Dear All,
Here is wishing you all a successful summer term.
If you have anything of interest to members – such as up-coming seminars, lectures, workshops or conferences then please forward any details to me on lft@aber.ac.uk.
Thanks!
Lucy
PILAS - Postgraduates in Latin American Studies
PILAS is a group of postgraduates who are studying Latin America in the UK. It has a new committee and plans to develop new ideas and activities. Details on how to join or get involved can be found on the website shortly or see this word document [Word].
Geographers and Latin America
Review of Latin American geographical work: request for information from Alan Gilbert (UCL). For further details of this research project, see this word document [Word].
Valentina Guevara Prize
Dr Cecilia Batten has offered an award of £150 in honour of her mother, Valentina Guevara, for the best paper on Argentina given at either the AHGBI conference or the SLAS conference.
All colleagues are invited to submit their papers by e-mail before 30th April 2008 to jackie.cannon@mail.com, after which they will be submitted for selection to Dr Batten. There will be no further responsibility on the part of any Association over this award.
Journal News
Bulletin of Latin American Research
BLAR is pleased to announce that in 2009 it will be dedicating a complete
special issue to Cuba, on the 50th anniversary of the
Revolution. Please see this
word document [Word] for more information.
Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
Call for articles for special issue: Irish Schools and Education in Latin America
Volume 6, Number 2 (July 2008)
Guest Editor: Maria Jose Roger, Universidad Católica Argentina
For details see below, and www.irlandeses.org/0807cfc.htm.
Book Discounts for SLAS Members
Zed Books
25% promotional on the following. For full details see
this word document [Word].
- Dirk Kruijt Guerrillas: War and Peace in Central America
- Richard Bourne Lula of Brazil: The Story So Far
- Bryan McCann The Throes of Democracy: Brazil since 1989
- Benjamin H. Kohl and Linda C. Farthing Impasse in Bolivia: Neoliberal Hegemony and Popular Resistance
- Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt (eds) Armed Actors: Organised Violence and State Failure in Latin America
- Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt (eds) Fractured Cities: Social Exclusion, Urban Violence and Contested Spaces in Latin America
Tamesis Books
25% promotional discount on Sarah M. Misemer "Secular Saints: Performing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Selena"
Priced at £50.00, the discounted price is £37.50. (Postage: UK £3.00; £6.50 rest of the world).
Cut off date = 30 June 2008, offer code = 08141.
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