Midwives in Chiapas
I recently came across this awesome video about “traditional” midwives in Chiapas.
Jaguars, Eagles and Feathered Serpents: Mesoamerica Re-explored An Homage to Michael Coe
This conference will be held at California State University Los Angeles. I will update with more details as they become available. Friday, April 12, 2013 8:00 am Registration 9:30 am Opening Remarks 9:45 am Leonardo López Luján (INAH) Urban Archaeology in Downtown Mexico City and the Proyecto Templo Mayor 10:15 am Saburo Sugiyama (Arizona State […]
Primer Congreso Internacional – Los Pueblos Indigenas de America Latina –CFP
*Los pueblos indígenas de América Latina, siglos XIX-XXI.* *Avances, perspectivas y retos* * * La Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, el Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, el Colegio de Etnólogos y Antropólogos Sociales, A.C., El Colegio de Michoacán, A.C., El Colegio de Sonora, El Colegio Mexiquense, A.C., el H. Ayuntamiento de Oaxaca […]
44th Annual Meeting of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies CFP
The 44th Annual Meeting of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies will take place 4-7 April 2013 at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. The program committee invites 250-word abstracts of proposed twenty-minute papers on topics on Iberian and Latin American history, literature, art, and religion from the sixth to the twenty-first centuries. […]
Laura Matthew to present on Colonial Guatemala at the University of Arizona
The University of Arizona, History Department Presents: Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala A talk by Professor Laura Matthew Assistant Professor of Colonial Latin American History Marquette University Wednesday October 17, 3:30-4:30 pm Social Sciences 118 Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors […]
Bruce Dinges to Speak at the University of Arizona
The directoer of the Arizona Historical Society, Bruce Dinges, will be speaking at the University of Arizona. Dinges will be speaking in Special Collections at 7:00PM on Thursday, August 23. His talk is titled: “AZ 100: Reflections on Essential Books of the Grand Canyon State.”
Video for Rose Hill | Carlos E. Cortes now up
Check out Dr. Cortes reading the first chapter of his new book. We filmed this on 6/28/2012 in UCR’s history library. Jump to the link to see his Page and the video.
Big-H Graduate Student Conference at UC Berkeley
Second Annual Berkeley International and Global History (Big-H) Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers “Actors and Agency in the International Past” The Berkeley International and Global History (Big-H) committee invites graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to submit proposals for the Second Annual Berkeley International and Global History (Big-H) Graduate Student Conference to take […]
Facsimiles of Mexican Codices at the University of Arizona
The University of Arizona’s library has a collection of Mexican codices that researchers can consult. The list includes: Mendoza Matrícula de Tributos Borbonicus Azcatitlan Vaticanus A Xicotepec Jump to the UA’s library for more info.
Workshop: Early American Biographies at the Huntington
The Early Modern Studies Institute will be hosting a conference on Early American Biographies. “Presenters’ papers are precirculated among the workshop participants. In each hour-long session devoted to a particular paper, brief respondents’ comments will be followed by thirty minutes of discussion among the participants. Audience members will then be invited to join the conversation. Registration is […]