11th Latin American Studies Undergraduate Research Day

The Latin American Studies program is delighted to welcome everyone to this showcase of undergraduate research on the region. This event, now in its 11th, year,  is a half-day conference that offers an opportunity for friendly and engaging conversations among undergrad and graduate students, as well as faculty members, to cross-pollinate ideas and resources between disciplines and regions.

We hope to see you there!

Schedule:

Welcome and Opening Remarks - 11:45 AM in VC208
Professor Paula Karger, Program Director for Latin American Studies

The rest of the presentations will be in VC 211

12:30 PM - Identity and Ideology in the SCOP
Presented by Vanessa Jara Tello, Major in Economics and Political Science + Minor in Latin American Studies
Comments by Prof. Pamela Fuentes, LAS

1:00 PM - Maria Auxiliadora da Silva: A Brazilian Counter-Archive
Presented by Raul Galvao, Majors in Portuguese and History + Minor in Political Science
Comments by Salvador Alanis, Spanish

1:30 PM - The Truth Behind the "Lienzo de Tlaxcala"
Presented by Renata Rodríguez Badillo, Majors in International Relations and Political Science + Minor in LAS
Comments by Prof. Alexandre Pellegrino, History

2:00 PM - Absolute Clarity, Absolute Power: Narrative and Authority in Fidel Castro’s "History Will Absolve Me."
Presented by Breanna Lachmanen, Majors in Criminology & Sociolegal Studies and Philosophy
Comments by Prof. Victor Rivas, LAS

2:30 PM - Comparing the Memorial Sites of Argentina’s Last Dictatorship
Presented by Diego Rupolo, Majors in LAS and Human Geography + Minor in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
Comments by Libardo Gómez Estrada, History