A Teach-In on the U.S. and the World: Immigration and Trade
Call for Proposals
The University Center for International Studies (UCIS) and its constituent centers are organizing a Teach-In on Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the Teach-In is to provide students and staff at the University of Pittsburgh with a forum to better understand the new administration's Executive Orders related to immigration and national security, their historical context, their implications, and the public and global response to them. It will be open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Pittsburgh.
We are seeking faculty members who are interested in leading a 25-30-minute session on any topic related to this larger theme. We especially encourage the creation of sessions that will facilitate discussion on the topic, not necessarily 25 minute lectures. Team-taught sessions of either 25 or 50 minutes are welcome.
Suggested topics may include (but are not limited to):
· What would it mean to "build the wall"
· Immigration policy and national security
· Global response: a historical survey of the impact of mass demonstrations
· Refugee policy and the Geneva Convention
· The Syrian War: a primer
· American business and immigration policy: economic implications
· European Responses to Immigration: A Comparison
· US Immigration Policy - a historical survey
· Strength in Diversity? Discussions of race, ethnicity, and immigration
· Trade policy and its relationship to foreign policy and immigration policy
UCIS invites faculty with an interest in participating in the Teach-In to submit a brief statement of interest that includes your name, department, email address, title and 1-2 sentence description of your proposed topic, availability on 2/11/17 during the timeframe given above, and any requested additional technology resources (limited availability, optional). Due to the necessarily short organization time, we ask that proposals be made by Tuesday, February 7th, though late proposals will also be considered if space allows.
Proposals will be reviewed by the Directors of the international and area studies centers at UCIS and will be selected based upon relevance to the theme, compatibility with other suggested topics, and availability of space. Topics will be paired into 50 minute blocks; a schedule featuring all sessions will be available to all participants. We look forward to reading your proposals and to seeing you at the Teach-In.
Sponsored by: The Office of the Director at the University Center for International Studies, the Office of International Services, the Study Abroad Office, the African Studies Program, the Asian Studies Center, the European Studies Center, the Global Studies Center, and the Center for Russian and East European Studies
Deadline for expression of interest: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
If you have questions about the event, or would like to submit a proposal, please contact Angelina Cotler at a-cotler@pitt.edu
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Workshop from Center for Teaching and Learning
Gina Garcia will be conducting a workshop on Latino Student Perspectives: Providing Support and Enhancing Their Voice in the Classroom hosted by Pitt's Center for Teaching and Learning.
The workshop will be held on February 9th, 3 - 5 p.m.. To register please visit tinyurl.com/latinostus-pitt. This is an excellent learning opportunity for the Pitt community, as well as a chance to learn about our colleague's important work.
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Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt- Faculty Travel Grants
CLAS at Pitt offers faculty travel grants for attending professional meetings. More information and application forms: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/tpm-faculty
Any questions contact, Angelina Cotler, Associate Director (a-cotler@pitt.edu)
Hewlett International Grants
The University Center for International Studies is proudly accepting submissions for the Spring 2016 Hewlett International Grant. The Hewlett International Grant Program is primarily intended to help Pitt faculty in the development or completion of international projects “International” is defined as relating to another country or culture, comparative analysis covering more than one country or culture, studies of international relations or of transnational activities, studies which examine global issues, or collaborative projects with partners around the world. In addition, Hewlett International grants may support the participation of Pitt faculty when delivering papers or presentations in conferences abroad, regardless of discipline or topic. This is a competitive program and proposals are reviewed by a committee of former grant recipients and UCIS team members representing a range of disciplines.Application Deadline: March 1st
For further details, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/hewlett
NEW!--International Collaborations on Sustainable Innovations Grant- UCIS
This alliance between UCIS and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI), with financial support from the Provost’s office, represents an innovative approach to encourage interdisciplinary sustainability research, amplify Pitt’s national and international recognition in sustainability, create opportunities for enhancing research through international collaborations, and expand international partnerships grounded on strong research collaborations.
We invite faculty to submit grant proposals to support high-quality research in sustainability through international collaborations. The goal of the grant is to seed funding to develop new international collaborations that advance work in solving pressing sustainability problems.
The application deadline is February 28, 2017. For further information, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/content/sustainable-innovations-grant
The University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies is sponsoring Library Travel Research Grants for Spring & Summer 2017.
Seven or more travel grants of up to $1000 each will be made to cover travel and lodging expenses. Grantees are expected to remain in Gainesville for at least one week and, following their stay, submit a brief (2–3 pp.) report on how their work at UF Libraries enriched their research project and offer suggestions for possible improvements of the Latin American Collection.
Additional information on the UF Latin American Collection is available at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/lac. You can also e-mail Paul Losch (plosch@uflib.ufl.edu), Head Librarian of the Latin American and Caribbean Collection, for further information.
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents teaching as a faculty member at a US college or university.
Application Deadline: February 17, 2017. All travel must be completed by July 30, 2017.
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2017 RECONCILIATION AND PEACEBUILDING WEBINAR
2017 Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Webinar which will be hosted by Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, at 2pm COT on Tuesday 7th February 2017.
The panel discussion, led by Paula Gaviria, Presidential Advisor on Human Rights in Colombia, and Angelika Rettberg, Director of the MA in Peacebuilding program at Universidad de los Andes, will address the question, 'What's next for Colombia?' The debate will be conducted in English and will cover the challenges of implementing the recent peace deal, with particular reference to the victims of the Colombian armed conflict.
Participation is free and students from all academic disciplines are welcome to take part. We would be grateful if you could pass the webinar information on to those who may be interested.
Click here http://www.redtreestudy.com/peacebuildingwebinar/ for more information about how to register and submit questions to the panel, or send enquiries to info@redtreestudy.com.
PITTSBURGH HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- SCHOLARSHIPS
The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation is proud to offer students who are Hispanic/Latino or of Hispanic/Latino descent scholarships for the 2017-2018 scholastic year.
To be eligible to apply to the program, the student must:
- Be attending or accepted in an accredited post-high school educational institution including 2 or 4 year college or university or vocational, technical or trade school in the United States or its territories
- Reside in one of the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Westmoreland or Washington County
- Demonstrate unmet financial need of at least $1,000 after the financial aid award package has been determined,
- Have at least one parent of Hispanic ancestry (at least one of applicant’s grandparents must be Hispanic);
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0, and
- Enroll as a full-time student.
- Community involvement is preferred.
- In addition, students must write an essay not more than 300 words discussing your ideal professional goals and how achieving those will impact the Hispanic community; or how your education has contributed to who you are today or who you will be in the future.
Attached is a copy of the application both in Word & PDF files.
Please note we have made some changes.
Application deadline is APRIL 30, 2017.
For more information, e-mail us at:
E-Mail: scholarships@pmahcc.org
Webpage: http://pmahcc.org
UCIS- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FUND FOR STUDENTS
The University Center for International Studies is proudly accepting submissions for this year’s International Studies Fund. The International Studies Fund (ISF) is intended to help students at the University of Pittsburgh conduct research on international issues or in international settings and/or with international collaborators. “International” is defined as relating to another country or culture, comparative analysis covering more than one country or culture, studies of international relations or of transnational activities, or studies which examine topics related to global issues or collaborative projects with partners around the world.
Please note: the application requires a faculty recommendation. The online application system will only prompt your selected faculty to submit the required recommendation upon your submission of the application. You should, therefore, aim to submit your application with ample time for faculty to submit the recommendation by the March 15th deadline.
For further details, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/isf
FULBRIGHT-HAYS--DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD
Deadline: March 14, 2017
To Apply: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge of languages and cultures not generally included in U.S. curricula. More broadly, Fulbright-Hays programs aim to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through educational and cultural exchange.
Program Features:
The institutional project period is 18 months. Students may request funding for a period of no less than six months and no more than 12 months. Funds support travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research; maintenance and dependent(s) allowances based on the location of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s); an allowance for research-related expenses overseas; and health and accident insurance premiums. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported.
