CfP: MACLAS 2009

Paper and panel proposals are invited for the Mid-Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) Annual Conference, to be held March 6-7, 2009 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. The conference theme is: Latin America and the World: Challenges and Opportunities.

The 2009 MACLAS conference encourages panel proposals, from faculty, students and practitioners, that advance research focusing on the impact of globalization - broadly understood – on the ecology, natural resources, culture, and politics of Latin America. The program organizers welcome interdisciplinary research with insights from the social sciences and the humanities to explore the interactions between Latin America and the world. Additionally, the organizers will consider a limited number of workshop proposals that aim at informing students and faculty on issues such as study abroad programs in Latin America, academic publishing, the road to tenure, and the use of technology in the classroom.

Abstracts (300-word) for individual papers or complete panel proposals in English or Spanish via email (subject heading "MACLAS") should be submitted no later than December 15, 2008 to the program chairs. For more information, please see the conference website.