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The Washington Area Seminar
on the History of Latin America

October 14, 2011
2110 Taliaferro Hall
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742


Open to the public

Participants will discuss precirculated papers, available below.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

October 14, 2011 12:30-6:15
 

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Modernization Theory, Dependency Paradigms, and the "Colonial in Mexican Anthropology, 1945 1970
Karin Rosemblatt
Department of History, University of Maryland
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Brizolandia Inside and Out
Bryan McCann
Department of History, Georgetown University
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afro-Latinos in the United States Civil WarNavy, 1861-1865: Origins and Occupation
Barbara Josia
Department of History, City University of New York, John Jay College
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Ethnography and Inter American Dialogues: Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and the Shared Construction of Blackness and Indigeneity in Mexico after the Revolution
Ted Cohen
Department of History, University of Maryland
Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
6:30 pm Optional dinner to follow, details TBA.
As has been the tradition at WASHLA, we ask participants wishing to attend the dinner to pay for their meal

LODGING

1. Marriott Inn & Conference Center
University of Maryland, University College
3501 University Blvd E.
Adelphi, MD 20783
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasum-the-inn-and-conference-center-university-of-maryland-university-college/

This hotel is located on the grounds of the University of Maryland campus.
2. Holiday Inn College Park
10000 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/wascb
3. Quality Inn & Suites
7200 Baltimore Blvd.
College Park, MD, US, 20740
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-college_park-maryland-MD021?promo=gglocal

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING

Getting to the College Park Campus: The College Park Campus is accessible by Metro or Car. From the College Park Metro Station, a free shuttle bus will take you to the center of campus, across from the Stamp Student Union. Shuttles run every 10 minutes.

Parking: On Friday, October 14, you may park in Union Lane Garage for $12.00/day.

Visitor information can be found at: http://www.transportation.umd.edu/visitor/campusmap.html

If you have questions, please contact Professor Karin Rosemblatt at karosemb@umd.edu.

Co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies Center and the Miller Center for Historical Studies.

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Latin American Studies Center
3107 Taliaferro Hall, University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-6459
Fax: (301) 405-3665
Email: lasc@umd.edu