SUMMER RESEARCH REPORTS

Eight Student Projects Supported by Grants

Georgetown's Center for Latin American Studies awarded a total of $5000 in support of Summer 2002 research. Eight students used these grants to assist their research in Latin America and the United States. A faculty committee selected the winners from a pool of Georgetown graduate students from multiple departments. The research conducted by these students contributes to their overall studies and, in some cases, is included in their thesis research. Follow the links below to read the full research reports written by these students.

During her summer research in South Carolina, Susan Anton examined issues affecting Latina farm workers in the area, specifically women from Mexico. She focused on how the fertility of these women is affected by their migratory patterns and farm worker classification.

Traveling to Lima, Peru was Raúl Burneo, who studied social attitudes during the colonial period, through an examination of baroque art. Raúl's research involved work at the Archivo Arzobispal de Lima and the Archivo de la Nación, and visits to numerous buildings in central Lima and surrounding areas.

Anne Hill traveled to Bolivia and Chile to research the impact of microcredit loans on the social well-being and quality of life of clients, particularly women microentrepreneurs. As part of her work Anne informally interviewed women in a number of jobs about the duration and amount of loans, their relationship with the lending organization, and ultimately whether they had noticed changes in their quality of life.

Lorenzo Helguero also traveled to Lima in order to conduct research on his thesis topic, which addresses national identity in Peruvian Folk Waltzes, as well as gather information for future work. While in Peru Lorenzo visited various libraries and listened to diverse radio stations and watched television programs about Peruvian folk music in order to analyze the music in today's society.

Jacqueline Lee traveled to Buenos Aires to observe first-hand how Argentineans have been affected by the country's economic crisis. Within this research Jacqueline observed public displays of dissatisfaction and conducted informal interviews in order to study how the disintegration of the Argentine economy affected the lives of Buenos Aires residents and what measures they have taken to continue functioning in the city.

Roberto Pareja traveled to Lima, Peru to do archival research for his doctoral dissertation and for a scholarly article in an academic journal. His dissertation deals with national identity in Peru and Bolivia at the beginning of the twentieth century, but during this trip he focused primarily on the writer Abraham Valdelomar and his social and intellectual environment.

Frederic Vallve visited the National Archives in Sucre, Bolivia to conduct research focused on the policies pursued by the Bolivian government in its Amazonian Territories with special reference to the indigenous populations of the area.

Cameron Verhaal conducted research in Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P, and Rancho Los Alamos, Mexico in order to study historical motivations for Mexican migration to the United States. His research included interviews and work at the INEGI government office building in the state capital city of San Luis Potosi.

2001 Article & Individual Reports
2003 Article & Individual Reports
2004 Article & Individual Reports