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Real Faces of Latin America and Latino/a Worlds 

Third Annual La Crosse Area Latina/o Collaborative (LALAC) 

Workshop on  Teaching, Service and Research  
 

April 27-28, 2012  
 

Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin  
 

Keynote Speaker:  

Bradley S. Epps   

Harvard University  

 

How is diversity experienced in Latin America?  How are diversity and inclusivity experienced in the U.S. Latina/o communities?   How do ethnicity and race intersect class, region, gender, sexuality, and national origin?   

This Teaching, Service, and Research Workshop explores the intersection of these themes in the classroom, and how they affect U.S. citizens’ political imagination toward both the Latin American region and the Latina/o community.

We look forward to sharing best practices in the classroom, sample syllabi and learning modules, course materials, bibliographies, iPad applications for teaching languages, diversity lessons and goals or any other relevant discussion.

Organizers encourage individual papers, panel and roundtable proposal submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics: 

·      Representations of urban life in Literature, Films and the Arts 

·      Fighting AIDS in Latin America 

·      LGBT movement in Latin America and among Latina/o populations 

·      Religious diversity and belief systems 

·      The African Diaspora narratives and national histories 

·      Uses of Internet in Latin America 

·      Representations of Latinas/os in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa  

·      Teaching about and learning from diversity in Latin America 

·      The role of the arts and music in nation building 

·      Study Abroad Courses 

·      Intra Latin American immigration, and immigration policies 

·      Social services policies 

·      Latinos in Europe 

·      Latin American perceptions of the United States 

·      Local response to Undocumented immigrant population.

 This workshop intends to: 

  • Strengthen ties within the Latin American and Latino Studies community in South Western Wisconsin, but also within neighboring states such as Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. 
  • Share teaching ideas, course content, and learning modules about topics relating to diversity in Latin America and the Latino/a community  
  • Allow those with a specific research interest in a particular Latin American topic to present and receive feedback on a working paper or research project. 
  • Share experiences of service learning and international education programs in Latin America 
  • Foster greater awareness about the growing presence of Latina/o populations in Southwestern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northeastern Iowa. 
  • Encourage students research projects presentations  

The workshop is open to all interested CLACS Regional Faculty Associates, secondary and post-secondary educators in Wisconsin and adjacent states interested in Latin American, Latina/o studies. We welcome scholars from various disciplines such as history, literature, art, social sciences, social work, education, political science, as well as professionals who do work in international studies with an emphasis on Latin America. Selected papers focusing on teaching innovations and methodologies will be included in a special issue of Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, an on-line, peer-reviewed, academic journal published out of Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) dedicated to exploring the deeper philosophical, political, social and ethical implications of education. 

The deadline for individual paper, presentation, panel or roundtable (3 papers and 1 commentator, 150 word summary of presentation):  March 10, 2012.  Notification of acceptance will be forwarded on March 15, along with the final conference program
 

Workshop Proposal Online Form
 

Registration:  The $30 registration cost for participants will cover conference costs, refreshments, dinner, continental breakfast, and lunch. Reduced student registration cost of $15 to cover cost of meals. 
 

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Out of town guests should make reservations in a timely manner at a hotel of their choice and may be able to obtain a special discount rate of $70 available through the conference co-sponsor UW-La Crosse.  Please use the tax-exempt state business rate and use the code ES 40706.  Please download the certificate of tax exemption from this website:  http://www.wisconsin.edu/fadmin/fppp/wis.htm  and select Appendix H 

 

The workshop is co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies program at Viterbo University, UW-La Crosse College of Liberal Studies and Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies, and the UW-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Any questions contact Jesús Jambrina at jejambrina@viterbo.edu

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


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