Symposia
Near the end of each semester, the Latin American Studies Co-Lab (LASCOLAB) Fellows will present at a symposium held on campus and open to the public. This will be an opportunity for students and faculty to present their research, debate ideas, and open a dialogue with other members of our community on pressing topics related to our field. Each symposium will consist of a series of panel presentations, moderated by a discussant, and followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Each panel will last approximately 60 minutes.
The LASCOLAB fall 2025 Symposium will be held:
- November 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Hetzel-Hoelin Room, Stewart Library, Ogden campus
Symposia Schedule
9-9:05 a.m.: Dr. James Almeida, Assistant Professor of History, Welcome
9:05-10 a.m.: Panel 1
- Aislyn Whitney, “Latin American Studies: Puerto Rico’s Biennial and the Importance of Community”
- Dr. María del Mar González-González, Assistant Professor of Art History, “Beyond Plantains and Plantations: Francisco Oller, Cultural Nationalism, and the Politics of Empire"
- Luna Malagon Solorzano, “Cartografías de la ausencia: Historia de la violencia Colombiana”
Moderator: Dr. James Almeida
10-11 a.m.: Colonialism and the Cold War: Latin American History, 1960s-1980s
- Faith Bryce, “Beyond the Booklet and Behind the Bombs: The Machetero's struggle for Puerto Rican Independence”
- Dr. James Almeida, “Representation without Democracy: Afro-Latin American Film under Cold War Dictatorships”
- Carlos Aviña, “The Democracy Paradox: Reagan’s Crisis in El Salvador”
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Mulligan, Assistant Professor of Spanish & Translation
11 a.m.-noon: Literature and Politics in South America
- Sara Bueno, “La Biblioteca Nacional del Perú: Entre libros robados y memoria histórica” (“National Library of Peru: Between Stolen Books and Historical Memory”)
- Dr. Joseph Mulligan, “Patria and Patrimony: The Informal Book Market of Occupied Lima (1881-1883)”
- Spencer Young, “Latin American Anarchism: Developing a Research Guide on Especifismo”
Moderator: Dr. María del Mar González-González, Assistant Professor of Art History.
Noon-12:25 p.m.: Sara Bueno, “Visualizing Collaborative Inquiry: A Conceptual Map”
12:25-12:30 p.m.: Dr. Joseph Mulligan, Closing Remarks