Lasa-CPP // About CPP

The Culture, Power and Politics Section will promote the study of cultural politics and of culture in/of relations of power in a broad sense as well as of the politics and power of/in culture. It will be a space for the exchange and debate between different positions, as well as for the development of collaborative relations among its members. This dialogue, debate, and collaboration should be enhanced through an examination of the epistemological, political, and theoretical differences existing between some of our perspectives as: cultural studies, subaltern studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, political economy, politology, political/cultural sociology, social/political/cultural anthropology, literary studies, communication and media studies, and history, among others.

The proposal for the creation of the Section was approved by the Executive Committee of LASA and the Section came into formal existence in 1997, counting with the support of 49 registered members who paid their Section dues so that the Section dues.

The first elected board for the Culture, Power and Politics Section of LASA was constituted by Daniel Mato (Universidad Central de Venezuela), Chair; Silvia Hirsch (Trenton College), Treasurer; Sonia Alvarez (UC-Santa Cruz), Mary García Castro (Universidade Federal da Bahia), Lourdes Martínez Echazabal (UC-Santa Cruz) , Mary Louise Pratt (Stanford University), and George Yúdice (NYU), Council Members.

The founding members of the Section in 1997 were:

1. Alvarez, Sonia	26. Kearney, Michael
2. Arantes, Antonio	27. Lins Ribeiro, Gustavo
3. Arias, Arturo	28. Lomnitz, Claudio
4. Bautista, Angélica	29. Martínez Echazabal, Lourdes
5. Boadas, Aura Marina	30. Martini, Stella
6. Burton Carvajal, Julianne	31. Mato, Daniel
7. Cadaval, Olivia	32. Mignolo, Walter
8. Castro Gómez, Santiago	33. Moreiras, Alberto
9. Coronil, Fernando	34. Mulero Díaz, María Maite
10. Costa, Claudia de Lima	35. Nagengast, Carole
11. Dagnino, Evelina	36. Paz Salinas, María Fernanda
12. Escobar, Arturo	37. Phillips, Sharon
13. Ferradas, Carmen	38. Pratt, Mary Louise
14. Ferrandiz, Francisco	39. Sansone, Livio
15. Franco, Jean	40. Scrugs, T.M.
16. Garcia de Leon, Antonio	41. Seligman, Linda
17. García Castro, Mary	42. Servaes, Jan
18. Giacalone, Rita	43. Shumway, Nicolas
19. Glick Schiller, Nina	44. Tufte, Thomas
20. Graham, Laura	45. Warren, Kay
21. Green, Linda Buckley	46. Weiss, Wendy
22. Hale, Charles	47. Yúdice, George
23. Hernández, Omar	48. Zhouri, Andrea
24. Hirsch, Silvia	49. Zorn, Elayne
25. Ishibashi, Jun

Present membership:
The CPP Section finished the 2004 member year with 273 members, entitling it to four sessions at LASA2006 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 15-18.

Culture, Power and Politics Subthemes:
Some subthemes under the general topic of Culture, Power and Politics were identified in 2003. Though these may well change over time, they give an idea of the current research interests of the membership.

Algunos subtemas del campo de problematización de Cultura, Poder y Politica fueron identificados en 2003. Aunque puedan cambiar en el futuro, ellos dan una idea de los actuales intereses de investigación de la membresía.

Alguns subtemas do campo de Cultura, Poder e Política foram identificados em 2003. Embora possam mudar, futuramente, eles dão uma idéia dos atuais interesses de pesquisa dos membros da Seção.