Call for papers IAS Nov 2021 Laredo English
LAREDO, TEXAS, USA Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IAS 2020 conference at Texas A&M International University was postponed. The conference has been rescheduled to take place …
NEWS: “Walls, Bridges, and Borders in the Americas, November 11-13, 2021”, IAS Prize for Best Thesis or Dissertation and IAS Prize for Best Thesis or Dissertation and IAS Prize for Best Essay or Article in Inter-American Studies
“Walls, Bridges, and Borders in the Americas,” Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sixth Conference of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS), “Walls, Bridges, and Borders in the Americas,” at Texas A&M …
In memoriam Josef Raab (1960 – 2019)
It is our sad duty to announce the passing of Josef Raab, the Founding President of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS-EIA). Josef Raab passed away on the …
Pérez Rosario, Vanessa, ed. Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement. 2010
Hispanic Caribbean Literature of Migration: Narratives of Displacement is a collection of thirteen chapters that explores the literary tradition of Caribbean Latino literature written in the U.S. beginning with Jose …
Ragland, Cathy. Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations. 2009
Música norteña, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the …
Manuel, Peter, ed. Creolizing Contradance in the Caribbean. 2009
The contradance and quadrille, in their diverse forms, were the most popular, widespread, and important genres of creole Caribbean music and dance in the nineteenth century. Throughout the region they …
Rodriguez, Clara E. Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood. 2008
Heroes, Lovers, and Others tells the fascinating history of Latino actors in American film from the silent era to today. Rodriguez examines such Latino legends as Desi Arnaz, Dolores del …
Castells, Manuel. The Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture Volume I. 2009
A little over a decade since its first publication, the hypotheses set out in Manuel Castells’ groundbreaking trilogy have largely been verified. In a substantial new preface to the first …
Grewal, Inderpal. Transnational America: Feminisms, Diasporas, Neoliberalisms. 2005
“Transnational America” is a path-breaking study of the production of middle-class Indian and American citizens in the context of late-twentieth-century neoliberalism. Inderpal Grewal considers how the circulation and travels of …
Gilbert, Joseph M., Daniela Spenser. In from the Cold: Latin America’s New Encounter with the Cold War. 2008
Over the last decade, studies of the Cold War have mushroomed globally. Unfortunately, work on Latin America has not been well represented in either theoretical or empirical discussions of the …