Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature (MACHL)
October 12 - 14, 2012
Exiles, Migrations, and Movements
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The annual Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature is a joint undertaking of the University of Colorado, Boulder; the University of Kansas, Lawrence; the University of Missouri, Columbia; the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Milwaukee; and Washington University in St. Louis. The literatures of Spain and Latin America will be featured in concurrent sessions organized by topics. Presentations will be in Spanish and/or English.
The registration fee for the conference is $110 for faculty and $85 for graduate students. Most events will be held on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, and the banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn. We look forward to hosting you!
Call for Papers
Abstract Requirements
- Open: January 20, 2012
- Close: May 26, 2012 (extended)
- Limit of 250 words
- May be written in Spanish or English
- Send your online submission to MACHLUNL2012@gmail.com
- Include:
- Author's name
- Affiliation
- Contact information
- Indicate need for projector & screen; speakers will be required to provide computer
Exiles, Migrations, and Movements
The Conference's Organizing Committee seeks proposals for individual presentations and panels on aspects of Hispanic literatures and cultures related to the conference theme: Exiles, Migrations, and Movements.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Narratives of history
- National identities and movements
- Sexualities in exile
- Literature as political resistance
- Communities in flight
- Comparative literature
- Cultural movements
- Social class and migration
- Traveling
- Concepts of exile
- Teaching exile and migration
- Autobiography and letters
- Transnational identities and connections
- Movements in space and time
- Gender and/or race
- Patriotism and the politics of culture
- Aging in literature
- Politics of migration
- Evolution of characters
- Metaculture: culture against politics
- Globalization
- Minority groups
- New technologies and communication
- Nomadism
Note: By submitting an abstract, you agree to the registration fee and to attend conference.
Keynote Speakers
José Ángel Ascunce
- Professor Emeritus, University of Deusto, San Sebastian
Belén Gopegui
- Spanish writer
Sophia McClennen
- Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Speaker biographies can be accessed by clicking here.
Submit Your Abstract Now
Extended Deadline:
May 26, 2012
MACHL 2012 is now accepting abstracts. Submit your abstract in MS Word 2007 or higher (.docx) or pdf to MACHLUNL2012@gmail.com.
Pre-arranged Panels
We encourage panel proposals around a specific topic that includes 3 or 4 presentations. The organizer of the panel must send a message to MACHLUNL2012@gmail.com that includes the following:
- Title of the Panel
- Presentation Abstracts
- Contact Information of presenters including Affiliation & Title
NOTE: Each presenter in a pre-arranged panel must also e-mail individually his/her abstract and must include at the bottom of the abstract the title of the panel.
Accommodations
MACHL has reserved blocks of rooms in two Lincoln downtown hotels:
Holiday Inn Lincoln-Downtown is approximately five blocks from campus, located at 141 N 9th Street. Secured room rates are $104 per night, and our code is MID.
Embassy Suites Hotel, located at 1040 P Street, is adjacent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Rooms at Embassy Suites are priced at $124 per night, single and double. To secure our rate, reservations will need to be made by September 12, 2012. The code is HLD.
Travel Information
Conference Organizers
Iker González Allende
- Assistant Professor of Spanish
- Associate Professor of Spanish
- Assistant Professor of Practice of Spanish
- Professor of Spanish
- Administrative Assistant
