******************************************************
*        http://www.anthropologymatters.com            *
* A postgraduate project comprising online journal,    *
* online discussions, teaching and research resources  *
* and international contacts directory.                *
 ******************************************************


Dr James Staples
British Academy Research Fellow
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG.

Tel: +44(0)20 7898 4094
Email: [log in to unmask]

*************************************************************
*           Anthropology-Matters Mailing List                 *
* To join this list or to look at the archived previous       *
* messages visit:                                             *
* http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML   *
* If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all    *
* those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to:   *
*        [log in to unmask]                  *
 *************************************************************



******************************************************
*        http://www.anthropologymatters.com            *
* A postgraduate project comprising online journal,    *
* online discussions, teaching and research resources  *
* and international contacts directory.                *
 ******************************************************

Dear All,

I hope you are all well. I wanted to draw your attention to a workshop 
I'm organising at the end of this month here in Cambridge, in case it is 
of interest to you or any of your students. The workshop is called ''Red 
October' One Year On: Prospects for Bolivia'. The programme and 
description is at the bottom of this e-mail, and I've attached the 
programme and a poster as Word documents, for you to display in your 
department if you wish.

Yours
Sian

'Red October' One Year On: Prospects for Bolivia. Workshop, 29th October

For many, the events of October 2003 held out the promise of a new kind 
of democracy in Bolivia, symbolised in the potential of the Constituent 
Assembly. For others, they were the most serious threat to Bolivian 
democracy and stability in recent years. One year later, this workshop 
will consider the impact of 'Red October' for Bolivia and the region 
more generally. It will be of interest to development practitioners and 
activists as well as students and academics with an interest in Latin 
America, development and global social movements. The workshop is 
organised by the Centre of Latin American Studies in Cambridge, and is 
co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of the Americas, London 
(formerly ILAS). The workshop is free but places are limited, so please 
book in advance by contacting Julie Coimbra, [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Programme

9.30 Coffee and Welcome

10.00 Session 1: Democracy and the State

Chair: James Dunkerley, Institute for the Study of the Americas

'Democracy and State-building in the Bolivian context.'

Pilar Domingo,Universidad de Salamanca, Spain

'The Asamblea Constituyente and Democratic Viability in Bolivia'

Laurence Whitehead, Official Fellow in Politics and Senior Fellow at 
Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Discussant: David Lehmann, University of Cambridge

11.30 Coffee

11.45 Session 2: Approaches to Development

Chair: Sian Lazar, University of Cambridge

'Blocking the Way: Reflections on the Recent Crisis and the Politics of 
Development in Bolivia'

John McNeish, Institute of Anthropology, University of Bergen, Norway

'Natural and social capital as a basis for regional autonomy: Tarija, 
the media luna and Bolivia'

David Preston, Department of Geography, University of Leeds

Discussant: Sarah Radcliffe, University of Cambridge

13.15 Lunch

14.30 Session 3: Indigenous peoples, Peasants and National Identity

Chair: Gabriela Ramos, University of Cambridge

'Praying for Government: Peasant Disengagement with the State in 
Northern Potosí'

Into Goudsmit, Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, 
University of London

'Todos somos indigenas: towards a new language of national political 
identity.'

Andrew Canessa, Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Discussant: Olivia Harris, Goldsmiths College, University of London

16.00 Coffee/Tea

16.30 Session 4: Social Movements

Chair: David Lehmann, University of Cambridge

'Movimiento Indígena en la Bolivia Contemporánea: Balance y Perspectivas'

Ricardo Calla, Ministro de Asuntos Indígenas y Campesinos, y Universidad 
de la Cordillera, La Paz, Bolivia

'Bolivia, the local in global struggles. How social mobilisations in 
Bolivia have been taken up by the 'anti-capitalist' movements in Europe 
and the Americas.'

Marcela Lopez Levy, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University 
of London

Discussant: Sian Lazar, University of Cambridge

18.00 Reception

Convenor: Sian Lazar, Centre of Latin American Studies, University of 
Cambridge

Venue: Seminar Room G, Second Floor, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX

For more information, see 
http://www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk/events/Red%20October.html

-- 
Dr Sian Lazar

Research Officer,
Centre of Latin American Studies
University of Cambridge,
17 Mill Lane
Cambridge CB2 1RX

tel: +44 1223 335395
fax: +44 1223 335397
URL: www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk



*************************************************************
*           Anthropology-Matters Mailing List                 *
* To join this list or to look at the archived previous       *
* messages visit:                                             *
* http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML   *
* If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all    *
* those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to:   *
*        [log in to unmask]                  *
 *************************************************************