Genealogies of Development: Approaches from Latin America, the 19th Century

Description

This works-in-progress conference brings together scholars working from the late colonial to contemporary period who address questions of what development (desarrollo, foment, modernización, mejoramiento, etc.) meant in particular moments over the last few hundred years and how Latin America helps us understand the practices and ideas of development globally. This is a two-day conference; Sept. 15 covers the 19th century and Sept. 16 covers the 20th century.

Papers for the conference have been pre-circulated, and it is expected that attendees will have read most of the papers in advance. Please email lurtz@jhu.edu for copies of the papers.

Schedule

• 9:30 a.m.: Coffee
• 9:45 a.m.: Welcome
• 10 a.m.: Sophie Brockmann, "Economic Societies and Late-Colonial Social Betterment"
• 10:45 a.m.: Oriol Regué Sendrós, "A New Political Economy of the Empire: Slavery and Agricultural Development in 19th Century Cuba and Spain"
• 11:30 a.m.: Yovanna Pineda, "Aesthetics of Modernization in Argentina's Agricultural Sector"
• 12:30 p.m.: Lunch provided
• 1:30 p.m.: Jairo Campuzano-Hoyos, "Applied History in Action: How Latin American History Informed Narratives and Policies for Economic Development and Industrialization in Colombia (1870-1909)"
• 2:15 p.m.: Diana Montaño, TBA
• 3:30 –5 p.m.: Defining Development, a roundtable conversation (in Gilman Hall, room 300)

This event is hosted by the Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies.