Deseos de la disciplina: viaje etnológico al latinoamericanismo estadounidense

El modelo tradicional de historia literaria -caracterizado por su empeño en borrar las diferencias, emplazar un centro triunfal sobre lo periférico y naturalizar el concepto de lo unitario-, parece haber sido reemplazado por un paradigma más moderno, definido por la integración de lo plurirracial, pluriétnico y pluricultural en su propuesta. Stephen Greenblatt, leyendo desde el campo de los estudios literarios en lengua inglesa, ha observado que ese cambio es resultado tanto del examen crítico-ideológico de la cuestión como de la acción del capitalismo global sobre la producción simbólica. Sin embargo, señala Greenblatt, el modelo tradicional-nacional de historia literaria parece haber migrado "desde el centro a lo que alguna vez fue llamado la periferia". Examinar comparativamente el cariz de esta cuestión desde la perspectiva de los estudios literarios latinoamericanos producidos en los Estados Unidos, uno de los centros de mayor producción académica dentro del campo, puede ayudar a comprender los verdaderos alcances de las condiciones materiales del paradigma cultural existente en las varias y diferentes "historias literarias latinoamericanas". Este trabajo examina la presencia y significado de esas condiciones por dentro de los recientes ciclos de renovación de la crítica literaria latinoamericana producida en la universidad estadounidense, con especial atención tanto a la influencia pragmática planteada por sus específicas exigencias curriculares, como a las presiones de mercado que modelan la posicionalidad del investigador de las humanidades y la dirección teórica misma de sus investigaciones.

Deseos de la disciplina: viaje etnológico al latinoamericanismo estadounidense

El modelo tradicional de historia literaria -caracterizado por su empeño en borrar las diferencias, emplazar un centro triunfal sobre lo periférico y naturalizar el concepto de lo unitario-, parece haber sido reemplazado por un paradigma más moderno, definido por la integración de lo plurirracial, pluriétnico y pluricultural en su propuesta. Stephen Greenblatt, leyendo desde el campo de los estudios literarios en lengua inglesa, ha observado que ese cambio es resultado tanto del examen crítico-ideológico de la cuestión como de la acción del capitalismo global sobre la producción simbólica. Sin embargo, señala Greenblatt, el modelo tradicional-nacional de historia literaria parece haber migrado "desde el centro a lo que alguna vez fue llamado la periferia". Examinar comparativamente el cariz de esta cuestión desde la perspectiva de los estudios literarios latinoamericanos producidos en los Estados Unidos, uno de los centros de mayor producción académica dentro del campo, puede ayudar a comprender los verdaderos alcances de las condiciones materiales del paradigma cultural existente en las varias y diferentes "historias literarias latinoamericanas". Este trabajo examina la presencia y significado de esas condiciones por dentro de los recientes ciclos de renovación de la crítica literaria latinoamericana producida en la universidad estadounidense, con especial atención tanto a la influencia pragmática planteada por sus específicas exigencias curriculares, como a las presiones de mercado que modelan la posicionalidad del investigador de las humanidades y la dirección teórica misma de sus investigaciones.

Deseos de la disciplina: viaje etnológico al latinoamericanismo estadounidense

El modelo tradicional de historia literaria -caracterizado por su empeño en borrar las diferencias, emplazar un centro triunfal sobre lo periférico y naturalizar el concepto de lo unitario-, parece haber sido reemplazado por un paradigma más moderno, definido por la integración de lo plurirracial, pluriétnico y pluricultural en su propuesta. Stephen Greenblatt, leyendo desde el campo de los estudios literarios en lengua inglesa, ha observado que ese cambio es resultado tanto del examen crítico-ideológico de la cuestión como de la acción del capitalismo global sobre la producción simbólica. Sin embargo, señala Greenblatt, el modelo tradicional-nacional de historia literaria parece haber migrado "desde el centro a lo que alguna vez fue llamado la periferia". Examinar comparativamente el cariz de esta cuestión desde la perspectiva de los estudios literarios latinoamericanos producidos en los Estados Unidos, uno de los centros de mayor producción académica dentro del campo, puede ayudar a comprender los verdaderos alcances de las condiciones materiales del paradigma cultural existente en las varias y diferentes "historias literarias latinoamericanas". Este trabajo examina la presencia y significado de esas condiciones por dentro de los recientes ciclos de renovación de la crítica literaria latinoamericana producida en la universidad estadounidense, con especial atención tanto a la influencia pragmática planteada por sus específicas exigencias curriculares, como a las presiones de mercado que modelan la posicionalidad del investigador de las humanidades y la dirección teórica misma de sus investigaciones.

