Call for papers : Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, 11th-12th April 2013

Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, 11th-12th April 2013

Call for Abstracts Panel 07: Mobility, migration and transformations in Latin America

Mobility and migration have been fundamental in transforming geographical, cultural, social, technological and political actors, spaces and dynamics in Latin America. From peasants’ journeys from rural to urban areas to the brain drain, the significance of processes of mobility and migration have had an influence on structural arrangements at all levels (ie, societal, familial, occupational), changing our understanding of the forms globalisation takes for countries, communities and individuals in the region. The panel is interested in exploring the relationship between mobility, migration and transformations to subject positions, identities and materialities in Latin America.

The panel welcomes works addressing dynamics of mobility and migration from, to and within the region that help to reflect on the following themes and questions:

• Experiences of mobility and migration (ie, who migrates and why? How do mobility and migration mediate identity construction and meanings of belonging? What dynamics underlie the gendering of migration? What consequences do mobility and migration bring for individuals’ work and life?)

• Material consequences of mobility and migration (i.e., what is the impact on social relations, arrangements, and power dynamics?)

• Mobility and migration as processes of political organisation, communal formation and/or personal agency (i.e., how are mobility and migration political processes? What are their implications on the temporal and spatial reconfiguration of self?)

If you are interested in submitting an abstract to present a paper in the panel, please click here. At the end of the long abstract, there is a link to Propose a paper. Please note that all abstract proposals must be made using this link. Deadline for abstract submission is the 25^th of November 2012.

If you would like to discuss your ideas for paper before submitting your abstract, you can send us a message through the panel page (clicking on Mail all convenors) or you can send us an email in the traditional way (from your email account!) at jenny.rodriguez@ncl.ac.uk and martins.ajunior@gmail.com.

You can find more information about the event, including a list of all the panels, by going to the Conference website.