<div dir="ltr"><div>Estimados colegas, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Solos les quiero enviar un recordatorio que la fecha límite para enviar sus publicaciones para el Premio Dolores Cacuango al Mejor Ensayo 2019 se aproxima. Deberán enviar sus publicaciones hasta este lunes, 4 de febrero a los miembros del comité que aparecen en la convocatoria, la cual aparece en el cuerpo de este correo y también como documento adjunto. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Reciban un cordial saludo, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Juan<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Convocatoria:
</span></b><span lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Premio Dolores Cacuango al Mejor Ensayo 2019</span></b><span lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Sección
de Estudios Ecuatorianos de la Asociación de Estudios Latinoamericanos (LASA)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">La sección de Estudios Ecuatorianos de la Asociación de Estudios
Latinoamericanos (LASA por sus siglas en inglés) convoca a sus integrantes a
participar en el concurso al Premio Dolores Cacuango al mejor ensayo académico
sobre Ecuador.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">El premio consistirá en la suma de US$200 y una placa conmemorativa. La
sección anunciará el autor y título del ensayo ganador en todas las actividades
que organiza durante el congreso de LASA 2019 (paneles de la sección,
recepción, y business meeting). El primer puesto será notificado a principios
de marzo del 2019 a fin de que el/la ganador/a pueda planificar su asistencia
al próximo congreso de LASA en Boston, Estados Unidos, del 24 al 27 de mayo de
2019. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant:small-caps;color:rgb(85,85,85);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="ES-EC"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Requisitos y criterios de selección<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Cualquier tema o enfoque de estudio
dedicado al Ecuador</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">, ya <span style="color:black">sea en contexto nacional o comparado con
otros países. <span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Artículos y capítulos publicados en
revistas académicas o libros editados entre el 201</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">7<span style="color:black"> y
el 2019. <span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Los ensayos nominados pueden ser escritos
en español o inglés.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Los ensayos nominados pueden ser escritos
por una sola persona o tener autores </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">múltiples.
</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Por lo menos uno de los autores debe ser
miembro actual de la Sección de Estudios Ecuatorianos.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Los autores pueden pertenece</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">r<span style="color:black"> a cualquier disciplina académica, pero se </span>privilegiará<span style="color:black"> aportes interdisciplinarios.</span></span><span lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>●<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">El ensayo ganador será seleccionado según
los criterios siguientes:<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">El grado de originalidad, impacto, y
relevancia para el avance de los estudios ecuatorianos;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>▪<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Innovación y contribución teórica para
entender la complejidad cultural, política, y social del Ecuador;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black"><span>▪<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">Claridad
y calidad expositiva;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black" lang="ES-EC"><span>▪<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black" lang="ES-EC">Manejo de fuentes, datos, y metodología de
investigación.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Comité año 2018-2019<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">El comité que determinará el ensayo
ganador estará integrado por Erynn Masi de Casanova (University of Cincinnati,
<a href="mailto:erynn.casanova@uc.edu">erynn.casanova@uc.edu</a>), Paúl Cisneros (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales,
<a href="mailto:paul.cisneros@iaen.edu.ec">paul.cisneros@iaen.edu.ec</a>) y Carla Guerrón Montero (University of Delaware,
<a href="mailto:cguerron@udel.edu">cguerron@udel.edu</a>).<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Plazo y dirección de envío</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">La fecha límite de entrega será <b>el
lunes 4 de febrero de 2019</b>. Los interesados deberán enviar una copia en
versión electrónica (pdf) del ensayo para consideración en el concurso a
cualquiera de los tres miembros del comite. </span><span style="font-size:11pt">Se
aceptan y se exhortan autonominaciones. <span></span></span></p>
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</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Call for
Nominations: <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Dolores Cacuango
Prize for Best Essay in Ecuadorian Studies 2019<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Ecuadorian
Studies Section, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">The
Ecuadorian Studies section of LASA invites its members to submit their work for
consideration for the Dolores Cacuango Prize for best essay in Ecuadorian
Studies. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">The
winner will receive USD $200 and a commemorative plaque. </span><span style="font-size:11pt">The prize and its recipient will be announced at
activities sponsored by the Ecuadorian Studies section during the LASA 2019
Congress (section panels, reception, and business meeting). Notification of the
award will be delivered by the beginning of March 2019, so as to allow the prize
recipient to make arrangements to attend the next LASA Congress in Boston,
Massachusetts, USA to be held May 24-27, 2019. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Requirements and
Selection Criteria:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Any topic or focus of study dedicated to Ecuador either in a
national or a comparative context<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Articles or book chapters published in scholarly journals or
edited books between 2017 and 2019<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Nominated essays may be written in either Spanish or English<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Publications may be sole-authored or have multiple authors. <b>At least one of the authors needs to be a
current member of the Ecuadorian Studies section of LASA.<span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Authors may be from any academic discipline, but interdisciplinary
perspectives will be regarded more highly.<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The winning essay will be selected according to the following
criteria<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The degree of originality, impact, and relevance to the
advancement of Ecuadorian studies; <b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Innovation and theoretical contribution to the understanding of
Ecuador’s cultural, political, and social complexity;<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Expository clarity and quality;<b><span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The use of sources, data, and research methodology.<b><span></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Award Committee
2018-2019:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">The
committee that will select the winning essay includes: Erynn Masi de Casanova
(University of Cincinnati, <a href="mailto:erynn.casanova@uc.edu">erynn.casanova@uc.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt">, Paúl Cisneros
(Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, </span><a href="mailto:paul.cisneros@iaen.edu.ec" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">paul.cisneros@iaen.edu.ec</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">), and Carla
Guerrón Montero (University of Delaware, <a href="mailto:cguerron@udel.edu">cguerron@udel.edu</a>).<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Deadline and
Submission Information:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span class="gmail-go"><span style="font-size:11pt">The deadline for submissions will be <b>Monday, February 4<sup>th</sup>, 2019</b>. </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Interested
scholars should send an electronic version (pdf) of the article or book chapter
to be considered to any member of the committee. Self-nominations are accepted
and encouraged.<span></span></span></p>
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</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Juan G. Ramos, Ph.D.</div><div>Director, Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies Program<br></div><div>Associate Professor of Spanish<br>Department of Spanish<br>College of the Holy Cross<br>1 College Street<br>Worcester, MA 01610<br>(508) 793-2607<br><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank">jramos@holycross.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>Chair of the <a href="https://lasa.international.pitt.edu/eng/sections/ecuadorian-studies.aspx" target="_blank">Ecuadorian Studies Section</a> (LASA).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Author of <a href="http://upf.com/book.asp?id=9781683400240" target="_blank"><i>Sensing Decolonial Aesthetics in Latin American Arts</i>.</a> Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2018.<br><br>Co-editor of <a href="http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137603128" target="_blank"><i>Decolonial Approaches to Latin American Literatures and Cultures</i></a>. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.</div><br><div><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div><a href="mailto:jramos@holycross.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>