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 […]
CFP: Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean
International Graduate Student Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean *CALL FOR PAPERS* Forging ahead with its commitment to promote interdisciplinary research concerned with the economic development, political and social organization and cultural and artistic contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean, York University’s Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is […]
Latin American and Iberian Food Conference CFP
CUALLI: Latin American and Iberian Food Studies Review Call for papers English/Spanish/Portuguese CUALLI Latin American and Iberian Food Studies Review invites submissions of multidisciplinary research articles with a focus on food symbolic, production, and consumption systems in Latina American, Spain, and Portugal for its 2013 issue. CUALLI Latin American and Iberian Food Studies Review is […]
Latin American Jewish Studies Association CFP
“The Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) announces its XVI International Research Conference University of Texas at Austin June 9-11, 2013 Call for Papers The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites researchers to participate in the XVI International Research Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA), […]
John MD Pohl to present "The Children of the Plumed Serpent" at the LACMA
Dr. Pohl will be presenting on Saturday, April 14th 2012 at 2pm. The event is free and open to the public. You will not want to miss it. Jump to the link for more info: http://www.lacma.org/event/lecture-plumed-serpent
Call for Book Chapters: Science and Medicine in Cold War Latin America
Call for book chapters: “Science and Medicine in Cold War Latin America.” Anne-Emanuelle Birn (University of Toronto) and Raúl Necochea (UNC-Chapel Hill), co-editors We welcome proposals for chapter contributions to an edited collection dedicated to analyzing scientific and medical ideas and practices in Cold War Latin America. The study of science and medicine during the […]
PUCP Field School Program in Peru
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) offers the opportunity to participate in field research programs developed by some of the most recognized professionals of our academic community. The programs will take place fully in field from July 1st to August 1st and we offer 6 academic credits for 180 hours of practical work. For […]
Atahualpa's tomb found in Ecuador
After 10 years of searching the tomb of Atahualpa, the last emperor of the Inca empire, has been found in Ecuador. The find was made by an Ecuadorean researcher with help from the French Institute of Andean Studies. The digging part of the project does not begin until June, so we probably will not know what is […]