The 2015 North Central Council of Latin Americanists (NCCLA) Conference has as a central theme “Immigration, Emigration, Exile, and Return.” This interdisciplinary conference will be held at Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin on September 24-26, 2015. The deadline for proposals has been extended to July 15.

Description: The keynote speaker will be Luther C. Castillo Harry, MD, MPH, who is featured in two documentaries that will be screened during the conference: Salud and Revolutionary Medicine: A Story of the First Garifuna Hospital . Dr. Castillo was educated at the Latin American School of medicine in La Havana, Cuba and has been a renowned scholar in a number of institutions across the globe. He is a passionate speaker on the topic of healthcare as a human right, and his keynote address will provide an interdisciplinary perspective on healthcare, immigration, emigration, exile, and return in Latin America. He opened the first Garífuna clinic for his people in Honduras as a result of his medical degree in Cuba and his commitment to marginalized populations.

Guidelines: The NCCLA invites proposals for panels, round tables, and papers from all disciplines that highlight potential common themes shaping Latin American History, Politics, Art, Economics, Literature, and more. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: 1) Cuba and the United States; 2) Discourses and Identities in Immigration; 3) Economics, Equality, and Inclusion; 4) Peace and Security; 5) Diaspora in Latin America; 6) Social Movements and Empowerment; 7) Migration in the Context of Colonialism, Independence, and Post-colonialism; and 8) Environmental Change and Population Movement.

Interdisciplinary and comparative analyses are most welcome. Proposals may focus on any region and may be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Teaching panels concerning pedagogical strategies, teaching and learning methods, and in-class or long distance innovative approaches are especially invited. Papers and panels are encouraged that link a common theme in Latin America across several disciplines. Papers are also encouraged that highlight how trends and tendencies in Latin America and the Caribbean influence Latinos in the United States.

Proposals (250-300 word abstracts) must be submitted by July 15. Please enclose a cover sheet stating professional affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of each participant. Please also state need for audiovisual support. E-mail submissions are preferred.

Graduate and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to participate. The NCCLA is especially interested in presentations of faculty-student collaborative research. A limited number of student travel grants of up to $200 each are available. Grants are for full-time students who are not professionally employed.

See http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/nccla/awards.cfm for details.

Conference presenters are eligible for NCCLA Research and Teaching Awards.

Send abstracts and proposals to: dosspe01@luther.edu.

Professor Pedro G. dos Santos
2015 NCCLA Program Chair
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Luther College
700 College Dr.
Decorah, IA 52101
dosspe01@luther.edu
(563) 387-1250

[See photo above and more information on the film Revolutionary Medicine at A Story of the First Garifuna Hospital at http://societyforvisualanthropology.org/mediafestival/revolutionary-medicine/.]