The University of New Mexico’s Latin American and Iberian Institute presents colloquium, ”Interdisciplinary Methods in Colonial Studies in the Americas: Exchanges over space and time,” Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, at UNM.
The event is free and open to the public, but because seating is limited, registration is requested. Go to http://laii.unm.edu/cswg/register.phpre to register.
“We invite everyone who is interested in the activities of colonial Latin Americans, as well as connections from this period to Pre-Hispanic antecedents and modern extensions, to attend presentations – in English, Spanish or Portuguese – to be made by members of five panels,” said Cynthia Radding, director, LAII.
Each speaker will provide an overview of an aspect of his or her research. The
topics are interdisciplinary, and the participants will represent several scholarly disciplines.
“There will be ample time for discussion so that panelists can benefit from comments grounded in the research perspectives of other fields; as well as to receive comments and questions from the audience,” Radding said.
The program includes, “Lived Experience and Transculturation,” organized by Kathryn McKnight, associate professor, Spanish and Portuguese.
This panel discussion will look at methods used to understand how cultures and societies, and the individuals who made them up experienced, understood and expressed the transformations that occurred in the early Americas, whether those changes responded more to intercultural contact, inter-group violence, or the inequalities born of conquest and colonial life.
“Pedagogical Applications for Educators Panel,” organized by María Kelly, LAII.
The panel includes community experts discussing the possibilities of application and implementation of the materials presented for use in the area K-12 school classrooms. The panel consists of a resource teacher, art teacher, a museum curator and an art historian.
Educators attending the panel will receive a certificate for professional development for 3.5 hours issued by the Center for Latin American Resources and Outreach (CLARO).
“Markets and Economies,” is organized by Kimberly Gauderman, associate professor, History; and Celia López-Chávez, associate professor, Honors. Colonial Latin American markets and economies developed their own dynamics and distinct characteristics. As networks of economic and cultural exchange, markets provide a window into continuous negotiations over definitions of status, racial identity, and gender norms. The panelists in this session will address colonial Latin America’s multi-cultural traditions of economic exchange.
“Modes of Communication,” is organized by LAII’s María Elena Bernal García, and Merideth Paxton. During the Colonial period, peoples of the Americas communicated with each other and the supernatural world verbally and visually, as well as through performing arts. This session analyzes the creative combinations that have developed from Pre-Columbian times onward.
The central focus of the presentations is how modes of communication remained constant or were altered at crucial historical points in order to defend the cultural identity of the group and its human, civil, and religious rights.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu