For the forth and consecutive time the Gender And Feminist Section of  The Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
is calling for papers  to be selected for the Elsa Chaney's Award 2003.

The purpose of the Elsa Chaney's Award is to promote, stimulate and contribute to the diffusion of academic studies on women
and gender in Latin America and the Caribbean. This award has taken, in every period, a name of a scholar which contribution
has been very important for the development of women and gender research of Latin America. In 2000, after the unfortunate loss of Elsa
Chaney, the Section decided that the academic award will take, permanently,  the name of this pioneer gender studies scholar.

For the  2003 call for papers the Section has decided to give priority to Junior scholars ( no more than five years since the higher
academic degree was  obtained) that have none or few publications.  Three originals-non published papers will be selected and published
by  a Committee chaired by Sara Poggio.  There will be a monetary reward for papers selected for first and second prizes
and an honor mention for the third.

Rules for entries
1.    All members of LASA and the Gender and Feminist Studies Section are eligible to submit entries.
2.    The articles do NOT necessarily need to be papers prepared for LASA XXIII.
3.    Articles should be recent efforts with up-to-date bibliographies.
4.    Articles that have received awards in other contests, as well as published articles or articles accepted for publication, are excluded from the
       contest.
5.    The papers must be presented in Spanish, Portuguese or English.
6.    Articles will be accepted by the committee between   June 30 2002 and  November 2002 no entries can be accepted
       after the closing date.
7.    Articles should be no more than 40 letter-sized pages in length, double-spaced.
8.    Please include a short resume of no more than 150 words.
9.    Prepare the text for the Committee in word or  WordPerfect , and also prepare a diskette.
10. Articles not prepared as indicated cannot be considered.

How to Send Your Paper
One copy inserted in a sealed envelope  with the name of the paper ON THE
OUTSIDE; the other copy, with the diskette, in another sealed envelope, which
should include INSIDE compete information about the author (affiliation,
discipline, address, telephone, fax and e-mail).  You can send the two
envelopes together, inside a larger envelope.

*****THE COMMITTEE CANNOT ACCEPT ARTICLES BY FAX OR E-MAIL*****

Send your entries to:

Dr. Sara Poggio
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore,  Maryland

Maria Claudia Andre
Associate Professor
Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages
Hope College
Holland MI (49423)
Andre@Hope.edu
(616) 395-7911 (0ff.)
(616) 395-7559 (fax)