Topics include:
CONFERENCES and WORKSHOPS
1) Conference on Latin American History
2) The Southwest Historical Association
3) Pots, Paintings and Petroglyphs: Parallels among
Mesoamerica, Southwest and Southeastern United States
4) Theatricality of Rituals and Celebrations in Latin
American, Luso-Brazilian, Spanish, US Latino Cultures
5) "Labor before and after Free Trade"
6) International Conference on Ethnic Identity and Race
Relations in Latin America
GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS
7) Fulbright Grants Competition
8) Inter-American Foundation Fellowship Programs for
Grassroots Development
PUBLICATIONS
9) Institute for Mesoamerican Studies
10) Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (Travesia)
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
1) CONFERENCE ON LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
Call for Papers for the 1997 American Historical
Association and Conference on Latin American History Meeting
in New York City. Proposals must be received by September
15 to be considered for CLAH-AHA co-sponsorship. The
deadline for CLAH-only panels in December 1. Please send
proposals for complete sessions and individual presentations
with the vitae of panelists and presenters to: Prof. Joan
Meznar, Dept. of History, U. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
29208. Tel. (803) 777-5940.
2) SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The Southwest Historical Association will meet in
conjunction with The Southwestern Social Science Association
in Houston, TX 20-23 March 1996. Proposals for papers or
sessions in U.S. History and Latin American History should
be sent to Prof. Pedro Santoni, Dept. of History, California
State Univ.-San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San
Bernardino, CA 92407-2397. Proposals for complete sessions
are especially encouraged, as are suggestions for
interdisciplinary sessions, panels, and roundtables. The
deadline for proposals is 1 October 1995.
3) POTS, PAINTINGS AND PETROGLYPHS: PARALLELS AMONG
MESOAMERICA, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
A one-day conference hosted by the Pre-Columbian
Society of Washington, DC, Saturday, September 16, 1995.
This program will feature internationally-known scholars,
including James Brown, Jill Furst, Polly Schaafsma, Karl
Taube, and George Stuart.
Seating is extremely limited, so you need to register
early. For registration materials, write: Registration
Coordinator, 11104 Bucknell Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902.
4) THEATRICALITY OF RITUALS AND CELEBRATIONS IN LATIN
AMERICAN, LUSO-BRAZILIAN, SPANISH, U.S. LATINO CULTURES
The Irvine Hispanic Theater Research Group, the
Department of Spanish and Portugese, the School of
Humanities, and *Gestos* invite you to participate in the
University of California at Irvine bilingual conference on
theatre. February 1-3, 1996. The 1996 conference will
focus on: a) the concept of theatricality and its
theoretical and practical consequences for understanding
cultures; b) the theatricality of rituals, carnivals,
ceremonies, and daily life; c) the modes of representation
or utilization of rituals, carnivals, ceremonies in theater,
film, photography, and painting. Papers should address the
topic within Brazilian, Latin American, Portuguese, Spanish,
and U.S. Latino cultures.
Two-page abstracts (including a short bibliography)
will be accepted through September 15, 1995. Coordinator:
Juan Villegas. Organizing Committee: Juan Bruce-Novoa,
Anne J. Cruz, Mari'a Herrera-Sobek, Ana Paula Ferreira,
Lillian Manzor-Coats. For more information contact Juan
Villegas or one of the Organizing Committee: Dept. of
Spanish and Portuguese, UC-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717. Tel.
(714) 824-6901; fax (714) 724-2803; email: gestos@uci.edu.
5) "LABOR BEFORE AND AFTER FREE TRADE"
The Southern Labor Studies Conference will be held at
the University of Texas at Austin from October 26-29, 1995.
Special consideration will be given to papers addressing the
conference theme, "Labor before and after Free Trade," and
to those dealing with the experience of African- and
Hispanic-American workers as well as those from Latin
America. Complete panels of papers are preferred.
Historians, political scientists, anthropologists,
economists, sociologists, and labor leaders are encouraged
to participate. The keynote address will be delivered by
former U.S. Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall.
For more information, contact: Jonathan Brown at The
Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of
Texas, Austin, TX 78712. Tel. (512) 471-5551; fax (512)
471-3090; e-mail: jcbrown@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu.
6) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETHNIC IDENTITY AND RACE
RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
Sponsored by the Federal U. of Bahia. To be held in
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, from 4-7 January 1996. Particular
attention will be given to the following issues, within an
historical perspective, and as to more recent trends: a)
mestizaje, creolisation and syncretism; b) the terminology
of ethnic identity and color; c) negotiation and
resistance; d) state, racism and public policies; e)
ethnic identity and color in the labor market, in education,
in relationship to poverty and social mobility; f) slave
trade, migration and transnational communities; g)
comparative studies; h) ethnic identity and religion; i)
modernity, globalization and ethnic identity.
