Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies March 22-24, 2012 at the American University

Proposal deadline:
Dec 21, 2011

“Latin America: Hopes, Dreams and Reality after the Washington Consensus.”

The Program Committee invites faculty, students, and practitioners to submit individual papers and panel proposals that illustrate how the people and the countries of Latin America are responding to current challenges in light of the region’s cultural, political and economic heritage and within the changing international economic and political environment. Of course, papers dealing with all aspects of Latin American studies are welcome.

Additional information:
Please submit a 250-word abstract for individual papers or complete panel proposals (one 250 word abstract for the panel) in English or Spanish by December 21, 2011 to Program Director Jim Baer at maclasproposals@gmail.com

MACLAS offers prizes for the best undergraduate and graduate papers submitted; graduate students are encouraged to apply for a Christina Turner Graduate Student Travel Award to help reimburse travel and lodging costs for the conference. The number of awards is supplemented this year by American University.