin College) will also Read (University at Buffalo, SUNY) who on armed forces and society organized by serve as secretary-treasurer during her first has been working as a board member over Sam Fitch, and a roundtable on military year as co-chair; Jaime Baeza will assume the last year. Jon Beasley Murray roles and missions. Both sessions had at responsibility for the webpage, with (University of British Columbia) has least a couple dozen people in attendance, assistance from Pamela Figueroa. Pending graciously agreed to stay on the board for and, even more notably, enjoyed full for next year is further discussion of how another year. It was resolved that for the participation by all of those included in the to best assure diversity between the coming year, the Section’s priorities would panel. The Section co-chairs and board co-chairs, since the traditional U.S./Latin be to organize an equally successful also selected two recipients for scholarship America split excludes those from other presence in Puerto Rico, and using the awards, discussed below. Less successful areas of the world (i.e., Europe).

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The Section made two awards, “The Latin made up of Mahrukh Doctor (University of panel on “The Politics of Health and American Studies Association Section on Hull), Fernando Leiva (University of Pharmaceuticals in Latin America” and the Defense, Public Security and Democracy California, Santa Cruz), and Gabriel other was a workshop on “Latin American Award for Distinguished Scholarship” Ondetti (Missouri State University). Political Economy: Why Do Fieldwork Junior Scholar award, for a paper presented When the Data Are All Online?” Both were at LASA2013; and an award for best article For the second year, we awarded two well attended and very stimulating. published by a Section member during Section research prizes. The prize for the 2013. Each award received a prize of best article published by an early career Approximately 20 people attended the $200. All Section members were invited to Section member in the past calendar year Section’s business meeting. We submit or nominate papers. We had four went to José Carlos Orihuela for his article congratulated our award winners and entries for the paper award and six entries “How Do ‘Mineral-States’ Learn? Path- discussed a number of issues facing the for the article award. The Junior Scholar Dependence, Networks, and Policy Change Section, including a proposed shift to a award was selected by a panel composed of in the Development of Economic staggered system of council elections, the the council members Jaime Baeza, Maiah Institutions,” published in World procedure for selecting our sponsored Jaskoski, Rafael Martínez, and Liza Development. We also awarded an panels, and the possibility of holding a Zúñiga; this award went to Natalia Vargas honorable mention to Felipe Amin reception at LASA2015. We did not hold Palacios for “The Democratic Insertion of Filomeno for his article “How Argentine elections this term because we were still Armed Forces: The Process of Institutional Farmers Overpowered Monsanto: The discussing how to organize the terms for Reforms in the Defense System; a Mobilization of Knowledge-Users and the officers and we wanted to collect compared proposal for measuring the Intellectual Property Regimes,” in the feedback on this issue at the annual quality of the democracy in the defense’s Journal of Politics in Latin America. The meeting. However, this summer we will be partial regime.” The article award was selection committee consisted of Sybil electing two new council members, who selected by the co-chairs, Deborah Norden Rhodes (Universidad del CEMA), Steven will each serve two-year terms, overlapping and José Manuel Ugarte, and went to Samford (Scripps College), and Tony with the existing members for one year. In Maiah Jaskoski, for “Private Financing of Spanakos (Montclair State University). addition, this coming term we will again be the Military: A Local Political Economy Our prize for the best article published by a organizing two Congress sessions, awarding Approach.” member at any stage in their career went to one or possibly two LASA travel grants, and Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Diego awarding two research prizes. We may also The Section decided to henceforth offer Sánchez Ancochea for their article “Can organize a reception in San Juan. these awards on an annual basis. We also Latin American Production Regimes decided to initiate a lifetime achievement Complement Universalistic Welfare award (symbolic, rather than monetary) to Regimes: Implications from the Costa Ecuadorian Studies honor a senior scholar who stands out for Rican Case,” which was published by Latin By Rut Roman, Chair his or her contributions to the field, American Research Review. beginning in 2015. Siendo las 20:15 del jueves 22 de Mayo An honorable mention was awarded to 2014, se inició la reunión de la Ecuador Kenneth C. Shadlen and Elize Massard da Section de la Latin American Studies Economics and Politics Fonseca for their article “Health Policy as Association (LASA) a la que asistieron 16 By Gabriel Ondetti, Chair Industrial Policy: Brazil in Comparative personas. En la reunión se trató el Perspective,” which came out in Politics & siguiente orden del día: (1) Informe de This past year the Economics and Politics Society. The selection committee for this actividades a cargo de Rut Román, Chair Section introduced a new travel grant of award was made up of Eduardo Gomes de la sección, (2) Renovación de una parte $500 to help a Section member attend the (Universidade Federal Fluminense), del directorio, (3) Ruegos y preguntas. LASA Congress. The first grant was Kathryn Hochstetler (University of awarded to Elia C. Alves, a graduate Waterloo), and Rose Spalding (DePaul La Chair, Rut Román, saludó a los student at the Federal University of University). At the 2014 LASA Congress asistentes e informó sobre las siguientes Pernambuco. The selection committee was we sponsored two sessions. One was a actividades desarrolladas por la sección

