[Commlist] cfp: Conference on Latin America

Online Conference
7th, 8th and 9th June 2021

http://conferenciaventana.org <http://conferenciaventana.org>


In this edition, Ventana IIIaims to continue developing a critical 
discussion about Latin America and its relation to the rest of the 
world. This year, the organisation committee proposes to focus on the 
Glocalto reflect on the tensions between the local and external agents 
in Latin America.

The adjective Glocalis a multivalent term which is observed in various 
disciplines, contexts and systems. It can be concisely defined as 
“thinking global acting local”. Glocalhas become a key concept usually 
employed by social sciences and humanities to think about the relation 
between the global and the local in a globalised world. Likewise, the 
Glocalis a fundamental notion for post-colonial theories so that its 
connection with Latin America is manifest and pertinent. For Diana 
Brydon, “the trend toward the local can represent a turn towards an 
intense engagement with the particular as retaining some autonomy from 
global currents, or it can mark a renewed awareness of how local and 
global are now intermeshed in ways we are still struggling to understand”.

We suggest two main approaches to this phenomenon. The first one refers 
to the various modes in which Latin American communities and individuals 
have reacted historically to globalisation’s external inputs from the 
conquest to the present. Thus, experiences of self-governance, women 
groups, social minorities, indigenous cooperatives, ecological and 
environmental groups, educational and artistic practise from 
non-European perspectives, and so forth, would be part of this approach.

The second perspective appeals to think of the future of Latin America. 
Jeremy Rifkin claims that as a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 
crisis, globalisation has finished so that we must think in terms of 
glocalisation.Since the world is facing one of the most dramatic and 
radical challenges of history, we invite people to reflect on how Latin 
America will confront the globalisation crisis predicted by several 
thinkers for the upcoming years from local initiatives.





Call for Papers and Workshops

We invite scholars and early-career researchers from the Arts and 
Humanities, social sciences, and other disciplines to partake through 
any of the two modalities we have considered this year: workshops andpapers.

Because of the ongoing global pandemic, we have decided that this 
version of Ventana will take place online.

Workshops:

These workshop sessions aim to develop more dynamic, challenging, and 
focalised discussions on specific subjects of interest to the attendant 
public.

Applicants should submit a single document of 500 words,including the 
following points:

  *
    Title of the Workshop
  *
    A short description of the workshop describing the theme,
    methodology, implementation, type of activities planned, aims,
    research question, target audience and any specific technical
    requirement. (400 words)
  *
    3 to 5 Keywords
  *
    Monitoring team, including full names, affiliations, emails, and a
    brief biography (no more than 100 words) (Workshops can be run by
    one personor a team of up to 3members)
  *
    Workshops must consider an online modality.
  *
    If a specific online platformis required to facilitate the workshop,
    this must be stated in the proposal.


Applications must be sent to (conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com)>before the deadline scheduled for 
the 9th of April 2021.

If the proposal is accepted, the workshop session should have a duration 
of 2 hrs,consideringa group of between 12-20 attendees. During that 
time, the workshop moderator will be able to introduce the subject, 
develop activities and lead the discussion on the main topic (a15 
minutes break must be considered).

Papers:
Applications must consist of a 250-word abstract,3-5 keywords, a short 
biography and institutional affiliation, all integrated into one pdf or 
word file. This document must be sent to (conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com)>before the deadline scheduled for 
the 9th of April 2021.

In the case of being accepted, speakers should consider between 15 and20 
minutes-longfor their presentation.

Applications must be sent to (conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(conferenciaventana /at/ gmail.com)>before the deadline scheduled for 
the 9th of April 2021.


Some topics for both papers and workshops could be (but not limited to):

  *
    Globalisation and development
  *
    Feminism in Latin-America
  *
    Civil society and social movements
  *
    Ethnic groups and minorities
  *
    Democracy and civic participation
  *
    Security, conflicts and justice
  *
    Environment, landscape and natural resources
  *
    Education
  *
    Arts, culture and history



Any further questions should be addressed to Yael López 
(yalt500 /at/ york.ac.uk) <mailto:(yalt500 /at/ york.ac.uk)>or Javier Montalvo 
(jam603 /at/ york.ac.uk) <mailto:(jam603 /at/ york.ac.uk)>

Website: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/ventana3/home 
<https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/ventana3/home>


Publishing of the papers and workshops

Ventana IIIconference has made a partnership with the Academic journal 
Tensões Mundiais <https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/tensoesmundiais>. 
For that purpose, a selection of the best papers as well as the 
workshops’ main results might be published in the journal after an 
editorial process. Further information will be provided at due time.


Funding and Financial Information

Ventana IIIdoes not consider any funding or economic backing for 
attendees, workshop monitors, nor speakers. Nonetheless, we are willing 
to offer support if people ask for acceptance letters or any other 
certificate necessary to apply for external funding.




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