LALISA
Latin American, Latino/a, and Iberian Studies Association of the Pacific Northwest

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​The Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Association (LALISA) is dedicated to the promotion of these areas of research across academic disciplines. LALISA aims to foster productive professional relationships and exchanges between members who contribute to such academic study and civic engagement in the Northwestern Region of the United States of America and Canada.

4TH LALISA CONFERENCE, WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM, WA, APRIL 11-12, 2019

KEYNOTE
We are honored to welcome Jon Beasley-Murray as our keynote speaker to this year’s LALISA conference. Jon Beasley-Murray is associate professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His research interests include social, cultural, and political theory, as well as Latin American studies. His book Posthegemony: Political Theory and Latin America was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2010. In reviewing the book for the journal MLN (2012), Charles Hatfield called Posthegemony “a book of major theoretical importance and profound political and disciplinary implications." Jon Beasley-Murray also has a very active presence online through his two blogs: Posthegemony, a blog about cultural studies and the concept of hegemony; and Projections, a blog about the representation of Latin America in Hollywood and European cinema. ​

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“¿Quién dijo que todo está perdido?”: Transmigration and Textuality 
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In the strictest sense of the word, transmigration is the movement of the soul from one body into another with no possibility of return. Expanding this definition a bit to take into account times of great change and migratory movements, it is appropriate to dedicate a space for reflection upon these states of flux that transport us to another reality and transform us irrevocably. It is precisely from this change of state that are born creative solutions and strategies of resistance. Mere day- to-day survival becomes performance, alternative texts (graffiti, photography, textiles, etc.), and textual practices (oral tales and songs, for example). These moments of creation and transformation invite us to think differently. In a world of factual relativism and manipulation of the truth in which walls and trenches of hate and fear are constructed, we can still find solidarity and empathy. In the words of Fito Páez: "¿Quién dijo que todo está perdido? 


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​Continuing discussions begun in previous conferences, the objective of this 4th LALISA conference at Western Washington University is to explore the creative solutions that arise from moments of great change or adversity. We invite colleagues to present papers on any aspect of Iberian and Latin American studies, as well as look forward to receiving proposals that reflect upon the central concepts of this year's conference: 
Migrations, Transatlantic Crossings, Hemispheric Displacements, Diasporas, Geographies of Exclusion, Spatial Identifications, Deterritorialization, Zones of Influence, Regionalism/Nationalism/Post-Nationalism, Racial/Gendered Peripheries, Queer Geographies, Peripheral Knowledge and Identities, Creative Solutions, Performance, Textual Productions and Practices, Strategies of Resistance, Empathy and Solidarity, Community. 
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April 11-12, 2019
Western Washington University 
​ Bellingham, WA 

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