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Comment by Andrea Roca on May 29, 2012 at 4:57am

Hola a todos, quería convidarlos a participar en el: III Congreso Latinomericano de Antropologia “Antropologías en Movimiento: Ideas desde un sur contemporáneo”, a realizarse en Chile en las ciudades de Santiago (Congreso Central) y Temuco (reuniones post - congreso) del 5 al 9 de noviembre de 2012. El congreso es organizado por la Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Universidad Arcis, Universidad Alberto Hurtado y Universidad Austral de Chile.

Estoy coordinando una mesa de trabajo llamada "La Antropología en Escenarios de Catástrofes: Diálogos por y desde el Sur Global". Los interesado en participar pueden enviar sus resúmenes hasta el día 14 de julio 2012 a andrearoca@usp.br

Comment by Diego Ballestero on March 21, 2012 at 10:43am

Hola a todos. 

Me llago Diego Ballestero, soy un antropologo argentino graduado en la Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Desde hace 2 años me encuentro viviendo en Alemania para finalizar mi tesis doctoral. Mi tema principal de investigación es la historia de la antropología argentina entre 1890 y 1930.

Espero poder aportar elementos de discusión a esta comunidad!

Saludos

Diego

Comment by Fabiano Souto on February 10, 2011 at 3:20am

SALSA 2011 UPDATE:  DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE JUNE CONFERENCE IN BELEM.

The organizing committee announces new deadlines for submissions for the VII Sesquiannual SALSA Conference in Belém do Pará, Brazil, 22-26 of June.  

February 25, 2011:  Deadline for submission of abstracts in categories A (papers for thematic sessions), B (independent papers), and C (additional organized sessions).

March 4, 2011:  Deadline for submissions of abstracts in category D (posters).  

Please see the attached Updated Call for Papers for instructions and more information.

http://www.salsa-tipiti.org/Conferences/conferences.html#CallForPapers

Comment by Rafael Lasevitz on April 20, 2010 at 5:58pm

Thanks Ana, I'll give that a shot =) The book does seem to be quite interesting, using a decolonizing approach and everything. We'll see how it works.. :-)

Comment by Ana Vivaldi on April 19, 2010 at 7:42pm

maybe you can contact the author of this book. i know she is working with many of the indigenous productions and thinking the politics of it.
http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/Indianizing_Film.html

Comment by Rafael Lasevitz on April 19, 2010 at 7:23pm

Hi guys, I'm doing a research on Bolivian (and Latin-American in general) cinema, militant cinema especifically - or cinematographic attempts of communication between opposite sectors of society (indians/white peopole, peasants/upper classes, and so on).

I am already familiar with much of the production in that area, at least, from the 60's till very recently. What I do want to know, and perhaps someone here can help, is if there is any cinematographic production of that sort being done RIGHT NOW in LatAm, and especially in Bolivia and Peru, be it from well known directors, be it from small cineclubs, etc.

Any contact would be of great help!

Thanks, Rafael.

Comment by Martin Hoyem on March 26, 2010 at 7:16am

I have just launched the remodeled version of American Ethnography, as from now a Quasiweekly internet glossy on the tradition and practice of anything we call ethnography as it relates to whatever we call American. Since the magazine is rather embarrassingly weak on ethnography from outside of North America (not to say outside of USA), I invite anybody who have material they think could fit into the format of the magazine, to get in touch and tell me about it!

The web page is here: americanethnography.com

Comment by Sylvia Karl on February 24, 2010 at 6:07pm

Hi, I just joined the network. I am working on my phd thesis about guerra sucia in Latin America, especially in Mexico. The focus is on enforced disappearance. Is there anybody of you who is working on enforced disappearance as well? un saludo
Sylvia

Comment by Josué Villegas on November 26, 2009 at 6:06pm

Hola:
Estoy haciendo mi investigación (BA degree) sobre "católicas feministas" en México. Si alguien tienen información que me pueda proporcionar (libros, links, consejos) se los agradecería muchísimo.
Pueden hacerlo en español o inglés.

Tak tu láa k´in

Josué

Comment by Erica Borgstrom on November 18, 2009 at 7:41pm

Call for Abstracts - Informal Settlements: Constructing Everyday Life
part of the Society of Latin American Studies 46th Annual Confernce, 9-10 April 2010 in Bristol, UK

Low-income urban dwellers are responsible for the majority of all new housing construction in the cities of Latin America. Much of this takes place in informal settlements which range widely in terms of density, typology, infrastructure and levels of legality. Through time many such settlements develop and consolidate as householders and communities engage with their material environments in a variety of physical and social ways. However the political and urban policy context in which such developments take place has shifted considerably in recent years with significant examples of state intervention, such as the Favela Bairro projects in Brazil. This suggests that it is timely to revisit these settlements to explore how such changes have impacted on daily life for the inhabitants, and examine in detail the changing dynamics of settlement life. This panel aims to explore current processes of construction and development of informal settlements at the micro-level by bringing together academics and other researchers with experience of urban settlements in different parts of the continent. By drawing on the dynamic interrelationship between people and their self-made environments, we can explore how buildings and places are fundamental to many aspects of life in informal areas, and in the construction of new identities for the dwellers.

We would particularly welcome papers focusing on ‘insider’ perspectives gained through ethnography to complement much recent research which has emphasised policy and planning agendas. Among the themes to be explored are: the symbolic power of space; the creation of material and social well-being; changing identities; competition for space; the transitional nature of informal settlements; social practices in the home; material culture; and coping strategies involving the dwelling.

Abstract deadline: 1 December 2009
Please send questions and completed abstracts to the panel convenor Peter Kellet: p.w.kellett@ncl.ac.uk
SLAS website: www.slas.org.uk/
Conference website: http://www.bris.ac.uk/hispanic/slas2010