The Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association (SPGSA) at the University of New Mexico is announcing the annual conference Querencias . This meeting aims to explore the relationship between land and discourse. How are ideologies distributed across space? How are language, discourse, and land connected? How do symbolic spaces and social dynamics intersect? Querencias 22: Conexiones con la tierra will explore these questions as well as the intersections of language, discourse, culture, and conceptualizations of space within the Hispanic and Lusophone world. We welcome abstracts for presentations and themed panels in English, Portuguese, or Spanish from these interdisciplinary fields of study: Hispanic and Lusophone literatures and cultural studies, Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics, and Southwest and Latin American studies. Research within these fields is encouraged but not limited to the following topics: Eco-literature and criticism, postcolonialism, contemporary
SCHEDULE Note: Unless specified below the title of a presentation, all presentations are in-person. In addition, if attendees feel more comfortable attending sessions over Zoom or are joining in from out of Albuquerque, they may use any zoom link to access a session. All times are Mountain Time (Albuquerque, NM) UNM COVID-19 Protocols https://bringbackthepack.unm.edu/expectations-for-the-pack/index.html 12:45 - 1:00: Opening Remarks: Dr. Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese Chair (Ortega Hall: LLC Lab 6) Friday, April 22nd Ortega Hall: LLC Lab 6 Ortega Hall: 335 Language Acquisition Moderator: Naomi Shin Zoom Hosts: Sarah Lease & Fátima Dutra https://unm.zoom.us/j/9480559518 Southwest Studies Panels Moderator: Anna Nogar Zoom Hosts: Kory Apodaca Córdova & Alex Martínez https://unm.zoom.us/j/6823571739 1:00 – 1:30