The UBC and SFU Latin American Studies Programs, UBC Department of History, UBC French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, the Belkin Art Gallery, and the Liu Research Group on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America invite you to

Latin American Studies Research Workshop

Featuring graduate student work by:

Gabriela Aceves (History, UBC), Paulo Amaral (History, SFU), Oralia Gómez-Ramírez (Anthropology, UBC), Maritza Montaño González (French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, UBC), Naayeli Ramírez Espinosa (Law, UBC), Tucker Sharon (History, UBC), Manuela Valle (Women’s and Gender Studies, UBC), Ana Vivaldi (Anthropology, UBC), and Rafael Wainer (Anthropology, UBC).

With commentary by:

Onur Bakiner (International Studies, SFU), Jon Beasley-Murray (French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, UBC), Max Cameron (Political Science, UBC), Alexander Dawson (History, SFU), Rita De Grandis (French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, UBC), Gastón Gordillo (Anthropology, UBC), Shaylih Muehlmann (Anthropology, UBC), Pilar Riaño-Alcalá (Social Work, UBC), and Jennifer Spear (History, SFU).

Friday, December 2, 2011

11:30am – 12:30pm: “Challenges and Conundrums of Latin American Studies.” An informal conversation led by Manuel Piña (Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, UBC), Multipurpose room

12:30pm – 5pm: Graduate Student Workshop at Liu Institute for Global Issues, 3rd floor boardroom

5 – 7pm: Reception at the Belkin Art Gallery hosted by Shelly Rosenblum and tour of Luis Camnitzer’s Exhibit by Antonio Fernandez (Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, UBC)

Saturday, December 3, 2011

11am – 6pm: Graduate Student Workshop at Liu Institute for Global Issues, seminar room 121

Workshop papers and schedule available online here.

Lunch and coffee breaks will be served.

Limited seats, please register here by November 25.

Download poster here.

Venues: Workshop and informal conversation will take place at the Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 NW Marine Drive). Reception will be at the Belkin Art Gallery (1825 Main Mall).

Convenors of this event: Professor Alejandra Bronfman (History, UBC), and Liu Scholars Tucker Sharon, Oralia Gómez-Ramírez, Rafael Wainer, Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan, Ana Vivaldi, and Manuela Valle.

THIS EVENT IS KINDLY SPONSORED BY THE LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES, THE UBC AND SFU LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS, THE UBC HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, AND THE BELKIN ART GALLERY.