Seminar sessions are held on Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the Newberry, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Please see the Call for Papers for information on submitting a proposal for the 2012-13 academic year. Proposals for this seminar are due April 25.
This seminar provides a forum for works in progress that explore topics in Borderlands and Latino studies. Papers examine the interplay of Latino people, communities, and culture in the United States; transnational and comparative “borderlands” studies; civil rights and social movements; and other related topics.
The seminar’s co-sponsors are Indiana University’s Latino Studies Program, Northwestern University’s Program in Latina and Latino Studies, The Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University, and the Katz Center for Mexican Studies at the University of Chicago.
John Alba Cutler, Northwestern University and Jason Ruiz, Notre Dame University are the coordinators for the 2011-12 seminar.
To attend, please read our Registration Information.
To see a listing of past seminars, please select a year below:
Seminar Schedule
“Border Crossings: Smuggling Operations in the Southwest”
Gabriella Sanchez, Arizona State University
“Mexico’s Southern and Northern Borders, a Comparative Approach”
Aaron Margolis, University Of Texas At El Paso
“‘I have her beautiful portrait here’: Mexican migrants, images, and devotion to the Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos in the United States, 1890-1960”
Christina Heisser, Indiana University
“The Pleasures of Exile: Reading the Cuban Nostalgia Fair”
Albert Laguna, Columbia College Chicago
Please note that this session will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday