LARR @ LASA2006
In the LASA XXVI International Congress at San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 15-18, 2006), the LARR editors are pleased to offer the following LARR Sponsored Fora:
"Los desastres no son naturales:" Natural Disasters and their Historical Consequences
Wednesday 15, 2.00 - 3.45 PM (Location: San Cristobal E).
Organizer and Chair:
Jonathan Brown, University of Texas at Austin, and LARR.
Presenters:
Charles Walker, University of California/Davis
Stuart Schwartz, Yale University.
Discussants:
Lyman Johnson, University of North Carolina/Charlotte
Virginia Garc’a-Acosta, CIESAS, Mexico.
Latin American Studies Journals: Round Table Forum with the Editors
Wednesday 15, 4.00 - 5.45 PM (Location: Las Olas Room).
Organizers:
Principal Editors of the Leading Latin American Studies Journals.
Presenters:
William Smith, University of Miami
Michiel Baud, CEDLA-University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Barbara Weinstein, University of Maryland
Victor Armony, UniversitŽ du QuŽbec/ MontrŽal, Canada
Ronald Chilcote, University of California/Riverside
Claudia de Lima Costa, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
David Howard, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Discussant: Nicola Miller, University College, London, United Kingdom.
Reception offered by the Principal Editors of the Leading Latin American Studies Journals.
Wednesday 15, 6.00 - 7.45 PM (Location: Las Olas Room).
The Rise of the Latin American Left
Friday 17, 10.00 - 11.45 AM (Location: San Cristobal A).
Organizer:
Raul Madrid, University of Texas at Austin, and LARR.
Presenters:
Wendy Hunter, University of Texas/Austin
Jorge Dom’nguez, Harvard University
Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame
Kenneth Roberts, Cornell University
Richard Snyder, Brown University
Juan Pablo Luna, Pontificia Universidad Cat—lica de Chile, Chile.
Cultural and Literary Studies of the Caribbean: What Lies Ahead
Friday 17, 6.00 - 7.45 PM (Location: Flamboyan).
Organizer:
Naomi Lindstrom, University of Texas at Austin, and LARR.
Presenters:
Anibal Gonzalez, Pennsylvania State University
Gustavo Perez Firmat, Columbia University
Emilio Bejel, University of California/Davis
Juan Flores, Hunter College/CUNY.
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