73rd Annual MALAS Conference

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The 2023 Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS) conference marks the 73rd edition of the MALAS meetings. This conference will take place November 10-11, 2023. This conference will be held in Birmingham, Alabama on the picturesque campus of Samford University. It will be a hybrid gathering in that in addition to presenting in person onsite, scholars will also be able to participate online. This conference will provide an opportunity for scholars (faculty, researchers, and students) in Latin American matters to contribute towards a better understanding of all things Latin American, from literature to politics, from history to architecture, from anthropology to human rights, and more.

Theme

In 1943, the Uruguayan Joaquín Torres-García artist drew a curious illustration that has come to be known as the ‘Inverted America’. He sought to challenge the traditional mental framework of the Americas and upend traditional hierarchical structures by…