40 desde la última reunión realizada el 30 de de forma autónoma. Los integrantes de la (Universidad Andina del Ecuador), y Dra. mayo de 2013. Se pidió la colaboración de Sección están de acuerdo en la necesidad de Carmen Fernández Salvador (Universidad todos los asistentes para fomentar la que el congreso se realizase fuera de Quito San Francisco de Quito). Al concurso se suscripción de miembros de LASA a la con el fin de dinamizar y estimular las presentaron siete trabajos. El concurso sección de ecuatorianistas debido al iniciativas de desarrollo académico que se sobre artículos se realizará en el próximo descenso de afiliaciones a la misma, lo que están dando en las diferentes provincias del encuentro de ecuatorianistas. repercute, entre otros aspectos, en los país. Se pide a Esteban Ortiz, profesor de recursos que obtiene la sección. Este la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manta De acuerdo a los reglamentos de la LASA momento la sección tiene 101 integrantes. que consulte la posibilidad de que esa se procedió a la renovación de una parte universidad sea la sede del nuevo del directorio. Se eligen un nuevo Chair y A la sección le correspondió organizar dos encuentro. Si las gestiones que se realicen vocales de la sección; el secretario-tesorero paneles en el congreso internacional de en Manta no se concretan de forma tiene un año más de ejercicio. La sección LASA. Luego de una convocatoria abierta, positiva, se recibirán propuestas de otros quedó integrado de la siguiente forma: en la que podían enviar propuestas todos integrantes de la Sección para determinar la Chair: Teodoro Bustamante (FLACSO- los integrantes, la sección decidió auspiciar potencial sede del nuevo encuentro. Ecuador), Secretario-tesorero: Francisco los siguientes paneles para el congreso de Sánchez (Universidad de Valencia); Vocales: Chicago: “Tensiones y tensores de la Se invitó a todos los integrantes de la Kimberly Lewis (Brown University); historia ecuatoriana a través del arte: La Sección a que enriquezcan las distintas Kathleen McInerney (Saint Xavier memoria social revaluada (1920–2013)” a secciones de las página web. University, Chicago, and the Center for propuesta de John L. Walker (Virginia Inter-American Studies, Cuenca), Camilo Polytechnic Institute and State University); Se informó que el dinero de “becas” que Mongua (FLACSO) y Esteban Ponce Ortiz “Yasuní-ITT como síntoma: La praxis del dispone la sección se ha usado para (Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí). gobierno ecuatoriano de la Revolución fomentar la participación en el encuentro Ciudadana” a propuesta de Francisco de Ecuatorianistas, en lugar de auspiciar la Sánchez (Universidad de Valencia). Para la participación en los congresos Educación y Políticas Educativas en selección de propuestas, se tomó en cuenta internacionales, tal y como se acordó en América Latina que vengan de áreas distintas y que una de Washington 2013. By Cecilia Pittelli and Daniel Schugurensky, ellas provenga de artes y humanidades. Co-chairs El premio al libro sobre estudios Rut Román agradeció todas las personas ecuatorianos fue para: Whose National The meeting of the Section Education, que colaboraron para que el VI Encuentro Music? Identity, Mestizaje, and Migration Pedagogy and Education Policy in Latin de Ecuatorianistas, sea un éxito. Para el in Ecuador, de la investigadora Ketty America took place on June 22–23, 2014, detalle de las actividades presenta el Wong. Así también, el jurado decidió hacer in Chicago, with the attendance of 45 documento que contiene el informe mención especial del rigor y calidad delegates. The new officers who were académico y económico, resaltando la gran académica de los siguientes textos: El eje elected are: Oresta López (COLSAN cantidad de ponencias presentadas y el del universo: Chamanes, sacerdotes y Mexico), chair; Patricia Sommers (University saldo a favor en lo económico. religiosidad en la cultura Jama Coaque del of Texas, Austin), co-chair; Mauricio Horn Ecuador prehispánico, de Andrés Gutiérrez (Universidad de Buenos Aires), secretary- Se debatió sobre la realización del VII Usillos; y Gender, State, and Medicine in treasurer. Council members include Cynthia encuentro de Ecuatorianistas, con énfasis Highland Ecuador: Modernizing Women, Adlerstein (PUC Chile); Erwin Epstein en el lugar de realización. Adrián Bonilla Modernizing the State 1895–1950, de Kim (Loyola University, Chicago); Teresa sugirió que el Encuentro de la Sección se Clark. González (Universidad de la Lagna, España), realice a la par del Congreso de Ciencias and Felipe Pérez Cruz (Cuba). Sociales organizado por FLACSO, Rut Román agradeció el enorme trabajo propuesta que en el debate se desecha realizado por el jurado integrado por el Dr. Some plans for the upcoming term include porque los integrantes de la Sección creen José Yánez del Pozo (Universidad Católica the publishing of the Section’s first en la necesidad de realizar en el Encuentro del Ecuador), Dr. Pablo Ospina newsletter. Responsible for this project will

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be Oresta Lopez and Mauricio Horn. LASA2015. The meeting was attended by (Newcastle University), chair 2014–2016 Patricia Sommers will be in charge of two individuals. We did not have elections. according to the new two-year term voted proposals for special panels for LASA2015 We will have elections at the 2015 for; Lorena Ojeda Davila (Universidad in Puerto Rico. Congress. Section Chair Jennifer Horan Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo), (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) secretary 2014–2016, and four council The Section will promote a publication that reported that as of the last tally before the members: Christian Teófilo da Silva allows a link between two important Congress, the Section had 81 members. (Universidad da Brasília), 2013–2015; groups of educational researchers in Latin Second, the Section travel grant awardee, Lucas Savino (University of Western America, the Education Section of LASA Monica Bendini, was unable to travel to Ontario), 2013–2015; Tianna Paschel and Comparative and International LASA and her award was returned to the (University of Chicago), 2014–2016; and Education Society (CIES), Latin American Section. Antonio Espinoza (Virginia Special Interest Group (LASIG). This task Commonwealth University), 2014–2016. will be overseen by Erwin Epstein. This year, the Section sponsored one panel and one workshop. The panel was titled The chair presented the finances of the Colleagues of the Section who are journal “Citizen Participation in Environmental Section. It was agreed that, as more than editors will have an open invitation to Conflict” and the workshop was titled Section members attend the Ethnicity, Race collaborate on the following education “Emerging Research Issues in Latin and Indigenous Peoples (ERIP) conference, journals: Education Policy Analysis American Environmentalism.” As in past the council would decide on the motion of Archives, published in several languages Congresses in which we used this topic in a charging an extra amount to all people that and indexed in Scopus, Redalyc, Qualis; workshop format, participants were very attended the conference for the Section to interested parties may contact Gustavo engaged and encouraged the Section to support delegates’ travel, regardless Fischman (Arizona State University); continue the workshop. The Section will whether they were already members of Revista Argentina de Educación Superior; continue to sponsor a workshop for the ERIP or not. Revista Latinoamericana de Educación 2015 Congress. Unlike the standard panel Comparada; and Revista Latinoamericana approach, the workshop allows several Regarding the third ERIP conference de Política y Administración de la more scholars to present their work, to publications, the council explained that Educación, contact Norberto Fernández present it in an abbreviated form, and to only very few papers were selected to be Lamarra (Universidad Nacional de Tres de receive significant feedback from the published in LACES and that the Febrero). workshop members as well as the audience. conference call had created the expectation that more papers would be published. The It was agreed to promote an honorary council recognized that the procedure for Lifetime Achievement Award from Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous Peoples this was not carefully thought through, as researchers in the field of education of By Emiko Saldivar, Chair the council didn’t have the capacity to edit Latin America (diploma and artwork); and and propose special issues or collections for a recognition award for young researchers, The Section meeting took place on May 23, publication. It was unfortunate not to for contributions in educational research 2014, and a meeting with the notify participants that more publications based on best doctoral thesis (diploma). representation of Latin American and would not occur and this should be taken Responsible for this project will be Felipe Caribbean Ethnic Studies LACES was care of in following conferences. Cruz and Vera Felicetti (Centro conducted on May 24. The following Universitário La Salle). describes both meetings and the agreements Meeting attendees discussed the situation reached. of the webpage. Marc Becker, who is in charge of the e-mail lists and the webpage, Environment More than 10 percent of the members of is happy to update and maintain the By Jennifer Horan, Chair the Section were in attendance at the webpage but needs members’ input. Section business meeting. The elections At the Environment Section business were confirmed and the composition is as The fourth ERIP conference will be held on meeting we had a lengthy discussion about follows: Monica Moreno Figueroa October 2015 at the Virginia

42 Commonwealth University. This was Film Studies of the West Indies, St. Augustine in Trinidad announced by McKenna Brown and By Constanza Burucúa and Carolina and Tobago), Michelle Farrell (Fairfield Antonio Espinoza. Sitnisky, Co-chairs University), and Constanza Burucúa (University of Western Ontario); Beatriz The business meeting of the Section took Urraca (Widener University) acted as the Europe and Latin America Section (ELAS) place on May 22, 2014, and was attended workshop’s moderator. The panel “Identity By Erica Resende, Co-chair by 21 members. It was coordinated by and Memory in Contemporary Latin Constanza Burucúa, co-chair, and Beatriz American Cinema” was organized by In line with decisions taken last year in Urraca, secretary. The attendants were Dianna Niebylski (University of Illinois, Washington (for which see last year’s informed about the Section’s membership Chicago) and chaired by Carolina Rocha report), the agenda for ELAS in 2013–2014 increase (more than 12 percent from the (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville). was to organize the Section panel for the previous year) as well as the streamlining of It included panelists Natalia Pinazza 2014 LASA Congress in Chicago, hold the Section’s finances (procuring a healthy (Birkbeck College, University of London), elections, and establish a Facebook page fund for next year’s board). Other topics Paul Schroeder Rodríguez (Northeastern and a Twitter account for ELAS. ELAS relevant to the members that were Illinois University), Inela Selimovic organized one official panel for 2014: discussed in the business meeting included (Wellesley College), Carolina Rocha, and “Relaciones Europa-América Latina y el the opportunity for the members of the Dianna Niebylski. Caribe: Nuevas tendencias, nuevos Film Studies Section to contribute and desafíos. Las cadenas de valor, las curate one section of next year’s LASA Film Prior to meeting at LASA’s 32nd Congress relaciones transatlánticas y las migraciones Festival by proposing between five to six in Chicago, the section conducted en la relación birregional.” A Facebook new movies from one of the following electronic elections organized by LASA’s page was opened in June 2013; all regions or countries: Central America, Secretariat to renew our board members have been invited to visit it and Paraguay, Chile, or Venezuela. representatives. The results are the post calls for papers and research following: Cynthia Tompkins (Arizona opportunities, as well as share publications Through consultation with the members, State University, Tempe), chair; Valentina and other materials of Section interest. one panel and one workshop were selected Velázquez-Zvierkova (University of Regarding elections, Roberto Dominguez for 2015. Members suggested and voted California, Davis), secretary-treasurer; (Suffolk University) was elected as the new for the following topics: panel, Dorian Lugo-Bertrán (Universidad de co-chair, Flavia Guerra Cavalcanti “Tecnologías y políticas de acceso en Puerto Rico, Río Piedras) and Álvaro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) as nuevos formatos” (including video); and Baquero-Pecino (University of Alabama), treasurer, and Bert Hoffman (GIGA workshop, “Sistemas de distribución, council members. Institute of Latin American Studies) and acceso y circulación.” After the business Pedro Caldentey del Pozo (Universidad meeting the Section found out that, thanks Loyola Andalucia) have been appointed to to the membership increase, there will be a Food, Agriculture and Rural Studies the Advisory Council of ELAS. Suggested third preapproved Film Studies section for By Cliff Welch, Chair ideas for panels to be sponsored by ELAS LASA 2015. The modality of this section in 2015 are: European Studies in Latin (panel or workshop) and its topic will be The Section had a lively meeting with 30 America, and the 2015 Summit CELAC- selected by the 2014–2015 newly elected members present. The changed name of EU. Proposals should be sent to the board members in consultation with the the Section, more accurately reflecting the co-chairs no later than August 20, 2014. Section members. research interests of members, appeared to inspire renewed dynamism in the group. This year’s travel award recipients were This year’s Film Studies Section successfully The meeting reaffirmed prior decisions to Joaquín Roy, Christian E. Ghymers, and organized one workshop and one panel. no longer host a reception and invest Antonio Fidel Romero Gómez. They all The workshop “Considerations on Film resources instead in travel grants and the presented papers at this year’s Section panel Production in Latin America” was Section’s popular and successful series of and each received US$250. organized by the Section’s co-chairs and pre-Congress field trips. By-law changes included panelists Chris Meier (University were approved and new officers elected.

