NCCLA Draft Program

Thursday, September 25

6:00 PM – 7:20 PM
NCCLA Executive Committee Meeting

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Social Hour – Imminent Brewing, 519 Division St. S #2, entrance 6th St. E

Friday, September 26

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Light breakfast and registration (Valhalla, King’s Room)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Session I (2 panels)
1. Race, Gender, and Nation in Early 20th-Century Latin America
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Adam Coon (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Latin American Sinophobia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries,” Benjamin Narvaez (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Defining a Gran Colombian as part of a 1901 Reunification Attempt,” Rafael Angulo Tirado (University of Oxford)

●  “Embodied Myth and Masculinity: Zapata’s Vaquero and Roosevelt’s Cowboy as Emblems of National Identity,” Fátima Ortega Barba (Macalester College)

●  “Turcofobia Salvadoreña: Anti-Palestinian Discrimination in El Salvador’s Mestizo Nationalist Era, 1920-1944,” Nicholas Fowler (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville)

2. Unessay as Inclusive Pedagogy to Represent Many Latin Americas
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Bethsabé Huamán Andía

●  Bethsabé Huamán Andía (St. Catherine University)

●  Alondra Ibarra (St. Catherine University)

●  Nayeli Anguiano-Ortiz (St. Catherine University)

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Session II (2 panels)
1. Contemporary Challenges in Latin America
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Kris Thalhammer (St. Olaf College)

●  “Linkages between diminished economic development and environmental degradation in Protected Areas of arid lands of northern Mexico,” Xochizeltzin Castañeda-Camacho (St. Olaf College)

●  “Social Capital, Access to Health Services, and Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Stratification in Tucumán, Argentina,” Eric Carter (Macalester College), María Laura Cordero (CONICET–Argentina)

●  “Gestión minera del futuro: liderazgo, diálogo y sostenibilidad desde una perspectiva tetradimensional,” Ricardo Rodríguez Robles (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería), Kharina Mirian Caceres Choque (Universidad Nacional de Moquegua), Eduardo Ayvar Robles (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos)

●  “The Possibilities and Limitations of Anti-Racist Struggles in the Courts. A Case from Ecuador,” Maria Moreno Parra (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse)

2. Teaching, Learning, and New Pedagogical Approaches: Music, Language, and Student Co-Teaching
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Gwen Barnes-Karol (St. Olaf College)

●  “Post-Tonal Music Analysis for Spanish-Speaking Contexts,” David Castro (St. Olaf College), Romina Soto-Solari (St. Olaf College), Amelia Wise (St. Olaf College)

●  “Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) as Co-Teachers: Research, Praxis, Pedagogy for Improving Student Learning Outcomes in LALACS and Sociology/Anthropology Cross-listed Courses,” Lai Sze Tso (Gustavus Adolphus College), Brigette Ruacho Coronel (Gustavus Adolphus College)

●  “Rhythm Nation: El uso del Hip Hop como herramienta educativa en salones de clases en escuelas primarias y secundarias en los Estados Unidos,” Blake Wieseler (University of St. Thomas)

●  “Explicit Instruction and Virtual Tandem Learning Facilitate the Development of Spanish Voiceless Stops,” Antonio Martín Gómez (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse)

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch (Valhalla, King’s Room)
Welcome remarks by Tarshia Stanley (Provost, St. Olaf College); presentation of NCCLA Research and Travel Awards

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Book Presentation
Location: Black Room

Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings

●  Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca (eds.)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Session III (3 panels)
1. Many Latin Americas in Minnesota: Language, Childhood, and Creative Resistance in Mamá Papaya
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Kristina Medina-Vilariño

●  Tahiel Jiménez Medina (Filmmaker: Mamá Papaya) 

● Kristina Medina-Vilariño (St. Olaf College)

● Mariana Reyes Payán (St. Olaf College)

2. Law and Politics in Latin America, Then and Now: Continuity, Change and Challenges
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Pedro Dos Santos (College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University)

●  “The Politics of Papal Diplomacy in Guatemala during the 1950s,” Bonar Hernández (Iowa State University)

●  “Models of Mass Incarceration and Models of Resistance from El Salvador to Colombia,” Paul Dosh (Macalester College)

●  “Herederas y arquitectas del poder: el liderazgo femenino hispano del siglo XXI,” Rubí Ugofsky-Méndez (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor)

●  “The Impact of Gender Equality on Political Corruption in Latin America,” Emma Anderson (Washburn University)

3. Uplifting Language and Area Studies through Cross-Institutional Collaboration: A Model for Virtual and Hybrid Programming
Location: Buntrock 222
Chair: Aimee Orndorf

●  Aimee Orndorf (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)

●  Roxanna Lee (University of Utah)

●  Jeydelyn Martínez (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)

5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Dinner (Valhalla, King’s Room)
Presentation of NCCLA Award of Merit

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Keynote Address
Location: Viking Theater

“Mexico in the World: Making Capital, Seeking Sustainable Lives, Facing Exclusions and Migrations”

●  Dr. John Tutino (Georgetown University)

Saturday, September 27

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Light breakfast and registration (Valhalla, King’s Room)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Session I (2 panels)
1. Language and Belonging in Latin America
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Benjamin Narvaez (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Archival Reappropriations: Documentary Filmmaking on the Amazon Rubber Boom,” Daniel Coral Reyes (Macalester College)

●  “Beyond the Classroom and Toward the Kitchen Table: Mardonio Carballo’s Pedagogical Incursions in Mass Media,” Adam Coon (University of Minnesota, Morris)

● “Culture, Power, and Transnationalism in Abiayala: Imagining a Pluralist Nation with a Unified Voice,” Elena De Costa (Carroll University)

2. Migration, Displacement, and Representation in the Americas
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Américo Mendoza-Mori (St. Olaf College)

● “Feminist Accounts of Anti-Immigrant Injustice: Hate in time of immigration Enforcement and Deportations,” Mohammad Rahman (University of Texas–El Paso)

●  “Protection Inequalities in Northern Central America: Legal Gaps and the Invisibility of the Internally Displaced,” Paulina Santizo Murua (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)

●  “Rehomed on the Range: Animals as Latinx in Disney’s Live Action Adventures,” Stacy Hoult (Valparaiso University)

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Session II (3 panels)
1. Histories of Power and Resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Stacy Hoult (Valparaiso University)

●  “Understanding Social Hierarchy: A Comparative Analysis of Colonial Mexico and Peru,” Anthony Campion (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Voodoo and Slave Agency: Reading the Haitian Revolution from Below,” Chérif Saloum Diatta (Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar)

●  “Reimagining Nationalist Women: Emelí Vélez de Vando,” Victor Cruz (Binghamton University)

● “Sugar Towns and a Soviet: The Clash of Local Worker Insurgency and Transnational Industry in Camagüey, Cuba (1919-59),” Ben Woloch (Macalester College)

2. Art and Activism: A Collaborative Project to Mobilize for Latinx Immigrant Rights with COPAL
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Olga González

●  Olga González (Macalester College)

●  Marco López (Macalester College)

●  Lia Sánchez Valles (Macalester College)

●  John Ying (Macalester College)

●  Loree Keushgerian (Macalester College)

●  Winnie Ren (Macalester College)

●  Rosangel Flores Rubio (Macalester College)

3. Latin American Immigration and Community in the United States
Location: Black Room
Chair: Elena De Costa (Carroll University)

●  “Hispanic Immigration and Urban Revitalization in the New Jersey Rustbelt,” Peter Marina (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse)

●  “Indigenous Quechua Diasporas, Social Media, and the Remapping of Latin American Borderlands,” Américo Mendoza-Mori (St. Olaf College)

● “My Life Due to Migration,” Kasandra Padilla (St. Olaf College)

11:45 AM – 12:50 PM
Lunch (Stav Hall, St. Olaf Cafeteria)

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Session III (2 panels)
1. Immigration, Latinx Experiences, and Community in the Midwest
Location: Gold Room
Chair: Windy Roberts (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Assessing the Improvement of Intercultural Competence and the Development of Civic-Minded Graduates at the University of Minnesota, Morris,” Catherine Van Wey (University of Minnesota, Morris)

●  “Chegamos Chegando: A Pilot Study of Brazilian Immigration to Minnesota,” Pedro dos Santos (College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University), Karine Belarmino (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), Sydney Robinson (College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University)

●  “Midwest N(ICE): Regionalism, Belonging, and Crimmigration in the Rural Midwest,” Cristina Ortiz (University of Minnesota, Morris)

2. Collaborative Learning Methods on Latinx Migrations: Digital Student-Research and Community Engagement
Location: Sun Room
Chair: Kari Zimmerman

●  Kari Zimmerman (University of St. Thomas)

●  Paola Ehrmantraut (University of St. Thomas)

● Matthew Vernon (University of St. Thomas)

● Erin Gable (Boston University)