“Tipping Points | Puntos de Inflexión en Latinxamérica”.

deadline for submissions: 
January 10, 2020
full name / name of organization: 
Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies MACLAS
contact email: 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD    March 27—28, 2020
 
The Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) invites you to participate in our annual conference on March 27-28, 2020 at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD. The invitation is to reflect on events such as seismic shifts across the Americas – from the fires raging across the Amazon Basin to the climate & migration crises in Mexico and Central America to the near-collapse of the Venezuelan state and the teetering peace accords in Colombia – as well as any other contributions in the areas of critical cultural theory, literary and language studies and performance. Our 2020 conference theme is:  “Tipping Points  |  Puntos de Inflexión en Latinxamérica”.

While we welcome paper and panel proposals on our theme, the conference is open to all topics bearing on the various disciplines that comprise Latin American Studies. We also invite workshop proposals that inform faculty and students on practical issues such as study abroad programs in Latin America, academic publishing, the road to tenure, and effective pedagogical techniques for the Latin American Studies classroom. All submissions are due by Fri. Jan. 10, 2020.  Register for the conference at https://maclas2020.exordo.com/ with the following information:

• Title of individual paper, panel, or workshop (specify which);

• Your name (panel proposals must include the names, institutional affiliations, and paper titles of all presenters; discussants are optional; undergraduates are warmly invited to participate);

• Your institution and position (faculty, graduate or undergraduate student, or other)

• A 250-word abstract in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Applicants will be informed by Sat. Feb. 1, 2020 whether their proposals have been accepted. Graduate students are encouraged to apply for a Christina Turner Graduate Student Travel Award by Jan. 13, 2020 to help defray travel and lodging costs for the conference.  To be considered for this award, graduate students should send their title and abstract, current C.V., and travel budget to committee chair Melixa AbadIzquierdo at izquiem@farmingdale.edu.  Please put “Turner Travel Award” in the subject line. MACLAS also offers prizes for the best book and best article or chapter published by a member in the last two years, as well as prizes for the best undergraduate and graduate papers presented at the conference.  Information about these awards, including submission deadlines and contact information, can be found on the MACLAS website, at www.maclas.org.

To register for the conference, go to www.maclas.org, click on “Conferences,” and follow the links.  Fees are $125 for the full conference or $75 for one day if submitted by Mon. March 2.  After this date, fees are $175 for the full conference or $100 for one day.  To appear on the program, conference participants must be members of MACLAS for 2020.  Annual dues range from $15 to $45, depending on professional status and income.