Tulane University’s Latin American Graduate
Organization (LAGO) and the Roger Thayer Stone Center
for Latin American Studies are proud to present:
The 2010 Graduate Student Conference:
Agents of Change: Resistance and
Resilience in Latin America
October 28-30, 2010
Tulane University
In Conjunction with of the Office of the Provost, the
Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
the African and Diaspora Studies Program, and the
Graduate Studies Student Association (GSSA)
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PROGRAM
THURSDAY – October 28, 2010
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Welcome and Registration
(Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Jones Hall)
2:00pm – 3:15pm
PANEL 1 – ECONOMIC POLICY AND SOCIAL STRUGGLE
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Nora Lustig, Department of Economics
Lauren Craig (Tulane University, Payson Center for International Development): “Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Cuba: A Livelihoods Approach”
Seth Magden (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies) “Mexico
and Walmart: Market Exploitation or Model for Development”
Josh Schoop (Tulane University, Payson Center for International Development) “The
Impact of Brazil’s Economic Emergence on Latin America”
PANEL 2 – GENDER AND MARGINALITY
(Law School #302, Weinmann Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Mariana Mora, Department of Anthropology
Thalia Marlyn Gomez (California State University Dominguez Hills): “Blurring the lines in
dual gender systems among Zapotec”
Lucas Desmond (Tulane University, History): “Curing the Indian: Public Health and
Modernization in Rural Guatemala””
Giancarlo Stagnaro (Tulane University, Spanish and Portuguese): "Regar la memoria que
se seca. Agencias del quechua en la película La teta asustada"
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3:30pm – 5:00pm
PANEL 3 – HAITI: DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. James Huck, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies
Shearon Roberts (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies): “We
are all Haitians: Framing Haitian solidarity and its “missing-in-action” government in U.S.
media coverage of the 2010 earthquake”
Luis Capuchina and Vinita Oberoi (Tulane University, School of Public Health): “In the
Spirit of Konbit: How the Haitian Diaspora is Shaping Haiti’s Future”
5:30pm
Keynote Address, Anderson Sá, Grupo Cultural AfroReggae
(Tulane School of Architecture, Thomson Hall, 201 Richardson Memorial Building)
Introductory comments by Dr. Christopher Dunn, Department of Spanish and
Portuguese
6:30 pm
Reception: Hors’ d’ Oeuvres and Refreshments Served
(Tulane School of Architecture, Thomson Hall, Foyer, Richardson Memorial Building)
FRIDAY – October 29, 2010
8:30am – 9:15am
Breakfast (Jones Hall)
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9:15am – 10:30am
PANEL 4 – CIVIL SOCIETY
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Martín Mendoza, Department of Political Science
Jonathan Kim: (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies)
“Participatory Publics or Government Control? The Limits of Civil Society in the
Successes of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil”
Jessica H. Ports: (Tulane University, Payson Center for International Development):
“Colombian Desterrados: The IDP Crisis of the Americas”
Aaron Victoria: (University of Florida) “Bolivia's Reconquista: Aymara Political Leaders
and Their Plan to Reshape the Bolivian Government”
10:45am – 12:00pm
PANEL 5 – ARGENTINA: HISTORY AND POLITICS
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Eduardo Silva, Department of Political Science
Sarah Binion (Tulane University, Payson Center for International Development): “Power
and Politics in Argentina”
Keri Libby (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies): “Argentina’s
20th Century Historiography”
Marcos Emilio Perez (UT Austin): “Grievances matter: Unemployment and the
decline of the piquetero movement (2003-2009)”
Djurdja Trajkovic (University of Wisconsin, Madison): “Cartonera Publishing in Latin
America: Cultural Agency in Times of Economic Crisis”
PANEL 6 – MUSIC AND RESISTANCE
(Latin American Library Conference Room, 4th Floor)
Moderator: Dr. Dan Sharp, Department of Music
Teljer Liburd (Georgia State University in Atlanta): “The Reordering of Musical and Social
Spaces through a more Hip-hop oriented Reggaetón”
Vanessa Martinez (UT Austin): “Pero Aquí No Hay Músicos: Music as a Tool for Social
Reform”
Eric Miller (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies):
