SPRING 2012 SERIES
Latin American Studies Graduate Research Workshop
May 31 and June 1, 2012
Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room
6476 NW Marine Drive, UBC
Hosted by the UBC Latin American Studies Program, the Department of History, and the Liu Institute’s Research Group on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
The Latin American Studies Workshop Series is a bi-annual gathering in which graduate students working on issues related to Latin America present their work in progress and receive comments from faculty, followed by general discussion.
WORKSHOP PROGRAM (subject to change)
May 31, 2012
9:00am: Coffee and Introductions
9:30-10-30am: Tal Nitsan (Anthropology), “Guatemalan Feminists’ Anti Violence Performances”. Commenter: Hannah Wittman (Sociology, SFU).
10:45-11:45am: Jorge Izquierdo (French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies), “Propuesta de tesis: Arte auto-crítico en América Latina (1920-1930).” Commenter: Serge Guilbaut (Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, UBC).
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
1:15-2:15pm: René Bautista (French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies), “Nuestra América de José Martí a la luz de Nuestro ideal: la creación de la cultura americana de Andrés Bello.” Commenter: Alejandra Bronfman (History, UBC).
2:30-3:30pm: Barbara Fraser (French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies), “Intimate Multitudes: Femininity and Collective Eros in Gioconda Belli’s Sobre la grama and Línea de fuego.” Commenter: Max Cameron (Political Science, UBC).
June 1, 2012
10:00am: Coffee
10:30-11:30am: Ana Vivaldi (Anthropology), “Stopping in Buenos Aires: In and Out of the Villas.” Commenter: Alec Dawson (History, UBC).
11:45-12:45am: Lunch
1:00-2:00pm: Rafael Wainer (Anthropology), “When Children ‘Start to Live Their Last Days: Two Dying Trajectories for Children with Hematological Conditions.” Commenter: Jon Beasley-Murray (French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, UBC).
2:00-3:00pm: Sara Koopman (Geography), “Making Space for Peace: International Protective Accompaniment in Colombia.” Commenter: Onur Bakiner (International Studies, SFU).
3:00-4:00pm: Wrap-up and general discussion