{"id":4447,"date":"2011-03-15T12:29:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T19:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.colef.mx\/elmuro\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2011-03-15T12:29:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T19:29:33","slug":"clas-e-bulletin-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/clas-e-bulletin-5\/","title":{"rendered":"CLAS E-Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/clas-ebulletin.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4448\" title=\"clas-ebulletin\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/clas-ebulletin.bmp\" alt=\"clas-ebulletin\" width=\"473\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLAS E-Bulletin: March 10,  2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be added to the E-Bulletin email list, send a  message to Elizabeth S\u00e1enz at <a title=\"mailto:esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu\" href=\"mailto:esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu\">esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nHaving trouble viewing this email?<br \/>\nYou can view the E-Bulletin online at: <a title=\"http:\/\/latinamericanstudies.sdsu.edu\/ebulletin.html\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanstudies.sdsu.edu\/ebulletin.html\">http:\/\/latinamericanstudies.sdsu.edu\/ebulletin.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1-CLAS and Other  Events at SDSU<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>10th Annual San Diego Latin Film  Festival <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>March 10-20th 2011<\/p>\n<p>CLAS has partnered with the SD  Latino Film Festival and has a limited number of DISCOUNT Tickets available at  the Center for Latin American Studies, Arts and Letters 377<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for sale on Tuesdays,  Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10am to 2pm Do not miss this opportunity to see  great films from Latin America!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mediaartscenter.org\/site\/c.dfLIJPOvHoE\/b.1232409\/k.370F\/San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival_2011.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaartscenter.org\/site\/c.dfLIJPOvHoE\/b.1232409\/k.370F\/San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival_2011.htm\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>LASSO AND CLAS Movie and a Happy  Hour <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas,  Hazard Center<br \/>\nFriday, March 18<br \/>\n4:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Join the LASSO and the Center for  Latin American Studies at the Latino Film Festival for a movie and a happy hour!<\/p>\n<p>\u00abEl Atentado\u00bb tells the story of  Arnulfo Anaya, a young man who in 1897 attempts to assassinate Mexican dictator  Porfirio D\u00edaz during a parade.<\/p>\n<p>Please RSVP for this screening by  emailing<br \/>\nElizabeth at <a title=\"mailto:esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu\" href=\"mailto:esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu\">esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nor<br \/>\nTristin at <a title=\"mailto:clasgrad@mail.sdsu.edu\" href=\"mailto:clasgrad@mail.sdsu.edu\">clasgrad@mail.sdsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR THIS AND  OTHER FILMS AT THE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE CENTER FOR  LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (ARTS AND LETTERS 377)<\/p>\n<p>Discount prices: $8 general  admission; $6 students<\/p>\n<p>Happy Hour will follow the  screening&#8230; location to be determined&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Summer Intensive Mixtec Language  Program in Oaxaca <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Where: Oaxaca City, Oaxaca,  Mexico<br \/>\nWhen: June 20-July 29, 2011<br \/>\nApplication deadline: April 4, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Mixtec Program: Language  instruction is provided by native Mixtec speakers and linguists, Juan Julian  Caballero of the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog\u00eda  Social (CIESAS) and Marcos Cruz Bautista from Mexico&#8217;s Universidad Pedag\u00f3gica  Nacional from the campus at Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca (UPN). The program is coordinated  by Dr. Ramona P\u00e9rez, Director of the Center for LAS and a scholar in Oaxacan  Studies from the Department of Anthropology at SDSU. The course is taught in  Spanish and offers 140 hours of instruction plus local weekend fieldtrips over a  six-week period.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/summer_programs.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/summer_programs.html\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Summer Intensive Zapotec  Language Program in Oaxaca <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Where: Juchit\u00e1n, and Valley of  Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico<br \/>\nWhen: June 20-July 29, 2011<br \/>\nApplication deadline:  April 4, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Zapotec Program, Juchitan: This  intensive program is taught by native Isthmus Zapotec speaker and linguist Tom\u00e1s  Villalobos Aquino through the Casa de la Cultura in Juchit\u00e1n. Professor  Villalobos Aquino coordinates the program with Dr. P\u00e9rez. The course is taught  in Spanish, and offers 140 hours of class instruction plus local weekend  fieldtrips over a six-week period. Participants will be fully immersed in the  culture and language through homestays with Zapotec speaking families.