Organized by the Department of Black Studies
and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kiran Asher
Associate Professor of International Development and Social Change
Clark University
Luncheon 12:00 noon -1:45 p.m
W(h)ither Nature and Culture?
Environmental Imaginaries of Ethnic Movements in Latin America
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Dr. Asher is an interdisciplinary scholar with training in the natural sciences (B. Sc. Life Sciences, St. Xavier's College, Bombay, 1987; Masters of Environmental Management, Resource Ecology, Duke University, Durham, NC 1990) and social sciences (Ph.D. Political Science, Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Florida, 1998). Dr. Asher was a Rockefeller postdoctoral fellow (2001-2002) at the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University, NJ. She has carried out conservation-related fieldwork in India, China, the USA, and various Latin American countries including Colombia, and has worked as a biodiversity consultant for the World Bank, and as a gender consultant for several Colombian NGOs. |
Free and Open to the Public Pre-Registration Required.
Register here by Friday, March 22, 2013
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Contact: Ligia S. Aldana, director Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program State University of New York at New Paltz Old Main Building 204, 1 Hawk Drive New Paltz, New York 12561 Tel: (845) 257-3487 aldanal@newpaltz.edu
Sponsors: CAS College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Provost's Special Event Fund Department of Black Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program Department of English Black Student Union Latin American Student Union Latino Week Latino Cultural Center Spanish Club |
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The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program of rigorous academic work designed to give students a broad understanding of the people, history, politics, arts and cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean, with the broader goal of enhancing domestic and international career opportunities. Our program also promotes awareness of the relationships between Latin America and the United States and of the Latino community in the United States. Faculty from several departments teach courses focused on Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino topics. We offer courses in English, Spanish, and French, and encourage study abroad in Latin America, which include courses and internships in Ecuador and courses and service learning options in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. We sponsor and co-sponsor many academic, social and cultural events on campus every semester. Our close ties to the Department of Foreign Languages, other academic programs, and Latino and Caribbean student organizations are reflected in excellent attendance at our events.
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program is coordinated by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Committee, composed of faculty members in several disciplines who teach courses about Latin America and the Caribbean and provide academic advising to students who are majoring or minoring in the program. The Committee seeks to maintain high academic standards in the program by reviewing the progress of students and approving appropriate courses for credit towards students' programs.
