Symposium on Latino Studies Brings Scholars From Around the World to Bryn Mawr – starting October 10th, 2007 – Pennsylvania

“Some of the brightest stars of Latino studies will gather to discuss their discipline at Bryn Mawr on Wednesday, Oct. 10, and Thursday, Oct. 11, at “The Futures of Latina/o Studies: A Symposium on the Practices of Latinidad.”

Ten distinguished scholars from around the United States will be joined by keynote speaker Astrid M. Fellner of the University of Vienna. A final session will feature readings by Latina/o authors, including two Bryn Mawr undergraduates.

The symposium was convened by Associate Professor of Spanish and Latina/o Studies Lázaro Lima, author of the recently published The Latino Body: Crisis Identities in American Literary and Cultural Memory, one of the first comprehensive accounts of Latino cultural history.”

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