Latino/a Studies in the Global South Records, 2001-2016
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Latino/a Studies in the Global South
- Abstract:
- The Latino/a Studies in the Global South program at Duke University was formally created in 2008. The program offers an undergraduate certificate and promotes interdisciplinary research, teaching, and study related to Latino and Latina communities, particularly in the U.S. South and the Global South. The Latino/a Studies in the Global South Records include the files of the Executive Director of the program from 2008-2016.
- Extent:
- .75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.25.44.0001
- University Archives Record Group:
- 25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences > 44 -- Programs
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains the office files of the Executive Director of the Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South from 2008-2016, Jenny Snead Williams. Materials and topics include flyers for courses taught under the Program's instructors; proposals for the program's certificate status; budgets; information about art exhibits, conferences, scholarly lectures, and readings sponsored or co-sponsored by the program; information concerning similar programs; and printed material related to similar programs at other institutions. A DVD documenting publicity of the Malaquias Montoya exhibit is present in the corresponding folder. Two VHS cassette tapes are present documenting the 2003 Seeds of Change: Latino/a Citizenship(s) in the Here and Now conference. The materials date from 2001-2016.
- Biographical / historical:
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In Fall 1997, The Concilio Latino/Hispano/Americano, with approximately sixty faculty, student, and staff members, formed to foster a Latino intellectual community at Duke University and to develop a U.S. Latino agenda for the campus. The Concilio organized its work around three themes that were addressed by separate subcommittees: research and academics; student and campus life; and community outreach. A main goal of the academic subcommittee and the Concilio as a whole was to establish a program in Latino Studies at Duke University.
By Spring 2001, the first Latino Studies cluster was taught. Furthermore, a committee composed of Duke faculty, students, and staff members submitted a proposal for a certificate program in Latino Studies, with support requested for a director, conference, faculty course development awards and administrative costs. The committee received partial funding, which was used to support the development of three additional courses and program administration.
In Fall 2004, a new "Latino/a Studies Initiative at Duke" was set forth for the academic year; included in the plans were a welcome reception and organizational meeting, several lecture discussions with invited speakers, two film and director events, and research support awards for undergraduates, graduates, and faculty members.
In Spring 2008, The University approved the undergraduate certificate, "Latino/a Studies in the Global South," with Jenny Snead Williams as the Executive Director and with Professor Antonio Viego as the Faculty Director. In Fall 2008, the certificate's "program" status was approved by the university. For a more in depth timeline of the Program's significant events, please consult the program's "History" page at http://latinostudies.duke.edu/about/history.
- Acquisition information:
- The Latino/a Studies in the Global South Records were received by the Duke Univesity Archives as a transfer in 2017.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Destiny Hemphill, February 2017
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2017-0009
Finding aid completed by Tracy M. Jackson, March 2017
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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