<\/p>\n<p>Zapotec Program, Oaxaca: Like  Isthmus Zapotec, the program is immersion based and taught by native speaker  Gabriel Martinez. Taught in Spanish and offering 140 hours of class instruction,  the course includes fieldtrips to several different Zapotec communities over the  six-week period.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/summer_programs.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/summer_programs.html\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Anthropology Speaker Series  \u00abProducing Collaborative Knowledge with Cocopah People in Baja California\u00bb <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arts &amp; Letters, Room 105<br \/>\nMarch 11, 2011<br \/>\n3:30 &#8211; 5:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alejandra Navarro Smith,  Centro de Investigaciones Culturales-Museo, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Baja  California. Dr. Navarro-Smith, obtained her PhD in Social Anthropology using  visual media at the University of Manchester, UK. In 2006 she moved to Mexicali  as a full time researcher at the UABC. She has been working with Cocopah people  since then. Her first interest was to document environmental, political and  economic changes that accompany Cocopah people&#8217;s processes of cultural  transformation. Using collaborative methodologies, her research aims to produce  knowledge that documents Cocopah people&#8217;s struggles to remain in their territory  and to exploit their natural resources. In her talk, she will discuss how to  understand collaboration while doing research and producing knowledge, and the  ways in which the researcher is located within social relations and power  structures.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Student Fulbright  Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>March 16 12:00 &#8211; 1:30 pm AH 3110<br \/>\nMarch 23 4:00 &#8211; 5:30 pm SS 2500<\/p>\n<p>April 6 12:00 &#8211; 1:30 pm AH 3110<br \/>\nApril 13 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 pm EBA 408<br \/>\nApril 14 12:00 &#8211; 1:30 pm PSFA 200<br \/>\nApril 20 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 pm EBA 408<br \/>\nApril 21 4:00 &#8211; 5:30 pm SS 2500<br \/>\nApril 26 3:00 &#8211; 4:30 pm PSFA 200<br \/>\nApril 27 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 pm AL 110<\/p>\n<p>May 2 12:00 &#8211; 1:30 pm AH 3110<br \/>\nMay 9 4:00 &#8211; 5:30 pm PSFA 200<\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department Student  Fulbright Grants send nearly 1,500 students to more than 150 countries for a  year of study, research, to teach English, or to study International Business.  Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree by August 2011, and be  U.S. citizens. Graduate students at any stage and recent alumni may also  apply.<\/p>\n<p>Reserve a space at: <a title=\"http:\/\/oip.sdsu.edu\/\" href=\"http:\/\/oip.sdsu.edu\/\">http:\/\/oip.sdsu.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Water Drive for the Border  Angels <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Wednesday March 16<br \/>\n3:00-5:00  pm<br \/>\nAztec Center Presidential Sweet (downstairs)<\/p>\n<p>Help save migrants&#8217; lives with  this water drive for the Border Angels!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Cory  Burgamy: <a title=\"mailto:cburgamy13@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:cburgamy13@gmail.com\">cburgamy13@gmail.com<\/a> or visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\/\">www.borderangels.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Venezuela&#8217;s Foreign Policy <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>March 17, 12 noon<br \/>\nArts and  Letters 379<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, Venezuela has been  important for the United States, as the country swiftly and dramatically altered  its foreign and domestic policies. This deviation made Venezuela unreliable,  unfriendly, and even confrontational. The presentation aims at exploring and  describing these movements as possible explanations for the changing perceptions  in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Marleny Bustamente is a Professor  at the Center for Borders and Regional Integration Studies at the University of  the Andes in Venezuela. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool,  England in Political Science and Latin American Studies. She is currently a  visiting scholar at the Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias (IRSC)  at San Diego State University (SDSU) as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar  Program.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Film Maker Needs Your Help! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The film Chunky and Los Alacranes  project was recently awarded a Challenge Grant of $25,000 from the Leichtag  Family Foundation in Carlsbad, California. However, in order to receive the  grant monies, Mark Day and Professor Paul Espinosa have to raise a matching  $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>Any contribution to the project is  tax-deductible and will be matched 1:1 &#8211; doubling the impact of the donation.  Contributions can be made to \u00abMedia Arts Center, San Diego\u00bb or \u00abMACSD\u00bb and  mailed to:<br \/>\nEspinosa Productions<br \/>\nP.O. Box 1925<br \/>\nScottsdale, AZ 85252<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Espinosa would be happy to  send you additional information about the project as well as a short trailer  which includes engaging footage from the film itself.