Eligible Applicants:
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States are eligible to apply for grants under this program. As part of the application process, students submit individual applications to the IHE. The IHE then submits all eligible individual student applications with its grant application to the U.S. Department of Education. A student is eligible to receive a DDRA fellowship from his or her IHE if he or she:
- Is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States
- Is a graduate student in good standing at an IHE
- Is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages or area studies at that institution when the fellowship period begins
- Is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program
- Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project
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‘Unveiling the Wall’ immigration law event slated for Feb. 10
The ACBA Hispanic Attorneys Committee and the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will present “Unveiling the Wall: A Fresh Look at the State of U.S. Immigration Law” on Friday, Feb. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. President Donald Trump’s proposed “border wall” is just one of several items contained in his recent executive orders that are immediately affecting the current state of U.S. immigration law. What is expected to happen in sanctuary cities as a result? How will “catch and release” tactics and a new definition of “criminal alien” change enforcement policies and practices? How might Trump’s policies and promises affect local businesses and the previous administration’s efforts to attract international entrepreneurs to the U.S.? These and other related topics will be discussed in the non-CLE event. There is no charge to attend the program; registration is requested, but not required. To register: https://www.acba.org/CLE-Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/CSD170210_HISPANIC
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Latino Family Center (5450 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207) on Thursday February 9th from 11 am to noon.
We will be coming with a group of Doctors from Children’s Hospital and we will be talking about Influenza and Influenza vaccination. While we have already given some presentations about influenza a the LFC, we feel that there is a very much need to address this topic again as we are seen many cases of influenza and many children (some of them Latino children) who are still unvaccinated against influenza this season. Some of the topics that will be cover in this presentation include the differences between influenza a the common cold or a URI and everything that you can do to prevent getting a respiratory infection and in particular influenza during the winter, the importance of receiving the vaccine and that this season 2016 - 2017 the recommendation is to only use the injectable vaccine (flu mist is not longer recommended by the AAP).
Everybody is welcome to attend to this presentation, there is no need to RSVP. The presentation will be both in English and in Spanish.
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123 Andrés visita Pittsburgh
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 El popular músico infantil 123 Andrés presentará un concierto familiar en Pittsburgh este febrero. 123 Andrés ha sido llamado “Una estrella de rock para los más pequeños” por la Revista Billboard, y no es para menos. En este concierto bilingüe, las familias viajarán con Andrés por todas Las Américas, explorando ritmos y canciones de muchos países. Se celebrará el español, y será un evento para cantar, saltar y bailar en familia con este programa interactivo y con mucha energía. ¡123 Andrés pone a toda la familia a bailar!
123 Andrés va estar tocando de manera gratuita el 18 de febrero de 2017 en City of Asylum @ Alphabet City (40 W North Avenue). 123 Andrés es un cantautor infantil. El show es bilingüe y para toda la familia. Espero que puedan compartir la información con las familias de su organización.
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Call for Papers (Back to top)
Migrantes y migraciones en América Central: siglos XIX-XIX.
La idea es un espacio para que diferentes investigadores de disciplinas variadas (historia, ciencias políticas, demografía, antropología, geografía, economía, derecho, literatura, cine, etc.) puedan discutir sobre este tema y eventualmente publicar un documento que reúna los trabajos presentados.
El evento se realiza en el marco del más importante equipo de investigación sobre la Península ibérica y América Latina en la región Nueva Aquitania en Francia: AMERIBER (http://ameriber.u-bordeaux3.fr/) El evento se realizará entre el 22 y el 23 de junio de 2017 en la ciudad de Burdeos en el suroeste francés. ( http://www.bordeaux.fr/) La fecha para enviar la propuesta de comunicación con un breve historial es el 15 de febrero próximo.
Los idiomas de participación: español, francés e inglés.
