US-RPB-ms2015.022 Guide to the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) records1990-2014 Finding aid prepared by Karen Eberhart. Brown University Library
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English 4.0 Linear feet 1990-present The Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA), founded in 1992, is an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars who support and promote Brazilian studies in all fields, especially in the humanities and social sciences. BRASA is dedicated to the promotion of Brazilian studies around the world in general, and in the United States in particular. This collection contains the records of the organization and include Executive Committee Meeting materials and documentation on the planning and content of the biennial international conferences held by BRASA since 1994 Brazilian Studies Association. Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) records Historical note

The Brazilan Studies Association (BRASA) was formally launched during the 1992 Conference of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in Los Angeles, California. At that meeting some thirty to forty scholars came together and resolved to form an association that would both promote Brazilian studies and continue to build strong links between those who study Brazil and other parts of Latin America.

The First International Conference (BRASA I) was held in Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with LASA in March 1994. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, an Executive Committee elected, and a Secretariat designated at the University of New Mexico. Founding members Jon M. Tolman and Roberto Reis, were elected as the Association’s first President and Vice-President, respectively, and Edward A. Riedinger was elected Secretary. The Secretariat stayed at the University of New Mexico until 2004 when it moved to Vanderbilt University. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was the home for the Secretariat during 2011-2015 and it will be at Brown University from 2015 until 2020.

BRASA Conferences

Date of Conference Location 1994BRASA I - Atlanta, Georgia 1995 BRASA II - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1996 BRASA III - Kings College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1997 BRASA IV - Washington, D.C. 2000 BRASA V - Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 2002 BRASA VI - Atlanta, Georgia 2004 BRASA VII - Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro 2006 BRASA VIII - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 2008 BRASA IX - Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 2010 BRASA X - Brasília, Brazil 2012 BRASA XI - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 2014 BRASA XII - King's College London, London, England 2016 BRASA XIII - Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 2018 BRASA XIV - Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Collection information

This collection contains the records of BRASA which document its work to support and promote Brazilian studies in all fields, especially in the humanities and social sciences. The major work of the organization is to hold biennial Conferences for the purpose of presenting scholarly research and discussing issues pertinent to Brazil and Brazilian studies. As a result, most of the records in this collection pertain to the planning and content of the Conferences. Also included is documentation of the Executive Committee meetings and the examples of the Brazil Digest which is a summary of summary of information related to Brazilian Studies focusing on announcements for lectures, congresses, book releases and job opportunities.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) records, Ms.2015.022, Brown University Library.

The collection is arranged in 3 series: Series 1. BRASA Executive Committee Meetings Series 2. Brazil-Net and Brazil Digest Series 3. BRASA Office Operations

Administrative information

Gift of the Brazilian Studies Association in 2015.

Additions to this collection are expected.