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Chair-elect Nashieli Cecilia Rangel Loera intersections of race, class, and gender, in Section’s Elsa Chaney Competition for Best (Universidade Estadual Paulista/CERES) particular as it relates to migration in/from Papers by Junior Scholars, to Jennifer agreed to serve as Section chair for two the Caribbean; and/or a practical idea of Piscopo in first place ($600) for “States as years; elected were Fina Carpena-Méndez publishing in the varying venues of Gender Equality Activists: The Evolution of (Oregon State University) secretary- international feminist journals. A dinner at Quotas Laws in Latin America,” and to treasurer; and Rodrigo Bulamah (State a local restaurant followed, honoring Carolina Castellanos Gonella in second University of Campinas) and Pablo Laguna contributing authors to a new Section- place ($400) for “The Most Desired (El Colegio de Michoacán), council sponsored book edited by Sara Poggio and Position: Brazilian Female Traffickers in members. Participants congratulated Thais Maria Amelia Viteri and titled Cuerpo, Inferno.” Nominations were taken at the Tartalha (Universidade Estadual de educación y liderazgo político: Una mirada meeting and elections held, resulting in the Campinas) for winning the Section’s first desde el género y los estudios feministas 2014–2015 council: Edmé Domínguez R., junior scholar travel grant in the amount of (FLACSO-Ecuador, 2014). University of Gothenburg, Sweden $800. She offered to work with the board (co-chair, 2014–2015); Hillary Hiner, as webmaster of the Section’s site and The Section sponsored four panels, selected Universidad Diego Portales, Chile (co-chair, Facebook page. Most discussion revolved by executive council members. The titles 2014–2016); Cecilia MacDowell Santos, around initiatives for the 2015 Congress and organizers were: “A 40 años del golpe: University of San Francisco (treasurer, and proposals for the Section’s position on dictadura, género y sexualidades en Chile” 2013–2015); Emilia Barbosa, University of policies to be debated at the Section chairs’ (Hillary Hiner, Universidad Diego Portales); Kansas (secretary, 2014–2016); and three meeting. Nashieli agreed to head a task “Género y generaciones en las memorias de council members: Cristina Scheibe Wolff, force to revise travel grant rules and la reconstrucción democrática en el Cono Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina criteria. Steven Zahniser offered to write Sur” (Cristina Sheibe Wolff, Universidade (2013–2015), Lucia Saldana, Universidad brief descriptions of field trip experiences in Federal de Santa Catarina); “Enacting a de Concepción, Chile (2013–2015), and Chicago and Washington, DC. Gustavo Translocal Feminist Politics of Translation Marta Subiñas, FLACSO-Mexico (2014– Setrini volunteered to organize the field trip in the Latin/a Américas” (Rebecca Hester, 2016). The Section reception was held in in Puerto Rico for May 26, 2015. University of Texas Medical Branch); the Palmer House Hotel on Friday evening, Proposals were made for Section panels “¿Vidas precarias de la modernidad? May 23, with approximately 35 in and workshops. Consensus was reached in Cuerpos, sexualidades y luchas feministas attendance. proposing to LASA that travel grants be en América Latina y el Caribe” (Veronica adequate to cover economy class airfare Schild, University of Western Ontario). and include a waiver of Congress With LASA, the section co-sponsored a Historia Reciente y Memoria registration fees; and a continued practice Celebration of Life Reception for Helen By Alejandro Cerda and Aldo Marchesi, of consulting Sections regarding the Safa, one of our pioneer LASA leaders and Co-chairs nominations and appointment of track founders. chairs. The Section meeting was held on Tuesday, The business meeting was led by 2013– May 22. Between 20 and 22 people 2014 co-chairs Marta Zambrano and attended. First, a vote was held to ratify Gender and Feminist Studies Linda Stevenson with approximately 43 in Aldo Marchesi (Universidad de la By Linda Stevenson, Co-chair attendance. The agenda included República) and Alejandro Cerda Garcia discussion of a change in the Section (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, To start off the Section’s 2014 activities, in by-laws, proposing that the two Section Xochimilco) as co-presidents of the Section a half-day pre-conference, many ideas were chairs will serve for staggered two-year for a further year (2014–2015). It was also discussed for future pre-conferences and terms so that one will always have had a suggested that Juan Hernández (University panel themes: to coordinate with Puerto year of experience. For the coming of Puerto Rico, Rios Piedras) serve as Rican women’s and gender studies 2014–2015 year, one of the co-chairs will Section secretary, replacing Samantha colleagues for 2015; to explore the have a one-year position, and the second Quadrat (Universidad Federal Fluminense). precariousness of knowledge production in will have the first two-year staggered Both proposals were endorsed unanimously academia; ongoing examination of the position. Two awards were given for the by those present.

44 The award ceremony for the Best Book able to coordinate a special panel on included publishing a newsletter, creating a about Recent History and Memory was embodiment and post-neoliberalism at webpage, organizing a pre-conference, and held during the meeting. The award LASA2014 in conjunction with the Body sponsoring two sessions for LASA’s received 12 nominations. The jury Politics Track. The panel stimulated great Congress in Chicago, all completed early consisted of Hillary Hiner, Juan Hernández, conversation about post-neoliberalism and on and throughout the period. Under the and Américo Freire. First place was its various manifestations (or lack thereof) direction of Michaela Reich, we published awarded to Steve J. Stern for Luchando por in Latin America. Just prior to the meeting, two numbers of the newsletter distributed mentes y corazones: Las batallas de la the Section had 55 members. to our members by e-mail and posted on memoria en el Chile de Pinochet; second our new website, which included topics on place went to Alberto del Castillo Troncoso At the business meeting in Chicago, we international migration of interests to our for Ensayo sobre el movimiento estudiantil reinvigorated the plan to give awards and membership, information for diffusion de 1968: La fotografía y la construcción de decided that we will award $100 for the about members or provided by Section un imaginario; and Honorable Mention best article in our Section and $250 for the members, and books reviews. All events Young Investigator went to Eden Medina best dissertation. We will send out a call in planned for the Chicago Congress by the for Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology early fall 2014 for submissions in both Section of International Migrations were and Politics in Allende’s Chile. categories. In addition to implementing organized with the total participation of scholarly awards, it was decided that we our membership, including a call for papers The Section will sponsor a workshop titled need to create more connections and for our sponsored panel and roundtable, as “Human Rights: Critical Insights from exchanges between Section members. well as for presentations in the pre- Gender, Class and Ethnicity” at the