About the Occasional Papers Series

In the early 1960s, Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies (before it was even known as such) began providing a forum for academics to share their research and writing.  This venue, the  Occasional Papers Series, gave visibility to conference papers and pre-publication works pertaining to Latin America.  With a general renewal of interest in Latin America, correlated with the growth of CLAS and its attainment of Title VI National Resource Center status, the Center for Latin American Studies is now pleased to renew the Occasional Papers Series after an almost 37-year hiatus.

If you are seeking an opportunity to vet and share your current academic work, CLAS is now accepting paper submissions for review and potential inclusion in the  Occasional Papers Series.  For further information, or to make a submission, direct e-mails to clas@vanderbilt.edu.

Most Recent Papers

Daniel Reichman, “Coffee As a Global Metaphor” (Paper 9, 03/2008)

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, “Democracy in Latin America: The Way Forward” (Paper 10, 8/2008)

Mateo A. Perez-Rodriguez, Lawrence Harrington, Edward F. Fischer, “Mexican Investment in Tennessee: A Preliminary Study” (Paper 11, 10/2011)

César Jésus Burgos Dávila, Expresiones musicales del narcotráfico en México; Los narcocorridos en la cotidianidad de los jóvenes sinaloenses (Transcript of a presentation given December 5, 2011 to the Mexican Studies Group by visiting scholar César Jésus Burgos Dávila)

Gustavo Gutiérrez with an introduction by Fernando F. Segovia, A Hermeneutic of Hope Vanderbilt University September 2012

Complete Archive (1963-Present)

Frederick Pike, “Freedom or Reform in Latin America” (Paper 1, 8/1963)

Charles W. Anderson, “Toward a Theory of Latin American Politics” (Paper 2, 2/1964)

Raymond E. Crist, “Andean America: Some Aspects of Human Migration and Settlement” (Paper 3, 5/1964)

Sidney W. Mintz, “Peasant Market Places and Economic Development in Latin America” (Paper 4, 7/1964)

Frederick T. Wolf, “Organization of Medical Sciences in Costa Rica: Problems of an Underdeveloped Area” (Paper 5, 1/1965)

John V. D. Saunders, “Social Factors in Latin American Modernization” (Paper 6, 6/1965)

Thomas E. Skidmore, “Brazilian Intellectuals and the Problem of Race, 1870- 1930″ (Paper 7, 3/1969)

Nita R. Manitzas, “Conflict, Consensus, and the New Cuban Politics” (Paper 8, 10/1971)

Daniel Reichman, “Coffee as a Global Metaphor” (Paper 9, 3/2008)

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, “Democracy in Latin America: The Way Forward” (Paper 10, 8/2008)

Mateo A. Perez-Rodriguez, Lawrence Harrington, Edward F. Fischer, “Mexican Investment in Tennessee: A Preliminary Study” (Paper 11, 10/2011)