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
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 literature, and gender studies.
- Grammaticalization, dialectology, variationist linguistics.
- Language fortification, bilingualism and language contact, language and cognition, autonomy in education.
- Border studies, immigration, territorializations, and land protection and reclamation.
Important dates:
- Call for papers deadline extended to February 7th, 2022
- Notification of acceptance: early February, 2022
- Conference dates: Friday, April 22nd – Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 (in person sessions on the UNM campus).
Submission guidelines:
- For presentations, submit an abstract of up to 500 words (not including tables and references).
- For theme panels, only one proposal should be submitted per panel, including the topic (300 words) plus an additional description of how each presenter will contribute to it (500 words maximum).
- Please do not include any personal information in the abstract.
- Submit the abstract in a pdf file file.
- We encourage in-person presentations. In your submission form, please note whether you prefer virtual participation. However, keep in mind that the number of virtual presentations will be limited.
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