SALALM LIV
Migrations and Connections: Latin America and Europe in the Modern World
The Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library
Materials (SALALM) is pleased to announce its 54th annual meeting
to be held July 3 - 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The theme for 2009 is
Migrations and Connections: Latin America and Europe in the Modern
World. The conference is sponsored by the Ibero-American Institute
(IAI), which is home to the largest library in Europe specializing in
Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal.
Founded in 1956, SALALM is the premier international
professional association of Latin Americanist librarians and library
collections, with personal and institutional members representing the
foremost repositories of library material from the region in the
United States, Europe, and Latin America.
The conference program will focus on several major themes
surrounding the varied relationships forged between Latin America and
Europe in the modern, post-independence era. One key set of topics
will be the movement of peoples in both directions: European immigration to
Latin America, the experience of politically-motivated exile between both world
regions, and the contemporary flows of Latin Americans to European cities and
emergence of new migrant communities. Equally engaging is the transmission
of ideas, knowledge, and cultural practices. We will explore key
intersections between European and Latin American writers, artists,
philosophers, scientists, and intellectuals. How and why did such
connections emerge and with what impact on the cultural, artistic and
literary traditions in Latin America and Europe? Our program will
also feature papers and presentations that analyze contemporary
relations between Latin America and Europe in the context of
globaliziation. How can new patterns of relations be understood
against a backdrop of centuries of European-Latin American contact?
In addition to the scholarly presentations and panels,
an important purpose of the conference will be to highlight major
libraries, archives and digital collections that document and
enable research on Latin American Studies within European libraries
and academic institutions. We will feature presentations on both
traditional collections and collecting strategies along with
digital projects that open access to distinctive and unique
resources. How have existing collaborations enhanced access to
important scholarly collections? What connections between
scholars, librarians, and archivists in the Americas and Europe can
promote access to valuable resources? SALALM actively encourages
and welcomes the participation of librarians, archivists, scholars,
and information professionals based in European institutions and
organizations, along with those from the United States and Latin
America. In this way, the SALALM 2009 meeting will promote greater
awareness of professional activities on both sides of the Atlantic
and we look forward to a productive exchange.
Meetings for SALALM LIV will take place at the Maritim
Hotel Berlin, situated near the Ibero-American Institute at the
Potsdamer Platz in the heart of Berlin.
Interested participants, presenters and panel organizers should
contact the SALALM 2008-2009 president with proposals:
Pamela Graham
Columbia University
307 International Affairs
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212.854.3630 / Fax: 212.854.3834
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