Colombia 2002



Spring 2002 Events

Professor Charles Bergquist
Department of Latin American and Labor Studies
University of Washington
"The Left and the Paradoxes of Modern Colombian History"

Charles Bergquist is a professor of history, specializing in labor and Latin America, at the University of Washington. He has directed the University of Washington Latin American Studies Program and held the Harry Bridges Chair in Labor Studies. He is former Director of International Studies at Duke University and has on several occasions taught at the National University of Colombia in Bogota. He is author of Coffee and Conflict in Colombia and Labor in Latin America, and co-editor of Violence in Colombia, 1900-2000.

Moderated by Professor Margaret Chowning, Department of History, UC Berkeley

Thursday, February 14, 4:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Analysis and commentary for this event


Art Opening
Eros Hoagland
"Colombia's Silent War"

Photographs by Eros Hoagland

February 4 - May 31, 2002
For gallery hours, please call us at (510) 642-2088

Join us for the opening reception:

Thursday, February 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Artist's Statement and Gallery
Photo of the event


Alfredo Molano
"Conversación Abierta sobre el Conflicto Colombiano"

Alfredo Molano is a Colombian writer and journalist. He has dedicated much of his work to issues of displacement, peasant social movements, and the colonization of frontier lands. Mr. Molano has served as an advisor to the World Bank in its Peace and Justice Project and is currently a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.

(Presentation in Spanish)

Thursday, March 7, 4:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

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Professor Mary Roldan
"La Violencia in Historical Perspective: Implications for an Analysis of the Contemporary Conflict in Colombia"

Mary Roldan is a professor of Latin American history at Cornell University. An important figure in the new generation of Colombian historians, Professor Roldan has written on issues of violence, identity, historical socio-cultural aspects of the drug trade, and political movement in Colombia.

Thursday, March 14, 4:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

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Enrique Peñalosa
Former Mayor of Bogotá
"Towards a More Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Third World City"

Hailed as one of the most progressive mayors in Latin America, Mr. Penalosa served as Mayor of Bogotá from 1998-2001. During his administration he spearheaded large improvements to the city's infrastructure. He is currently working on a book that proposes a new model for the Third World city.

Mr. Penalosa's Biography
Background Paper and Photos: Urban Transport and Urban Development
Photographs of improvements to the infrastructure of Bogotá

April 8, 2002, 5:00 p.m.
Morrison Room, 101 Doe Library


Professor Marco Palacios
"Knowledge Is Power: The Case of Colombian Economists"

Marco Palacios is a professor in the Latin American history department at the Colegio de Mexico and the former Chancellor of the Universidad Nacional. He has published extensively on issues of violence, economic history, and populist movement. Professor Palacio is author of the classic account of Colombian history, Coffee in Colombia.

Thursday, April 25, 4:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

CLAS Events on Colombia

Colombia 2003-04 Series


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Colombia in Context Event Series

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CLAS Conference: Colombia in Context

 
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