Latin American Studies Symposium

Since 1993, ACS has sponsored and Birmingham-Southern College has generously hosted an annual Latin American Studies Symposium. Every spring the Latin American Studies Program gathers undergraduate students and faculty to discuss issues related to Latin America. This conference has two main objectives: to promote undergraduate research and to increase dialogue among faculty members. Birmingham-Southern College will host the 18th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium on April 16-18, 2010. For more information contact 7the Symposium Director, Barbara Domcekova, bdomceko@bsc.edu; 205 226-4975.

Past Symposiums

2009 Symposium
Dates: April 17-18, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Diane Soles, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, WI, "Fresh at 50? -- A look at young directors during the Cuban Film Institute's 50th Anniversary"
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2008 Symposium
Dates: March 14-15, 2008
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2007 Symposium
Dates: March 30-31, 2007
Keynote Speaker: Sergio A. Pujol, Professor of History, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, La Plata, Argentina, "The Tango between Two Centuries: Past and Present of Argentinean Music"
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2006 Symposium
Dates: April 7-8, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey H. Cohen, Associate Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, "Where Do They Go? 'A Day Without a Mexican,' A Perspective from South of the Border"
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2005 Symposium
Dates: April 8-9, 2005
Keynote Speaker: Eric Zolov, Associate Professor of History, Franklin & Marshall College, PA, "Rock Music and Culture Politics in Latin America."
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2004 Symposium
Dates: April 2-3, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Michael J. La Rosa, Associate Professor of History, Rhodes College, "Colombia in Contrasts: Change amidst continuity and the dangers of losing hope."
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2003 Symposium
Dates: April 4-5, 2003
Keynote Speaker: Charles A. Perrone, University of Florida, Professor of Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Literature & Culture, "Beholding a 'Towering Giant': Culture, Civilization, and Hemispheric Links in Latin America's Largest Nation."
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2002 Symposium
Dates: April 5-6, 2002
Keynote Speaker: Cristina Garcia, author of The Aguero Sisters and Dreaming in Cuban
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Studying Baseball -- Havana Style