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Fall 2011

Working The Line: Physical, Social, and Political Topography of the U.S./Mexico Border by David Taylor

Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 4 pm

Taylor will present an overview of his project and discuss the multiple narratives that inform his recently released book

“Working The Line”

Lecture is free and open to the public. For More Info please contact us at 646-6814 or email sewilson@nmsu.edu

Place: Nason House

(1200 University Ave. Directly across from FedEx/Kinko’s)

Spring 2011

BI-NATIONAL STUDENT-FACULTY SEMINAR:

Social Issues on the US-Mexico Border

Center for Latin American and Border Studies

(Nason House, located across from Kinko’s on University Ave)

 

Friday April 15, 3.30-5.00 pm

Please join us for a meeting with Professor Luis Alfonso Herrera of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez (UACJ and ten students from his Sociology class. We will informally discuss current research on border issues, including security, immigration and development.

Dr. Herrera’s research concerns social welfare and governance in Ciudad Juárez and he is author of the book El Desgobierno de la Ciudad y la Política del Abandono (UACJ, 2008). He has also studied for his doctorate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and is completing a book on immigration policies in Europe.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to share knowledge and build relations with social science students and faculty from Ciudad Juárez.

Contact: Dr. Neil Harvey, Dept. of Government, NMSU. 646-3220, nharvey@nmsu.edu

Center for Latin American and Border Studies Invites you to the:

SPANISH TABLE

MESA EN ESPAÑOL

This week's speaker and topic for the Spanish Table are:

Sr. Guillermo Marcillo, "Experiencias en Ecuador

Come to the Nason House at 12:00pm every Friday for a brown bag lunch to practice your Spanish with Native Speakers!

All levels of Spanish are welcome to join as we have a luncheon to discuss different topics in Spanish.

Nason House (1200 University Ave, Directly across from FedEx Kinko’s).

Hope to see you all there!

At the Center for Latin American and Border Studies: will present his book

“La guerra injusta de Ciudad Juarez”(The Unjust War in Ciudad Juarez)

April 13, 2011 4pm

 

In Mexico, Manuel Espino has been a two-time Congressional Representative (Diputado Federal), President of the National Action Party (PAN), Secretary General of the National Executive Committee of the PAN, Secretary General of PAN for the State of Chihuahua, Secretary General of the Municipal Committee of Ciudad Juarez.

He has also been President of the Asociación de Partidos Cristiano Demócratas de Latinoamérica. José Z. García will comment on the book by Manuel Espino. Dr. García is Associate Professor of History at NMSU and Secretary of Higher Education for the State of New Mexico

Lecture is free and open to the public

Place: Nason House (1200 University Ave. directly across from FedEx/Kinko’s)

Center for Latin American and Border Studies Invites you to the:

SPANISH TABLE MESA EN ESPAÑOL

The speaker for this week's Spanish Table and his topic is:

Kenny Stevens "Update on Engineers Without Borders Upcoming Student Project in Nicaragua"

Come to the Nason House at 12:00pm every Friday for a brown bag lunch to practice your Spanish with Native Speakers! All levels of Spanish are welcome to join as we have a luncheon to discuss different topics in Spanish. Nason House (1200 University Ave, Directly across from FedEx Kinko’s). Hope to see you all there!

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies invites you to:

At Our Mexico-New Mexico Border:

The Hunger Crisis in Palomas, Chihuahua

and the Humanitarian Work of Mexican-American Esperanza Lozoya

By: Victoria Tester

Tuesday April 5, 2011, 4pm

Victoria Tester is a poet and playwright, whose book Miracles of Sainted Earth (University of New Mexico Press) won the Willa Literary Award, an award that honors those books that best portray the lives of women in the Southwest.

Throughout 2010 and now in 2011, she serves as a U.S. coordinator for La Luz de La Esperanza Palomas Outreach.

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies Department of Languages and Linguistics Honors College Department of English And NMSU Library invites you to:

Dr. Osvaldo Cleger’s Lectures on BLOG FICTION Place: William Conroy Honors Center Commons

March 29, 2011, 4pm

Dr. Cleger will address recent developments in electronic fiction literature in Latin America, as an alternative to traditional narratives in print. His talk is based on his book on blog-fictions: Narrar en la era de las blogoficciones: literatura, cultura y sociedad de las redes en el siglo XXI. An NMSU alumni, Dr. Cleger is an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic American Literature at Lafayette College. After his M.A. at NMSU, He received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University.

He will lecture in English on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:00 pm

Lecture in English: “Beyond the Printing Page: Understanding Hypertext Literature from the 1990s.: Lecture is free and open to the public

Place: William Conroy Honors Center Commons

In Addition, Dr. Cleger will present the latest book by NMSU M.A. Student Amauri Gutierrez-Coto: La Amistad que se prueba (Santiago de Cuba, 2010), which focuses on some of the authors included in the NMSU Library new Exhibit at Branson lobby celebrating the Centenary of Cuban author Jose Lezama Lima (1910-1976).

The grand opening of the exhibit and the book presentation will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:30-3:30 pm

Place: Branson Library Lobby Refreshments will be served

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies invites you to

The Aging of the US-Mexico Border Population By: Jim Peach

March 9, 2011, 4pm

The border population is aging, a reflection of national trends in both the U.S. and Mexico. Few, if any, significant social, demographic, or economic variables will be left untouched by the aging of the border population. The aging process will force us to re-examine most of what we think we might know about border region development, trans-border interaction, and regional environmental issues. Old assumptions and previously reliable trends in the region will, sooner rather than later, appear unwarranted.

Lecture is free and open to the public Place: Nason House (1200 University Ave. directly across from FedEx/Kinko's)

Center for Latin American and Border Studies Invites you to the:

SPANISH TABLE MESA EN ESPAÑOL

Come to the Nason House at 12:00pm every Friday for a brown bag lunch to practice your Spanish with Native Speakers!

All levels of Spanish are welcome to join as we have a luncheon to discuss different topics in Spanish.

Nason House (1200 University Ave, Directly across from FedEx Kinko’s). Hope to see you all there!

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies is please to co-sponsor the following event:

"The Mexican Schools of the U.S. Borderlands and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice." By: Mario T. García

Tuesday March 1, 2011, 4pm

Professor García is a native of El Paso. He is a Professor of Chicana/o Studies and Adjunct Professor in History and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His new book, co-authored with Sal Castro, titled Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice was published February 2011 by the University of North Carolina Press

Talk is cosponsored by: Department of Languages and Linguistics Department of English Department of Criminal Justice Chicano Programs

Lecture is free and open to the public Place: Nason House (1200 University Ave. directly across from FedEx/Kinko's)

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies invites you to:

Ecotourism in Cajamarca, Peru: Baños del Inca, Shacsha, and Porcón

By: Judy Forney

March 2, 2011, 4pm

Please join us as Judy Forney (M.A. in Anthropology from NMSU and an M.A. candidate in the Government department at NMSU) discusses ecotourism for Baños del Inca, Shacsha, and Porcón, a cooperative farm near the city of Cajamarca, Peru.

Lecture is free and open to the public Place: Nason House (1200 University Ave. directly across from FedEx/Kinko's)

 

Center for Latin American and Border Studies Invites you to the:

SPANISH TABLE MESA EN ESPAÑOL

Come to the Nason House at 12:00pm every Friday for a brown bag lunch to practice your Spanish with Native Speakers!

All levels of Spanish are welcome to join as we have a luncheon to discuss different topics in Spanish.

Nason House (1200 University Ave, Directly across from FedEx Kinko’s). Hope to see you all there!

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies is please to co-sponsor the following event:

Confucius Institute brings Dr. Julia Camacho to NMSU.

