127th Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2013): Spanish America, 1770–1970: Law, Order, and the Ladies

Spanish America, 1770–1970: Law, Order, and the Ladies

Conference on Latin American History 46

Saturday, January 5, 2013: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Beauregard Salon (Hotel Monteleone)

Chair:

Gertrude M. Yeager, Tulane University

Papers:

“He Wanted to Reprimand Her”: Gender, Colonization, and Spouse Murder in the Rio de la Plata
Allyson M. Poska, University of Mary Washington

Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Gender, Race, and Petty Theft in Guatemala, 1770–1900
Heather J. Abdelnur, Augusta State University

“Her Violent Character”: Arabic-Speaking Immigrants, Gender, and Crime in Tucumán, Argentina, 1914–20
Steven L. Hyland, Wingate University

"Nothing More Than Birds without a Nest": Prostitution and the Creation of a "Civilized" Society in Postdictatorial Dominican Republic, 1966–76
Elizabeth S. Manley, Xavier University of Louisiana

Comment:

Gertrude M. Yeager, Tulane University

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