SECOLAS holds one annual meeting each spring, at which scholarly papers, annual awards, and other activities are presented, as well as, the business meeting of members.
Call for Papers | Llamado a presentaciones
Proposal Submission Deadline: December 1, 2012
*** In order to present at the conference, you MUST be a member of SECOLAS.
59th Annual Conference, Gainesville, FL, March 29-31, 2012
Conference Theme: "The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America." Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, Dr. Richmond Brown (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs: Literature and Humanities: Tace Hedrick (University of Florida); History and Social Sciences: Tiffanny Sippial (Auburn). Keynote speakers: Joseph Foweraker (Oxford University), Paul Drake (UC San Diego), and Deborah Yashar (Princeton).
58th Annual Conference, Wilmington, NC, March 16-19, 2011
Conference Theme: "Nation Formation and the Diaspora of Race." Sponsored by: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Dr. Jennifer Horan (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs:Literature & Humanities: Ignacio Rodeño, (University of Alabama); History and Social Sciences: Chad Black (University of Tennessee).
57th Annual Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, April 7-10, 2010
Conference theme: "Memory and Revolution." Sponsored by: Instituto Mora. Carmen Collado (Local Arrangements) . Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Ann Gonzalez, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; History & Social Sciences: Timothy Henderson, Auburn University at Montgomery. Conference Hotel: El Diplomatico, Insurgentes Sur 1105, Colonia Nochebuena, CP 03720, México D.F.
56th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 16-18, 2009
Conference theme: "Crisis and Recovery in the Americas." Sponsored by: Tulane University, Stone Center for Latin American Studies. James Huck (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Elizabeth Moran, Christopher Newport University; History & Social Sciences: Scott Beck, East Tennessee State University. Conference Hotel: Hilton - New Orleans, 333 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130.
55th Annual Conference, Ybor City, Tampa, FL, April 17-19, 2008
Conference theme: " Our Hispanic Heritage and Latino Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin American Studies." Sponsored by: ENLACE FLORIDA, Dr. Paul Dosal, Executive Director and Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Jorge Nef, Director. Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Carmen Rivera, SUNY Fredonia; History & Social Sciences: Halbert Jones, US Dept of State. Conference Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District, 1700 East 9th Avenue, Tampa, Florida, USA 33605.
54th Annual Conference, San José, Costa Rica, April 19-21, 2007.
Conference theme: "Contesting Images of Latin America." Sponsored by: University of South Alabama, Isabel Brown and Stephen Morris (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Zoya Khan, University of South Alabama; History & Social Sciences: Blake Pattridge, Babson College. Conference Hotel: Radisson Europa, P .O. Box 538 Calle Blancos 2120, San José, Costa Rica.
53rd Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, April 6-8, 2006
Conference theme: "Latin America in the Age of Globalization." Sponsored by: University of North Carolina at Charlotte in collaboration with Davidson College and Wingate University, Jurgen Buchenau, Angela Willis, Greg Crider (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Clementina Adas, Clemson University; History & Social Sciences: Timothy Hawkins, Indiana State University. Conference Hotel: Holiday Inn Center City, Charlotte, NC.
52nd Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, April 7-9, 2005
Conference theme: "Transnationalism: Intersections of the Global and the Local." Sponsored by: Vanderbilt University and Tennessee State University, Marshall Eakin, Theron Corse (Local Arrangements). Program Chairs: Literature & Humanities: Angela Willis, Davidson College; History & Social Sciences: Stephen Morris, University of South Alabama. Conference Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Vanderbilt, 1901 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203.
Past Conferences. A list of all SECOLAS annual meetings, their themes, and locations.