The Latina/o Century: Path Breakers and New Directions in Latina/o Studies
An Interdisciplinary Conference at Dartmouth College
2:00-2:30PM Welcoming remarks
2:30-3:20PM: Panel 1: The Evolving Patterns of Transnationalism, Diaspora, and Migration
· Jorge Duany (Florida International University): "Transnational Migration from the Hispanic Caribbean"
· Mark Overmyer-Velázquez (University of Connecticut, Storrs): "Global Latinos: Peruvian Migrants in Post Pinochet Chile"
3:30-4:20PM: Panel 2: Afro-Latinidades in the Hemispheric Contact Zone
· Bianca Laureano (Independent scholar and activist): "Principles of Pleasure: Findings from the LatiNegr@s & Sexuality Survey"
· Solimar Otero (Louisiana State University): Crossroads and Borderlands: Bridging Conversations between the Latina/o and African Diasporas"
4:30-5:20PM: Panel 3: Latina/o Spiritual and Secular Imaginaries
· Miguel "Willie" Ramos (Florida International University): "The Lukumí-Yoruba in Cuba"
· Theresa Delgaldillo (Ohio State University): "Religion in the Latina/o Literary Imagination"
5:30-6:30PM: Wine and Cheese Reception