Visiting scholars, Dr. Alberto Díaz Araya and Cristian Alejandro Báez Lazcano, will be presenting some of their research work and publication about Chile's Afrodescendant community. Their visit to the U.S is part of a scholar gathering at Harvard University later in the week. They will share their perspectives about their work and their involvement in cultural empowerment with Chile's black community (Afrodescendientes).
Dr. Alberto Díaz Araya is an ethnohistorian and academic of the Department of Historical and Geographical Sciences of the University of Tarapacá. Postdoctorate in History at the Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy. Doctor in Anthropology and Master in Social Anthropology from the Universidad Católica del Norte. He has published a series of books and articles in scientific journals indexed in the field of Ethnohistory and Social Sciences. His last books are Violent Times: Fragments of Social History in Arica (2014); Lluta: History of corn crops in a salty valley (2014); From party to party: Calendar of religious festivities of Northern Chile ”(2013); “And they arrived with chains: Afro-descendant populations in the Regional History of Arica and Tarapacá (2013); Timanchaca History and Tradition in the Sanctuary (2011); and Nation and Identity in the Andes (2011), among other materials. (more about his work)
Cristian Alejandro Báez Lazcano, an Azapeño Afrodescendant Chilean, is the founder of the NGO Lumbanga. He works as a researcher and territorial coordinator of Afrodescendant Patrimony at the University of Tarapacá in Arica, Chile. In 2004, he received the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Youth Award for his project, “Research, Recovery and Dissemination of Afrodecendents in Chile.” (more about his work)
Professors, students, staff and the community are invited to this event.
Chilean Reception (Refreshments) - 4:00 PM
Research & Academic Discussion - 5:00 PM
For more information, please call Marcelo Juica (Director, Endicott College Boston) 857-265-3916 (mjuica@endicott.edu)