<div dir="ltr"><div>Estimados ecuatorianistas, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Espero que al recibir este correo se encuentre muy bien. Me complace compartir con ustedes la convocatoria al mejor ensayo escrito por un/a estudiante de posgrado. El comité que evaluará los ensayos y nominaciones este año está compuesto por Philipp Altmann, Erynn Masi de Casanova y Jeffrey Pugh. <br></div><div><br></div><div>A continuación tienen la convocatoria tanto en español como en inglés. También les adjunto un documento en formato pdf con la convocatoria. Si tuvieran alguna pregunta sobre este concurso o el premio, por favor, escríbanle a cualquiera de los tres miembros del comité. Sus correos electrónicos aparecen en la convocatoria. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Saludos cordiales y feliz fin de año. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Juan <br></div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES">Convocatoria:
Mejor Ensayo Académico Escrito por un/a Estudiante de Posgrado</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC">Premio
Nuevas Direcciones en los Estudios Ecuatorianos</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES">, 2020</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES">Sección de
Estudios Ecuatorianos de la Asociación de Estudios Latinoamericanos (LASA)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES">La sección de Estudios Ecuatorianos de la Asociación de Estudios
Latinoamericanos (LASA por sus siglas en inglés) convoca a estudiantes de
posgrado a participar en el concurso al mejor ensayo académico inédito escrito
por un/a estudiante de maestría o doctorado.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">El premio consistirá en la suma de US$200, una membresía de estudiante
de LASA y la sección de Estudios Ecuatorianos, y una placa conmemorativa.
Además, el/la estudiante ganador/a recibirá comentarios personalizados y
tutelaje del comité orientado al objetivo de revisar el artículo para posible publicación
en un medio adecuado. La sección anunciará el autor y título del ensayo ganador
en todas las actividades que organiza durante el congreso de LASA 2020 (paneles
de la sección, recepción, y business meeting). El primer puesto será notificado
a mediados de marzo del 2020 a fin de que el/la ganador/a pueda planificar su
asistencia al próximo congreso de LASA en Guadalajara, 13 a 16 de mayo, 2020.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Requisitos y criterios de
selección<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:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Los ensayos nominados pueden ser escritos en español
o inglés.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Los ensayos nominados deberían haber sido escritos
entre 2018-2020 pero nunca publicados en ninguna publicación. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Los ensayos nominados pueden ser escritos por una
sola persona o tener autores múltiples. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">El premio está abierto a todos/as los/as estudiantes
actualmente matriculados/as en un programa universitario acreditado de posgrado
a nivel de maestría o doctorado, o ellos/as que terminaron su maestría o
doctorado entre enero de 2019 y enero de 2020.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Los autores pueden pertenecen a cualquier disciplina
académica, pero se privilegiarán aportes interdisciplinarios.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">El ensayo ganador será seleccionado según los
criterios siguientes:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">El grado de
originalidad, impacto, y relevancia para el avance de los estudios
ecuatorianos;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Innovación y
contribución teórica para entender la complejidad cultural, política, y social
del Ecuador;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Claridad y
calidad expositiva;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings" lang="ES-TRAD"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">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",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Comité año 2019-2020<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">El comité que determinará el ensayo ganador estará integrado por: Philipp
Altmann (Universidad Central del Ecuador), Erynn Masi de Casanova (University
of Cincinnati), y Jeffrey Pugh (University of Massachusetts, Boston)</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-EC"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">Plazo y dirección de envío</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">La fecha límite de entrega será el lunes, 20 de enero del 2020. Los
interesados deberán enviar una copia en versión electrónica (pdf) del ensayo
inédito para consideración en el concurso a los miembros del comité: Philipp
Altmann </span><a href="mailto:paltmann@uce.edu.ec" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">paltmann@uce.edu.ec</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">, Erynn Masi de
Casanova </span><a href="mailto:erynn.casanova@uc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">erynn.casanova@uc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD"> , y Jeffrey
Pugh </span><a href="mailto:jeffrey.pugh@umb.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD">jeffrey.pugh@umb.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="ES-TRAD"> . </span><span style="font-size:11pt">Se aceptan y se exhortan autonominaciones. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Call for Best Graduate Paper Prize
Nominations<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">New Directions in Ecuadorian Studies
Prize, 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" 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",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Ecuadorian Studies
section of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) invites graduate students
to submit their work for consideration for the New Directions in Ecuadorian
Studies graduate paper prize, to be awarded to the best unpublished paper
written by a Masters or doctoral student.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The winner will receive US$200,
a student membership in LASA and the Ecuadorian Studies section, and a commemorative
plaque. In addition, the winning student will receive tailored feedback and
mentoring from the committee oriented to revising the paper towards placement
in an appropriate journal. The prize and its recipient will be announced at
activities sponsored by the Ecuadorian Studies section during LASA 2020,
including the section’s panels, reception, and business meeting. Notification
of the award will be delivered by mid-March 2020, so as to allow the prize
recipient to make appropriate arrangements to attend the next LASA Congress in Guadalajara,
to be held May 13-16, 2020. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Requirements and Selection Criteria</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Papers can be written in Spanish or English.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Papers should have been written between 2018-2020 but
never published in any publication.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Papers may be sole-authored or have multiple authors.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">The prize is open to all students currently enrolled
in an accredited graduate program at the Masters or doctoral level, or those
who completed their Masters or doctoral degree between January 2019 and January
2020.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Authors may be trained in any scholarly discipline,
but interdisciplinary perspectives will be privileged in choosing the winning
paper.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">The winning paper will be selected according to the
following criteria:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">The degree of originality, impact, and relevance to
the advancement of Ecuadorian Studies;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Theoretical innovation and contribution to
understanding Ecuador’s cultural, political, and social complexity;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Expository clarity and quality; and <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Use of sources, data, and research methodology.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">2019-2020 Prize Committee<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The following members will
comprise the prize committee: Philipp Altmann (Universidad Central del
Ecuador), Erynn Masi de Casanova (University of Cincinnati), and Jeffrey Pugh
(University of Massachusetts, Boston)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The deadline for submission
is Monday, January 20, 2020. Interested scholars should send an electronic
version (pdf) of the paper to be considered to Philipp Altmann </span><a href="mailto:paltmann@uce.edu.ec" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">paltmann@uce.edu.ec</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">, Erynn Masi de Casanova </span><a href="mailto:erynn.casanova@uc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">erynn.casanova@uc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt"> , and Jeffrey Pugh </span><a href="mailto:jeffrey.pugh@umb.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt">jeffrey.pugh@umb.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged. <span></span></span></p>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></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>