lasaforum summer 2013 : volume xliv : issue 3 calling all members Nominations Invited nominations Invited for 2013 Slate kalman Silvert Award Bryce Wood Book Award Call for Nominations Call for Nominations Deadline: September 3, 2013 Deadline: September 7, 2013 Deadline: September 7, 2013 LASA members are invited to suggest nominees for vice president and three The Kalman Silvert Award Committee At each International Congress, the Latin members of the Executive Council, for invites nominations of candidates for the American Studies Association presents the terms beginning June 1, 2014. Criteria for year 2014 award. The Silvert Award Bryce Wood Book Award to the nomination include professional credentials recognizes senior members of the outstanding book on Latin America in the and previous service to LASA. Each profession who have made distinguished social sciences and humanities published in candidate must have been a member of the lifetime contributions to the study of Latin English. Eligible books for the 2014 LASA Association in good standing for at least America. The award is given at each LASA International Congress will be those one year prior to nomination. Biographic International Congress. Past recipients of published between July 1, 2012, and June data and the rationale for nomination must the award were: John J. Johnson (1983); 30, 2013. Although no book may compete be sent by September 3, 2013, to LASA Federico Gil (1985); Albert O. Hirschman more than once, translations may be Executive Director Milagros Pereyra-Rojas (1986); Charles Wagley (1988); Lewis considered. Anthologies of selections by <[email protected]>. Hanke (1989); Victor L. Urquidi (1991); several authors or re-editions of works George Kubler (1992); Osvaldo Sunkel published previously normally are not in The winning candidate for vice president (1994); Richard Fagen (1995); Alain contention for the award. Books will be will serve in that capacity from June 1, Touraine (1997); Richard Adams (1998); judged on the quality of the research, 2014, until May 31, 2015; as president Jean Franco (2000); Thomas Skidmore analysis, and writing, and the significance from June 1, 2015, to May 31, 2016; and (2001); Guillermo O’Donnell (2003); June of their contribution to Latin American as past president for an additional year. Nash (2004); Miguel León-Portilla (2006); studies. Books may be nominated by Executive Council members will serve a Helen Safa (2007); Alfred Stepan (2009); authors, LASA members, or publishers. two-year term from June 1, 2014, to May Edelberto Torres-Rivas (2010); Julio Cotler The person who nominates a book is 31, 2016. (2012); and Peter Smith (2013). responsible for confirming the publication date and for forwarding one copy directly Members of the Nominations Committee Evelyne Huber (chair), LASA immediate to each member of the Award Committee, are Todd Eisenstadt (chair), America past president; Maria Hermínia Tavares de at the expense of the authors or publishers. University; Brodwyn Fischer, Northwestern Almeida and John Coatsworth, past University; Graciela Montaldo (liason), presidents, Philip Oxhorn, editor of the All books nominated must reach each Columbia University; Juan Pablo Luna, Latin American Research Review, and member of the Award Committee by Catholic University of Chile; Gareth Peter Smith, 2013 Kalman Silvert awardee. September 7, 2013. By March 1, 2014, the Williams, University of Michigan; and Elisa Nominations should be sent to LASA committee will select a winning book. It Reis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Executive Director Milagros Pereyra-Rojas may also name an honorable mention. The who will serve as the liaison with the LASA <[email protected]> by September 7, award will be announced at the LASA2014 Executive Council. 2013. Please include biographic Welcoming Reception, and the awardee information and a rationale for each will be publicly honored. LASA nomination. membership is not a requirement to receive the award. 37 37 lasaforum summer 2013 : volume xliv : issue 3 Members of the 2014 committee are: or USPS: Premio Iberoamericano Book Award Bryan McCann Call for Nominations Kurt Weyland (chair) Georgetown University 4126 Batts H History Dept Deadline: September 7, 2013 1 University Station A1800 Box 571035 Austin, TX 78712 Washington DC, 20057 The Premio Iberoamericano is presented at USA USA each of LASA’s International Congresses for the outstanding book on Latin America in César A Braga-Pinto Eva-Lynn Jagoe the social sciences and humanities Department of Spanish and Portuguese Comparative Literature published in Spanish or Portuguese in any Northwestern University 93 Charles St., 3rd floor country. Eligible books for the 2014 award Crowe 2-163 University of Toronto must have been published between July 1, 