International Seminar

 P R O G R A M

 

Media and Democratization in Latin America

Friday, November 2, 2007

 

 

10:00 am – 10:10 am: Opening Ceremony

 

10:10 am – 10:30 am: Introduction, Daniel Hallin, University of California, San Diego

 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm: First Panel

 

MEDIA AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA:

PATTERNS OF INTERACTION AND CONFLICT

 

* Enrique Sánchez Ruiz, University of Guadalajara, “Factual Powers and Authoritarian Governance: ‘Televisa’s Law’ as a Case Study.”

* Rick Rockwell, American University, “Reflections of Hegemony:  Latin American Television’s View of the U.S. and Democracy.”

* Fernando Coronil, University of Michigan, “Bodies of Evidence: The Truth of the Media in the 2002 Coup against Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.”

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch break

 

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Second Panel

 

CIVIL SOCIETY, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, AND

COMMUNICATION SPHERES

 

* Rosa Maria Alfaro Moreno, CALANDRIA, Peru, “Advances and Setbacks of Alternative Communication in a Democratic Context.”

* Rousiley Maia, UFMG, Brazil, “Media and Democratic Effects of Civic Association for Public Deliberation in Brazil.”

* Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University “The Environmental Story that Wasn’t: Advocacy, Journalism, and the Asambleismo Movement in Argentina.”

 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Coffee Break

 

3:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Third Panel

 

MEDIA, ELECTIONS, AND DEMOCRATIZATION

      

* Carlos de la Torre, FLACSO, Ecuador, “Media and Democracy in Ecuador’s 2006 Presidential Election."

* Scott Desposato, University of California, San Diego, “Issue Ownership? Comparing and Explaining Campaign Themes in Brazil, Venezuela, and Chile."

* Chappell Lawson, MIT, " Looking Like a Presidente:  Appearance and Electability among Mexican Politicians."

* Sallie Hughes, University of Miami, and Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, “The Disenchanted Voter: Emotional Appeals, Class Polarization, and Electoral Participation in Mexico.”

 

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Reception.