-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Latino Studies Call for Papers Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:36:42 -0400 From: Seth Wigderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: H-Net Labor History Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Marta Caminero-Santangelo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message "The present generation is carrying industrious America along the road enriched by their sublime fathers; from Río Grande to the Straits of Magellan, the Great Semí, astride its condor, is spreading the seed of the new America over the romantic nations of the continent and the sorrowful islands of the sea! "-José Martí Call for Papers Nuestra América in the U.S.? A U.S. Latino/a Studies Conference Friday & Saturday, February 8 & 9, 2008 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2007 www.ContinuingEd.ku.edu (keyword: Latino) Plenary Speakers Helena María Viramontes, Under the Feet of Jesus and Their Dogs Came with Them Juan Flores, From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity Emma Pérez, The Decolonial Imaginary: Writing Chicanas into History Roberto Suro, Strangers Among Us: Latino Lives in a Changing America Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Doméstica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence This interdisciplinary conference adopts José Martí's expansive hemispheric conception of "America" to explore implications of the growth of the U.S. Latino population at the cusp of the 21st century-a century that has seen Latinos/as become the largest U.S. ethnic minority. How have these shifting demographics affected communities, labor, politics, education, and cultural production in the U.S.? Papers will be considered from all disciplines. We invite submissions that address issues of: . migration and immigration . transnationalism . pan-ethnicity . education . the (re)formulation of racial and ethnic identities . Latinos/as and labor practices . militarization of the border . Latino consumer marketing . Latino media . Latinos/as and the law . political activism and coalition . immigrant rights struggles . community organizations serving Latino populations . the impact of "Latinization" on U.S. culture Send 200-word proposals by Sept. 15, along with title and institutional affiliation to: Marta Caminero-Santangelo KU Department of English 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 785-864-2529 Sponsors The Milton & Miriam Handler Foundation; the University of Kansas departments of English, Spanish & Portuguese, Sociology, Political Science, History, Public Administration, and Anthropology; Office of the Provost; Office of the Chancellor; the Hall Center for the Humanities; the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; KU Continuing Education; the School of Education; the School of Journalism; the School of Social Welfare; the Institute for Policy & Social Research; the KU Women's Studies, American Studies, and Latin American Studies programs; the Center for Research on Global Change; The St. Anthony Educational Foundation.
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