Time: Wed. 5-7 pm.

Place: Centre for Area Studies – Nikolaistr. 6-10. Strohsackpassage

Room 5.27.

Beginn: 16.10.2019

What is Latin America? And what are the social, historical, economic and political contexts that have constructed over time localities, countries, sub-regions and the region itself? What are the historical roots and developmental effects of socio-political processes in the region such as populism? These are some of the questions that the Colloquium for Latin American Studies at Leipzig University, or CEL-LE (its Spanish acronym) aims to answer.

Based on the interests and needs of its participants, CEL-LE organizes regular activities where to discuss academic topics of current relevance, as well as undergoing research on, or related to, Latin America (for example, chapters of master or doctoral thesis, research papers, conference presentations, etc). It is a space welcoming students and researchers of different disciplines like history, sociology, anthropology, political science, cultural studies and global studies (just to name a few).

During the Winter Semester of 2019/2020, the colloquium will focus on the past, present, and future of populism in Latin America. During the first few sessions, we will discuss seminal texts on the topic of populism. We invite interested participants to share their approach to the topic, as well as to forward their own works or suggested texts for discussions on any other phenomena related to Latin America.

Up to two papers or presentations will be discussed per meeting. The presenters will have to circulate them a week beforehand, and a colloquium member will prepare a comment to kick off the discussion. All members of the Leipzig community researching on Latin America or interested in the region are welcome to attend.

For registration, please use the University Tool or send an email!

Readings:

• Roberto García Jurado (invierno 2012) Sobre el concepto de populismo. Estudios 103, vol. x.
• Sebastian Mazzuca (2013) “The Rise of Rentier Populism.”Journal of Democracy 24(2): 108-22.
• Laclau, E. (2007). On populist reason. London [u.a.]: Verso.
• Comaroff, Jean (2011) Populism and Late Liberalism: A Special Affinity?
• Wehr, Ingrid (2006). Die theoretische Aufarbeitung des Third Wave Blues in Lateinamerika: ‘Bringing the citizen back in’. Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen, (04)