Dr. Julia María Schiavone Camacho, Assistant Professor of History, University of Texas at El Paso, will be presenting a lecture in the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State's speaker series. Entitled, "Becoming Mexican in China: Mexican Chinese Families, Transnational Identity, and National Nostalgia, 1910s - 1960s", the presentation will take place in the Hardman Hall auditorium, room 106, from 7:30 - 9:00 PM on Thursday, February 24th. The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Ken Hammond at the Confucius Institute at, khammond@nmsu.edu, or 646-1818.

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies invites you to:

"Prison Work, Academic Institutions, and Human Rights Paradigms: Towards a New Paradigm for Chicana/o and Ethnic Studies in the Post-9/11 World."

By: Ben V. Olguín

Thursday February 24, 2011, 4pm

Ben V. Olguín is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas San Antonio where he specializes in U.S. Latina/o literatures and popular culture. He is the author of La Pinta: Chicana/o Prisoner, Literature, Culture and Politics published by the University of Texas Press in 2010.

Talk is cosponsored by: Department of Languages and Linguistics Department of English Department of Criminal Justice Chicano Programs

Lecture is free and open to the public Place: Nason House (1200 University Ave. directly across from FedEx/Kinko's)

 

Center for Latin American and Border Studies Invites you to the:

SPANISH TABLE MESA EN ESPAÑOL

This weeks presenter: Dr. Hugo Vilchis, M.D. “Salud fronteriza, asunto de todos.”

Come to the Nason House at 12:00pm every Friday for a brown bag lunch to practice your Spanish with Native Speakers!

All levels of Spanish are welcome to join as we have a luncheon to discuss different topics in Spanish.

Nason House (1200 University Ave, Directly across from FedEx Kinko’s). Hope to see you all there!

The Center for Latin American and Border Studies invites you to:

 “Discovering Latin America at the Library of Congress”
  Barbara Tenenbaum
 Thursday February 17, 2011, 4 pm

 

Specialist in Mexican Culture, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress and

Curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections

Division, Library of Congress

Most people think the Library of Congress of the United States only has

materials relating to the United States.  Nothing could be further from the

truth.  Follow Barbara Tenenbaum as she shows us how to discover Latin America

Fall 2010

An Art Lecture By Julia Portela Ponce de Leon entitled "The Cuban Diaspora through Contemporary Cuban Art"/"La diaspora cubana desde las artes visuales de Cuba"
Date: Monday, October 18, 2010
Time:  6:00 pm (With Reception to follow)
Location:  Nason House (1200 University Ave., directly across from FedEx/Kinko's)

Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 6 pm.

Please see the attached flier for more information.

Spring 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 12.00-1.30 pm (Please note that this talk will be held in Breland Hall, Room 333 )

Casey Stevens (Phd. Candidate, University of Massachussets-Amherst, and Visiting Professor, Department of Government, NMSU) 

“Non-governmental organizations and their impact on environmental policy in El Salvador”

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2.00 - 3.30 pm (Nason House)

 Dr. Aaron Schneider (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Tulane University, and Visiting Professor, Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico) – State-Building in an Age of Globalization: Central American Tax Regimes and Transnational Elites


Wednesday, April 21, 2.00-3.30 pm (Nason House)

Dr. Julie Steinkopf Rice (Assistant Professor, Dept of Sociology, NMSU) "Is socially conscious consumption the new global political activism?" 


Wednesday April 28, 5.00 – 8.15 pm (Nason House)

Dr. Rolando D. H. Morelli (Professor of Spanish, Villanova University and Editor, La Gota de Agua Publishing House, Philadelphia) – “La narrativa breve de José María Heredia” (5.00-6.30 pm); and “Como dirigir una editorial español en los Estados Unidos” (7.00—8.15 pm)(co-sponsored with the Dept of Languages and Linguistics, NMSU) (both talks will be in Spanish; questions and discussion can be in both Spanish and English)

 

Breland Hall, Room 333 - Wednesday, April 7, 12.00-1.30 pm:

Casey Stevens (Phd. Candidate, University of Massachussets-Amherst, and Visiting Professor, Department of Government, NMSU) “Non-governmental organizations and their impact on environmental policy in El Salvador” (Co-sponsored with the Nick Franklin Speaker Series, Department of Government, NMSU)

Conference on Immigration Reform and Human Rights, March 4-5, 2010. Full information at:http://iri.nmsu.edu/immigration-reform-and-h.html

Fall 2009 Events

Wednesday November 4, 1.00-3.00 pm

Presentation on politics in Ciudad Juarez, entitled: "El desgobierno de la ciudad y la política del abandono" by Professor Luis Alfonso Herrera (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez). Professor Herrera will also present his new book "La Sociedad del Abandono" (copies will be available for purchase and signing). He will be accompanied by two colleagues from universities in Ciudad Juarez. This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentation in Spanish with English translation provided. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

Friday November 6, 1.00-3.00 pm

Presentation by Dr. Juan Aguillo, Dean of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, on "Political and Social Justice Issues in Argentina." This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentation will be in English. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

Thursday, November 12, 6.00-8.00 pm

Presentations by recipients of the 2009 Nason Student Scholarships for Research in Latin America. Three students will present results from research carried out during summer 2009: Camilo Roldan on the Nadaista poets of Colombia, Judy Forney on mining and sustainability in Peru, and Maria Schrock on land reform policy in Peru. This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentations will be in English. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

 

 

Public Lecture

Thursday October 15, 2009, Hardman Hall 106, 7.00-9.00 pm

Dr. Tim Dunn

Associate Professor of Sociology, Salisbuty University, Maryland

"Blockading the Border and Human Rights: The El Paso Operation that Remade Immigration Enforcement" (University of Texas Press, 2009) "

 


 


Fall 2009 Events

Wednesday November 4, 1.00-3.00 pm

Presentation on politics in Ciudad Juarez, entitled: "El desgobierno de la ciudad y la política del abandono" by Professor Luis Alfonso Herrera (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez). Professor Herrera will also present his new book "La Sociedad del Abandono" (copies will be available for purchase and signing). He will be accompanied by two colleagues from universities in Ciudad Juarez. This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentation in Spanish with English translation provided. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

Friday November 6, 1.00-3.00 pm

Presentation by Dr. Juan Aguillo, Dean of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, on "Political and Social Justice Issues in Argentina." This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentation will be in English. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

Thursday, November 12, 6.00-8.00 pm

Presentations by recipients of the 2009 Nason Student Scholarships for Research in Latin America. Three students will present results from research carried out during summer 2009: Camilo Roldan on the Nadaista poets of Colombia, Judy Forney on mining and sustainability in Peru, and Maria Schrock on land reform policy in Peru. This event will take place at the Nason House (1200 University Ave, directly across from Kinko's). Presentations will be in English. Contact: Lydia Herrera, 646-6814.

 

 

Public Lecture

Thursday October 15, 2009, Hardman Hall 106, 7.00-9.00 pm

Dr. Tim Dunn

Associate Professor of Sociology, Salisbuty University, Maryland

"Blockading the Border and Human Rights: The El Paso Operation that Remade Immigration Enforcement" (University of Texas Press, 2009) "

Spring 2009 Events

Public Lecture

Wednesday June 24, 2.00-4 pm
Héctor Hernández Alvarez, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

"Residential Space and Social Identity in Yaxuna, Yucatán, Mexico"

Thursday March 5, 6.00 pm

John Gibler - Mexico Unconquered (book presentation and signing), with photos and video clips.

John Gibler is an independent journalist who has been covering national and regional politics in Mexico since 2006. His writing and photographs have appeared in many publications, including New Politics, Yes! Magazine, Z Magazine, In These Times, Left Turn, Terrain Magazine, ColorLines, and Race, Poverty and the Environment. His reports have been broadcast on many Pacifica Radio programs, including Democracy Now!  

Drawing from years of on-the-ground reporting, Mexico Unconquered offers an up-to-date account of resistance to corruption, poverty and repression, particularly in indigenous regions of Chiapas and Oaxaca. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information about the book see: http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100093700

John Gibler will present his new book Mexico Unconquered (San Francisco: City Lights Press, 2009)

Nason Student Scholarhsips 2009 - deadline February 27, 2009

Fall - 2008 Events

Monday, September 8,  6 – 8 pm

Daisy Zamora – “Nicaragua: Poetry, Women and Revolution”
One of Central America’s leading contemporary poets, Daisy Zamora participated in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and was Vice Minister of Culture in Nicaragua after the 1979 Revolution. She has published three books of poetry, including the anthology, The Nicaraguan Woman in Poetry. (Presentation will be in English)

Thursday, September 18, 6 – 8 pm

“Lomas del Poleo: the struggle for land at the US-Mexico border”
Photographic exhibit, videos and discussion of border development plans and land disputes in Ciudad Juárez. Photo exhibit will run until Friday October 16.

Thursday October 9, 4.30 – 6.00 pm

“The Other Mexico” – a new film about the Zapatista movement in Mexico and the contested presidential elections in 2006. With commentary by Dr. Neil Harvey (Director, Center for Latin American and Border Studies)

Thursday October 23, 4.30 - 6.00 pm

Professor Víctor García (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez) –
“Historical perspectives on migration and the New Mexico-Chihuahua border”

Saturday November 1, 6 – 8 pm

Day of the Dead celebration
Traditional Mexican Altar, poetry, food and presentations
Altar to remain until Friday November 8

Thursday November 13, 4.30 – 6.00 pm

Latin American Studies at NMSU –
Information session with NMSU faculty on undergraduate and graduate degree programs, course offerings, NMSU’s relations with Latin American universities, study abroad opportunities, Spring Break in El Salvador, Service Learning on the border, and much more.
Wednesday, December 3, 6.00 – 8.00 pm

“Food and Culture in Michoacán, Mexico”

Presentations by Dr. Lois Stanford (NMSU, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology) and Graduate Student Recipients of Nason Student Scholarships, Shelby Cox, Wendy Harvey and Aaron Sharratt. The students will present results of their Masters thesis research on food, gender, culture and identity in the Meseta Purhépecha region of Michoacán, Mexico. Information about how to apply for a Nason Student Scholarship for 2009 will also be provided.

Thursday, December 4, 4.30 – 6.00 pm

“The Zapatista Movement and Alternative Development in Chiapas, Mexico” –
Dr. Richard Stahler-Sholk (Associate Professor of Political Science, Eastern Michigan University) Dr. Stahler-Sholk is co-editor of a new book entitled Latin American Social Movements in Twenty-First Century and has carried out extensive recent research on the Zapatistas’ autonomy movement in southern Mexico

Other News:

STUDENT ASSOCIATION FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (SALAS) – seeking new members to promote greater awareness of border and Latin American issues, including trips to Mexico, speakers, films, etc. Contact April Willeford at awillefo@nmsu.edu or 646-6814 for more information.

FRONTERA NORTE-SUR – for current news and analysis on border issues, including immigration, security, development, health and education, subscribe for free at www.nmsu.edu/~frontera

Spring - 2008 Events

Study Abroad in Mexico : Social Movements, Development and Change presentation aboutnew study abroad program, February 12,12.00-1.30pm, Nason House.Peggy Valdes and Tom Hansen will present a program ofthe Mexico Solidarity Network and the Universidad AutonomaMetropolitana in Mexico City for students wishing to study abroad andlearn first hand about social movements in Mexico. Further information : Neil Harvey, nharvey@nmsu.edu

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 – 12:00-1.30 pm
Peggy Valdes, Mexico Solidarity Network – Study Abroad in Mexico: development, social movements and change (new study abroad program accredited by NMSU and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – UAM, Mexico City)

