Culture and Violence Conference

Over the past three decades, the Andean region in Latin America has witnessed several different social upheavals: indigenous movements in Ecuador and Bolivia, land invasions in Colombia, the Shining Path in Peru. These upheavals are recent expressions of deep-seated conflicts within Andean societies, especially in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, that have longstanding historical roots. Moreover, when we analyze these societies? long-term history we become aware of the cyclical nature of erupting conflicts that recurrently have ethnic and cultural under- and pitch-tones. For some time now, humanists and social scientists have tried to understand how culture and violence interact in various settings and junctures. However, there has been no attempt to systematically ask the question about the links between culture and violence as a long-term social phenomenon. This is the question that frames the June 2007 Culture and Violence Conference. The goal is to obtain an understanding of the micro social, political, and economic build-up of power relations, violence, and culture. The conference will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2007 from 9:00-5:00 PM The event will be held in the Deutz Conference Room at the Institute of the Americas on the UCSD campus. The conference will also have a Chilean Arpillera exhibition and special presentation by curator Cecilia Ubilla, OASIS Language and Writing Coordinator at UCSD. In addition, Sunday, June 3, 2007 from 12:00-3:00 PM, the Chilean Arpillera exhibition will be open to the public. The all-day Saturday conference is presented by the UCSD Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. It is sponsored by a grant from the US Department of Education and is open to the public without charge.

Location: Deutz Conference Room, Institute of the Americas Building

Price: Free

Information: Those interested may reserve a seat by sending an email to Ruth Padr?n, or by phoning (858) 534-6050.