1860 Campus Dr. Toronto, ON M5S 1K9 2012, and June 30, 2013. No book may Evanston, IL 60208 CANADA compete more than once. Normally not in USA contention for the award are anthologies of Mark Overmyer-Velázquez selections by several authors or reprints or Natalia Brizuela El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, re-editions of works published previously. Department of Spanish & Portuguese Caribbean and Latin American Studies Books will be judged on the quality of the 5319 Dwinelle Hall University of Connecticut research, analysis, and writing, and the University of California, Berkeley Ryan Building, 2nd floor significance of their contribution to Latin Berkeley, CA 94720-2590 2006 Hillside Road, Unit 1161 American studies. Books may be USA Storrs, CT 06269-1161 nominated by authors, LASA members, or USA publishers. Individuals who nominate Ana Lucia Araujo books are responsible for confirming the Department of History publication date and for forwarding one Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall copy directly to each member of the award 2441 6th Street N.W., Room 316B Latin American Studies Association committee, at the expense of those Washington, DC 20059 Attn: Bryce Wood Book Award submitting the books. USA Nominations University of Pittsburgh All books must reach each member of the Rachel Sarah O’Toole 315 South Bellefield Avenue committee by September 7, 2013. LASA Department of History 416 Bellefield Hall membership is not a requirement for University of California, Irvine Pittsburgh, PA 15260 receiving the award. The award will be 200 Krieger Hall USA announced at the 2014 Welcoming Irvine, CA 92697-3275 Reception, and the awardee will be publicly USA honored. Bryan McCann Members of the 2014 committee are: Georgetown University History Department Gerardo Luis Munck (chair) ICC 601 Univ. of Southern California 3700 O St, NW School of International Relations Washington DC 20057 3518 Trousdale Parkway VKC 330 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0043 USA 38 38 Sol Serrano LASA Media Award Members of the Media Award committee Las Hualtatas 4717, Vitacura Call for Nominations are Cecilia Alvear (chair), independent Código postal 7630000 multimedia journalist; June Carolyn Erlick, Santiago Deadline: September 7, 2013 David Rockefeller Center for Latin CHILE American Studies, Harvard University; Elio The Latin American Studies Association is Gaspari, journalist and writer; Alfredo Soledad Loaeza Tovar pleased to announce its competition for the Corchado, Dallas Morning News; Maria El Colegio de México year 2014 LASA Media Awards for Teresa Ronderos, Semana.com; and Camino al Ajusco 20 outstanding media coverage of Latin Carolyn Curiel, Purdue University. Pedregal de Santa Teresa America. These awards are made at every México, DF 10740 LASA Congress to recognize long-term MEXICO journalistic contributions to analysis and public debate about Latin America in the United States and in Latin America, as well as breakthrough journalism. Nominations Latin American Studies Association are invited from LASA members and from Attn: Premio Iberoamericano Book Award journalists. Journalists from both the print Nominations and electronic media are eligible. The University of Pittsburgh committee will carefully review each 315 South Bellefield Avenue nominee’s work and select an award 416 Bellefield Hall recipient. The award will be announced at Pittsburgh, PA 15260 the LASA2014 Welcoming Reception, and USA the awardee will be publicly honored. LASA may invite the awardee to submit materials for possible publication in the LASA Forum. Recent recipients of the awards include: Marcela Turati, Periodistas de a Pie (2013), José Vales, El Universal de Mexico (2012); Carlos Dada, El Faro (2010); Mario Osava, América Latina Inter Press Service (2009); Hollman Morris, Colombia (2007); Maria Ester Gilio (2006); Julio Scherer, journalist, Mexico (2004); Eduardo Anguita, freelance journalist, Buenos Aires (2003); Guillermo González Uribe, Número, Bogotá (2001); Patricia Verdugo Aguirre, Conama, Chile, and Diario 16, Spain (2000); Gustavo Gorriti, Caretas, Lima, Peru (1998). To make a nomination, please send one copy of the journalist’s portfolio of recent relevant work to LASA Executive Director Milagros Pereyra-Rojas <milagros@pitt. edu> by September 7, 2013. 39 lasaforum summer 2013 : volume xliv : issue 3 LASA/Oxfam America Martin Diskin William LeoGrande, American University, LASA/Oxfam America Martin Diskin Memorial Lectureship 2006; Orlando Fals Borda, 2007; Terry Dissertation Award Call for Nominations Karl, Stanford University, 2009; Carlos Ivan Degregori, Instituto de Estudios Application deadline: September 7, 2013 Deadline: September 7, 2013 Peruanos, 2010; Claudia Paz y Paz, Instituto de Estudios Comparados y The Martin