<\/p>\n<p>Chunky and Los Alacranes is an  hour-long documentary and educational project on the life of Ramon \u00abChunky\u00bb  Sanchez and the musical group he formed in San Diego. Chunky is a charismatic  musician who has dedicated his life to using art to promote cultural  understanding and tolerance. His life has been a microcosm of the Mexican  American experience in the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>The film explores Sanchez&#8217;s life  from his rural, farm worker origins to the formation of his community based  musical group, from his educational role in the Chicano movement to his  influence on the folk music scene in California and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the film itself, the  project involves educational curriculum plans, outreach materials, and a robust  website, all designed to encourage maximum use of the film in classrooms and  community centers around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The fiscal agent for the project  is the Media Arts Center, San Diego, the annual producer of the San Diego Latino  Film Festival. MACSD is a non-profit 501c3 media arts organization promoting  media literacy and artistic expression in film, video, audio, and computer-based  multi-media.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>New Border Angels Chapter at  SDSU! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Founded by Enrique Morones in  1986, Border Angels is a non-profit organization supporting humanity. The  organization consists of extraordinary volunteers who want to stop unnecessary  deaths of individuals traveling through the Imperial Valley desert areas and the  mountain areas surrounding San Diego County, as well as the areas located around  the United States and Mexican border. The high percentage of unnecessary deaths  has been results of extreme heat and cold weather conditions, in addition some  have sadly been the results of racial-discrimination crimes.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to join or help  in the upcoming water drive, please contact Corinne (Cory) Burgamy: <a title=\"mailto:cburgamy13@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:cburgamy13@gmail.com\">cburgamy13@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Border  Angels, please visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\/\">http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thesis Deadlines <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>April 4th: final day to submit  thesis without risk<br \/>\nApril 5th-May 24th: thesis accepted on at-risk  basis.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.montezumapublishing.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montezumapublishing.com\/\">http:\/\/www.montezumapublishing.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2 &#8211; Events Outside  SDSU<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Symposium: Between Theory and  Practice: Rethinking Latin American Art in the 21st Century <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Free Admission!<\/p>\n<p>Museum Lecture Hall, The Getty  Center<br \/>\nFriday, March 11, 2011<br \/>\n9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, March 12, 2011<br \/>\nMuseum  of Latin American Art, Long Beach (MOLAA)<br \/>\n9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 13, 2011<br \/>\nMuseum  of Latin American Art, Long Beach (MOLAA)<br \/>\n9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>An international group of  scholars, curators, museum directors, and artists discuss new approaches to the  study and presentation of Latin American art in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium focuses on three key  areas: the role of the museum in the collection, contextualization, and  representation of Latin American art; the production of revisionist art  histories through innovative research methodologies, new interpretative  frameworks, and archive-based scholarship; and experimental curatorial models  ranging from historic to contemporary case studies for the interpretation and  presentation of art from Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>This symposium is organized by the  Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (MOLAA) in collaboration with the  Getty Research Institute, and is funded with support from the Getty Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations required for each  day. For more information or to register for the symposium contact <a title=\"mailto:symposium@molaa.org\" href=\"mailto:symposium@molaa.org\">symposium@molaa.org<\/a>. Note, late arrivals cannot be  guaranteed seating.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/research\/exhibitions_events\/events\/theory_practice\/index.html?utm_source=announcement035&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=announcement035\" href=\"http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/research\/exhibitions_events\/events\/theory_practice\/index.html?utm_source=announcement035&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=announcement035\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Book Presentation: Satan&#8217;s  Playground with Paul Vanderwood <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Institute for Peace &amp; Justice,  Room H (USD)<br \/>\nWednesday, March 23, 2011<br \/>\n3:00 pm &#8211; 4:30 pm<br \/>\nFree  Admission<\/p>\n<p>Join the Trans-Border Institute  for a book presentation of Mexico historian Paul Vanderwood&#8217;s \u00abSatan&#8217;s  Playground\u00bb which chronicles the rise and fall of the tumultuous and lucrative  gambling industry that developed just south of the U.S.