Specifically, we want to develop spaces for conference, “Migration and Citizenship,” LASA2015 Congress. The sponsored panel intellectual exchange and collaboration. held on May 21, 2014, which was will have as a preliminary subject We will do this in the coming year by sponsored by the provost’s office of UMBC. “Emerging Debates in the Field of developing a Facebook page for the The activities were well attended and Memory: Conflicts and Social Movements.” Section, creating a bibliography that promoted enriching discussions to be includes publications from the last three developed by the Section. In September 2014 the call for the Best years of all of the Section members (or at Article about Recent History and Memory least those members who respond to our After introducing participants to the will be announced and will call for the request to send us their recent history and activities of the Section, our carrying out of a virtual discussion forum publications), keeping our LASA webpage business meeting included a discussion on in which the members of the Section and current, and updating and expanding our the future of our newsletter and webpage other members of LASA will be invited to member list. We are also planning a and the possible activities for the Congress participate, starting from an agreement Section “meet and greet” at the next LASA in Puerto Rico in 2015. It was decided that with the Red Interdisciplinaria de Estudios Congress in Puerto Rico. Our business we would again organize a pre-conference sobre Memoria Social (RIEMS, Argentina- meeting was attended by five people so we and sponsor two sessions, and we Chile). were not able to vote on any items, as we considered some topics and formats for the didn’t have quorum, but we will be holding activities that will be further discussed with an e-election to add two new members to the members of the Section. The business Health, Science, and Society our board. meeting was attended by 12 members, and By Rebecca J. Hester, Co-chair 3 council members were added to our executive committee: Anahí Viladrich This past year the Health, Science, and International Migrations (CUNY), Daniela Celleri (University of Society Section aspired to implement two By Sara Poggio, Co-chair Hannover, Germany, PhD candidate), and new awards, one for best article and one Judith Boruchoff (University of Chicago). for best dissertation. While several board According to decisions taken at our members were enthusiastic about this idea, business meeting in Washington, DC, on the plan ran out of steam as the year went May 30, 2013, our agenda for the Section on and never came to fruition. We were on International Migrations in 2013–2014

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Labor Studies organizing a miniconference at the next LASA2014. Unfortunately, the move from By Cecilia Senén González and Roxana LASA. an 18-month to a 12-month conference Maurizio, Co-chairs period created some confusion for the The election took place after the Congress members and some participants failed to The Labor Studies Section business meeting and confirmed the continuing terms of the register in time and thus were dropped took place on Thursday, May 22, 2014, Section’s secretary-treasurer, Maggie Gray from the program. Thus, only two of the and 17 members participated, including 6 (Adelphi University), and co-chair Roxana accepted three Section panels made the members of the Section committee. Maurizio (Universidad Nacional de Gral final program. The three original Founding members of the Section also Sarmiento/CONICET), as well as reelecting sponsored sessions were “Blackness in participated, such as Peter Ranis and the Cecilia Senén González (Universidad de Latina/o America: Working Across Latina/o chair of the track Viviana Patroni. The Buenos Aires) as co-chair. Our returning and Black Studies,” organizer and chair, discussion was animated and dynamic. We council members are Rodolfo Elbert Kirstie Dorr (Univversity of California, San had a full exchange of opinions, new (Instituto Gino Germani/Universidad de Diego); “Disreputable Latinidades: Beyond methods of communication were proposed, Buenos Aires) and Brian Finnegan (AFL- Respectability in Latin@ Studies,” organizer such as to update the list server, and we CIO), and our newly elected council and chair, Carlos Decena (Rutgers). The also discussed subjects for future panels at members are Olga Sanmiguel (University of roundtable was titled “Latin@ Queer the 2015 LASA Congress, whose theme— Cincinnati) and Kimberly Nolan García Chicago,” with organizer and chair, “Precariedades, exclusiones, (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Deborah R. Vargas (University of emergencias”—shares similarities with the Económicas, CIDE, México DF). The California, Riverside). concerns of the Section. During the Graduate Student Council co-chair Pablo Congress we organized two Section panels, Pérez-Ahumada (University of California, During the business meeting we announced one about labor institutions, unions, and San Diego) has a new co-chair, Gabriela the awardees of the Section prizes. This working conditions in Latin America, and Pontoni (Universidad Nacional de La year we changed our prize policy to require another titled “New Strategies of Working Matanza, Buenos Aires), one new member submissions/award recipients to be Class Struggle in Latin America: Cases Bárbara Medwid (Universidad Nacional de registered Latino Studies Section members. from Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Mexico,” La Pampa), as well as returning members The prizes and winners along with the which was coordinated by the members of Ricardo Nóbrega and Joe Bazler (Cornell selection committee members were: the postgraduate students committee, a University). Outstanding Book Award: Desirée Martin, leadership structure that we have had for Borderlands Saints: Secular Sanctity in two years. We held a competition for Chicano/a and Mexican Culture (Rutgers papers with awards of two travel grants of Latino/a Studies University Press, 2014); selection US$500, with winners chosen by the By Deb Vargas, Co-chair, Virginia Arreola, committee: Merida Rua (chair, Williams co-presidents and secretary-treasurer. Secretary, and Alexandra Gonzenbach, College), Felicia Amaya Schaeffer Applicants submitted their curricula vitae Graduate Student Representative (University of California, Santa Cruz), and filled out a form with the travel grant Jason Ruiz (Notre Dame). Honorable proposal. The key criteria were the The Latina/o Studies Section continues to Mention: Susana Peña, Oye Loca: From importance of the field of study, clarity of provide an important forum for scholars the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami the presentation, and appropriate theory. and activists. The Section sponsored three (University of Minnesota Press, 2013). The winners were Ana Miranda, researcher panels at the 2014 Chicago Congress and with FLACSO, Argentina, who studies presented awards for best book, best The Outstanding Article Award went to youth and work; and Katherine Eva Maich, article, and best dissertation. New Mark Overmyer-Velázquez for “Good a PhD student from University of co-chairs Carlos Decena and Kirstie Dorr Neighbors and White Mexicans: California, Berkeley, with the theme were unable to attend the business meeting Constructing Race and Nation on the “Household Worker Legislation in Peru and we appreciate Virginia Arreola for Mexico-US Border,” Journal of American and New York.” Future objectives attending on their behalf. The Section Ethnic History 33, no. 1. The Selection proposed were updating the website and concluded the year with 134 members and Committee consisted of Yolanda Padilla qualified for three sponsored sessions at (University of Washington), Daisy Reyes