“Contrabando en los símbolos: Performative Resistance in Grupo Exterminador’s
Narcocorridos”
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12:00pm – 1:15pm
LUNCH
1:15pm – 2:45pm
PANEL 7 – ACTIVISM, COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENT
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. David Ortiz, Department of Sociology
Kristen Evans (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies):
“Participatory Methods for Planning the Future in Forest Communities”
Jaclyn Piccin (Tulane University, Payson Center for International Development):
"Sustainable Development Programs In Rio de Janeiro: Assessing Conflicts Between the
Environment, Society, and Industry"
John Ben Soileau (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies):
“Environmental Authority in Brazilian Amazonia: The Case of the BR-319”
Edward Williams (UT Austin): “Mining, community organizing and social conflict in
Oaxaca”
PANEL 8 – CULTURAL RESISTANCE
(Latin American Library Conference Room – 4th Floor)
Moderator: Dr. Marilyn Miller, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Bibiana C. Diaz (University of California, Irvine ): La literature queer colombiana: una
perspectiva torcida de la nación
Lauren MacDonald (The Johns Hopkins University): “Twice-Told Prayers: Ramón Pané
and the Taíno of Hispaniola”
Marcos L. Perez (The Johns Hopkins University): “Before and After: The Political Shift
in Nicolás Guillén’”
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PANEL 9 – POLICY AND ACTION IN CENTRAL AMERICA
(Law School Room 302, Weinmann Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Annabella España-Nájera, Stone Center for Latin American Studies
Pamela Nuemann (UT Austin): “Move and Countermove (ment): Abortion, the Women’s
Movement, and the Sandinista State (2006-2009)”
Allison Ramirez (UT Austin): “Migrant Rights in Transit Countries: A Case Study of
Transnational Activism”
Samantha Serrano (UT Austin): “Remodeling Disability: The Next Frontier of New Social
Movements in Guatemala?”
3:30pm – 5:30pm
FILM SCREENING AND Q&A WITH ANDERSON SA: FAVELA RISING
(Freeman Auditorium)
Introduction: Gwen Murray, PhD Candidate, Stone Center for Latin American Studies
5:30 – 7:30pm
PACHANGA – Social Event
(Woldenberg Hall Breezeway)
DJ Sereia
SATURDAY – October 30, 2010
9:30am – 10:30 am
Breakfast (Jones Hall)
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10:45am – 12:00pm
PANEL 10 – EDUCATIONAL POLICY
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Sean Knowlton MA, MS - Latin American Library
Leslee Dean: (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies) “Bilingual
Intercultural Education in Ecuador: Past Progress and New Reform”
Nicholas Woodward: (UT Austin) “De un Día a Otro: The Effects of Constant Education
Reform in Nicaraguan Classrooms”
PANEL 11 – BRAZIL AND MARGINALITY
(Latin American Library Conference Room, 4th Floor)
Moderator: Dr. Martha Huggins, Department of Sociology
Elise Dietrich (Tulane University, The Stone Center for Latin American Studies): A Baiana
Cosmopolita: Images of Tension Between Elite and Egalitarian Cosmopolitanisms in Late
Nineteenth Century Rio de Janeiro
Ugo F. Edu (UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley): “The Agent of Change that Was Not:
Sterilization in Brazil”
Cassia Roth (University of California, Los Angeles): “To Not Become Mothers:
Reproductive Choice and Social Change”
12:00 – 1:15pm
LUNCH
1:30-2:45pm
PANEL 12 – Constructing Identities
(Greenleaf Conference Room, 100A Jones Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Justin Wolfe, Department of History
Asia Leeds (University of California, Los Angeles): “West Indians, Garveyism, and the
Making of Afro-Costa Rican Identity, 1921-1950”
Emily Schulman (Tulane University): "Inventing Community: Constructing Nicaraguan
Jewish Identity Through Historical Narratives"
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PANEL 13 – GOVERNMENT AND POLICY
(Latin American Library Conference Room, 4th Floor)
Moderator: Dr. Raul Sánchez Urribarrí, Department of Political Science
Rajeev Gundur (The Australian National University): “The Effects of Drug-Trafficking
Organizations on Mexican Sovereignty”
Eva Hershaw (UT Austin): “From Cane to Corn: The Role of US Policy in the Fall of
Foreign Sugar and the Rise of Domestic Corn Syrup”
Luis Mayolo Limon (UCLA School of Public Affairs): “The Role Latin American Countries
Play in Global Governance: A Collection of Interviews with Latin American Diplomats”
Guilherme Serôdio (San Francisco State University)- “PT, Lula, and Bolsa Família: The
Emergence of a New Political Culture in Brazil”
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