University of Kansas: Lusophone & Hispanic Visions
The University of Kansas Department of Spanish & P9ortuguese invite abstract submissions of 250-450 words for an upcoming April 9th & 10th presentation, “Lusophone and Hispanic Visions: Construction of Power and the Power of Construction”. We invite comparative papers about Lusophone and Hispanic cultures that provide a forum for the conversation that generates when the aforementioned is examined.
One of the ways in which the human condition can best be described is as a dynamic between socialization and power. Given the current politically charged climate, the role of these dynamics to shape the individual, community, and nation have raised more interest in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Noting the imposition of power in these structures, to fragment, divide, unite, and displace, has been an integral process within the arts, in particular literature, to comment on this form of social stratification. When we examine Lusophone and Hispanic societies, it is impossible not to draw parallels between them and how the dynamic is a major fiber of this human condition. As the ever-changing world enters its next evolutionary step, the contribution of the arts and humanities to the conversation on the relationship between power dynamics, the individual, and society is both pertinent and needed.
The conference invites comparative papers about Lusophone and Hispanic cultures that provide a forum for the conversation that generates when the aforementioned is examined. We encourage a variety of perspectives, such as: social critique, (de)colonial studies, self-expression, queer theory, and other epistemologies. This is an invitation to analyze the formative nature of power and attempt to respond to “what is the power of construction?” and “What is the construction of power?” when applied to the self, community, and/or nation. Comparative papers with other focuses are also welcome.
Abstract or audience registrations can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/Myqz2A9Y1xfSeJj58; the deadline for submissions is March 19th.
For questions, please e-mail Dr. Luciano Tosta at lucianotosta@ku.edu or Manuel Rodriguez at mjdrodrig@ku.edu.