Summer Quarter 2002-03 News
Congratulations to our Summer Research Fellowship Recipients!
The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce the winners of our Summer 2003 field grants and fellowships.
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships
Christopher Dalton, Public Policy (Peru)--"The Effect of the Global Gag Rule on Comprehensive Reproductive Health Services in Peru"
Fernando Galeana, Economics (Mexico)--"Property Rights and the Access to Formal Credit in the Agricultural Sector: The Case of PROCEDE"
Erin Krampetz, International Relations (Peru)--"Expanded Opportunities: Rural Girls' Education in Peru"
Abigail Levine, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Hybrid Pottery Production at Farfan, Jequetepeque Valley, Peru"
Leticia Mumford, International Relations (Honduras)--"The Role of Women in Grass Roots Organizing"
Undergraduate Summer Service Fellowships
Benjamin Fohner, undeclared (Honduras)--"Honduran Youth Leadership Project"
Daniela Gundling, Latin American Studies (Brazil)--"Youth Empowerment in Rural Development Programs for Impoverished Small Farmers in Southern Brazil"
Anna Mumford, International Relations & Feminist Studies (Honduras)--"Youth Group Formation Through Collaborative Murals"
Ariel Sklar, Human Biology (Bolivia)--"Integrating Cultural Practices of Quechua Women into the Bolivian Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Delivery System"
Julia Sels and Eric Spokes, Human Biology (Peru)--"El Refugio de Esperanza: A Documentary"
Kelly Wells, Comparative Literature (Ecuador)--"Strategic Support for Colombian Refugee Children Residing in Ecuador"
Graduate Summer Research Fellowships
Dante Angelo, Cultural & Social Anthropology (Bolivia)--"Archaeological Excavations and Mapping in Chiquiago, Potosí"
Daniel Contreras, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"A Feasibility Study of Regional Survey in the Callejon de Conchucos"
Carl Fischer, Spanish & Portuguese (Chile)--"Transculturation and Mapuche Literature Production in Chile"
Megan Frederickson, Biological Sciences (Peru)--"The Contribution of Plant-Animal Interactions to Amazonian Biodiversity: Lessons from Ant-plants"
Miguel Hilario, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"The Political Participation of Shipobo-Kinobo Indigenous Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon"
Ulrike Krotscheck, Classics (Peru)--"Contrasting Methodologies of the Old and New Worlds: Developing a Survey Approach in the Callejon de Conchucos"
Christian Mesia, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Domestic Units in Chavin de Huantar"
Luis Pérez-Hurtado, Law (Mexico)--"The Lawyer as Problem Solver: A Challenge for Mexican Law Schools"
Karen Sue Rolph, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Ecologically Meaningful Toponyms"
Vidal F. Romero, Political Science (Mexico)--"Rethinking the Mexican Presidency"
Maria Helena Rueda, Spanish & Portuguese (Colombia)--"The Construction of Knowledge about Violence in Colombia"
Alberto Simpser, Political Science (Mexico)--"To Develop or to Plunder--the Political Costs of Socioeconomic Development: A Comparative Study of the States of Mexico"
Nicole Slovak, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Investigating Middle Horizon Occupation at Chavin"
Emma Stewart, Anthropological Sciences (Cuba)--"Sustainable Development of Industry in Cuba: An Assessment of Environmental and Social Practices in the Cuban Tourism Industry"
Judith Tonhauser, Linguistics (Mexico)--"The Structure and Meaning of Noun Phrases in Yucatec Maya"
Timothy Webmoor, Cultural & Social Anthropology (Mexico)--"Mexico's National Heritage Industry and Local Representation of Sites"
John Wolf, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Summer, 2003 Archaeological Research at Chavin de Huantar (La Banda), Peru"
Summer FLAS Fellowships
- Quetzalsol Chacon-Lopez, Medicine (Spanish)
- Ian Read, History (Portuguese)
- Delene Richburg, Medicine (Spanish)
- Thomas Luschei, Education (Portuguese)
Faculty Summer Research Fellowships
Luis Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Political Science (Mexico)--"Democracy Clientelism and Poverty Relief in Mexico"
William Durham, Anthropological Sciences (Guatemala)
Fernando Gomez, Spanish & Portuguese--"Foreign Sensibilities"
Thomas Heller, Law--"The Refinancing of the Argentine Electricity Sector"
John Rick, Anthropological Sciences (Peru)--"Excavations at Chavin de Huantar, Peru: The Origins of Authority"
Jorge Ruffinelli, Spanish & Portuguese (Mexico, Argentina, and Chile)--"Destruction and Restoration of Latin American Films"
Thomas Seligman, Art (Mexico)--"OSP Project in Mexico"
Thomas Sheehan, Religious Studies (El Salvador)--"Research on a Local Community-Building NGO in Guarjila"
Michael Tomz, Political Science (Argentina)--"Public Opinion and Economic Sophistication in South America"
Guadalupe Valdés, Spanish & Portuguese--"Casas de Cuidado Diario: Challenges in Preparing Women to Become Madres Cuidadores"
Grants from the Center for Latin American Studies are supported through the generosity of the Fundación Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, Hugh and Josephine Knott Knowles Fellowship, Edward J. and Margaret L. Soarez Fellowship, Human Rights Project, Cuba Gift Support, and John Johnson Gift funds, and Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
Visiting Professor Interviewed by Voice of America
Early this summer, Alfredo Molano, Tinker Visiting Professor and journalist, was interviewed for a nationally-syndicated Voice of America radio broadcast that aired on 18 June. VOA Focus Unit reporter Serena Parker interviewed him about the spread of Colombia's violence to surrounding nations. Although none of Professor Molano's comments were heard on air, he provided "context and background for the report," according to Parker.
The broadcast also included the comments of Professor Russell Crandall, a professor of political science at Davidson College in North Carolina. Crandall spoke at CLAS in January about the role of the U.S. in Colombia's violent internal warfare, giving a lecture entitled "From Drugs to Terrorism? U.S. Policy toward Colombia." Crandall's lecture was part of a series on Colombia that included a well-attended lecture by Professor Molano entitled "Políitica de paz del gobierno de Alvaro Uribe Vélez."
The Voice of America program reaches people around the world with weekly programming in 53 languages.
Belizean Scout Visit
Summer usually marks a quiet time at Bolívar House, but on July 1st, CLAS was honored and excited to play host to a coed Scout troop from Belize. After touring Stanford in the morning, the Scouts and their Berkeley counterparts and troop leaders joined CLAS staff for lunch at Bolívar House. Professor John Rickford from the Department of Linguistics was on hand to talk to the group. Over a casual meal, Professor Rickford shared his expertise on Central American and Caribbean creole dialects with the students, and even spoke to them in their own dialect.
The troop was in the Bay Area as part of an exchange program that initially took the Berkeley Scouts to Belize. While visiting the U.S., the group's coordinator, Ellen Georgi, arranged a series of activities that included camping in the High Sierras, an overnight stay on the U.S.S. Hornet in Oakland, and a tour of San Francisco's City Hall that included a personal appointment with Mayor Willie Brown.
CLAS was delighted to host the Scouts and we hope to pursue similar public outreach opportunities in the future.
Degree Programs Update
CLAS is in the process of applying for reinstatement of our B.A. and M.A. programs. Our proposal will be considered by the University during the 2003-2004 academic year. Please check our site in January, 2004 for an update.
Students who wish to major in Latin American Studies when our program is reinstated are encouraged to enroll in History 80: Culture, Politics, and Society in Latin America in the winter quarter, as well as other courses in Latin American Studies.