PAST EVENTS 2005-2006
September 2005
30 Perspectives on Human Rights and Latin American Immigration Series
Robert G. Mead, Jr. Lecture: "Identities, Boundaries and Social Ties." Charles Tilly, Joseph L.
Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University; Charles Tilly's work focuses
on large-scale social change and its relationship to contentious politics. He has recently focused
on immigration to the U.S. from Latin America as a social movement. His most recently
published books are Extending Citizenship, Reconfiguring States (co-edited with Michael
Hanagan, Rowman & Littlefield, 1999), How Social Movements Matter (co-edited with Marco
Giugni & Doug McAdam, University of Minnesota Press, 1999), Dynamics of Contention (coauthored with Doug McAdam & Sidney Tarrow, Cambridge University Press, 2001), and
Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics (co-authored with Ronald Aminzade et
al., Cambridge University Press, 2001). He has recently completed Stories, Identities, and
Political Change (Rowman & Littlefield 2002), The Politics of Collective Violence (Cambridge
University Press, scheduled for 2003), and Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650-2000
(under review at Cambridge University Press). He is currently co-authoring Politics, Exchange,
and Social Life in World History (Wadsworth). This lecture is sponsored by the Center for Latin
American & Caribbean Studies and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.
1-2 p.m. Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center. Reception to follow lecture.
October 2005
3 Gender and History Series
Speaker: Eileen Findlay
“Boricuas in the Beet Fields: The Gendering of Puerto Rican Labor Migration, Colonial
Populism, and Racial Identities, 1950.” Thomas J. Dodd Center. 4:30pm.
6 The Latino Diaspora in Connecticut
Speaker: Ruth Glasser
11 - 12:15, Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center
13 Perspectives on Human Rights and Latin American Immigration Series
"Deported: Human Rights and Children on the U.S.-Mexico Border," María Eugénia Hernández
Sánchez, Universdad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez y Instituto Nacional de Antropología e
Historia (Chihuahua, Mexico). Ms. Hernández Sánchez is a Mexican anthropologist who has
conducted research on human rights violations against migrants at Casa del Migrante in Ciudad
Juárez, Chihuahua and with children who are deported from the U.S. to Mexico. Her research
transcends political borders and speaks to international considerations regarding the rights of
children throughout the Americas and the world.
4:00-5:00 p.m. 1947 Room, Homer Babbidge Library.
25 Beyond Belief: Material Culture and Iconography in Classic Period Michoacán, Mexico
Speaker: Tricia Gabany-Guerrero
The Humanities Institute. Faculty Luncheon.
27-29 Human Rights Institute Conference: Economic Rights
Scholars and policymakers are increasingly attempting to link socio-economic and classic civil
and political rights in unprecedented and innovative ways. The University of Connecticut will
host a conference on "Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues" to move
this new research and debate forward. The event is co-sponsored by the University of
Connecticut Human Rights Institute and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in celebration of
the Dodd Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration.
November 2005
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The Venezuelan Exceptionalism Thesis: Separating Myth from Reality
Miguel Tinker Salas, Arango Professor of Latin American History and Professor of History and
Chicano/a Studies at Pomona College. 10am-12 pm. Wood Hall Basement.
29 The Politics of Memory in Cuba Today
Speaker: Jaqueline Loss
The Humanities Institute. Faculty Luncheon.
December 2005
8 Latino/a Oral History Graduate Student Conference
Oral History Research Presentations as part of History 302 seminar, "Empire, Nations, and
Migration: History of Latino/as in the United States."
1-5 pm. Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center.
January 2005
February 2006
15 Latin American Migrant Children in Connecticut: Education and Human Rights
Dr. Ruth Glasser (UConn-Waterbury) and Teresita Ayala-Correa (Migrant Education)
4-6 pm. Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center.
21 Claiming our Human Rights: Internment of Japanese Latin Americans in WWII
Grace Shimizu. Dodd Center. 2 -3 pm.
March 2006
2 History of Human Rights in Guatemala **RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13!!
Abigail Adams, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut State University. 13 pm. Wood Hall Basement.
15 Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a Studies Student Research Symposium
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute of Puerto Rican and
Latino Studies invite paper and poster proposals from graduate and undergraduate students at the
University of Connecticut . Proposals on any topic related to Latin American or Latino studies
are welcome, including the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. 8:30am - 4 pm.
CUE Building, 1st Floor.
24 Luis B. Eyzaguirre Lecture: "Arts and Accountability"
Doris Sommer, Harvard University. Thomas J. Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium. 1 pm.
27 Gender and History Series
Speaker: Vicki Ruiz.
“Of Poetics and Politics: The Border Journeys of Luisa Moreno.” Thomas J. Dodd Center.
4:30pm.
28 Crossing Borders, Crossing Disciplines: New Approaches to Latin American and U.S.
Latino History
Speaker: Mark Overmyer-Velazquez
The Humanities Institute. Faculty Luncheon.
30 Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a Studies Student Research Symposium
Paper and poster presentations by graduate and undergraduate students on topics related to Latin
America, the Caribbean, and U.S. Latino/as. Includes work in the sciences, social science, and
humantiies. 8:30am-4pm. CUE Building 1st Floor.
April 2006
13 History of Human Rights in Guatemala **NEW DATE!
Abigail Adams, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut State University. 13 pm. Wood Hall Basement.
20 Conference: Latin American Immigration Policy and Human Rights in CT
Location Wilbur Cross Building. North Reading Room 1-8pm.