Visiting Scholars, 2001-02

Through its Visiting Scholar Program, CLAS provides a temporary home to Latin Americanists from domestic and international institutions. CLAS offers three types of affiliations: Research Associate for visiting faculty, Post-doctoral Fellow for scholars who have received their Ph.D.s within the last two years, and Pre-doctoral Fellow for scholars who are conducting research for their dissertations.  Below is a brief background on a few of this year's visiting scholars.


Maria Gregori

María Gregori is a professor of anthropology at the Institute of Philosophy & Human Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil. Her past research has focused on violence against women, street children, citizenship, and social policy. She will use UC Berkeley resources to work on her current research project - articulating subjects as new forms of erotism and gender violence. Professor Gregori will be at CLAS through February 2002.

Enrique de la Garza holds a Ph.D. in sociology from El Colegio de México and currently teaches at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa. A labor specialist, his recent publications have explored the Mexican workers' movement, restructuring labor markets, and globalization.

Susana Nudelsman teaches economics at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Her recent research projects have explored saving, investment, and growth in Argentina. She has also served as an economic analyst for the Argentine Ministry of the Economy.


Marcela Hernández, a sociologist of work from the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico, joins CLAS for the academic year 2001-2002. She is the author of numerous papers on Mexican industrialization and labor relations.


Janet Chernela, Anthropologist is a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Florida International University. Her recent work includes studies of Yanomami land recuperation in areas devastated by gold mining. She currently chairs the American Anthropological Association's Committee for Human Rights.

Visiting Faculty and Scholars

 
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