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JOIN US!!Urban Indigeneities: Being Indigenous in the Twenty-First Century SPEAKERS: Andrew Canessa, University of Essex & Dana Brablec, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) DISCUSSANT: Adriana Churampi Ramirez, Leiden UniversityDATE: 19 AprilTIME: 15.30-17.00, followed by drinks and snacksACTIVITY: CEDLA LECTURE & Book discussionVENUE: CEDLA Room 2.02 (2nd floor)Today a majority of Indigenous peoples live in urban areas: they are builders and cleaners, teachers and lawyers, market women and masons, living in towns and cities surrounded by the people and pollution that characterize life for most individuals in the twenty-first century. Despite this basic fact, the vast majority of studies on Indigenous peoples concentrate solely on rural Indigenous populations.Aiming to highlight these often-overlooked communities, this is the first book to look at urban Indigenous peoples globally and present the urban Indigenous experience—not as the exception but as the norm. The contributing essays draw on a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, architecture, land economy, and area studies, and are written by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars. The analysis looks at Indigenous people across the world, including five chapters based on the Latin American region.Indigeneity is often seen as being “authentic” when it is practiced in remote rural areas, but these essays show that a vigorous, vibrant, and meaningful indigeneity can be created in urban spaces too. The book challenges many of the imaginaries and tropes of what constitutes “the Indigenous” and offers perspectives and tools to understand a contemporary Indigenous urban reality.

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NEW AT CEDLA (University of Amsterdam)Nicolas Rodriguez Idarraga | Lecturer in Latin American and Global StudiesNicolás Rodríguez Idarraga serves as a Lecturer in Latin American and Global Studies at CEDLA. His academic journey encompasses various disciplines, starting with a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in History from the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, followed by a History PhD from the University of Montreal. Nicolás's research is focused on innovative approaches to understanding human rights, along with an interest in exploring violence, memory, visual studies, drug policy, and the complexities surrounding the war on drugs. With extensive experience as a Senior Lecturer and researcher at Leiden University over the past five years, Nicolás brings a wealth of expertise to both his teaching and research pursuits.Nicolás has also contributed to scholarly publications, including a book on testimonial literature, memory studies and violence in Colombia, as well as academic articles covering topics related to transitional justice and visual culture. Additionally, he actively engages in public discourse as a weekly columnist for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador.In his recent research project, Nicolás explores the visual culture surrounding the war on drugs. The project investigates the ways of looking that have contributed to the monitoring and fumigation of marijuana, poppy, and coca crops in Colombia. To accomplish this, he scrutinizes the roles of state agencies, private military and security companies, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. With the aim of tracing the origins of aerial surveillance within the context of the war on drugs, the project delves into the nature of photographic and satellite imagery, investigating its production, circulation, and impact on diverse audiences.In his free time, Nicolás enjoys culinary exploration, reading about food, experimenting with fermentation, gathering spices, and visiting museums.¡Bienvenido al CEDLA Nicolás!

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Latest CEDLA Lecture on YouTubeThe Myth of the ‘Golden Age’:Unpacking Javier Milei’s Claims about Early 20th Century ArgentinaSPEAKER: Lucas Poy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) DISCUSSANT: Michiel Baud, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) In this lecture, Dr. Lucas Poy provides an overview of Argentina during the years of the ‘orden conservador’ (1880-1916), focusing on the main weaknesses of the export boom, the working and living conditions of the working class, and their struggles for labour and democratic rights.

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ARE YOU READY FOR OUR NEXT LECTURE?The Myth of the ‘Golden Age’: Unpacking Javier Milei’s Claims about Early 20th Century ArgentinaSPEAKER: Lucas Poy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) DISCUSSANT: Michiel Baud, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam)DATE: 5 AprilTIME: 15.30-17.00, followed by drinks and snacksACTIVITY: CEDLA LECTUREVENUE: CEDLA Room 2.02 (2nd floor)His campaign videos, featuring a chainsaw as a symbol of his promise to cut state expenses, captured global attention. Since his inauguration as Argentina’s president in December 2023, Javier Milei has lived up to his promise, implementing neoliberal reforms, layoffs, and privatizations. Venturing into historical comparisons, Milei claimed that he wants to restore Argentina to its past glory, asserting that it was ‘the richest country in the world’ in the early 20th century. He refers to a period when Argentina was governed by an oligarchic regime that combined liberal economic policies with fraudulent electoral practices. The claim that Argentina experienced a ‘golden age’ under such liberal governments remains more than dubious. The prosperity was certainly not experienced by the mass of workers who tirelessly contributed to the export boom in rural settings, nor by those who worked in factories and dwelled in tenement houses in the big cities. It was even less golden for the indigenous population, systematically displaced and subjected to violence. In this lecture, Dr. Lucas Poy provides an overview of Argentina during the years of the ‘orden conservador’ (1880-1916), focusing on the main weaknesses of the export boom, the working and living conditions of the working class, and their struggles for labour and democratic rights.