-Mexico border in the  early twentieth century. The Tijuana area was dominated by Agua Caliente, a  large, elegant gaming resort opened by four entrepreneurial Border Barons. Clark  Gable, Jean Harlow, Louis B. Mayer, the Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby, Charlie  Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, and the boxer Jack Dempsey were among the regular  visitors. So were mobsters such as Bugsy Siegel, who later cited Agua Caliente  as his inspiration for building the first such resort on what became the Las  Vegas Strip. Drawing on newspaper accounts, police files, court records,  personal memoirs, oral histories, and \u00abtrue detective\u00bb magazines, Vanderwood  presents a fascinating portrait of vice and society in the Jazz Age, and he  makes a significant contribution to the history of the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>Books will be for sale at a  discounted price.<\/p>\n<p>Please confirm your attendance at  <a title=\"mailto:transborder@sandiego.edu\" href=\"mailto:transborder@sandiego.edu\">transborder@sandiego.edu<\/a> or (619) 260-4090<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Celebrating Pur\u00e9pecha Women of  Mexico <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>March 23, 2011 6:30 p.m.<br \/>\nWeaver Center, Institute of the Americas, UCSD<br \/>\nRefreshments will be  served<br \/>\nFree entrance, Registration required<\/p>\n<p>During this Art &amp; Culture  event, you will meet and converse with Guadalupe Hern\u00e1ndez Dimas (Nana Lu) and  Herlinda Morales Jer\u00f3nimo, two extraordinary Pur\u00e9pechas from Michoac\u00e1n Mexico;  view a teaser\/trailer of the upcomming featured length documentary, Tierra  Brillante (Brilliant Soil), about their way of life, plus admire and purchase  beautiful hand-made works: traditional huanengos, embroidered linens, and  pottery. Their compelling life stories cover from poverty alleviation to women&#8217;s  empowerment to migration. Herlinda&#8217;s story is one of separation (brothers live  in the U.S.), perceived loss of culture, and a strong desire to rejoin her  family and embrace her cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Guadalupe Hern\u00e1ndez founded Uarhi  (woman in pur\u00e9pecha) in Michoac\u00e1n, a group of approximately 300 women from 23  communities that have come together to create a viable way to sustain themselves  and their children. She has published books in Spanish and her language  including: \u00abLa otra cara de la migraci\u00f3n,\u00bb \u00abUna mirada desde la pobreza\u00bb and  \u00abMujeres pur\u00e9pechas\u00bb. Herlinda Morales is part of Uarhi and a success story. She  has determined to not use lead, notwithstanding adverse marked forces in her  native country.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.iamericas.org\/en\/events\/registration\/event\/31\/Celebrating-the-Pur\u00c3\u00a9pecha-Women\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iamericas.org\/en\/events\/registration\/event\/31\/Celebrating-the-Pur%C3%A9pecha-Women\">Please register<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Border Film Week 2011 at the  Trans-Border Institute <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Joan B. Kroc building, Room H  (USD)<br \/>\nMarch 28 &#8211; 31, 2011<br \/>\n6:00 &#8211; 8:00 pm<br \/>\nFree and open to the  public<\/p>\n<p>28-Mar-11, \u00abTijuaneados Anonimos\u00bb,  Warren Auditorium, SOLES, University of San Diego Followed by discussion with  Producer Omar Foglio<\/p>\n<p>29-Mar-11, \u00abTijuana Jews\u00bb, UC  Forums A\/B, University of San Diego Followed by discussion with Director Isaac  Artenstein<\/p>\n<p>30-Mar-11, \u00abLa Mama\u00bb, Warren  Auditorium, SOLES, University of San Diego Followed by discussion with Filmmaker  Jody Hammond<\/p>\n<p>31-Mar-11, \u00abOn the Edge\u00bb, Warren  Auditorium, SOLES, University of San Diego Followed by discussion with Filmmaker  Steev Hise<\/p>\n<p>RSVP: <a title=\"mailto:transborder@sandiego.edu\" href=\"mailto:transborder@sandiego.edu\">transborder@sandiego.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.sandiego.edu\/peacestudies\/tbi\/news\/events\/eventlist.php?_focus=37725\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiego.edu\/peacestudies\/tbi\/news\/events\/eventlist.php?_focus=37725\">More information<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#2\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#2\">Read more on Events Outside SDSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3-Conferences and  Calls for Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Call For Papers: Another  American Century? Latin America in the 21st Century. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Student Research Symposium<br \/>\nApril 16 2010<br \/>\nSan Diego State University<\/p>\n<p>Abstracts due March 15<\/p>\n<p>To submit an abstract, please  visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/student_symposium.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/student_symposium.php\">http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/student_symposium.php <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten years into the 21st century,  Latin America is on the global stage as never before. The region is now  overwhelmingly democratic after being dominated by dictators in the 1980s. It  features several female heads of state; its economies have been lauded for  growth and stability; its historically marginalized groups are gaining  recognition in their nations and worldwide; and it has an influential music,  arts and literary scene that is recognized in global cultural centers. This  student research symposium invites students from all disciplines to present  their research to foster a greater understanding of contemporary Latin America  as it enters the second decade of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>More information: <a