Pensando Cuba

La sección de Crítica e Investigación de la AHS en La Habana le invita

a la inauguración del  6to Encuentro de Crítia e Investigación Joven

con la Conferencia:

Pobreza y desigualdad social en la Cuba de hoy.

Por: Dra. Mayra Espina

Salón de Mayo, viernes 6, 10:00 am

Pabellón Cuba, 23 esq. N

Mayra Espina es una socióloga cubana especializada en el tema de las

desigualdades, equidad y políticas sociales en Cuba. En la actualidad

es además oficial de la cooperación Suiza dirigiendo los proyectos de

desarrollo local

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Call for Papers: Negritud, International Conference

Negritud, the Journal of Afro-Latin American Studies [Negritud: Revista de Estudios Afro-Latinoamericanos] announces its 3rd International Conference, to be held March 22-24, 2012, in San Juan, Puerto Rico (exact venue to be announced). The deadline for submissions is January 14, 2012.

The organizers call for abstracts on any aspect of Afro-Latin American themes in literature, history, sociology, anthropology, archeology, musicology, pedagogy, and other fields of study, as well as creative writing in French, English, Portuguese, or Spanish. (Presentation time for papers is limited to 20 minutes.)

Potential participants should provide an e-mail message with a 200-word abstract and a cover letter listing the following: name (last, first); academic affiliation; title of the paper; address; telephone number; e-mail address. Please send submissions to the attention of Dr. Luis Miletti at negritudconference@yahoo.com.

[Many thanks to Don Walicek for bringing this item to our attention.]

For more information on the journal, see http://www.afrocubaweb.com/negritud.htm

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