Journées d’études 2010

Afroamérica hoy
Afro-América hoje
Les Amériques noires aujourd’hui

7.-8. Mai 2010 | 7 al 8 de mayo 2010

Universität Zürich | Völkerkundemuseum | Pelikanstrasse 40 | 8001 Zurich

Organización | Martín Lienhard | Romanisches Seminar der Universität Zürich|This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CALL FOR PAPERS (investigadoras/es jóvenes)

A lo largo de los años 1930-1960, aproximadamente, una pléyade de investigadores, de escritores y de artistas (entre ellos Fernando Ortiz, Melville Herskovits, Lydia Cabrera, Roger Bastide, Alfred Métraux, Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Amado, etc.) elaboraron una imagen relativamente coherente de lo que eran – a sus ojos – las sociedades, las culturas y, en particular, las religiones afroamericanas de su tiempo. En los últimos cincuenta años, la situación de las comunidades o grupos afroamericanos de América Latina y el Caribe ha experimentado profundas transformaciones en cualquiera de los aspectos de su vida. Al mismo tiempo, se han ampliado y diversificado los estudios afroamericanos, a menudo gracias a los aportes de investigadores procedentes de los propios sectores afroamericanos ; se han afirmado, al mismo tiempo, numerosos escritores y artistas afroamericanos.

Objetivo de estas jornadas interdisciplinarias será contribuir a un balance 1) de las transformaciones político-sociales y culturales que experimentaron las comunidades o los sectores afroamericanos en los últimos cincuenta años y 2) de los nuevos rumbos de la investigación, la literatura y las artes visuales de/en Afroamérica.

Ponentes confirmados : Aline Helg (Université de Genève), Jeferson Bacelar (UFBA, Salvador da Bahia), Gerardo Fulleda (Director del Teatro Rita Montaner, La Habana), Waldir Xavier (cineasta, Rio de Janeiro), Michaelle Ascencio (Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas), Moema Parente Augel (Universität Bielefeld), Rosario Nava (fotógrafa, México)

Dos « foros » se reservarán a investigadoras/es jóvenes que han trabajado o están trabajando sobre algún aspecto de la temática del coloquio. Invitamos a quienes desean participar en estos foros a someternos, hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2009, sus propuestas (con título y resumen) a Martín Lienhard (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Las intervenciones serán de 20 minutos, más 10 para el debate. Como el cupo está limitado, el comité organizador se reservará el derecho de seleccionar, hasta el 25 de enero de 2010, las propuestas que más se adecúen a los propósitos del coloquio.

La Sociedad suiza de americanistas (SSA/SAG) admite, como lenguas de trabajo, el español, el portugués, el inglés, el alemán y el francés. Para facilitar la comunicación y los debates, les recomendamos, sin embargo, servirse del español, del portuguéso, eventualmente, del inglés.

Evolution of an Academic Society

Evolution of an academic society

The Swiss Society of Americanists was founded in 1949. At first, it consisted mainly of Swiss anthropologists and ethnologists who conducted research in the Americas. Subsequently, the Society has included members from other countries and became open to many disciplines such as geography, art, history, literature, sociology, economics, etc. The Society brings together "people who are interested in the three Americas" to generate "better scientific and human knowledge of these three sub-continents, including their multicultural components" (art. 3 of the Contitution Articles of the SAG-SSA). Currently, it has about 300 members (individual and/or collective). Members come from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, archeology, art, education, economics, geography, history, human rights, law, philosophy, linguistics, sociology and urban studies. The Society owns an important thematic library hosted by the Geneva Museum of Ethnography located at the new and modern MEG building. The SSA is member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHS).

 

An Open Society: Culture and Science

The Swiss Society of Americanists, whose headquarters are in Geneva, aims to bring together people interested in the three Americas, seeking in particular the active participation of members from these regions, and to promote better scientific knowledge Relevant areas of human and anthropology, history, linguistics and ethnography. The Society assists with the publication of an annual newsletter, including articles in French, German, English, Spanish and Portuguese. The Society seeks to connect people who are interested in these studies.

SAG-SSA promotes the exchange of ideas and information among researchers from various disciplines who study the history, literature and culture of America. The Society promotes the exchange of ideas and information between its members through a newsletter "LA Revista", a forum for the exchange of concerns of the members, through an electronic newsletter, and through meetings, conferences, seminars, symposia, joint research projects, and any other means that the Society deems appropriate.

New paths

Today, the Society wants to increase its impact and open its activities to a wider audience. In addition to the strictly educational activities such as seminars, conferences and the publication of the Bulletin, considered essential to increase its offer:
• enrich the cultural production proposals and academic associative structures and unskilled individuals: support research and conferences or symposiums and artistic audiovisual documents to obtain a more complete image.
• create interfaces or areas of action to educate a wider audience about the issues raised and defended by the SSA.

An international network of research and scientific and cultural disclosure

The SSA brings together "people who are interested in the three Americas" to generate "better scientific and human knowledge of these three sub-continents, including their multicultural components". Currently it has about 300 members (individual or collective). Members come from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, archeology, art, education, economics, geography, history, human rights, law, philosophy, linguistics, sociology and urban studies. The SSA is a non-profit organization whose funding depends on the majority of contributions paid by its members, their projects also receive financial support from the SAHS. You can become a member of our Society and support our programs.

The Swiss Society of Americanists admits as working languages ​​Spanish, Portuguese, English, German and French. To facilitate communication and debate, the Company proposes the use of Spanish, Portuguese or English.

Main activities of the SAG-SSA

:: The organization of the Study Days every two years
:: The publication of a scientific journal, the Bulletin of the SSA (No. 1-70) that became "LA Revista" since number 71
:: The organization of conferences and colloquia
:: The publication of a newsletter (electronic version)
:: Managing a large collection of bibliographic resources and documentation about Americanist studies
:: Development and maintenance of a dedicated website: www.sag-ssa.ch
:: An online forum where researchers from different backgrounds could meet, exchange ideas, share their points view and their data.

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