46 (University of Connecticut), and Jorge Iber 2014, to update the Section’s website, and Peru (Texas Tech University). An Honorable to update the listserv. These last two items By Elena Alvarez, Chair Mention was awarded to Jillian Hernández were completed early in the year, as the for “‘Chongas’ in the Media: The Ethno- Section built up its presence on the website The Peru Section business meeting took Sexual Politics of Latina Girls’ provided by LASA and organized an e-mail place on May 22, 2014. As of late April Hypervisibility,” in Girls’ Sexualities and list software. We used the list to circulate the section had 187 members. About 19 the Media, edited by Kate Harper et al. information among members (for instance people attended the meeting. We held (2013). about events and research grants) and to elections at this time to replace a few of our encourage communication and the sharing officers since the section had already The Dissertation Award was presented to of research. Our Section panel in Chicago elected Jo-Marie Burt (George Mason Leticia Alvarado for “Abject Performances: provided us the opportunity to discuss University) to replace Elena Alvarez Aesthetic Strategies in Latino Cultural issues of theory and objects of study within (Business and Professional Women, Inc.) in Production” (New York University, popular culture and to continue the rich the 2013 congress. Guillermo Salas Department of American Studies, 2013). dialogue started the day before during the (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) Members of the Selection Committee were pre-conference where we addressed topics will replace Iliana M. Carrasco-Diaz and Virginia Arreola (Hiram College), Johana as diverse as traditional mass media in will co-chair the Section in Peru. Carlos Londoño (SUNY Albany), and Pedro community settings, new e-communities Parodi (Illinois State University) will be the García-Caro (University of Oregon). and communications, the relations between new secretary-treasurer. Claudia Salazar politics and popular culture, and the role of (Sarah Lawrence College) will be a new During the Section business meeting we the state as a regulator in mass director. Elena Sabogal (William Paterson proposed three possible Section-sponsored communications. University) and Américo Mendoza-Mori panels for the 2015 Puerto Rico LASA and Tracy Devine Guzmán (both from the Congress roundtable: a conversation The business meeting confirmed the University of Miami) are continuing bridging Latino and Latin American continuing term of the Section’s chair, Silvia directors of the section. Elena Alvarez and studies, a themed panel focusing on Puerto Kurlat Ares (independent researcher) and a Iliana Carrasco are ex-officio members of Rico, and “Emerging Topics in Latino new co-chair, Matthew Bush (Lehigh the Section. Elections are to take place Studies” featuring only graduate students. University), as well as the renewal of board again at the 2015 Congress to replace some members Pedro Pablo Porben (Bowling of the directors. The Section welcomes four new officers: Green State University), Giancarlo Stagnaro Co-chairs Carlos Decena (Rutgers) and (Tulane University), and Pablo Alabarces We had a productive meeting that summed Kirstie Dorr (University of California, San (Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires). up the activities of the past year. The Diego); Secretary Virginia Arreola (Hiram The board welcomes new member Juanita section was very active with its sessions, the College); and Graduate Student Darling (San Francisco State University). It two prizes, management of our Facebook Representative Alexandra Gonzenbach was resolved that for the coming year, the site, the reception outside the hotel in (University of Miami). Section’s priorities would be (1) to rewrite Chicago, and the travel grants. As is our the Section’s definition and charter, tradition, we awarded a prize for the best especially in the light of the discussions that book published by a member between the Mass Media and Popular Culture have taken place during the Chicago 2013 and 2014 LASA Congresses. We did By Silvia G. Kurlat Ares, Chair Conference; (2) to organize a Section panel not award a prize for the best essay this that would address a major issue within the year nor did we select a Life Achievement In line with decisions taken at the field; and (3) to continue the active scholar. The Section awarded two partial Washington, DC, Congress (for which see enrollment of Section members in order to travel grants. last year’s report), the agenda for the “Mass increase visibility and presence within Media and Popular Culture” Section in LASA. The Section received two applications for 2013–2014 was to organize a Section panel travel grants and the selection committee for LASA2014 in Chicago, to organize a made up of Angelina Cotler, Enrique pre-conference that took place on May 21, Mayer, and Elena Sabogal selected two

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grantees based on merit and the criteria Cao and Miguel Centellas. To assign the issues: the need to administer elections, the agreed upon during the Peru Section grants, the applicants submit their CV and need to increase membership, the history of Business Meeting at LASA2010. Each fill out a form with the title and abstract of the Section, and themes on which to focus candidate was required to present the title their papers, the city from which they are 2015 programming. of paper, summary of paper, and a budget, traveling, the amount of funding already and each received a partial grant to cover secured and the amount of funding Review of term activities and plans for the travel and other expenses. Grantees were pending. The committee evaluates the coming term: We sent out numerous calls Roger Merino (University of Bath, $1,200) documents submitted and decides to whom to nonrenewed members, other LASA and Alba Hesselroth (American University, the grants are to be allocated. members, and Latin Americanist $500). information professionals who we thought The Best Paper Award ($100) was given to would be interested, sent out messages via The Flora Tristan Book Award was given to Alisha Holland and Brian Palmer-Rubin for social media, and handed out bookmarks Felipe Portocarrero Suarez for Grandes their paper “Who’s In Charge Here? When to encourage LASA members to join the fortunas en el Perú, 1916–1960: Riqueza y Clientelistic Brokers Represent Interest Section. filantropía en la élite económica Organizations,” presented at the 2013 (Universidad del Pacífico, 2013). The book Congress. The committee was formed by Section members organized three sessions and essay awards were co-chaired by David Kirk Hawkins, Moira MacKinnon, and at LASA2014 on human rights archives, Scott Palmer and Isabelle Lausent-Herrera. Brian Wampler. To determine the winner, Open Access in North and Latin America, the committee reads the submitted papers and digital humanities. All were well and debates which one is the best in terms attended