Bibliography for urban and regional planning in Latin America /

"Sponsored by Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Texas A&M University."

HIV Status Disclosure among Older African American Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2016-06

The experiences of Cuban American women attending a Hispanic serving institution and the influences on identity development

The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding and gather insight into the experiences of Cuban American women attending a 4-year, public, Hispanic Serving Institution and how those experiences influenced their identity development. This was accomplished by conducting in-depth interviews and focus groups with 12 self-identified Cuban American women who were classified as sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. All of the participants had attended Florida International University for at least 1 year. The women had varying degrees of on and off campus academic and campus involvement activities. Participants were asked about six topics: (a) family, (b) cultural influences, (c) gender, (d) ethical and moral development, (e) education, and (f) ethnic identity. Based on the coding of the data provided by the participants, several interconnected themes emerged including the importance of family, familial support, cultural pride, expected gender roles, core values, decision making, biculturalism, and the value of attending a Hispanic Serving Institution. These themes were found to be all related to the identity development of the participants. It was found that looking at identity through a multidimensional lens is essential. Looking at personal growth and development through anthropological, sociological, and psychosocial lenses gave greater insight to a population of students who have been largely underrepresented in the literature. The findings of this case study are that culture is contextual and identity development is complex for first and second generation Cuban American women attending a Hispanic Serving Institution in a majority minority city. It was found that several factors, including the importance of family and gender roles, were not found to be more important than one another; rather they supported each other in regards to the participants' identity development. The notion of biculturalism as it has been presented in the literature was challenged in this study as it was found that the participants' experiences living and attending a school in a majority minority city presented a new way of understanding what it might mean to be bicultural. For professionals in the field, the findings of this study may lead to a broader understanding of nuances within the Hispanic community and a better understanding of the distinctiveness of what it means to be a Cuban American woman.

Why and how multinational corporations influence the trade negotiation process in Latin America

This thesis examines two research questions: (1) Why do Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) try to influence trade negotiations in the Latin American context? and (2) How do MNEs influence the trade negotiation process in Latin America? The results show that the MNE's main reasons for participation are: (1) to gain market access and, specifically, to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers; (2) to create a beneficial regulatory environment for the MNE; and (3) to set the rules of the game by influencing the business environment in which its industry or its specific company is required to operate. The main approaches reported by the interviewees as to how MNEs participate are: (1) the MNE directly lobbies domestic government officials, principally the United States Trade Representative office; (2) a business, trade or industry association lobbies domestic government officials on the MNE's behalf; and (3) the MNE lobbies Congress.

Through the prisms of gender and power: Agency in international courtship between Colombian women and American men

Since 1999 Colombia has experienced dramatic increases in emigration, particularly the emigration of women towards the U.S. as fiancées of U.S. citizens or residents. Parallel to this trend is the increased number of websites facilitating these Colombian-American matches. This dissertation investigates the agency of Colombian women and American men who pursue romantic courtship through the services of International Marriage Brokers (IMBs) from the “Gendered Geographies of Power” (GGP) framework of analysis. It examines how both groups’ social locations, their positioning in multiple axes of differentiation including gender, nationality and social class, affects how and why they exert their agency across and within different geographic scales. Most importantly, it investigates the role the imagination plays (imagination work) in both men and women’s agency, an aspect of the GGP framework that has been under-researched and theorized to date. The research also finds that this imagination work is promoted and cultivated in deeply gendered ways by IMBs seeking to profit off this transnational courtship. ^ Employing data collected via interviews and content analysis of IMBs’ websites, the dissertation analyzes comparatively the expectations each group (women, men and IMBs) bring to their imagination work and experiences of the courtship marketplace. A central question posed and answered in the dissertation is “What do women and men courting each other in cyberspace seek and do they find it?” The dissertation finds that the men seek “traditional” women and the women seek “liberated” less “macho” men. Ironically, the men find Colombian women who are among the most “liberated” women in their homeland but who downplay this aspect of themselves in order to strategically find a more modern man and migrate abroad where they expect to find greater personal and professional opportunities.^

Sustainable rural development through alternative economic networks: Redefining relations in the commodity chain for export vegetables in western Guatemala

The current research considers the capacity of a local organic food system for producer and consumer empowerment and sustainable development outcomes in western Guatemala. Many have argued that the forging of local agricultural networks linking farmers, consumers, and supporting institutions is an effective tool for challenging the negative economic, environmental, and sociopolitical impacts associated with industrial models of global food production. But does this work in the context of agrarian development in the developing world? Despite the fact that there is extensive literature concerning local food system formation in the global north, there remains a paucity of research covering how the principles of local food systems are being integrated into agricultural development projects in developing countries. My work critically examines claims to agricultural sustainability and actor empowerment in a local organic food system built around non-traditional agricultural crops in western Guatemala. Employing a mixed methods research design involving twenty months of participant observation, in-depth interviewing, surveying, and a self-administered questionnaire, the project evaluates the sustainability of this NGO-led development initiative and local food movement along several dimensions. Focusing on the unique economic and social networks of actors and institutions at each stage of the commodity chain, this research shows how the growth of an alternative food system continues to be shaped by context specific processes, politics, and structures of conventional food systems. Further, it shows how the specifics of context also produce new relationships of cooperation and power in the development process. Results indicate that structures surrounding agrarian development in the Guatemalan context give rise to a hybrid form of development that at the same time contests and reinforces conventional models of food production and consumption. Therefore, participation entails a host of compromises and tradeoffs that result in mixed successes and setbacks, as actors attempt to refashion conventional commodity chains through local food system formation.^

An investigation of the relationship between maltreatment and alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems in African -American and Hispanic adolescent girls

Maltreatment experienced in childhood or adolescence is a known risk factor for later problem alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) use (Bailey & McCloskey, 2005; Shin, Edwards, Heeren, 2009). A growing body of empirical work has found significant associations between adolescent girls’ AOD use and maltreatment experiences. However, questions remain as to how this relation unfolds with African-American and Hispanic adolescent girls. Guided by four relational models that have been proposed in the literature, this study examined the links between maltreatment, trauma symptoms, and alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) problems in a sample of 170 African-American and Hispanic adolescent girls who were participants in a school-based AOD use intervention. Results of this study revealed that maltreatment experiences (physical and emotional abuse) were positively related to trauma symptoms, which were positively related to AOD problem severity, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependency, drug abuse, and drug dependency. Perceived discrimination moderated this relation between sexual abuse and trauma symptoms, such that more perceived discrimination resulted in a stronger effect of sexual abuse on trauma symptoms. Ethnic identity moderated the relation between sexual abuse and AOD problem severity, such that ethnic identity demonstrated protective properties in the relation between sexual abuse and AOD problem severity. My research adds to extant knowledge on the relation between maltreatment and AOD use in adolescent girls and suggests the importance of developing interventions targeting maltreatment and AOD use concurrently.

Asia and Latin America: A Pacific Connection?

Co-edited by Cristina Eguizabal, Director, LACC, FIU and Ariel Armony, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, UM, this issue examines partnerships being established, negotiated and consolidated between Latin America and Asia. Articles remind us of long-standing existing relationships between the two regions, but also discuss evolving ties and new dynamics that will likely influence interactions for years to come. The issue provides readers with a glimpse of the complexities that are shaping an important connection that the world is watching.

Latin Artist Panel Discussion

This flyer promotes the event "Latin Artist Panel Discussion" hosted by the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum.