19th Ohio Latin Americanist Conference is Feb. 24-25

Ohio University is sponsoring the 19th Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC 2023) on Feb. 24 and 25 at the Ohio University Athens campus from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Gordy Hall.

With over 70 presenters talking about all themes Latin American, we invite you to attend some of the panels.

Friday evening at 6p.m. a film screening of Return to the Andes will be held in Walter Hall 145. The film will be accompanied by the pop-up exhibit: “Hidden Life of Things: Andean and Amazonian Cultural Artifacts and the Stories They Tell.”

All events are free and open to the public. For more information contact: olac@ohio.edu .

Schedule of Events

Friday, Feb. 24

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Registration, Gordy Hall 113

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Panels on Latin American Topics, Gordy Hall

6-8:30 p.m. — Film screening of Return to the Andes and pop-up exhibit: “Hidden Life of Things: Andean and Amazonian Cultural Artifacts and the Stories They Tell,” Walter Hall 145.

Saturday, Feb. 25

8 a.m. — Registration, Nelson Banquet Hall

9 a.m. — Breakfast, Nelson, pre-paid only 

9:30 a.m. — Keynote: Elvia Andia Grágeda (Spanish) “What does the Resistance look like Today? The Ironic Need to Demand Inclusion and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples in Modern Times and Spaces”

11:30 a.m. — Panels on Latin American Topics, Gordy Hall