 Subjects Brazil--Congresses Brazil--Study and teaching Brazil--Study and teaching--Congresses RIAMCO Browsing Term Education BRASA Executive Committee Meetings Series 1 BRASA Membership Figures 2 26 1999-2002 Bringing Secretariat of BRASA to Vanderbilt 2 27 2002 Elections 2 28 2002 September Executive Committee Meeting, Albuquerque, NM 2 29 2002 October 5 Executive Committee Meeting, Dallas 2 30 2003 March 26 Executive Committee Meeting, Atlanta GA 2 31 2003 October 25 BRASA Executive Committee Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2 32 2003 October 25 Tennessee Secretary of State: Nonprofit Status 2 33 2003-2010 Elections spring 2 34 2004 Finances 2 35 2004 January-November Executive Committee Meeting, Miami 2 36 2004 March 20 Executive Committee Meeting, Miami 2 37 2004 March 21 BRASA Membership Roster 2 38 2004 May 27 Executive Committee Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2 39 2004 October 6 LASA (Latin American Studies Association) 2004 2 40 2004 October 7-9 Expenses to date 2 41 2004 Constitution and By-Laws 2 42 2005 February 27 BRASA sponsorship policy 2 43 2005 June-July Executive Committee Minutes 2 44 2005 March 5 BRASA Executive Committee Meeting 2 45 2005 March 5 Executive Committee Meeting, Providence, RI 2 46 2005 October 2 Non-profit Corporate Report 2 47 2005-2006 Executive Committee Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2 48 2006 March 15 Executive Committee Meeting, Nashville, TN (VIII) 2 49 2006 October 13 BRASA Elections 2 50 2006 BRASA Elections - Vice President and Executive Committee Candidate Information 2 51 2006 EC (Executive Committee) Meeting Minutes 2 52 2007 March 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) 2 53 2007 March 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) - Partial Agenda 2 54 2007 March 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) - Agenda 2 55 2007 March 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Montreal, Canada 2 56 2007 September 5 Executive Committee Meeting, Montreal, Canada - Agenda 2 57 2007 September 5 Constitutional Amendment: Voting 2 58 2007 October 8 Executive Committee Meeting, New Orleans, LA - Agenda 2 59 2008 March 26 Executive Committee Meeting, Nashville, TN - Agenda 2 60 2008 September 27 Elections 2 61 2008 Executive Committee Meeting, Rio de Janeiro 2 62 2009 June 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Rio de Janeiro - Agenda 2 63 2009 June 10 Executive Committee Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale - Agenda 2 64 2009 November 21 Executive Committee Meeting, Fort Lauderdale - Logistics 3 1 2009 November 21 Brazil's Proposed Codigo de Processo Civil: An Attack on Historical Records = Uma Agressao a Historia 3 2 2010-2012 Executive Committee Meeting - University of Illinois 3 3 2011 March 19 BRASA Executive Committee Meeting - San Francisco 3 4 2012 May BRASA Executive Committee Meeting - Urbana-Champaign 3 5 2012 September BRASA Executive Committee Meeting - Chicago 3 6 2014 May Constitution and By-Laws 3 12 n.d. The Future of Brazilian Studies in the United States: An agenda for expansion 3 14 2005 Annual Report 3 15 2006 Brasília brochures 3 16 2010-2012 Roberto Reis prize 3 17 2013 Brazil-Net and Brazil Digest Series 2 BRASAnet Digests 3 24 2004 - 2005 BRASAnet Digests 3 25 2006 January-June BRASAnet Digests 3 26 2006 July-December BRASAnet Digests 3 27 2007 January-June BRASAnet Digests 3 28 2007 July-December BRASAnet 3 29 2008 January-June BRASAnet 3 30 2008 July-December BRASAnet 3 31 2010 January-June BRASA Office Operations Series 3 BRASA III Frontmatter 1 1 1996 September 7-10 BRASA IV 1 2 1997 November 12-15 BRASA IV Thank You Letters 1 3 1997 November - 1998 January