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In this section Fall 2007 Archive 2003-2005 Archive Winter 2008 Archive Spring 2008 Archive Quick links Search this site Brujula Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas Join our listserv (HIA) (non UCD users contact Christina Siracusa) Hemispheric Institute on the Americas 5211 Social Sciences and Humanities, Davis, CA 95616 Charles Walker (Director) Christina Siracusa (Program Coordinator) casiracusa@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-3046 phone (530) 752-5655 fax

Hemispheric Institute on the Americas > Archive > Spring 2008 Archive Personal tools Log in Spring 2008 Archive Picnic Day Parade HIA-sponsored Latin groups dancing in parade. Many countries were represented. Festival Latinoamericano, ChileCAD, UEPAGE and Club Latino all joined in the festivities. The youth community participated as well. Fri, May 2, 3pm John Beverley "The Neoconservative Turn in Latin American Literary and Cultural Criticism" Wed, April 2, noon SSH 5214 Brown Bag Series Marco Curatola Petrocchi, (History, PUC, Lima) "La extraña abjuración del último soberano Inca" (The Strange Abjuration of the Last Inca Sovereign) Lecture in Spanish (Tupac Amaru, 1572) In-House Talent Series/ Brown Bag Series Wed, May 21, noon, SSH 5214 Jelmer Eerkens (Anthropology) "Mining and Pigment Production in Ancient Nasca Society" In-House Talent Series/ Brown Bag Series Wed, April 16, noon, SSH 5214 Claudia Darrigrandi (Spanish Department) "Latin American Urban Representations" Wed, April 23, noon SSH 5214 Brown Bag Series Astrid Stensrud "Negotiating life through economic and ritual activities in Cusco, Peru" Tue, April 29, noon, SSH 5214 Centolia Maldonado Vásquez and Bernardo Ramírez Bautista "Indigenous Mexican Migration to the U.S. and its Impact on the Communities of Origin" Video Presentation: Mujeres que se organizan avanzan Mon, May 5, noon, SSH 5214 Julieta Paredes, Bolivian anarcho-feminist with Mujeres Creando "With our bodies and our souls: thinking feminism from the Andes" (Presentation in Spanish) Trailer Wed, March 5, 7pm, 1322 Storer Made in L.A. Documentary Film Q&A with filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar About 150 people came to the viewing of the documentary film. Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo, Profesor Almerindo Ojeda and two representatives from SPEAK inform the audience about different organizations on campus such as HIA, CSHR and SPEAK. Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo answer questions after the viewing. More than 100 people stayed for the Q&A after the viewing. Jan-March, 8am-5pm SSH 5th floor Photo Exhibition Natalia Deeb Sossa, Sociology Feb. 12-April 1, Buehler Alumni Center and The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Photo Exhibition Yuyanapaq - To Remember Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A compelling look at political violence in Peru between 1980 and 2000. The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission brought together 250 photographs in a powerful exhibit. Now, 40 of these striking and touching photos that shed light on the human dimensions of a war-torn society will be shown at UCD. Presented with the support of the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas and the Department of Religious Studies FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC To arrange a guided tour for your class, contact casiracusa@ucdavis.edu Yuyanapaq:  Reception and Director's Talk, Tuesday, February 12 Christina Siracusa, Program Coordinator Cristián Castro and HIA Director Charles Walker discuss details about some photographs. UCD Professor Yvette Flores studies the pictures to plan a tour for her class. Visitors study the pictures that depict violence in metropolitan areas. Norwegian visiting scholar Astrid Bredholt Stensrud visited the exhibit. Kim Davis examines one of the photographs. HIA Director provides context on the origins of the photographic exhibit. Many visitors attended lecture and reception. Fri, Jan 18, 12-1pm SSH 5214 Brown Bag Series - flyer Silvana de Paula, Sociology Institute for Research of the State of Rio de Janeiro The Migration that Speaks Portuguese in California Fieldwork Notes Mon, Jan 14, 12-1pm Voorhies 126 Americas' Issues Series- Book presentations Bettina Ng'weno (African American and African Studies) Turf Wars:  Territory and Citizenship in the Contemporary State Julie Sze (American Studies) Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice Zoila Mendoza (Native American Studies) Creating Our Own: Folklore, Performance, and Identity in Cuzco, Peru Wed, Jan 9, 12-1pm SSH 5214 Book presentation William Skuban, Fresno State University Lines in the Sand: Nationalism and Identity on the Peruvian-Chilean Frontier 3-4pm Seminar "From Grad student to Professor and from Dissertation to Book" Wed, Feb 13, noon SSH 5214 Brown Bag Series Natalia Deeb Sossa, Sociology ”Difficulties Accessing: Sexual and Reproductive Health in North Carolina: Latinas’ Stories and Photographs" Wed, March 12, 5pm, Instruction Room (Shields) Library Latin American Cinema Exhibit Series Presentations Robert McKee Irwin, Spanish "Latin American Golden Age Film: Mexico's Role in Shaping a Hemispheric Consciousness" Ana Peluffo (Spanish) "Gender and Ethnicity in Lucrecia Martel's La Ciénaga"