José Carlos G. Aguiar
I am an urban anthropologist specialized in cultures of illegality, borders, security and minority issues. I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Latin America, particularly in Mexico and the Iguazú Triangle, the urban cluster at the borders of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. My research interests include the ethnography of marketplaces, illegal commodity chains, security policies and border cities.
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Soy un antropólogo urbano especializado en culturas de la ilegalidad, fronteras, seguridad y minorías. He realizado extensa investigación de campo en América Latina, especialmente en México y el Triángulo del Iguazú, el área urbana en la frontera de Argentina, Brasil y Paraguay. Mis áreas de estudio incluyen la etnografía de mercados populares, redes de mercancías ilegales, políticas de seguridad y ciudades fronterizas.
Bienvenido
Mercados, fronteras, ciudad
Markets, borders, city
International Conference:
‘Contested Mobility: People, Commodities and Policies across Latin America and the Caribbean’
13-14 October 2011, Leiden University
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Last update: January 6 2012
Past events:
Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (SLACA)
Section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA)
CALL FOR PANELS: Borders and Crossings
111th AAA Annual Meeting
November 14-18, 2012, San Francisco
We invite SLACA members to submit panel sessions, papers, or posters examining the vast theoretical outlooks and ethnography of borders, borderlands and crossings in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Deadlines: Executive sessions: January 31. Invited sessions: March 15. Volunteer session: April 15.