BRASA IV Report and Expenses 1 4 1997 November 12-15 BRASA IV Frontmatter 1 5 1997 November 12-15 BRASA IV Conference - Budget 1 6 1997-1998 BRASA IV - final list of attendees 1 7 1997 November-December BRASA IV Abstracts 1 8 1997 November 12-15 BRASA V - Grupo de Trabalho Economy and Society 1 9 2000 June 18-21 BRASA V Conference Materials 1 10 2000 March-June BRASA V Call for Papers 1 11 2000 June 18-21 BRASA V Miscellaneous 1 12 2000 May-June BRASA V Report 1 13 2000 June BRASA V Thank you letters 1 14 2000 BRASA VI Conference Budget 1 15 1993-2002 BRASA VI Atlanta 1 16 2002 April 4-6 BRASA VII Certificates Sent 1 17 2004 June-July BRASA VII Education NT Evaluation 1 18 2004 June 9-12 BRASA VII Conference Program 1 19 2004 June 9-12 BRASA VII NTs 1 20 n.d. BRASA VII Program 1 21 2004 June 9-12 BRASA VIII Program Changes 1 22 2006 April-December BRASA VIII Program Committee 1 23 2005 March - 2006 May BRASA VIII Call for Papers 1 24 2005 August - 2006 October BRASA VIII Program Guidelines 1 25 2004 July - 2005 March BRASA VIII Scarritt-Bennett 1 26 2006 January 31 BRASA VIII Advisory Group 1 27 2006 April-October BRASA VIII Lifetime Contribution Award 1 28 2005 February - 2006 August BRASA VIII Program 1 29 2006 June BRASA VIII: Paper Proposals for Program Committee 1 30 2006 January BRASA VIII Vanderbilt University Program planning 1 31 2006 October 13-16 BRASA VIII Program 1 32 2006 October 13-16 BRASA IX Chamada 1 33 2008 March 27-29 BRASA IX Program Soltos 1 34 2007 March - 2008 March BRASA IX Book Exhibit and Publishers 1 35 2007 December - 2008 March BRASA IX Award Ceremony 1 36 2008 February-March BRASA IX Membership Renewal Message 1 37 2006 February BRASA IX Program 1 38 2008 March 27-29 BRASA X Panel Proposals 1 39 2009 September 15 BRASA X Paper Proposals 1 40 2009 September 15 BRASA X Program 2 1 2010 July 22-24 BRASA XI Program 2 2 2012 September 6-8 BRASA XII Program 2 3 2014 August 20-23 Financial - BRASA Planning 2 4 2008-2010 Financial - Center for Brazilian Studies, IL 2 5 2009 Auggust 7 Financial - Correspondence 2 6 2004 May - 2006 December BRASA Budget 2 7 2006-2007 Ledger Sheets 2 8 2007-2010 Library of Congress 2 9 1997 November Praises 2 10 1997 November-December BRASA 1994 Atlanta Conference 2 11 1993-1994 BRASA Conference- Call for Queries Papers 2 12 1997 February-November Proceedings 2 13 1996 Proceedings to Library 2 14 1997-1998 Library of Congress 2 15 1998 July-April Cambridge Conference 2 16 1996 August-September BRASA conference 2 17 1995 BRASA 2001 Elections 2 18 2001 January-February Brazilian Studies Development Project 2 19 1997-1998 BRASA Correspondence 1998 2 20 1998 April 2-10 BRASA Development Office-Survey 2 21 1997 November 1 Development Project - Surveys 2 22 1997 January-February BRASA IV - About BRASA 2 23 1997 November 12-15 BRASA IV - Call for Papers 2 24 1996-1997 BRASA IV - Program 2 25 1997 November 12-15 Website - SiteMason@vanderbilt.edu 3 7 2002-2010 Website - Hiller, David 3 8 2004 April 6 Website - BRASA Logo 3 9 2004 February-October Website - Oso Grande 3 10 2004-2005 Website - Sitemason Manual 3 11 n.d. BRASA Enrollment Form 3 13 n.d. Bolsas para Brasileiros e Norte-Americanos 3 18 n.d. Proceedings of BRASA IX Conference: New Orleans, LA 3 19 2008 March 27-29 Proceedings of BRASA IX Conference: New Orleans, LA 3 20 2008 March 27-29 BRASA V 3 21 n.d. BRASA VI Proceedings 3 22 n.d. Proceedings of BRASA X Conference 3 23 2010 July 22-24 Campell, Courtney: Prospectus Defense 3 32 2011 March 22 Pitts, Bryan: Dissertation "The Audacity to Strong-Arm the Generals: Paulo Maluf and the 1978 Sao Paulo Gubernatorial Contest 3 33 2011 Brazil Initiation Scholarship 3 34 2007-2008 ACORN pamphlet 4 1 1998-1999 