LASA2004 XXV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7-9, 2004 MARYSA NAVARRO, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, LASA PRESIDENT KRISTIN RUGGIERO, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, PROGRAM CHAIR PROGRAM COMMITTEE STAFF Maria Cecilia Q. Dancisin, Congress Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh Jennifer Crawford, Database Manager, University of Pittsburgh Sharon Paris, Data Entry Specialist, University of Pittsburgh Erika Strauss, Data Entry, University of Pittsburgh Rachel Klipa, Data Entry, Carlow College Benjamin Denk, CD-ROM Congress Papers, University of Pittsburgh Dahiana Perez-Felip, CD-ROM Congres Papers, University of Pittsburgh Jason Dancisin, Graphic Design PROGRAM COMMITTEE TRACK CHAIRS Agrarian and Rural Life: Martha Rees, Agnes Scott College; Boris Marañón, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua; Art, Art History, and Architecture: Delia Annunziata Cosentino, DePaul University; Cinema, Theater, and Music: Kathleen Newman, University of Iowa; Cities and Citizenship: Teresa Caldeira, University of California, Irvine and James Holston, University of California, San Diego; Cultural Studies: Efraín Barradas, University of Florida; Democratization: Howard Handelman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Economic Issues and Development: Eva Paus, Mount Holyoke College; Education and Educational Policies: Ruth Sautu, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Environmental Issues and the Natural Sciences: Timmons J. Roberts, College of William and Mary; Gender and Feminist Studies: Karen Kampwirth, Knox College; Health, Science, and Society: Charles Briggs, University of California, San Diego; History and Historical Processes: David Sheinin, Trent University; International Relations: Philip Brenner, American University; Labor Studies and Class Relations: Lynn Bolles, University of Maryland; Latinas/os in the United States: Silvio Torres-Saillant, Syracuse University; Law, Jurisprudence, and Society: Victor Uribe, Florida International University; Lesbian and Gay Studies: Florence Babb, University of Iowa; Literature: Colonial and Nineteenth Century: Cynthia Stone, College of the Holy Cross; Literature: Contemporary: Gwen Kirkpatrick, University of California, Berkeley; Mass Media: Kent Norsworthy, University of Texas, Austin; Migration and Transnational Issues: Sarah Mahler and Katrin Hansing, Florida International University; Politics and Public Policy: Javier Corrales, Amherst College; Race and Ethnicity: Edmund Gordon, University of Texas, Austin; Religiosity and Organized Religion: Carol Drogus, Hamilton College; Social Justice and Human Rights: Elizabeth Lira, Universidad Alberto Hurtado and Soledad Fallabela, Universidad Alberto Hurtado; Social Movements: Scott Whiteford, Michigan State University; Technology, Scholarly Resources, and Pedagogy: Deborah Jakubs, Duke University FILM FESTIVAL Claudia Ferman, Richmond University, Director LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS John Tuman, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Nevada, Chair LASA SECRETARIAT, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Milagros Pereyra-Rojas, Executive Director Sandy Klinzing, Assistant Director for Institutional Advancement Jennifer Crawford, Membership Coordinator/Accounts Receivable Maria Cecilia Q. Dancisin, Congress Coordinator/Operations Specialist COVER: Jose Clemente Orozco, Mural, Darmouth College The cover comes from “The Epic of American Civilization” a magnificent fresco painted between 1932 and 1934, by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco in Baker/Berry Library at Dartmouth College. The mural is a series of 24 panels depicting the development of American Civilization beginning with the march of the Aztecs out of Aztlan. “The important point regarding the frescoes of Baker Library,” wrote Orozco is “the fact that it is an AMERICAN idea developed in American forms, American feeling, and, as a consequence, into Americanstyle.” The profile in the front cover is part of an early panel entitled “Pre-Columbian Golden Age.” On the back cover are two panels. The one on the right is structured around the tall figure of a Mexican revolutionary surrounded by a group of bankers and military. One general is ready to kill him. The panel on the left is the last one in the mural. Its title is “Gods of the Modern World.” Commentary by Marysa Navarro. LASA2004 XXV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7-9, 2004 CONTENTS Message from the LASA President......................................................................................................................................................... ii Message from the LASA2004 Program Chair......................................................................................................................................... iii Program Highlights..................................................................................................................................................................................... iv Events at Each Congress Kalman Silvert Award 2004........................................................................................................................................ iv LASA/OXFAM America Martin Diskin Memorial Lectureship........................................................................... v Book Awards and Media Presentations.................................................................................................................. v Welcoming Reception................................................................................................................................................ v LASA2004 Film Festival............................................................................................................................................ v Gran Baile..................................................................................................................................................................... v Section Preconferences............................................................................................................................................................. v Local Logistics............................................................................................................................................................................................ vi Exhibitors and Locations........................................................................................................................................................................... vii Registration Information............................................................................................................................................................................ vii LASA Officers, Committees, and Sections............................................................................................................................................. viii Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................................................................... ix Using this Program Book........................................................................................................................................................................... x LASA2004 Film Festival Program............................................................................................................................................................. Session Listings by Day and Time.......................................................................................................................................................... Thursday, October 7, 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m................................................................................................................................. 1 Thursday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m............................................................................................................................. 6 Thursday, October 7, 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.............................................................................................................................. 12 Thursday, October 7, 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m................................................................................................................................ 17 Thursday, October 7, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m................................................................................................................................ 22 Thursday, October 7, 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m................................................................................................................................ 23 Thursday, October 7, 7:15 p.m................................................................................................................................................... 28 Thursday, October 7, 8:30 p.m................................................................................................................................................... 30 Friday, October 8, 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m....................................................................................................................................... 31 Friday, October 8, 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m................................................................................................................................... 36 Friday, October 8, 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m...................................................................................................................................