(Name-mce) ListServ Fwd: Latina/o Studies Graduate Student Conference

[Dr. Andrew Jackson, Sr.]

At 11:54 AM 10/27/2006, Anselmo Villanueva wrote:
>Join us in Phoenix, Arizona for the 16th Annual 
>International NAME Conference - Nov. 8-12, 2006
> >>>>>>>>>>>
>*"AQUI LUCHAMOS, AQUI ESTAMOS: REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO ACTIVISM AND
>RESISTANCE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP" *
>
>* *The 3rd Biennial Latina/o Studies Graduate Student Conference
>Call for Proposals Deadline: November 17, 2006
>
>The Latina/Latino Studies Program of the University of Illinois at
>Urbana-Champaign invites proposals/abstracts for an interdisciplinary
>graduate student conference to be held at UIUC on *February 23-25, 200*7.
>The purpose of this Conference is to explore the historical and cultural
>processes that affect Latinas/os in the United States. We aim to contribute
>to the understanding of Latino/a communities in the U.S. by promoting
>interdisciplinary analyses of shared social, political, cultural, histories,
>and educational realities of Latinas/os. "Aqui Luchamos, Aqui Estamos:
>Reaffirming our Commitment to Activism and Resistance through Scholarship"
>will foster an ongoing dialogue across disciplines that will consider the
>commonalities, differences, and diverse experiences of Latino/a populations
>in this country. The Conference will commemorate the 10 th Anniversary of
>the Latina/Latino Studies Program at UIUC. Limited funding support for
>travel *may *be available.
>
>Topics could include but are not limited to:
>
>·        Activism
>
>·        Issues of social justice
>
>·        Reclaiming space
>
>·        Identity politics
>
>·        Building community
>
>·        Immigration and Transnationalism
>
>·        Citizenship
>
>·        Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
>
>·        Chicana/Chicano Studies
>
>  Please send your abstracts (no more than 500 words) along with title, name,
>contact information, program, and university affiliation, no later
>than *November
>17, 2006* to:
>
>Latina/Latino Studies Program
>
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>
>510 East Chalmers
>
>Champaign IL, 61820
>
>http://www.lls.uiuc.edu
>
>For questions, please email Laura Atuesta, LLSP Graduate Outreach
>Coordinator at  latuest2 at uiuc.edu <%20latuest2 at uiuc.edu> or call
>217-265-0370.
>
>
>
>
>
><http://www.josealamillo.com/>
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