Event Description
The wars of 1810 and 1910 left an undeniable imprint on Mexican culture. Both led to the enactment of new policies and the raising of new questions about Mexican identity — some of which still await resolution. This conference will address the theme of social justice and also examine the problematic relationships that continue to define Mexico: between church and state, among members of the country’s myriad ethnic groups and between genders.
The symposium is being held in conjunction with the exhibition “Celebrating Mexico” on view at the Bancroft Library through January 14, 2011. The exhibit showcases the library’s rich collection of Mexican materials and provides an opportunity to examine these two transformative periods in Mexican history.
Cosponsors
Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Doreen Townsend Center for the Humanities, AeroMexico Airlines and John E. Gibson in honor of his late wife Katherine H. Gibson.
Schedule
Friday, October 22
1:00 – 1:30 pm Welcome / Bienvenida
Charles Faulhaber, Director, The Bancroft Library
1:30 – 3:00 pm Session I: Intellectuals, Artists, Independence and Revolution
John Mraz, Benemérita Universidad de Puebla
Robert M. Irwin, UC Davis
Emilio H. Kouri, University of Chicago
3:00 – 3:30 pm Break
3:30–5:00 pm Session II: Gender and Gender Participation
Gabriela Cano, Colegio de México
Margaret Chowning, UC Berkeley
Edward Wright-Rios, Vanderbilt University
Saturday, October 23
9:00 – 10:00 am Keynote
Adolfo Gilly, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
10:00 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 12:00 Session III: Religion, Politics and Armed Rebellion
Brian Connaughton, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
Matthew O’Hara, UC Santa Cruz
Matthew Butler, University of Texas at Austin
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 pm Session IV: The Ongoing Revolution: Inside & Outside of Mexico
Barry Carr, Latrobe University
Manuel Chinchilla, Sewanee: University of the South
Gareth Williams, University of Michigan
3:00 – 3:30pm Break
3:30–5:00 pm Session V: 1810, 1910 and the Idea of Mexico
Erika Pani, Colegio de México
Claudio Lomnitz, Columbia University Discussion