For further information, write to: Organizing
Committee (Jocelio Teles dos Santos, Edwin Reesink, Mari'a
Rosario Carvalho and Livio Sansone), Graduate Program in
Sociology and Anthropology, Universidade Federal da Bahia a
Estrada de Sao Lazaro 197, Federacao, Cep: 40210-730,
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Tel./Fax (55-71) 235-4635; e-mail:
Sansone@ufba.br.
GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS
7) FULBRIGHT GRANTS COMPETITION
The United States Information Agency (USIA), the J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the
Institute of International Education (IIE) announce the
official opening of the 1996-97 competition for Fulbright
Grants for graduate study or research abroad in academic
fields and for professional training in the creative and
performing arts. The purpose of these grants is to increase
mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and
other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge
and skills. They are funded under the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 through an annual
apropriation made by Congress to USIA.
Fulbright Full grants provide round-trip international
travel, maintenance for the duration of the grant, a
research allowance and tuition waivers. Fulbright Travel
Grants provide round-trip travel to the country where the
student will pursue study or research. They are intended to
supplement maintenance awards from other sources that do not
provide funds for international travel or an applicant's
personal funds. All grants include health and accident
insurance.
For further information, contact: "Fulbright and
Related Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad, 1996-
97," U.S. Student Programs Division, IIE, 809 United Nations
Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Tel. (212) 984-5330. DEADLINE
is October 23, 1995.
8) INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR
GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) offers fellowships
to expand the cadre of grassroots development practitioners
and applied researchers from the Caribbean, Latin American
and the United States. As part of a new generation of
grassroots development professionals and scholars throughout
the Americas, Fellows' careers focus on learning and
disseminating practical problem-solving approaches to
promote local self-reliance and to strengthen the building
blocks of hemispheric prosperity. The Foundation
disseminates successful "lessons learned" from Fellows to
persons and institutions concerned with development.
Fellowships in all four programs provide only partial
financial support.
The IAF offers four fellowship programs with annual
deadlines:
a) The Field Research Program at the Doctoral Level
supports dissertation field research in Latin America and
the Caribbean on grassroots development topics by doctoral
students enrolled in U.S. universities. Application
deadline: November 21.
b) The Field Research Program at the Master's Level
supports field research in Latin America and the Caribbean
on grassroots development topics by graduate students
enrolled in U.S. universities in Master's or equivalent-
level programs (including law and Ph.D. programs at the pre-
dissertation level). Application deadline for 1996:
February 20.
c) The U.S. Graduate Study Program for Latin American
and Caribbean Citizens assists development practitioners and
applied researchers from these regions to pursue graduate
studies in the United States. Application deadline for
1996: March 1.
d) The Dante B. Fascell Inter-American Fellowship
Program supports grassroots development dissemination by
distinguished Latin American and Caribbean leaders. Next
competition: 1997.
To request an application form, you must first submit a
short, printed "IAF Fellowship Eligibility Form," which you
can request by writing to "IAF Fellowship Programs," Center
for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 4E04
Forbes Quadrangle, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
PUBLICATIONS
9) INSTITUTE FOR MESOAMERICAN STUDIES
The Institute for Mesoamerican Studies (State
University of New York at Albany) solicits book manuscripts
on all aspects of Mesoamerican studies, including
archaeology, ethnology, ethnohistory, linguistics,
epigraphy, art history and historical anthropology. There
are two series: a) IMS Monographs, large-format books that
present new findings and research results; and b) Studies
in Culture and Society, books with a broader analytical,
integrative or interpretive focus. All IMS books are
published in paperback editions and distributed by the Univ.
of Texas Press.
For information, contact the Editor, Inst. for
Mesoamerican Studies, Social Science 263, SUNY-Albany,
Albany, NY 12222; Tel. (518) 442-4722; Fax (518) 442-5710.
Authors are asked to submit a prospectus before sending a
manuscript.
10) JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES
This new journal publishes articles on the history and
analysis of Latin American cultures and on the development
of theories and methods for studying the cultural practices
of Latin Americans. Multi-disciplinary articles which
contribute to defining this strongly emerging area of
research and debate are welcome, the disciplines of
particular relevance being anthropology, communication
studies, history and literature. Articles are welcome on
the whole range of cultural processes and expressions,
including the arts (literature, film, visual arts, music),
communication and the practices of ethnic sub-societies.
Articles may be submitted in English, Spanish or
Portuguese. Editors: Dan Balderston, Catherine Boyle, John
Kraniauskas, William Rowe, Nicolau Sevcenko, David Treece.
Ordering information: Carfax Publishing Company, P.O.
Box 25, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3UE, United Kingdom; OR
Carfax Publishing Company, 875-81 Massachusetts Ave.,
Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A. By telephone: (800) 354-1420.
Personal rate: U.S.$32.00/year.
-- Latin American Cultures Program, Univ. of Pennsylvania 535 Williams Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 Tel.: (215) 898-9919; Fax: (215) 898-0933; Email: lacp@sas.upenn.edu