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OLA (Latin America Research Group) is looking for new members! 

OLA is a forum where PhD students of different disciplines and Dutch universities meet once a month. We read and comment on each other’s work, including chapters of dissertations, drafts of journal articles, and research proposals.  Also, we discuss PhD related issues, as for example publication and/ or conference panel strategies, practical issues related to fieldwork, etc., and we have dinner once a year.  

Are you interested in joining OLA? Please email Mijke de Waardt at m.f.dewaardt@cedla.nl We also kindly ask PhD supervisors to draw PhD candidates’ attention to OLA.

Nalacs Thesis Award 2011

Every year, Nalacs honors the best MA thesis on Latin America and the Caribbean. The winner of this year was announed during the conference on October 13 2011. The jury considered ‘Kids on the Frontline of Haiti’s Fault Line: Children’s Perspectives on their Earthquake Relocation’ by Talitha Stam (University of Utrecht) as the best thesis. Please find the jury report and reviews of all nominated theses here.

You can also click on this link to watch Talitha talk about Haiti on the TV show 'Pauw en Witteman'.