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Forty Years of Excellence in Training and Scholarship in Latin American Studies, 1964-2004 (conference program  )
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Pittsburgh is celebrating 40 years of excellence in training and scholarship. As one of the premier centers for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean, CLAS has had a far-reaching and academically critical impact on research and training in Latin American Studies, nationally and internationally. On December 3 and 4, 2004, we are hosting a conference on current approaches to training and scholarship in areas of Latin American Studies. Presenters and discussants will include distinguished CLAS alumni, faculty, students, and invited guests. We hope to welcome many alumni, faculty, and friends back to Pittsburgh on December 3 and 4. The conference will be webcast on our website both synchronously and asynchronously. For further information about the conference or accommodations, please contact Colleen McCafferty via email (cmcc@ucis.pitt.edu) or phone (412-648-7391).
All panels will be held in the Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh
Friday, December 3, 2004
Saturday, December 4, 2004
Friday, December 3, 2004
 Panel I:
Introduction by:
Kathleen Musante DeWalt, Director, Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Pittsburgh Moderator:
Burkart Holzner (Director, University Center for International Studies, 1980-2000)
Panelists:
- Cole Blasier (CLAS Founder and Director 1964-1974) In the Beginning (1960s) - The Impact of the Cold War on Latin American Studies and the Formation of Area Studies at the University of Pittsburgh; CLAS and LASA.
- Carmelo Mesa-Lago (CLAS Director 1974-86; Associate Director 1971-74; Assistant Director 1967-70) Building the Undergraduate Program and National Recognition of CLAS/Pitt (1970s)
- Mitchell A. Seligson (CLAS Director 1986-1992) Securing the Graduate Program (1980s)
- Billie R. DeWalt (CLAS Director 1993-2001) Innovation in Outreach (1990s)
- Joseph F. Dominic (Program Director, School of Education, The Heinz Endowments) The Heinz Endowments? Investment in Latin American Studies
Panel II: History and Society in Latin American Studies
Moderator:
- George Reid Andrews (Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh 1981-present)
Panelists:
- Alejandro de la Fuente (Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh 2000-present; PhD History, University of Pittsburgh 1996)
- Michael Ervin (Assistant Professor of History, Central Washington University; PhD History, University of Pittsburgh 2002)
- Betsy Konefal (Doctoral candidate, History, University of Pittsburgh)
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Panel III: Latin American Archaeology at the University of Pittsburgh
Moderator:
- James B. Richardson III (Professor of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 1967-present)
Panelists:
- María Auxiliadora Cordero (Managing Editor, Latin American Archaeology Publications, University of Pittsburgh; PhD Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 1998)
- Florencio Delgado (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; PhD Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 2002)
- Robert D. Drennan (Professor of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 1977-present)
- Michael Heckenberger (PhD Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 1996; Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida; PhD Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh 1996)
- Carl Langebaek (Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; PhD Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh1993)
Discussant:
- Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University; President, American Anthropological Association)
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Saturday, December 4, 2004
Panel IV: Social and Public Policy
Moderators:
- Barry Ames (Andrew W. Mellon Professor 1996-present and Chair 2001-present, Political Science, University of Pittsburgh)
- James Craft (Acting Director of CLAS 2000; Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh 1972-present)
Panelists:
- María José Alvarez (Doctoral student, Sociology, University of Pittsburgh)
- Fabio Bertranou (Principal Specialist, Organización Internacional del Trabajo; PhD Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh 1998)
- Eduardo Gamarra (Professor of Political Science and Director, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University; PhD Political Science, University of Pittsburgh 1987)
- John Markoff (Professor of Sociology; joint appointment with History and Political Science, University of Pittsburgh 1973-present)
- Arturo Porzecanski (Managing Partner, ABM Amro, New York; PhD Economics Pitt 1975)
Discussant:
- Mitchell A. Seligson (Centennial Professor of Political Science, and Fellow, Center for the Americas, Vanderbilt University 1986-2004; Director of
CLAS
1986-1992; Daniel H. Wallace Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh 1986-2004; PhD Political Science, University of Pittsburgh 1974)
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Panel V: Cultural Studies
Moderator:
- John Beverley (Professor 1969-present and Chair 2002-present, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh)
Panelists:
- José Julio Cisneros (Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; PhD Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh 1985)
- Hermann Herlinghaus (Professor, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh 2000-present)
- Lucia Herrera (Doctoral Student, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh)
- Keith McDuffie (Professor Emeritus; Chair 1975-1992 and Professor 1975-1999, Hispanic Languages & Literatures, University of Pittsburgh)
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Burkart Holzner (Director of the University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh 1980-2000; Distinguished Service Professor of International Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh)
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5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
- Kathleen Musante DeWalt, CLAS Director
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