Princeton University
The Program in Latin American Studies
Cordially invites you to a roundtable
Chiapas: Five Years of Conflict, Resistance
and Negotiation
Neil Harvey, New Mexico State University
author of The Chiapas Rebellion: The Struggle for Land and
Democracy
Xochitl Leyva Solano, Centro de Investigaciones y
Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social del Sureste
co-author of Lacandona al filo del agua
Luis Hernández Navarro, La Jornada
author of Chiapas: la guerra y la paz
with comments by Deborah Yashar, Princeton University
moderated by David Myhre, Princeton University
Friday, February 19
3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
101 McCormick Hall (Art Museum)
reception to follow
For more information about the participants, and for links to
web sites about the situation in Chiapas, please visit
PLASWeb: http://www.princeton.edu/plasweb/
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You are also invited to an evening of new documentary film about
Chiapas –
A Place Called Chiapas
Directed by Nettie Wild, Canada, 1998, 92 minutes
in English and Spanish (sub-titled in English)
Thursday, February 11, 8:00 p.m. (eight days prior to
roundtable)
Robertson Hall (WWS), Bowl 2
"An exemplary documentary that vividly and lucidly explores a
modern Mexican standoff." — Variety
"A blistering documentary" — The Economist
"there is no business as usual in Nettie Wild's amazing
documentary" — The Nation
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Parking for both the roundtable and the screening is available
in lots 10 and 10A on Williams Street (off of Washington Road).
Leave a note on your dash that states "attending PLAS Chiapas
event."
Free and open to the public