Recent Events

Fall - 2007 Events

Friday September 21, 2 pm
The Zapatista Revolution in Mexico – Professor Abelardo Hernández Millán, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Toluca (book presentation and signing)

Thursday, October 18, 4 pm
Explaining Voter Abstentionism and Political Participation in Ciudad Juárez –
Professor Carlos Murillo, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez (book presentation and signing)

Thursday, November 8, 4 pm
Border of terror: how to read the US-Mexico border in film –
Profesor María Socorro Tabuenca, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and University of Texas-El Paso

Student Research in Latin America – Nason Scholarship Recipients, 2006-7
(November: date and time to be confirmed)

SPANISH LUNCH
Every Friday at 12 noon, starting September 14: Spanish Lunch. Come and practice your Spanish in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Bring a sandwich. We provide coffee, tea and juices. All levels of Spanish welcome!

BORDER NEWS SERVICE – FRONTERA NORTE SUR is a free online news service that provides up-to date coverage of important border issues, including immigration, security, human rights and development. Go to www.nmsu.edu/~frontera and subscribe today!

Spring 2007 Speaker Series

Febuary 12 : Revolucionaria Sin Fronteras: Magda Portal, a Peruvian Revolutionary Travels the Continent, 1926-1945 Iñigo García-Bryce, Department of History, NMSU.February 15, 2007 : A Rarámuri Bridge Across the Chichimec Sea: Connections Between Mesoamerica & the Southwest Jay Levi, Dept. of Soc & Anthro, Carleton College.February 22, 2007 : Who’s Globalization? Building Global Consciousness in Cross-Border Social Movement Mark Horowitz, Dept. of Soc & Anthro, NMSU. March 1, 2007 : Contemporary Challenges Facing an Acequia in New Mexico: The Case of Alcalde Christopher Brown, Department of Geography, NMSU. March 8, 2007 : Rural depopulation & rangeland management in Patagonia (Argentina)Andres Cibils, Dept. of Animal & Range Sciences,NMSU. March 29, 2007 : Maquilas & Globalization Chris Erickson, Dept. of Econ & International Business,NMSU. April 5, 2007 : NASON FELLOWS PRESENTATIONS. APRIL 12, 2007 : Economics, Agriculture & Environment in Nicaragua: Lessons from the 2007 Spring Break Study Tour Connie Falk, Dept. of Ag Econ & Business, NMSU. April 19, 2007 : No Child Left Behind & Bilingualism on the Border Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza, Dept. of Languages & Linguistics, NMSU. April 26, 2007 : Gastronomía Tradicional in Michoacán: Constructing & Conserving Indigenous Identity through Purhépecha Foodways Lois Stanford, Dept. of Soc & Anthro, NMSU.

Spanish Lunch : Every Friday, 12 noon - 1 pm, come and practice your Spanish in an informal, relaxed setting. All levels welcome.Bring brown-bag lunch. We provide soft drinks, tea, coffee and water.

Latin American Film Series : Organized by SALAS (Student Association for Latin American Studies at NMSU)

Friday December 15, 5 pm : End of semester party, with live music and refreshments

Wednesday November 29, 6 pm : BORDER TEACHERS NETWORK: ENHANCING CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE US - MEXICO BORDERLANDS
Presentation of new immersion program to promote teachers' knowledge of border issues, including immigration, health, development and education. Organized in collaboration with the NMSU Border Research Cluster.

Thursday November 2, 6 pm : DIA DE LOS MUERTOS/DAY OF THE DEAD
traditional Mexican commemoration of loved ones with ofrendas , food, music and poetry readings.

Wednesday October 25, 6 pm : RESULTS OF THE BORDER SOCIAL FORUM
Presentations on the events and discussions at the Border Social Forum/Foro Social Fronterizo.

Thursday, September 21, 2006, 4.00 PM - MEXICAN ELECTIONS AND PROTEST MOVEMENTS .
Public lecture (with photos and video) presented by Dr. Neil Harvey, Associate Professor, Department of Government and Director, Center for Latin American and Border Studies, NMSU, and Rebecca Wiggins, MA in Government, NMSU.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 6.00 PM - NUEVO MEXICO : ¿HASTA CUANDO? .
A presentation of corridor songs and music celebrating New Mexico, by Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, Director of Chicano, Mexicano, Hispano Studies, University of New Mexico. Organized in collaboration with NMSU Chicano Programs and Department of Languages and Linguistics.