title=\"mailto:lassosdsu@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:lassosdsu@gmail.com\">lassosdsu@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fourth Annual Empire and  Solidarity in the Americas Conference: Latin American Visions of Solidarity <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>University of New Orleans<br \/>\nOctober 15-16, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Abstracts due April 1, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Conference Organizers: Aviva  Chomsky and Steve Striffler<\/p>\n<p>Call for Papers<\/p>\n<p>International solidarity between  the United States and Latin America has sought to create partnerships between  actors with vastly unequal access to power and resources. Solidarity activism  has worked to change U.S. policy towards Latin America, to provide material aid  to Latin Americans, and to educate the U.S. public about Latin American  realities and the impacts of U.S. foreign policy. Most studies of U.S.-Latin  America solidarity have focused on U.S.-based organizations and their  activities.<\/p>\n<p>This conference seeks to explore  Latin American visions of solidarity from two perspectives: First, how have  Latin Americans seen, understood, and engaged with U.S. solidarity movements?  Second, how have Latin Americans conceptualized and created their own visions of  solidarity? In both cases, we also look to understand the ways in which Latin  American actions and visions been received and understood in U.S. solidarity  circles.<\/p>\n<p>Paper proposals should include a  100-200 word abstract and a 1-page cv, and be submitted to <a title=\"mailto:striffler@hotmail.com\" href=\"mailto:striffler@hotmail.com\">striffler@hotmail.com<\/a> and <a title=\"mailto:achomsky@salemstate.edu\" href=\"mailto:achomsky@salemstate.edu\">achomsky@salemstate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Empire and Solidarity in the  Americas Conference is a working conference. Attendees are expected to read all  conference papers (about 8) and participate in intensive discussion of each  paper. If your paper is chosen, you will be an invited guest with conference  expenses paid by the University of New Orleans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#3\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#3\">Read more on Conferences and Calls for  Papers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4-Study Abroad and  Summer Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Summer Intensive Mixtec Language  Program in Oaxaca <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Where: Oaxaca City, Oaxaca,  Mexico<br \/>\nWhen: June 20-July 29, 2011<br \/>\nApplication deadline: April 4, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Mixtec Program: Language  instruction is provided by native Mixtec speakers and linguists, Juan Julian  Caballero of the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog\u00eda  Social (CIESAS) and Marcos Cruz Bautista from Mexico&#8217;s Universidad Pedag\u00f3gica  Nacional from the campus at Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca (UPN). The program is coordinated  by Dr. Ramona P\u00e9rez, Director of the Center for LAS and a scholar in Oaxacan  Studies from the Department of Anthropology at SDSU. The course is taught in  Spanish and offers 140 hours of instruction plus local weekend fieldtrips over a  six-week period.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/summer_programs.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/summer_programs.html\">More  information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Summer Intensive Zapotec  Language Program in Oaxaca <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Where: Juchit\u00e1n, and Valley of  Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico<br \/>\nWhen: June 20-July 29, 2011<br \/>\nApplication deadline:  April 4, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Zapotec Program, Juchitan: This  intensive program is taught by native Isthmus Zapotec speaker and linguist Tom\u00e1s  Villalobos Aquino through the Casa de la Cultura in Juchit\u00e1n. Professor  Villalobos Aquino coordinates the program with Dr. P\u00e9rez. The course is taught  in Spanish, and offers 140 hours of class instruction plus local weekend  fieldtrips over a six-week period. Participants will be fully immersed in the  culture and language through homestays with Zapotec speaking families.<\/p>\n<p>Zapotec Program, Oaxaca: Like  Isthmus Zapotec, the program is immersion based and taught by native speaker  Gabriel Martinez. Taught in Spanish and offering 140 hours of class instruction,  the course includes fieldtrips to several different Zapotec communities over the  six-week period.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/summer_programs.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/summer_programs.html\">More  information<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Dominican Republic Experience: Sustainability,  Human Needs, and Basic Rights <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Summer 2011<br \/>\n4-Week International Service-Learning  Project and Course<br \/>\nGEN S 400, 3 Units<\/p>\n<p>Get hands-on working experience in the areas of  Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility &amp; Sustainable  Tourism Gain international experience while working on the first United Nations  Sustainable Cities and Millennium Development Goals assessment project in the  Caribbean &#8211; add this to your resume!