Black Resistance and Negotiation in Latin America:
Runaway Slave Communities. Colloquium and Special Issue
Afro-Hispanic Review Special Issue Call for Papers:
This special interdisciplinary issue of the Afro-Hispanic Review examines maroon communities in Latin America to reassess the concept of “maroonage,” escaping slavery, negotiation with slave-based and racist systems, and resistance against oppression from colonial times to the context of our globalized world. Taking as point of departure recent literary, cultural, linguistic, historical, archeological, and anthropological studies, this issue will problematize the ideas of resistance and negotiation within Afro-diasporic studies at large, thus including material culture, social movements, and postcolonial studies. The issue celebrates UNESCO’s designation of 2015-2024 as the Decade of the Afrodescendant, bringing together representatives and works from various regions of Latin America. Editor William Luis and Guest Editors John Maddox and Graciela Maglia invite submissions of articles (20-30 pages, 2016 MLA Style [8th ed.]) by 1 August 2017. Submissions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese will be considered. Editors will also consider relevant creative writing, interviews, book reviews, and unpublished materials. Please submit articles in Microsoft Word as attachments sent to editor@afrohispanicreview.com. Please contact the guest editors directly at jtmaddox@uab.edu or gracielamaglia@gmail.com with any inquiries regarding this special issue on runaway slave communities.
III Congreso Internacional Vallejo Siempre 2018
Salamanca, 25-28 Junio 2018
El año 2014 fue una fecha clave para los estudios sobre la obra de César Vallejo, ya que, después de algunas décadas, la ciudad de Lima recibió a los más destacados especialistas en la obra del poeta de Santiago de Chuco. En dicho encuentro se acordó convocar a los investigadores vallejianos, con periodicidad bienal y en distintos lugares, para seguir estudiando y repensando su obra, que constituye un legado mundial. Así, buena parte de esos especialistas se reunió en Montevideo (Uruguay) en 2016, debatiendo sobre temas y cuestiones que enriquecieron la comprensión de la obra del vatesantiaguino. El 2018, la Fundación Instituto Castellano y Leonés de la Lengua, la Academia Peruana de la Lengua y el Instituto de Estudios Vallejianos, filial Lima, convocan a la comunidad académica al III Congreso Internacional Vallejo Siempre 2018. Para este Congreso se proponen, como temas específicos, el estudio de la vida y obra de César Vallejo en España y Francia.
Fecha de entrega de titulo de ponencia y abstract: 30 abril 2017
informes y suscripciones: congresovallejosiempre2018@gmail.com
congresovallejo@ilcyl.com
| Annual Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference on Latin American and Iberian Studies 2017 |
Saturday, March 25, 2017
The Department of Language and Literature at Lee University cordially invites submissions for the Annual Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference on Latin American and Iberian Studies on March 25, 2017.
The conference focuses primarily on the languages, literatures and cultures of Latin America and Spain, but interdisciplinary submissions will also be accepted from related areas including Service Learning, Cross-Cultural Experiences, foreign language methodology, and others.
Please send a one-page abstract of approximately 250 words as an MS-Word document that clearly identifies the aim(s) of the paper, the rationale of the study, and finding (if applicable). Since we recognize that not all papers will be completed by April, “works in progress” will be accepted. Send the proposal/abstract via email to asteffanell@leeuniversity.edu by February 28, 2017. Include your name, institutional affiliation, and email address as well as a brief biography and any kind of technology needed. All presentations will have a 10-12 minute limit.
Abstracts and papers may be submitted in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French. Since one of our goals is to bring undergraduate students and faculty together, papers co-authored by undergraduate students and faculty advisors will be considered. A $10 registration fee is required if you are presenting; this fee includes the cost of breakfast and lunch.
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Lecturer—Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago. To apply for this position, please go to the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu and select requisition #03191.
Deadline: February 15, 2017
Zemurray-Stone Post-Doctoral Fellows in Latin American Studies. Tulane University. Application must be submitted via Interfolio by visiting Http://apply.interfolio.com/39764 .
Deadline: February, 15, 2017
International Postdoctoral Fellowship (Department of Hispanic Studies and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies). Brown University
Brown University invites applications for a 2-year International Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Hispanic Studies and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with a specialization in contemporary Mexican literary, visual, and/or performance studies. We especially welcome applicants working on narrative, poetry or drama about violence, social change and migration in relation to a broader Mexican and Latin American tradition or Mexican and U.S. border studies; a proven interest in film, visual arts, or digital culture and in critical theory is also desirable. This position is to be held jointly at the Cogut Center for the Humanities and is effective July 1, 2017
Deadline: February 15, 2017
Apply http://apply.interfolio.com/39560.
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