May New Member Letter: UNM 4 2 2004 June-July Economics and Business Membership Task Force 4 3 2007 April 25 Travel Grant Commitee 4 4 2008 May-October Luso-Brazilian Review Subscriptions 4 5 2007 April - 2008 June Annual Reports 4 6 2003 - 2006 August BRASAnotes 4 7 2005 March-June BRASAnotes (spring) 4 8 2006 January - 2007 April Fagulha 4 9 2004 May-June Fagulha #2 4 10 1994-1998 Bid for Secretariat 4 11 2002 June - 2003 January UNM Visit regarding Secretariat 4 12 2003 November 21-23 Secretariat Plans and Goals 4 13 n.d. BRASA Secretariat 4 14 2010 January-February BRASA Workshop 4 15 2012 December 17 BRASA Budget 4 16 2010 - 2013 February BRASA 2012 Conference 4 17 2011 - 2012 September BRASA Membership and Email Lists 4 18 1994 June - 2000 April BRASA Brazil Slide Series 4 19 n.d. Hufferd, James 4 20 2005 July 8 Oleson, Megan 4 21 2006 Augsust 17 Farmerie, David: Sertao do Pajeu 4 22 2008 September 18 Luso-American Foundation 4 23 2006 September 11-18 Brazilian Development Office 4 24 n.d. LASA Travel Fund Fundraising 4 25 2004 April 1 Contact Brazil: Fundraising 4 26 2006 July 6 Bridgestone Firestone Fundraising 4 27 2006 July 1 Google Fundraising 4 28 2005 October 12 Fundraising 4 29 2003 January - 2007 July Roberto Reis BRASA Book Prizes 4 30 2006 Roberto Reis BRASA Book Prizes 4 31 2008 Roberto Reis BRASA Book Prizes 4 32 2010 Roberto Reis BRASA Book Prizes - Prize Committee 4 33 2004 Roberto Reis Family 4 34 2005 June-September Jon Tolman Essay Prizes 4 35 2006 Jon Tolman Essay Prizes - BRASA Essay Prize Committee 4 36 2004 Bob Levine Prize 4 37 2003 April 3-7 Lifetime Contribution Awards 4 38 2008 Cursos de Ciencias Socias no Brasil - Mailing Lists 4 39 n.d. Latin American Scholars Directory and Listserv (UNC-Duke) 4 40 2002 August 14 Directory of Scholars of Brazilian Studies 4 41 n.d. Harvard Directory of Brazilianists 4 42 2003 September 9 Press Coverage - "O Pais de Lula Traduzido para o Ingles," Veja 4 43 2005 February 2 Press Coverage - "Mr Brazil," Folha de Sao Paulo 4 44 2004 June 6 Press Coverage - "Brasilianistas recorre ao 'jeitinho brasileiro' " Folha de SP 4 45 2004 December 19 Related Publications - BrazilMax.com 4 46 2003 December - 2004 November Related Publications - Brazil Watch 4 47 2006 August-September BRASinhas - Midwest BRASA 4 48 2006 April 15 BRASinhas - Mid-Atlantic Brazilian Studies Association 4 49 2004 October 24 National Conference on Brazilian Immigration to the U.S., Harvard 4 50 2005 March 18-19 Brazil in Metro Schools 4 51 1999 October 4-9 Summer Programs 4 52 2005 June Key People - Amorim, Tomas 4 53 2004 November - 2005 April Key People - Biderman, Sol 4 54 2006 January 20 Key People - Carvalhal, Tania 4 55 2006 September 12 Key People - Chipe, Vanessa 4 56 2006 November - 2007 January Key People - Davis, Eric Claudio (San Serif Graphics) 4 57 2005 April 22 Key People - Farkasflvy, Pierre 4 58 2003 September - 2005 March Key People - Gomes, Eduardo 4 59 2002 September - 2004 August Key People - Green, Jim 4 60 2003 August 21 Key People - Hallewell, Laurence 4 61 2004 November 8 Key People - Hrinak, Donna 4 62 2003 September-October Key People - Lund, Katia 4 63 2003 May 23 Key People - Maxwell, Kenneth 4 64 2004 November 20 Key People - Newby, Ana 4 65 2009 September 2 Key People - Pereira, Tony 4 66 2003 March 11 Key People - Power, Tim 4 67 2004 February 24 Key People - Power, Tim: Letter of Recommendation Oxford University 4 68 2005 April Key People - Serbin, Ken 4 69 2003 December 7 Key People - Seegal, Susan: Americas Society 4 70 2006 February 17 Key People - Sharpe, Peggy 4 71 n.d. Key People - Soares, Mariza 4 72 2004 September 24 Key People - Tolman, Jon 4 73 2003 February 12 Swet's Information Services: Proceedings 4 74 2006 November - 2007 August Committee for the Future 4 75 2004 April - 2005 August Committee on the Future of Brazilian Studies: Conference invitation 4 76 2004 November - 2005 October Foreign Language Enrollments 4 77 2002 Committee on the Future of Brazilian Studies: Poster and Brochure 4 78 2005 April-June BRASA Planning Committee 4 79 2004 January 19 Conference on the Future of Brazilian Studies: Contributions Mailed In 4 80 2005 March-December Conference on the Future of Brazilian Studies: Brown Pamphlet 4 81 2005 September-October Brazil Gatherings - Brazilian Immigration Seminar, Harvard 4 82 2005 March 18-19 Brazil Gatherings - UT-Austin: Brazil Week 4 83 2004 April 5-10 Brazil Gatherings - CUNY, Graduate Center 4 84 2004 October 30 Brazil Gatherings - Brazil Week 4 85 2005 Brazilian Press Links - Alencar (UNESCO, Paris) 4 86 n.d. Brazilian Press Links - Bridges, Tyler (Bureau Chief, Lima, Miami Herald) 4 87 2004 June 15 Brazilian Press Links - Houston Chronicle (Andrew) 4 88 2004 May 13-16 Brazilian Press Links - Lima, Joao Gabriel de (Veja) 4 89 2004 Decmeber - 2005 January Brazilian Press Links - Murphy, Tom 4 90 2003 June - 2004 April Brazilian Press Links - Silva, Carlos Eduardo Lins da 4 91 2003 July - 2004 November Brazilian Press Links - Vieira, Cristiana (Estado de Sao Paulo) 4 92 n.d. Brazilian Organizations - American Society: Rio de Janeiro 4 93 2004 October-December Brazilian Organizations - FUNDAJ: Fundacao Joaquim Nabuco 4 94 2004 June-September Brazilian Organizations - Museo Afro-Brasil 4 95 2004 October 26 Advertisement in Hemisphere 4 96 2004-2005 Luso-Brazilian Review Advertisements 4 97 2006 March 7 Brazilian Embassy - Patriota, Antonio de Aguiar 4 98 2006 November - 2008 April Brazilian Embassy - Visit withe Brazilian Ambassador 4 99 2005 January 14 Brazilian Embassy - Forster, Theresa Diniz 4 100 2007 May-August Brazilian Embassy - Gabrielli, Mariello 4 101 2004 August 18 Brazilian Embassy - American Studies Project 4 102 2006 September BRASANet listserv 4 103 2004 October - 2005 February BRASA-net: email list 4 104 n.d. BRASA-net: H-Latam 4 105 n.d. Conference on the Future of Brazilian Studies, Draft Report 4 106 2006 January Conference on the Future of Brazilian Studies Draft Report brochures 4 107 2005 September-October LASA Forum essay 4 108 2005 May "Organizing Nationally", Conference on the Future of Brazilian Studies, Brown University 4 109 2005 September 30 LASA Forum 4 110 2005 Alipol: Associacao Internacional de Literaturas de Lingua Portuguesa e Outras Linguagens 4 111 2004 September 24 American Portuguese Studies Association 4 112 2004 April 6 Brazil Information Center 4 113 2007 August-September Centro de Estudos Americanos-SP 4 114 n.d. Organizational Links - BrazilNetwork 4 115 1990 June - 2005 March Organizational Links - Brazil Strategy Network 4 116 2003 September - 2005 April Organizational Links - BrazilMax 4 117 2005 October - 2008 April Organizational Links - Middlebury Partnership 4 118 2007 December 13 Brazilian Network against the Green Desert 4 119 2004 June 16 Center for Jewish History 4 120 2004 August 12 Friends of MST 4 121 2005 August 8 Idealist.org/Action Without Borders 4 122 2004 December - 2006 March National Trade and Professional Associations Directory 4 123 2004 November 19 National Trade and Professional Associations 4 124 2006 October 9 Nourish the New Brazil 4 125 2004 March 10 Rio Maria Committee 4 126 2004 November - 2005 August US-Brazil Studies Center, Sao Paulo 4 127 2007 July Council on Competiveness 4 128 2009 May 8 Eakin, M.C. "Half a Century of Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt" 4 129 1997 "Brazil Connection," Vanderbilt Magazine 4 130 1991