<\/p>\n<p>To sign-up or for more information, contact the Course  Director: Dr. Vinod Sasidharan Advisor, Sustainable Tourism Management Email: <a title=\"mILTO:vsasidha@mail.sdsu.edu\" href=\"milto:vsasidha@mail.sdsu.edu\">vsasidha@mail.sdsu.edu<\/a> Phone: 619-757-5873<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#4\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#4\">Read more on Study Abroad and Summer Programs<br title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5-Scholarship and  Fellowship Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral  Program <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Sally Casanova California  Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the diversity of the pool of  potential university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of  individuals who are: Current upper division or graduate students in the CSU,  Economically and educationally disadvantaged, U.S. citizens or permanent  residents, Leaders of tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>For more information and an  application, please visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.calstate.edu\/PreDoc\/index.shtml\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calstate.edu\/PreDoc\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.calstate.edu\/PreDoc\/index.shtml <\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ford Foundation Fellowships <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Ford Foundation Fellowships  are designed to increase the diversity of the nation&#8217;s college and university  faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the  educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who  can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all  students.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please  visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/FordFellowships\/PGA_048001\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/FordFellowships\/PGA_048001\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/FordFellowships\/PGA_048001 <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#5\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#5\"><br title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#5\" \/>Read  more on Scholarship and Fellowship  Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6-Internships,  Volunteer, and Job Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Council on Hemispheric Affairs  (COHA) <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Internships COHA is now accepting  applications for summer internships in the field of U.S.-Latin American and  Canadian relations. Every summer, COHA awards some 30 internships to applicants  from a pool of roughly 300 candidates. COHA accepts applications on a rolling  basis, but openings tend to be filled quickly. COHA is always looking for  original, exacting scholars who possess an uncluttered writing style. We are  looking for resourceful, sharp and motivated applicants who are seeking an  opportunity to receive practical experience in the fields of policymaking and  communicating with the media, and have a desire to advance progressive  development on political, economic, and trade matters throughout Latin America  and Canada. As the jockeying for internships can, at times, be rather  competitive, in applying for such positions we ask potential applicants to send  us the following documents to ensure we are recruiting the most qualified  candidates: cover letter, r\u00e9sum\u00e9, writing sample, transcripts, 2 letters of  recommendation, and a completed COHA internship application form. We look  forward to receiving your application, which will be diligently scrutinized.<\/p>\n<p>For application forms and more  information, please visit: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/about-internships\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/about-internships\/\">http:\/\/www.coha.org\/about-internships\/ <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#6\" href=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/%7Elatamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#6\"><br title=\"http:\/\/www-rohan.sdsu.edu\/~latamweb\/ebulletin\/ebulletin_3_10_11.html#6\" \/>Read  more on Internships, Volunteer, and Job  Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7-Articles,  Publications, Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>LA VOZ <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>La Voz Community Events Newsletter  over the last 12 years has worked towards keeping the San Diego non-profit,  Latino, and community at large connected ~<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/ent.groundspring.org\/EmailNow\/pub.php?module=URLTracker&amp;cmd=track&amp;j=267583217&amp;u=2872805\" href=\"http:\/\/ent.groundspring.org\/EmailNow\/pub.php?module=URLTracker&amp;cmd=track&amp;j=267583217&amp;u=2872805\">LA VOZ Community Events Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Schools for Chiapas  Newsletter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.schoolsforchiapas.org\/english.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolsforchiapas.org\/english.html\">http:\/\/www.schoolsforchiapas.org\/english.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLAS E-Bulletin: March 10, 2011 To be added to the E-Bulletin email list, send a message to Elizabeth S\u00e1enz at esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu Having trouble viewing this email? You can view the E-Bulletin online at: http:\/\/latinamericanstudies.sdsu.edu\/ebulletin.html. 1-CLAS and Other Events at SDSU 10th Annual San Diego Latin Film Festival March 10-20th 2011 CLAS has partnered with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-avisosyconvocatorias","category-boletines-de-difusion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colef.mx\/elmuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}