with at least 20 people in the Political Institutions (LAPIS) of overall academic quality and relevance audience. For next year we have two panel By Felipe Botero, Chair to the study of political institutions in the ideas: one on scholarly communication/ region. open access and/or publishing and another The LAPIS business meeting took place on on how to effectively do archival and May 22, 2014. About 12 to 15 people The Donna Lee Van Cott Best Book Award library research. attended the meeting. We did not hold was given to Scott Mainwaring and Aníbal elections at this time. Elections are to take Pérez-Liñán for Democracies and After the conference those who attended place at the 2015 Congress. We had a Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, decided via e-mail to change the Section productive meeting that summed up the Survival, and Fall (2013). The committee name to more accurately reflect our mission activities of the past year. The Section was was formed by Sherrie Baver, Rossana and attract members. very active with sessions and two awards: Castiglioni, and Felipe Botero. To an award for the best paper presented by a determine the winner, the committee reads member of our Section at the 2013 the submitted books and debates which Sexualities Studies Congress, and an award for the best book one is the best in terms of overall academic By Joseph M. Pierce and Guillermo de los published during 2013 by a member of our quality and relevance to the study of Reyes, Co-chairs Section. Furthermore, we awarded two full political institutions in the region. travel grants and a third that was split The Sexualities Section business meeting between the two people who tied for third took place on Thursday, May 22, and was place in the selection process. The Scholarly Communication and Research attended by 18 people. We held elections, following term we plan to continue the By Sarah Buck Kachaluba, Chair confirming the new co-chairs of the Section, activities of the sessions, awards, and travel Laura Arnés (University of Buenos Aires) grants. The business meeting of the Section for and Maja Horn (Barnard College), as well Scholarly Communication and Research as the secretary-treasurer, Yolanda Travel grants were awarded to María (previously called Scholarly Research and Martínez-San Miguel (Rutgers). During Laura Tagina, Raúl Sánchez-Uribarri, Resources) was held on May 22, 2014, the meeting we announced the winners of Mariana Caminotti, and Diego Ayo. The from 8:00 to 8:45 p.m. Eight people the Carlos Monsiváis Award (social committee was formed by Julieta Suárez- attended. We discussed the following sciences) and Sylvia Molloy Award

48 (humanities), discussed future topics for reviewing articles for quality of research, Award in 2014 was for Francine Masiello sponsored Section panels, and revisited the analysis, and writing, and for contribution for El cuerpo de la voz: Poesía, ética y possibility of holding a pre-conference for to the field of sexualities in Latin American cultura (Beatriz Viterbo Editora, 2013). LASA 2015. and Latino social, cultural, and intellectual The jury also gave an Honorable Mention contexts. to Valeria Grinberg Pla for Eva Perón: This year we sponsored two Section panels, Cuerpo, género, nación; Estudio crítico de one of which explored new perspectives in sus representaciones en la literatura, el cine the study of sexualities in Latin America, Southern Cone Studies y el discurso académico desde 1951 hasta while the other was organized in By Leila Gómez, Chair la actualidad (Editorial de la Universidad collaboration with the Southern Cone de Costa Rica, 2013). The book award in Section and focused specifically on Between LASA2013 and LASA2014 the Social Sciences went to Rebekah E. Pite, narratives of love, sex, and gender in the Section coordinated several projects and Creating a Common Table in Twentieth- region. Both were well attended, and we activities for its members. The following is Century Argentina: Doña Petrona, Women, are looking forward to exploring new a summary of what was accomplished for and Food (University of North Carolina possibilities for collaboration with other LASA Chicago and presented to the 36 Press, 2013). The jury for the humanities Sections in the future. Section members who attended the last consisted of Ana Pizarro, Gwen business meeting: five panels at LASA Kirkpatrick, and William Acree. Carlos The 2013–2014 Carlos Monsiváis Award Chicago (three official for the Section): two Sanhueza, Eduardo Elena, and Manuel for best peer-reviewed article in the social panels co-organized with the Sexualities Vicuña formed the jury for the social sciences was awarded to James Green for Section of LASA; one panel on memory sciences. The Book Awards were his article “‘Who Is the Macho Who Wants and post-dictatorships; one panel on announced prior to LASA Chicago and to Kill Me?’ Male Homosexuality, nineteenth-century studies; and one panel during the business meeting a ceremony Revolutionary Masculinity, and the on ethics organized by the graduate was held in honor of the awardees. Brazilian Armed Struggle of the 1960s and students of the Southern Cone Studies 1970s,” Hispanic American Historical Section. The Section has submitted a proposal to Review 92, no. 3. Abel Sierra Madero was the LASA Executive Council to host a awarded honorable mention for his article The Section invited recognized scholars Section journal, Conversaciones del Cono “Cuerpos en venta: Pinguerismo y from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and the Sur, and is currently waiting for their masculinidad negociada en la Cuba United States, as well as members. In this approval. contemporánea,” Nómadas (Bogotá), no. way we secured an open dialogue among 38. our members and guests. The organizers of The Section opened and maintained social these panels were not only the chair (Leila networks among members, including a The 2013–2014 Sylvia Molloy Award for Gómez) and the treasurer of the Section website, a Facebook page, and the mailing best peer-reviewed article in the humanities (Gloria Medina), but also several of its list. Many thanks to the coordinators was awarded to Carlos Riobó for his article members (Fernando Blanco, Walescka Katherine Karr-Cornejo, Sebastián Díaz, “Raiding the ‘Anales’ of the Empire: Pino-Ojeda, Joseph Pierce, and Jason and Laura Demaría. Sarduy’s Subversions of the Latin American Bartles). Section guests from the Southern Boom,” Hispanic Review 81, no. 3; with Cone and the United States were José Scholars that received financial help for honorable mention for Matthew J. Carlos Chiaramonte, Lila Caimari, LASA 2014 were Elizabeth Lira and José Edwards, “How to Read Copi: A Elizabeth Lira, Mabel Moraña, Alex Chiaramonte (room and board and Historiography of the Margins.” Borucki, Fernando Degiovanni, Daniel conference fees). Both were also awarded Link, Gabriel Giorgi, Jaime Barrientos, and travel grants from LASA. We would like to thank the Monsiváis Jaime Parada, among others. committee members, Horacio Sívori and At the Chicago Congress, Fernando Blanco Jordi Díez, as well as the Molloy committee This was the second consecutive year for (Bucknell University) was elected and was members, Dara Goldman and Lawrence La our Book Awards in the Humanities and introduced to the members of the Section Fountain-Stokes, for their work this year Social Sciences. The Humanities Book as the new chair.

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One of our priorities this year was to who helped organize the conference, to Smilde and Iraida Casique), members were appoint officers for our Advisory Board. read a report from the planning committee. encouraged to submit proposals for Puerto The Section voted and decided to invite The report praised the organization and Rico as soon as possible and reminded that formers chairs and co-chairs to be part of execution of the conference, which was Section sponsorship guarantees inclusion in this new committee. We also discussed held at the Universidad Católica Andrés LASA2015. The chair noted that a new ideas and logistics for a LASA Section Bello, and recommended institutionalizing selection committee would need to be conference in the Southern Cone, after the event by holding it every other year. convened, and a comment was offered LASA2015. Section officials: chair of the about the need to establish selection Section for the period 2013–2014, Leila Discussion of the report ensued. Council criteria, perhaps by focusing on themes left Gómez (University of Colorado at member Maria del Pilar García Guadilla out of LASA’s track system. Boulder); chair of the Section for the period recommended alternating between Caracas 2014–2015, Fernando Blanco (Bucknell and venues outside the capital (e.g., LUZ). Discussion turned to the status of the University); treasurer 2013–2015, Gloria From the plenary an SVS member who special fund created in 2012 with monies Medina-Sancho (University of California, attended the miniconference observed that from Open Society, and designed Fresno). Advisory Committee for 2014– it was sparsely attended. The time of year specifically to help Venezuela-based 2015: Laura Demaría (University of (during final exams) and the political scholars defray the costs of attending Maryland, College Park), Álvaro Fernández situation in Caracas were mentioned as LASA. The chair reported that after the Bravo (Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos possible problems. For future events more fund was eliminated given supposed lack of Aires), Luis Cárcamo-Huechante attention to scheduling and to promoting use, she and former chair David Smilde (University of Texas, Austin), and Leila participation was urged, perhaps by (who helped create the fund) continued to Gómez (University of Colorado at making the event free to students lobby LASA for explanations and Boulder). (registration fees this time were necessary reinstatement under clearer guidelines. The to defray costs incurred by holding it at a chair noted that while their efforts proved private university. A benefit of holding it a unsuccessful, she felt that the ground had Venezuelan Studies (SVS) public university like the UCV is that space been laid with the LASA Executive By Alejandro Velasco and Margarita López would be free and thus so would Committee to alert them of the problems Maya, Co-chairs registration). All told, the plenary agreed facing Venezuela-based scholars in terms of with the report’s recommendation to make travel and resources. Smilde added further The Section business meeting was held LASA-SVS Venezuela a regular, Section- pertinent details: LASA’s policy is to limit from 8 to 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, sponsored event, with the aforementioned travel grants to every three years, while 2014. Thirty-nine members attended. issues to be considered by future planning many in Venezuela need yearly support— Section chair Margarita López Maya committees. hence the importance of continuing to press presided. After welcoming attendees, the for a Venezuela-specific fund. Also, only meeting began with a brief note that the Section Secretary Alejandro Velasco then LASA—not individual Sections—is council had opted not to hold a formal announced the final membership numbers authorized to make arrangements with reception because the costs of doing so at for 2013 which stood at 133; this means outside organizations, so that future efforts the conference venue would deplete our that SVS will be able to sponsor three to solicit funds should coordinate more budget and could be better spent on Section panels for LASA Puerto Rico. The final closely with LASA from the start. The awards and other Section initiatives. number of members is 26 fewer than 2013, chair concluded the discussion by however the chair offered special thanks to reiterating that there is now greater One such initiative was LASA SVS-Caracas the membership—especially those outside awareness among the LASA leadership that 2013, a miniconference of papers and Venezuela—for registering given that the issues facing Venezuela-based scholars panels on Venezuela that was presented at financial difficulties facing Venezuela-based are not merely bureaucratic and should not LASA Washington, DC, and then again in scholars were especially acute this year. be seen in that light, and with a small push, Caracas in July. The Section contributed After announcing the panels sponsored by it might spur some action to benefit $1,000 to sponsor the event. The chair the Section for Chicago, and thanking the Venezuelanists. invited council member Vicente Lecuna, selection committee for their work (David

50 Next, the chair asked Javier Guerrero to reported to the council pros and cons of announce the recipient of the inaugural several options, including a Facebook page, Fernando Coronil Book Award, created in a standalone website, and a LASA- 2013 to recognize “the most outstanding sponsored website. After brief discussion, book on Venezuela, in English or Spanish, the plenary agreed to open a Facebook in the humanities or social sciences, page, and an ad hoc committee was formed published in the previous two years.” Nine consisting of Elizabeth Nichols, Cecilia books entered, of which the committee Rodriguez, and García Guadilla to create (comprised of Guerrero, Maria del Pilar the page and to establish criteria for what García Guadilla, and Paula Vasquez) is posted. The plenary did decide to keep unanimously selected Reuben Zahler’s the page closed, for SVS members only, for Ambitious Rebels: Remaking Honor, Law, the moment. and Liberalism in Venezuela, 1780–1850 (University of Arizona Press, 2013) as the Finally, Secretary Alejandro Velasco winner, and Jana Morgan’s Bankrupt announced the results of SVS elections, Representation and Party System Collapse hosted by LASA. Fifty-nine members (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011) voted, with the following results: chair of as a unanimous runner up. After reading the Section for 2014–2016, Javier Guerrero the committee’s endorsements of each, (Princeton University); secretary-treasurer circulating a copy of Zahler’s book, and of the Section for 2013–2015, Alejandro following a hearty round of applause from Velasco (New York University). Newly the plenary, the chair formally presented elected members of council, through 2016: the awards in absentia to both authors. Margarita López Maya (resident in Zahler will receive a two-year membership Venezuela), Alicia Ríos (Venezuelan, to LASA. In addition, both authors resident outside Venezuela), Guillermo received a copy of Coronil’s El Estado Guzmán Mirabal (resident in Venezuela), mágico, and an artisanal Venezuelan and Gina Saraceni (resident in Venezuela). wooden box filled with handcrafted Continuing members, through 2015: María Venezuelan chocolates. The chair thanked del Pilar García Guadilla (resident in the committee for its work, and reminded Venezuela), Iñaki Sagarzazu (Venezuelan, members that the next round of biennial resident outside Venezuela), Yorelis Acosta Section awards would be for Best Paper (resident in Venezuela), and Vicente Lecuna presented at LASA (in 2014 or 2015), and (resident in Venezuela). would be announced ahead of the meeting in Puerto Rico. Once a committee is convened, it will begin to solicit submissions.

The chair then asked new members in attendance to introduce themselves and their work, and several did so. The floor was then open for any comments from members. García Guadilla asked about the status of an SVS website, which was an item discussed in 2013. The chair noted that council member Iñaki Sagarzazu (not present) had explored the issue and

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