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| Asociación de Historiadores Latinoamericanos y del Caribe | |
|---|---|
| Name | Asociación de Historiadores Latinoamericanos y del Caribe |
| Type | Learned society |
| Region served | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Asociación de Historiadores Latinoamericanos y del Caribe is a regional learned society that brings together professional historians from across Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal-linked researchers to coordinate scholarly production, promote archival access, and foster comparative studies of colonial, republican, and contemporary periods. Its membership spans specialists in topics such as Independence of Latin America, Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, Transatlantic slave trade, Cold War, and indigenous histories linked to Mapuche people and Arawak people, coordinating with universities, archives, and museums across capitals such as Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago, and Havana.
The association emerged from networks formed during meetings of scholars associated with Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de la Habana, and Universidade de São Paulo, building on antecedents like the Latin American Studies Association and the International Committee of Historical Sciences. Early initiatives referenced debates around the Wars of Independence of Spanish America, comparative studies of the Haitian Revolution, and archival recovery projects tied to the Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina), Archivo General de Indias, and Torre do Tombo National Archive. Founding members included professors linked to José Martí studies, Simón Bolívar historiography, and scholarship on figures such as Dom Pedro I and Antonio José de Sucre. The association consolidated during congresses held in cities like Caracas, Lima, Guatemala City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The stated mission aligns with promoting collaboration among scholars from institutions such as University of Havana, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Universidad Nacional de Colombia to enhance research on events including the Mexican Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Brazilian military dictatorship, and the Contra War. Objectives include advocating for access to collections at repositories like the Archivo General de la Nación (Peru), supporting editorial projects on sources such as the Correspondence of Simón Bolívar, and advancing training inspired by methods associated with historians of the Annales School, Marxist historiography, and social historians influenced by studies of Peasant Wars and Labor movements.
Governance typically comprises an executive committee with roles analogous to president, secretary, and treasurer elected by delegates from partner institutions such as Universidad de Puerto Rico, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Universidad de Costa Rica, and Universidad Central de Venezuela. Specialized commissions or working groups address topics including archival rescue tied to the Archivo General de la Nación (Colombia), digital humanities collaborations with initiatives like RedCLARA, and curricular exchange with museums such as the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos. Affiliations and partnerships have included nodes in networks like the European Association for Latin American Studies and the Caribbean Studies Association.
Programs include summer schools modelled after seminars at Casa de las Américas, fieldwork projects researching sites related to the Battle of Ayacucho, oral history training connected to projects on Truth Commissions such as the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (Argentina), and archival digitization in cooperation with the National Archives of Cuba and Arquivo Nacional (Brazil). The association supports curricular workshops for graduate programs at El Colegio de México, exchanges between archives like the Archivo General de la Nación (Ecuador) and museums including the Museo Nacional de Antropología (Mexico), and joint research grants addressing comparative topics like Land reform in Latin America, Migration from the Caribbean to Europe, and transnational networks evidenced in the Panama Canal Zone debates.
It publishes peer-reviewed journals and newsletters circulated among editorial boards tied to presses such as Editorial Siglo XXI, Cambridge University Press Latin American series, and university presses at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Buenos Aires. Periodicals feature articles on figures like José de San Martín, Bernardo O'Higgins, Rafael Trujillo, and Pedro Albizu Campos, archival dossiers from repositories such as the Archivo General de la Nación (Chile), and bibliographic reviews referencing monographs published by Oxford University Press and Taylor & Francis. The association maintains online communications via listservs and portals interoperable with digital libraries like Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and platforms promoting open access to primary sources.
Regular regional congresses convene delegations in rotation among cities like Quito, Montevideo, Asunción, and Santo Domingo, often featuring keynote lectures referencing historiographical debates sparked by works on the Spanish American independence period, the Cold War in Latin America, and comparative memory studies tied to Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. Panels frequently invite archival presentations from the Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico), thematic sessions on subjects such as Indigenous movements in the Andes, and roundtables with representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Inter-American Development Bank research units.
Membership includes university professors, archival directors, curators from institutions like the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina), doctoral candidates enrolled at programs such as King's College London Latin American studies and University of Oxford Latin American Centre visiting fellows, and independent researchers specializing in topics ranging from the Atlantic World to Caribbean plantation societies. Institutional affiliates encompass national archives, university departments, and cultural centers including Casa de la Literatura Peruana and Casa de la Amistad Hispanoamericana.
Category:Learned societies Category:Historiography of Latin America