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Section Reports LASA SECTIONS Section Reports 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 35 lasaforum fall 2014 : volume xlv : issue 4 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
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