Olivia DrakeJames McGuire, chair and professor of government, professor of Latin American studies, spoke on "Class Structure, Distributive Conflict and Democracy: Brazil and Argentina in Comparative Perspective," during a conference on Guillermo O’Donnell and the Study of Democracy on March 26. The conference took place in in O’Donnell’s hometown of Buenos Aires. The conference was held in celebration of immense legacy of the eminent political scientist Guillermo O’Donnell (1936–2011), one of the pioneers of democratization studies. More information is online here.
Jorge Arévalo Mateus, a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology, received a grant award from the GRAMMY Foundation. Mateus was selected to be an archives and preservation consultant at the Liborio Mateo's Calvary in the Dominican Republic. He will oversee unique recordings of primary source of the musical, celebratory, religious and domestic events at the Calvary. These rare recordings comprises sacred and festive music, rituals, liturgies, interviews and daily life at this important pilgrimage center. These field recordings took place from 2000 to 2006 through close work with Reyna Jimenez. Reyna was keeper of the Calvary for forty years, until her death in 2008.
Phillip Wagoner, professor of art history and chair of the archaeology program, spoke on "Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600," at Penn State University Park campus April 5. Wagoner discussed his upcoming book of the same title, which focuses on the cultural history of the Deccan region of South India (1200-1600), primarily in the historical interactions between the region’s established Indic culture and the Persianate culture that arrived in the early 14th century. Since 1987, Wagoner has been associated with the Vijayanagara Research Project, an international team of scholars in different disciplines dedicated to documentation and…
Five Indian Americans, including Wesleyan's William "Vijay" Pinch, will be felicitated by the Connecticut chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) for their achievements and contributions at an awards banquet April 28. William "Vijay" Pinch will be honored with a Friend of India award at a banquet in Stamford, Conn. "The award selection is a rigorous process conducted by an independent committee which evaluates all nominations and we are glad we select the best possible candidates every year," said GOPIO-Connecticut president Shailesh Naik in a Times of India article. Pinch, professor of history and chair of…
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Join Wesleyan students and faculty members at the "Celebration of Science Theses" April 19. The seventh annual event will feature 15 seniors and BA/MA students from the Natural Science and Mathematics departments presenting posters on their research to the Wesleyan community. Among them will be computer science major Micah Wylde '12 presenting "Safe Motion Planning for Autonomous Driving" and molecular biology and biochemistry major Sophia Levan '12 presenting "The Carbohydrate-Binding Activity of Vibrio Cholerae Cytolysin." The event takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Exley Science Center's lobby. Refreshments will be provided. See photos of the 2011 event online here. In addition, the…