Wednesday, February 20, 6.30- 8.00 pm (Hardman Hall, Room 206)
Poleo Hablando – (documentary film in Spanish, with English subtitles, concerning land dispute in Lomas del Poleo neighborhood of Ciudad Juárez and connections to border development plans)

Friday & Saturday, March 7 & 8, 2008 – 8:00 p.m. Co-sponsored with Dept of Theater Arts, NMSU:
Stories of Cesar Chavez – one man performance by Fred Blanco. Hershel Zohn Theater, NMSU main campus, Las Cruces (tickets are $7.00, available at Theater) – more information at www.storiesofcesarchavez.com

Wednesday thru Friday, April 2-4, 2008
The Center for Latin American and Border Studies is a co-sponsor of the 4th Annual J. Paul Taylor Justice Symposium – Justice for Immigrants NMSU main campus, Las Cruces. Program and more information at http://www.nmsu.edu/~artsci/jpt_symp/2008/immigration.htm

Thursday April 10, 2008, 4.30 pm Dr. Hugo Vilchis (Director of Center for Border Epidemiology and Environmental Health, NMSU) – Promoting Healthy Life, the Role of Promotoras

Wednesday April 16, 6.00 pm
Nason Student Presentations – Recent Recipients of Nason Student Scholarships will present results of their work in Latin America

Monday April 21st 4:30 p.m.
US Hispanic and award winning poet Carlota Caulfield will present and discuss her latest book of poetry, "A Mapmaker's Diary", published in bilingual format by White Wine press, 2007. This will be followed by a reception at 6:30 p.m. and presentation of the literary journal of the MA in Spanish at NMSU, Arenas Blancas. Guest writer Carlota Caulfield will read from her book of poetry, "A Mapmaker's Diary".

Thursday, April 24th 4:30 p.m.
Guest Lecturer Dr. Dulcinea Lara presents, "History and Hispanic Identity Formation in New Mexico".

Thursday May 8th 4 pm,
Raul Dorantes, Mexican author residing in Chicago, will present two of his recent books, ".Y Nos Venimos de Mojados. Cultura Mexicana de Chicago" and "Vocesueltas: cuatro cuentistas de Chicago"

OTHER NEWS…
SPANISH LUNCH – come and practice your Spanish in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. Meet new friends to help with Spanish and/or English skills. Group meets at the Center for Latin American and Border Studies every second Friday at 12 noon to 1.00 pm, beginning February 1, 2008. All levels welcome.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (SALAS) – seeking new members to promote greater awareness of border and Latin American issues, including trips to Mexico, speakers, films, etc. Contact April Willeford at awillefo@nmsu.edu for more information.
FRONTERA NORTE-SUR – for current news and analysis on border issues, including immigration, security, development, health and education, subscribe for free at www.nmsu.edu/~frontera

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

 

Tuesday, July. 19
4.00 -5.00 p.m.
Nason House 		Social Movements In Chapias
October 2005 Workshops - Spinning, Natural Dyeing and Weaving
October 7,Fri-6.00pm
Branigan Cultural Cente 		Exhibition: “Master Weavers of Peru : Wari/Inca Legacy” Gallery Talk by Master Weaver Alexander Gallardo-Pinco
October 10,Mon- 3.00pm
Nason House 		Exhibition & Lectures: “Native Textiles of the Americas ”
October 15(Sat) / 16(Sun)
1.00-5.00pm,Nason House 		Demonstration of traditional Peruvian tapestry on vertical loom - Master Weaver Alexander Gallardo-Pinco
October 18,Tue 2.00-6.00pm; D.W.Williams Art
Center,Univ.Ave.Entrance 		Demonstration on back-strap loom and spinning Master Weaver Alexander Gallardo-Pinco

I hope you enjoy your visit to the Center For Latin American and Border Studies website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call at (505) 646-6814.