Monday, September 11, 2006, 6.00 PM - PREPARRING FOR THE BORDER SOCIAL FORUM.
Information on how to participate in the Border Social Forum/Foro Social Fronterizo, to be held in Ciudad Juárez, October 12-15, 2006 . The forum will include panels, workshops and cultural events in support of social and environmental justice in the border region. Organized in collaboration with NMSU Student Association for Latin American Studies (SALAS).

Friday, September 8, 2006, 8.00 PM -MUSIC RECITAL HALL
Masks in Motion- MEXICAN LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS - A performance by the Ballet Folclórico Sacbé. Directed by José Luis Barrera. Entrance: $8 ($5 students)

MEXICAN MASKS: A COLLECTION BY FRANCISCO J. FLORES PALACIOS
An exhibit of one of Mexico's finest traditional crafts, beautifully painted masks from throughout Mexico that represent many regional traditions and cultures, together with a dance performance "Masks in Motion" - September 8, 2006.

2nd Annual Symposium: Justice for Women / Justicia para las Mujeres

DouarnenezFilmFestival

Lineae Terrarum: an international conference on borders

Friday May 12, 5.00-7.00 pm, Nason House
End of semester party

Wednesday April 26, 6.00-8.00 pm, Nason House
Willoughby L. Nason Student Scholarship
Presentations by recipients in 2005
Presentation of new recipients for 2006

Wednesday April 12, 12 noon-1.30 pm, Nason House
Rani Alexander, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, NMSU, will present her recent books Yaxcabá and the Caste War of Yucatán: an archaeological perspective (University of New Mexico Press, 2004) and The Postclassic to Spanish-Era Transition in Mesoamerica: archaelogical perspectives , co-edited with Susan Kepecs (University of New Mexico Press, 2005)

Wednesday March 29 through Friday March 31
J.P. Taylor Social Justice Symposium
Justice for Women
Sponsored by the Office of the President and the College of Arts and Sciences
Includes videos and exhibits at Nason House
More information: Felicia Ybarra, 646-7737 or feybarra@nmsu.edu

Panels at NMSU will be held at Corbett Center, Wednesday March 29 on issues of Border Health, Teaching About Borders, and Cultural and Ethnic Boundaries.
For full details, including program and registration form go to:
http://www.research.utep.edu/lineaeterrarum

Monday, March 26 through Thursday March 30
Lineae Terrarum : an International Conference on Borders
Co-sponsored with UTEP, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and El Colegio de la Frontera
Norte, with panels in El Paso, Ciudad Juárez and Las Cruces.

Thursday March 2, 3.00-4.30 pm
Alysson Siwik ( US Co-Leader, Border 2012)
“Border 2012 Program and the New Mexico-Chihuahua Rural Task Force”
Co-sponsored with Southwest and Border Regions Research Cluster, NMSU

Wednesday March 1, 12.00 noon-1.30 pm
Dr. Margarita Shrimpton (Professor, Dept of Anthropology, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán)
“Literature and Culture of the Mexican Caribbean”
Co-sponsored with Dept of Languages and Linguistics, NMSU

Thursday, February 23, 7-8.30 pm, Nason House
Dr. William deBuys (Environmental Historian and Writer, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
“The Influence of Water and Other Natural Resources on Culture”
Co-sponsored with NEH Southwest and Border Studies Public Lecture Series

Thursday, February 16, 6.00-7.30 pm, Nason House
Dr. Cristobal Aljovín (Professor, Dept History, Universidad de San Marcos, Lima, Peru)
“Constitutions, Elections and Caudillos in Nineteeth-Century Peru”
Co-sponsored with Dept of History, NMSU

Wednesday Feb 8, 6.00-9.00 pm, Hardman Hall, Room 206
Immigrants, Hospitality and Border Security
Film: “Dying to Live” with presentation and discussion led by
Ruben Garcia (Director, Annunciation House, El Paso)

Friday, January 20, 12 noon-1.30 pm, Nason House
Neil Harvey (Associate Professor, Dept of Government and Director, Center for Latin American and Border Studies, NMSU), Maria Harvey (MA student, Dept of Sociology/Anthropology, NMSU) and Casey Stevens (Ph.d student, Dept of Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
“Indigenous Responses to Bioprospecting in Chiapas, Mexico”

Thursday, January 19 , 3.30-4.30 pm, Nason House
Dr. Norma Mendoza-Denton (Associate Professor of Linguistic Anthropology, University of Arizona)
“Smile Now, Cry Later: Acting Hardcore in a Chicano English Anti-Language”
Co-sponsored with NEH Southwest and Border Studies Public Lecture Series

LOCATIONS
ALL EVENTS ARE HELD AT NASON HOUSE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. COME EARLY FOR REFRESHMENTS