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 * Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Friday Bulletin, September 28, 2007**

To have your event included in this bulletin, send information to Kristin by Thursday.


 * SEPTEMBER**


 * September 28 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “ZUZU ANGEL” - Based on a real story, this film tells the story of Zuzu Angel, a fashion designer whose son was tortured and killed by the military dictatorship in Brazil. (Portuguese) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * OCTOBER**


 * October 3 -** CLACS “Charla” Seminar Series - "Lost Bullets: Fetishes of Urban Violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", Dr. Ben Penglase, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies, Loyola University, Chicago


 * October 5 -** CASID/WID Friday Forum - “A Maroon Legacy? Sketching the Historical Geography of Live Fences in Central America,” Chris Duvall, Assistant Professor, Geography. 201 International Center, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.

Romance Languages Film Series – “CASA DE AREIA” - Set in the wilds of northern Brazil, this film explores the relationship between mothers and daughters. (Portuguese) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * October 10 -** CLACS “Charla” Seminar Series - "Capabilities and Remittance as an Advantage in Rural Micro Firms", Dr. Maria Josefa Santos, Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University and Researcher at the Institute of Social Research at the UNAM, Mexico. 201 International Center, 3:00-4:50.


 * October 12 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “ABRIL DESPEDAÇADO” - This Walter Salles film was inspired by a novel by Ismaïl Kadaré about a long-standing blood feud between two Brazilian clans. (Portuguese) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.**October 15 -** Deadline for abstracts for "Persistent Divides: Marginalization and Social Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean" Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, March 14-15, 2008


 * October 17 -** CLACS “Charla” Seminar Series - //"//The Puerto Rican Popular Theater, its Microhistories, and the Marginalized Discourses", Dr. Carlos Manuel Rivera, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Davidson College, North Carolina. 201 International Center, 3:00-4:50.


 * October 19 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “DELICATESSEN” - Cannibalism, comedy, tragedy and love are blended in this film about a clown who falls in love with a butcher’s daughter and uncovers a dark secret in her family. (French) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * October 23 -** History Department International Film Festival – “Chronically Unfeasible” – Brazil, 2000, hosted by Dr. Peter Beattie, 7:00 p.m. in A-133 Life Sciences.


 * October 24 -** CLACS “Charla” Seminar Series - "Memory, Violence, and Chilean Nationalism", Dr. Lesie Jo Frazier, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, Indiana University. 201 International Center, 3:00-4:50.


 * October 25-28 -** 2nd Annual International Conference on “ENGAGING THE OTHER”: The Power of Compassion (see end of bulletin for more information)


 * October 26 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “IL GRIDO” - To celebrate the work of Michelangelo Antonioni, come see this classic film from 1957, a neo-realist drama about the state of rural Italy in the 1950s. (Italian) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * October 27 -** 8th Annual Tropos Graduate Student Conference, sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Letters, MSU.


 * NOVEMBER**


 * November 2 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “FAURTEILS D’ORCHESTRE” - This is the story of Jessica, a waitress at a café who deals with clients who need her for a lot more than coffee. (French) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * November 7 -** CLACS “Charla” Seminar Series - The Hit Man in Recent Brazilian Film, Dr. Saulo Gouveia, Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Michigan State University. 201 International Center, 3:00-4:50.


 * November 9 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “CIDADE BAIXA” - Set in Salvador, Bahia, this film tells the story of two childhood friends involved in a love triangle. (Portuguese) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * November 16 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “APRÈS VOUS” - After stopping Louis from committing suicide, Antoine feels responsible for the man’s well-being. He tries to help Louis win back his girlfriend, but this turns his life upside down. (French) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * November 18** - Global Festival, Displays, entertainment, children's games and international foods will be available for you, your families and your students, MSU Student Union, Noon to 5 PM


 * November 20 -** History Department International Film Festival – “Sacachispas” – Argentina, 2005, hosted by Dr. Peter Alegi, 7:00 p.m. in A-133 Life Sciences.