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ARE YOU READY FOR OUR NEXT LECTURE?The Myth of the ‘Golden Age’: Unpacking Javier Milei’s Claims about Early 20th Century ArgentinaSPEAKER: Lucas Poy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) DISCUSSANT: Michiel Baud, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) DATE: 5 AprilTIME: 15.30-17.00, followed by drinks and snacksACTIVITY: CEDLA LECTUREVENUE: CEDLA Room 2.02 (2nd floor)His campaign videos, featuring a #chainsaw as a symbol of his promise to cut state expenses, captured global attention. Since his inauguration as Argentina’s president in December 2023, #JavierMilei has lived up to his promise, implementing neoliberal reforms, layoffs, and privatizations. Venturing into historical comparisons, #Milei claimed that he wants to restore Argentina to its past glory, asserting that it was ‘the richest country in the world’ in the early 20th century. He refers to a period when #Argentina was governed by an oligarchic regime that combined liberal economic policies with fraudulent electoral practices. The claim that Argentina experienced a ‘golden age’ under such liberal governments remains more than dubious. The prosperity was certainly not experienced by the mass of workers who tirelessly contributed to the export boom in rural settings, nor by those who worked in factories and dwelled in tenement houses in the big cities. It was even less golden for the #indigenouspopulation, systematically displaced and subjected to #violence. In this lecture, Dr. Lucas Poy provides an overview of Argentina during the years of the ‘orden conservador’ (1880-1916), focusing on the main weaknesses of the export boom, the working and living conditions of the working class, and their struggles for labour and #democraticrights.Michiel Baud

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NEW PUBLICATION!by Catalina Garcia, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) visiting PhD researcherGarcia Ch., M. C. (2024). The Sea Unites Us but It Is Governed to Keep Us Apart: Restoring the Creole Afro-Indigenous Sea Mobilities in the Southwestern Caribbean. Island Studies Journal. https://lnkd.in/gCSA9RRr

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SAVE THE DATE!Urban Indigeneities: Being Indigenous in the Twenty-First CenturySPEAKERS:Andrew Canessa,University of Essex&Dana Brablec, CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) DISCUSSANT:Adriana Churampi Ramirez,Leiden University DATE: 19 AprilTIME: 15.30-17.00, followed by drinks and snacksACTIVITY: CEDLA LECTURE & Book discussionVENUE: CEDLA Room 2.02 (2nd floor)Today a majority of#Indigenouspeopleslive in urban areas: they are builders and cleaners, teachers and lawyers, market women and masons, living in towns and cities surrounded by the people and pollution that characterize life for most individuals in the twenty-first century. Despite this basic fact, the vast majority of studies on#Indigenouspeoples concentrate solely on#ruralIndigenous populations.Aiming to highlight these often-overlooked#communities, this is the first book to look at#urbanIndigenous peoples globally and present the urban Indigenous experience—not as the exception but as the norm. The contributing essays draw on a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, architecture, land economy, and area studies, and are written by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars. The analysis looks at Indigenous people across the world, including five chapters based on the Latin American region.Indigeneity is often seen as being “authentic” when it is practiced in remote rural areas, but these essays show that a vigorous, vibrant, and meaningful indigeneity can be created in urban spaces too. The book challenges many of the imaginaries and tropes of what constitutes “the Indigenous” and offers perspectives and tools to understand a contemporary Indigenous urban reality.Picture: Agenda Propia | Bogotá: donde confluye el universo indígena#latinamericanstudies#mastersprogramme#masterinarts#research#multidisciplenary#CEDLA#universityofamsterdam#américalatina#thenetherlands#holanda#latijnsamerika#latijnsamerikastudies

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Prince Bernhard Scholarships 2024Discover one of our scholarship winners: Mirko van PampusDepoliticisation and Repoliticisation of Socio-Environmental Conflict in Chilean Lithium MiningThe global transition towards a decarbonised energy system has dramatically increased the demand for raw materials, as clean energy technologies require large amounts of #metals. This resource intensity of the energy transition involves inherently political questions on access, decision making, distribution and impact, and will intensify environmental and social tensions in regions of extraction. With its large reserves of copper, graphite, nickel, rare earth elements and lithium, #LatinAmerica will play a central role in fuelling the energy transition of the 21st century. Chile finds itself in a central position in this modern day ‘gold rush’, as it possesses over half of the world’s lithium reserves. While the government, the lithium companies and investors aim to reap the benefits of the current lithium boom, others fear degradation of the fragile #ecosystems of the region and the further marginalisation of its communities. Although the lithium companies stress that everything happens within the legal framework of extractive legislation and that environmental impact is limited, communities complain of ecological and social disruption due to the large-scale groundwater #extraction that is needed to produce lithium.This research project is part of a larger project that aims to analyse the underlying power dynamics behind the clash of narratives in the #lithium debate. The central focus here are the processes of conflict neutralisation in this case, particularly by means of knowledge production around #environmentalimpact and local social investment campaigns. Through a combination of documental research and interviews on location the strategies of and relations between different stakeholders are analysed. With this scholarship, I will go to #Chile for a third visit and gather additional information for the publication of two articles of this research project.CEDLA (University of Amsterdam) University of Amsterdam

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