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La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2014, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Elizabeth Mahan Fund for Graduate Studies
- Patrick "Pato" Hebert Art Installation
- Eyzaguirre Lecture: Diana Taylor
- Generation Sex: Teatro Luna
La Voz Fall 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Fall 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Lewis Gordon
- TAULA Pablo Lapegna
- Working Groups
- Migrant Farm Workers
Cultural Sensitivity In The Archives: Digitizing Controversial Materials, A Balancing Act, Marisol Ramos
Cultural Sensitivity In The Archives: Digitizing Controversial Materials, A Balancing Act, Marisol Ramos
UConn Library Presentations
What is the role and responsibility of the archives when considering giving access to potentially controversial material? How cultural sensitivity can serve as a framework to balance access to material that may hurt the feeling of individuals or groups? These are some of the questions discussed in this presentation. The presentation will focus on two cases at the University of Connecticut where issues about cultural sensitivity have an impact in the decisions taken to digitize the collections. In specific, I discussed working with sensitive cultural materials which have the potential to hurt, embarrassed or infuriate different type of stakeholders. I …
La Voz Spring 2013 Issue Two, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2013 Issue Two, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Favianna Rodriguez
- Pia Barros
- Javier Diaz
- TAULA
La Voz Spring 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz Spring 2013, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies
La Voz
In this issue:
- Rigoberta Menchu Tum
- Migrant Farm Workers
- CTLatinoNews
- Curtis Acosta
- Tinker Field Research Grants
Farmer Suicides In Maharashtra, India: Facts, Factors, And Possible Fixes, Jennifer Guha
Farmer Suicides In Maharashtra, India: Facts, Factors, And Possible Fixes, Jennifer Guha
Honors Scholar Theses
This paper looks at the phenomenon of farmer suicides in India, specifically in the state of Maharashtra. There is not one single cause for the suicides; therefore this paper looks at the several compounding factors (political, economic, and social) that influence the decision of the farmers to commit suicide. Lastly, this paper analyzes policies and preventative measures in order to make a final recommendation.
The Post-Communist Way: Negotiating A New National Identity In Hungary, Sarah Fabian
The Post-Communist Way: Negotiating A New National Identity In Hungary, Sarah Fabian
Honors Scholar Theses
The riots of 2006 were the most violent clash between civilians and the state that Hungary witnessed since the 1956 Revolution. Why is Hungary still struggling with political legitimacy and economic structural problems twenty years after the 1989 democratic transition to democracy and free-market economy?
Building on the model of partial reform equilibrium proposed by Joel Hellman, I argue that Hungary’s “negotiated revolution,” ironically failed to negotiate a new national identity and complete the transition, as vested interest groups were successful in blocking needed political, economic and social reforms. The former Communist elite who were still in key government posts …
Eurotech Students In Germany: Preparation, Experience And Outcome, Daisy A. Michaels
Eurotech Students In Germany: Preparation, Experience And Outcome, Daisy A. Michaels
Master's Theses
Higher education study abroad programs for U.S. students are on the rise. A variety of undergraduate disciplines are being coupled with international components to bring U.S. students to a higher level of global awareness to meet the demands of today’s economy. The University of Connecticut’s Eurotech Program is an example of this trend. Its students earn degrees in both German and engineering in a five year program. They are given practical training through study and internships in Germany under the auspices of the Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program. One of the Eurotech Program’s major goals is to enhance job opportunities for its …
An Assessment Of The Social Impact Of Feminist Network Organizing: A Qualitative Study Of The First Nepali Women's Global Network (Nwgn) Conference, Barret Katuna
Master's Theses
In this study, the author examines the efforts of one transnational feminist network, the Nepali Women’s Global Network (NWGN) to organize through a conference addressing gender inequality matters that shape the experiences of Nepali women on a global and national level and the variant experiences of conference participants based on their social locations. Recognizing the complexity of individual social change on a personal level as well as process-based institutional social change challenging social norms, the author posits the following two research questions 1) Can conferences organized by feminist networks initiate social change? and 2) How can feminist networks best promote …
Embedding Latin American Archives Into Library Instruction And Practice, Marisol Ramos
Embedding Latin American Archives Into Library Instruction And Practice, Marisol Ramos
UConn Library Presentations
Being both a librarian and an archivist/curator, it is one of my jobs to find ways to embed primary sources into my library instruction. This paper discuss the ways that I have found to integrate the Latin American and Caribbean archival holdings that I manage in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center into my library services. I will discuss briefly some of the strategies, such as digitization projects, LibGuides and Show and Tells events, that I have used to bridge my archival work with my library work to provide better services to my constituents.
Finding Latino/As: Library Tools To Discover And Mine Social Data And Statistics For Latino/Hispanic Populations In The United States, Marisol Ramos, Shikha Sharma
Finding Latino/As: Library Tools To Discover And Mine Social Data And Statistics For Latino/Hispanic Populations In The United States, Marisol Ramos, Shikha Sharma
UConn Library Presentations
The purpose of this presentation is to clarify the difference between Data Mining from Mining for Data when searching for information about the United States Latino/Hispanic American population and what tools are available at the Homer Babbidge Libraries for our faculty and students doing this type of research.
This presentation was part of the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Institute's Terturlia series, March 31, 2010.
Surveying History At The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Richard Ashby Wilson, Ahmad Wais Wardak, Andrew Corin
Surveying History At The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Richard Ashby Wilson, Ahmad Wais Wardak, Andrew Corin
Research Papers
No abstract provided.
The Treatment Action Campaign's First Decade: Success Achieved?, Jung Cho
The Treatment Action Campaign's First Decade: Success Achieved?, Jung Cho
Honors Scholar Theses
South Africa is known to have the largest HIV epidemic in the world with 5.7 million people currently living with HIV, according to UNAIDS. In light of the crisis, South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has led the social movement for increased treatment access for people living with HIV through lobbying the government, multinational pharmaceutical companies, and grassroots campaigning. Since it's founding a decade ago, TAC has been highly acclaimed both regionally and internationally for its success. In order to determine the success of this social movement organization, social movement theories, such as mobilization potential, external political opportunity structure, and …
Water, Sugar, And Power: Irrigation In Southern Puerto Rico During The Late Nineteenth Century, Marisol Ramos
Water, Sugar, And Power: Irrigation In Southern Puerto Rico During The Late Nineteenth Century, Marisol Ramos
Published Works
The purpose of this thesis was to address an important element in the study of the sugar cane industry in Puerto Rico that has been neglected in its literature: water. By analyzing the failure of the Guayama Irrigation Project of 1864-1866, the thesis showcased the importance of water and the establishment of irrigation projects to local hacendados as an strategy to address the vulnerability that the sugar cane industry at the time was facing: falling prices, low capacity, and the ever present danger of droughts, which the colonial government was unable to solve for lack of liquid capital.