 * November 30 -** Romance Languages Film Series – “DEMASIADO AMOR” - Two sisters, Laura and Beatrix, dream of moving to Spain. When they decide that Laura should leave first, Beatriz is left behind in Mexico, and in her loneliness she starts to lead three different lives. (Spanish) Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206), 5:00.


 * ANNOUNCEMENTS**


 * Bate-papo** – Meet at Espresso Royale on Grand River to partipate in Portuguese conversation, every Friday at 4:00pm.


 * Romance Languages Film Series.** Every Friday, you're invited to watch a great movie (subtitled in English) and hear French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. Be at the Old Horticulture auditorium (OHB 206) at 5:00.


 * Call for Abstracts** - Symposium -- "Persistent Divides: Marginalization and Social Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean" Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, March 14-15, 2008

Keynote Speakers:

Florence Babb, Women's Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville Donna Lee Van Cott, Political Science, University of Connecticut Francine Masiello, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Berkeley Grupo Escombros (multi-media artists), Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Latin American Studies Program at Grand Valley State University invites abstracts relating to the theme, "Persistent Divides: Marginalization and Social Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean." There is a distinguished history of scholarship and advocacy related to inequalities along the axes of class, race/ethnicity, and gender in Latin America and the Caribbean. More recently, scholars have begun to look at other arenas of inequality and social exclusion such as those related to sexual minorities, incarceration, human rights and the rule of law, and environmental degradation. Our goal in this symposium is to open up a dialogue among scholars exploring these different axes and arenas of exclusion and marginalization in the region both historically and in contemporary contexts. We invite submissions of abstracts of no more than 250 words from across the disciplines on one or more of these forms of marginalization and social exclusion. Proposed papers may explore empirical dimensions or cultural and artistic representations of marginalization and social exclusion. We ask that those submitting abstracts make explicit how their proposed paper connects to the symposium theme.

Symposium Format: The goal of this event is to develop an intimate, high quality dialogue among presenters and to publish the proceedings as a journal special issue or edited volume. Completed papers will be pre-circulated to all participants to enhance the quality of our discussions, and invited speakers will deliver public lectures, serve as discussants on panels, and lead a concluding plenary discussion that synthesizes the papers presented.

Due Date: Please send completed abstracts no later than October 15, 2007 to Area Studies or Barb Blankemeier, Area Studies Center, Grand Valley State University, 117 Lake Ontario Hall, Allendale, MI 49401. Please direct inquiries to: Joel Stillerman, Director, Latin American Studies Program, Grand Valley State University, 616-331-3129. Acceptance decisions will be made by Nov. 15, 2007 and the deadline for accepted papers is Feb. 1, 2008.


 * 2nd Annual International Conference on “ENGAGING THE OTHER”: The Power of Compassion**

An international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference examining concepts of “The OTHER” from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about concepts of "Us and Them." October 25-28, 2007, Dearborn, Michigan USA

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, Complete information is available at http://www.gencen.msu.edu/documents/Engaging_the_Other.pdf


 * Study Abroad program:** Summer 2008 (June 8 to August 1) - Ethics and History of Development and Health Care in Costa Rica (11 credits). This program examines the health care system in Costa Rica, a developing nation that has in many ways been successful in providing health care and other services. We will look historically and culturally at how its health care system came to be, and how it operates within the present political and social milieu. We will also examine from an ethical point of view the dilemmas that arise in providing health care effectively, efficiently and fairly, with limited resources. This is one, integrated class for which students will receive three 400-level credits of History and four 400-level credits of Philosophy. Students will also take Spanish language classes appropriate to their level, for which they will receive four MSU Spanish language credits. They will live with Spanish-speaking Costa Rican families within walking distance of our classrooms. There will also be the occasional rainforest, beach or volcano. For more information, see http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/costaethics.html or contact Fred Gifford, Department of Philosophy. There will be an information meeting for this program on Thursday, Sept. 27th at 5:00 p.m. in 205 Natural Sciences Building.

Kristin Janka Millar Coordinator, Undergraduate Program Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies 300 International Center Michigan State University Phone: 517-353-1690 Fax: 517-432-7471

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