2009 Student Conference on
Latin American Social and Public Policy
February 20-21 at the University of Pittsburgh
Friday, February 20, 2009
Main Venue: Library, Pittsburgh Athletic Association
(4215 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213)
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast (Patrician Room)
9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome (Library)
9:30-10:50 a.m. Political Economy of Development in Latin America (Library)
- "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Education Systems in Nicaragua and Costa Rica" – Ted D. Serrant (University of Pittsburgh)
- "The Impact of Chinese Consumption of Venezuelan Oil on American Political Interests" – Heather Imboden (University of Pittsburgh)
- "The Microfinance Movement in Oaxaca, Mexico: Institutional or Revolutionary?" – Ian R. Carrillo (University of Kansas)
- “Public-Private Partnerships in Solid Waste Management: Sustainable Development Strategies for Brazil” – Shani E. Kruljac (University of Florida)
Discussant: Nita Rudra, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Nestor Castaneda-Angarita, University of Pittsburgh
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Special Talk - Introduction by Anibal
Democratization in Central America: risks to political stability
by Jorge Vargas-Cullell
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch (Patrician Room)
1:00-2:20 p.m. Peruvian Development: The History of NGOs, Formation of the Organic Intellectual and Sustainability (Library)
- “Symmetry, Organic Intellectuals, and Globalization” – Chad Dorn (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Conflict, Post-Conflict, and Religious Organizations in Peru” – Bridgett Himel (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Global Citizens Promoting Sustainable Development Through Service-Learning” – Jessica Oates, Nora Siewiorek, Treva Clark (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant: Maureen Porter, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Jorge Enrique Delgado, University of Pittsburgh
2:30-3:50 p.m. Gender, Race and Religion: Shaping Cultural Identity (Library)
- "The Politics of Language: Spanish-Speaking Latinos in the United States" – Laura Macía (University of Pittsburgh)
- "Gender Violence in the Media: A Critical Analysis of Three Brazilian Newspapers" – Linda Marie Rowe (University of Pittsburgh)
- "Religion and Protective Labor Legislation in Uruguay, 1900-1920" – Lars E. Peterson (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Motherhood in the Context of Migration: Latin American Migrant Mothers in Pittsburgh” – Yolanda Hernandez-Albujar (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant: Gonzalo Lamana, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Gabriela Nunez, University of Pittsburgh
4:00-5:50 p.m. Keynote Address (Main Dining Room)
Introduction by Kathleen DeWalt (Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh)
“Education and Neoliberal Globalization in Latin America”
Carlos Torres
Ph.D., International Development Education
Professor, Social Sciences and Comparative Education
Director, Paulo Freire Institute
at University of California, Los Angeles
**RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT KATHLEEN DEWALT'S HOME**
Please RSVP by February 18, 2009 to bravo@pitt.edu
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Saturday February 21, 2009
Main Venue: Library, Pittsburgh Athletic Association
8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Patrician Room)
9:00-10:20 a.m. Perspectives in Latin American Education (Library)
- "Using Socio-Historic Frameworks to Analyze Educational Issues: Positioning Proyecto Andino de Tecnologías Campesinas Against the Dominant Educational Paradigm" – Keith Trahan (University of Pittsburgh)
- "Access to Higher Education in Brazilian Universities" – Kimberlee Eberle (University of Pittsburgh)
- "The Affordability of Higher Education for Poor Socio-Economic Classes in Brazil and Mexico" – Robin Sweitzer (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Scholarship in Latin America: Obstacles and Trends in Journal Publication” – Jorge Enrique Delgado (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant: W. James Jacob, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Chad Dorn, University of Pittsburgh
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Social Policy and Ethnic Minorities in Latin America (Library)
- “Black Movements’ Political Dynamics in Brazil and Colombia” – Marcio André de Oliveira dos Santos (Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro)
- “Indigenous Collaboration and Community Objectives: Creating Standards in Peru’s Educacion Intercultural Bilingüe” – Dexter Hough-Snee (San Diego State University)
- “Intercultural Health Services in Peru: Understanding Indigenous People’s Demands” – Maria Amalia Pesantes (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant: Elizabeth Monasterios, Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Katie Warner, University of Pittsburgh
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch (Patrician Room)
1:00-2:20 p.m. Transforming Tradition: Cuenca, Ecuador (Library)
- "An Investigation into the Methods of Preferred Healing for Different Illnesses among Cuencanos and the Reasons Why" – Chelsea Fitzgerald (University of Pittsburgh)
- “The Effect of Transnational Migration on Family Structure and Gender Roles in Cuenca, Ecuador” – Angelina Zamary (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Labor and Autonomy in Cuenca, Ecuador: A Comparative Study Between Market Women in the Informal Economy and the Middle Class Women” – Kate Lasky (University of Pittsburgh)
- "Sociological Impact of Dollarization in Cuenca, Ecuador" – Keely Carney (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant: María Auxiliadora Cordero, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Chad Dorn, University of Pittsburgh
2:30-4:00 p.m. Social Concerns in the Consolidating Democracies of Latin America (Library)
- “Explaining Patterns of Popular Movements in Latin America, 1980-2000” – Yen-Pin Su (University of Pittsburgh)
- “Redefining Populism: An Examination of Ideology and Identity in Contemporary Bolivian Populism” – John Hartman (University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown)
Discussant: Anibal Perez-Linan, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Nestor Castaneda-Angarita, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by the Latin American Social and Public Policy Program of the Center for Latin American Studies, with financial support from a grant to the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies from the U.S. Department of Education (Title VI), and from the Institute for International Studies in Education.
