Often postgraduates conducting research in Latin America express a sense that they do not feel their training needs are fully met before going to the field. Methods courses available to them, whilst often of an excellent standard, do not always address the specific issues faced by researchers in Latin America. With this in mind, the …
Postgraduates in Latin American Studies Conference 2015: ‘Latin America on the World Stage’ 23rd and 24th June 2015, University of Cambridge Deadline for proposals: 13th March 2015 Postgraduates in Latin American Studies (PILAS), the postgraduate branch of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), invites postgraduate researchers to debate and reflect on Latin America’s place in …
Some weeks ago, Colombian media turned their attention to the most recent advances in the peace negotiations with one of the oldest guerrillas in the world, FARC. The announcement of an agreement regarding transitional justice mechanisms to be applied to FARC members was qualified as the main achievement during the negotiations so far. This sheds … Continue reading
Quería abrir un tema de discusión, que me involucra personalmente, el de ser activista y doctorante al mismo tiempo. Pongo doctorante en vez de académica porque creo que vale la pena especificar. Los problemas a enfrentar aun cuando sean de la misma índole siento que tienen condiciones e implicaciones diferentes a nivel personal al ser … Continue reading
PILAS Annual Conference 2014 – “Where is Latin America heading?” University of Sheffield, 12th and 13th of June PILAS, the postgraduate affiliate of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), is inviting postgraduate researchers to debate and reflect on the place of Latin America within a changing international context, in the wake of the 2008 … Continue reading
PILAS 2013 Documentary Listings Wednesday 19th 14.30-15.30 The University of Liverpool, Rendall Building, Lecture Room 8, Bedford Street South Pre conference public talk: Chile 40 Years onThree Short Films About ChileA trilogy by Michael Chanan made on a visit to Chile in November 2011. 1. Homage ･ 2. Community ･ 3. Protest 2012, 34mns Three glimpses … Continue reading
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME, PILAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2013 PROGRAMME Wednesday 19th 12:30 – 13:30 Registration Cypress Building Foyer 13:30 – 14:30 Welcome to the Annual Conference & Poster Festival Launch Posters, Cypress Building Foyer. All posters will be on display during the entire conference. During the conference launch on Wednesday time will be give for you … Continue reading
PILAS President, Sarah Parry, gives a brief run-down of last week’s SLAS conference in Manchester I’m just back from a fascinating and engaging two days at the SLAS conference, and want to convey my congratulations to the organisers on such a fantastic meeting. The SLAS conference is one which I hadn’t attended before, but I’ll … Continue reading
Academia.edu is a networking site for academics, created with the purpose of expanding and accelerating research. Members are invited to share their research papers with the community in order to make them more accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the specific topics being covered in your field; it allows you to follow the … Continue reading
(A Venezuelan “privado de libertad” learns how to use the camera with revolutionary collective, Colectivo Junaya – photo: Rachael Boothroyd) The 2013 PILAS Conference Committee is excited to announce that we will be holding a Latin American documentary festival as part of this year’s PILAS conference at the University of Liverpool. We would like to … Continue reading
PILAS Conference 2013 University of Liverpool 19th – 21st June 2013 “Towards a New Geometry of Power: Confronting Latin America’s Past in order to Shape its Future” CALL FOR PAPERS Students are invited to submit abstracts on ANY ASPECT of their research within the field of Latin American Studies for PILAS 2013. We are looking … Continue reading
PILAS Liverpool 2013 will include the first PILAS poster presentation space & all attendees are encouraged to submit a poster proposal. We think it may be of particular interest to those who are just beginning their postgraduate degrees & perhaps haven’t completed enough research to give a paper. Of course, those presenting a paper are … Continue reading
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