Latin Americanists in Wales

Seminars bringing together scholars from across the region

Seminar One: 24 January 2014, 9.30-4.30

Power, Memory & Global Context

Main Hall, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth Universit

Seminar series organised by Dr Lucy Taylor (Aberystwyth) and Dr Lloyd Davies (Swansea)

 

 

Seminar 1     24 January (Aberystwyth)

Welcome and coffee: 9.30-10.00

  • 10-10.40 – Guy Baron (Department of European Languages, Aberystwyth):  Internet in Cuba
  • 10.40-11.20 – Emma-Jayne Abbots (Trinity St David) Gendered Migration in Ecuador

Coffee 11.20-11.30

  • 11.30-12.10 – Nina Wiesehomeier (Swansea) Presidents in Ideological Space
  • 12.10-12.50 – Matthew Richards (Department of European Languages, Aberystwyth) Poverty Reduction in Peru

Lunch: 12.50- 1.30

  • 1.30-2.10 – Penny Dransart (Trinity St David) Nomadism in Chilean Border Territory
  • 2.10-2.50 – Flavio Sanza (Swansea): Against Spanish imperialism: Bartolomé De Las Casas

Tea:  2.50-3-00

3.00-3.40 – Lucy Taylor (Aberystwyth) The Conquista del desierto and Argentine Nation Building

3.40-4.20 – Geraldine Lublin (Swansea) Shifting Memories in Welsh Patagonia

A warm welcome is extended to all who would like to attend the seminar 

For further information, contact the organisers:

We are extremely grateful for the support of the Institute of Latin American StudiesRegional Seminar Series Grant Scheme, and Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities.