Schedule

Latino Midwest Symposium Program- printable version

  • Events on October 11, 2012
    • Lecture by Vicki Ruiz, "Big Dreams, Rural Schools: Mexican Americans and Public Education, 1870-1950"
      Starts: 11:00 am
      Ends: 12:15 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Lunch on your own
      Starts: 12:30 pm
      Ends: 2:00 pm
    • Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks
      Starts: 2:45 pm
      Ends: 3:00 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Panel 1- Labor History in the Midwest
      Starts: 3:00 pm
      Ends: 4:30 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Dinner for participants
      Starts: 5:00 pm
      Ends: 6:30 pm
    • Keynote address by Vicki Ruiz, "Of Poetics and Politics: The Border Journeys of Luisa Moreno"
      Starts: 7:00 pm
      Ends: 8:30 pm
      Location: Shambaugh Auditorium
    • Reception for Vicki Ruiz and the Iowa Women's Archives
      Starts: 8:30 pm
      Ends: 9:30 pm
      Location: North Exhibition Hall, Main Library
  • Events on October 12, 2012
    • Latino Youth Summit Registration
      Starts: 8:30 am
      Ends: 9:00 am
      Location: IMU 2nd floor Ballroom
    • Latino Youth Summit Welcome
      Starts: 9:00 am
      Ends: 9:30 am
      Location: IMU 2nd floor Ballroom
    • Keynote address by Ana Celia Zentella, "Battling Linguistic Intolerance in an English Only Era." In conjunction with the Iowa Latino Conference
      Starts: 9:15 am
      Ends: 10:15 am
      Location: 2nd Floor, Iowa Memorial Union
    • Lecture by José E. Limón, “The Day the Music Died: Latino Youth, Race and Rock-n-Roll”
      Starts: 9:30 am
      Ends: 10:15 am
      Location: Iowa Memorial Union 2nd floor Ballroom
    • Coffee and rolls
      Starts: 10:00 am
      Ends: 10:30 am
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Panel 2 - Labor and Civil Rights
      Starts: 10:30 am
      Ends: 11:45 am
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • José E. Limón, “Critical Regionalism: A Conversation with José E. Limón and Cheryl Herr”. A brown bag lunch with English and Anthropology faculty and graduate students
      Starts: 12:00 pm
      Ends: 1:15 pm
      Location: in the Gerber Lounge of the English Department (304 English Philosophy Building)
      Description: Previous registration for this event is required.
    • Vicki Ruiz, “Citizen Restaurant: American Imaginaries, American Communities." A brown bag lunch with History and American Studies faculty and graduate students
      Starts: 12:00 pm
      Ends: 1:15 pm
      Location: IP Commons room (1117 University Capitol Centre)
      Description: Previous registration for this event is required.
    • Panel 3 - Immigration and the Law: Post-Postville
      Starts: 1:30 pm
      Ends: 2:45 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Break
      Starts: 2:45 pm
      Ends: 2:55 pm
    • Panel 4 - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Immigration
      Starts: 3:00 pm
      Ends: 4:15 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Talk by Alejandro García-Lemos (Artist of Latino Gothic)
      Starts: 3:30 pm
      Ends: 4:30 pm
      Location: The Englert Theatre
    • Break
      Starts: 4:15 pm
      Ends: 5:15 pm
    • Dinner on your own
      Starts: 5:15 pm
      Ends: 6:30 pm
    • Reception at the "Migration Letters" art exhibit, with a toast to artist Alejandro García-Lemos
      Starts: 6:00 pm
      Ends: 7:30 pm
      Location: The Englert Theatre
      Description: A reception honoring author Junot Díaz and artist Alejandro García-Lemo will be held on the Englert's stage against the backdrop of García-Lemos' installation 'Migration Letters' from 6-7 pm. Remarks by Junot Díaz at 6:30. INVITATION ONLY!
    • Reading by Junot Díaz
      Starts: 7:30 pm
      Ends: 9:00 pm
      Location: The Englert Theatre
  • Events on October 13, 2012
    • Coffee and rolls
      Starts: 9:30 am
      Ends: 10:00 am
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Panel 5: Latina/o Studies Program Directors Roundtable
      Starts: 10:00 am
      Ends: 11:15 am
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Ana Celia Zentella, Community workshop on "Raising Bicultural/Bilingual Children" (Cómo criar niños bilingües). In conjunction with the Iowa Latino Conference
      Starts: 10:30 am
      Ends: 11:30 am
      Location: Iowa City Public Library, Room A
      Description: This workshop will be in Spanish. "Cómo criar niños bilingües"
    • Lunch
      Starts: 11:15 am
      Ends: 12:30 pm
    • Panel 6 - Visual Culture and Performance in the Latina/o Midwest
      Starts: 12:30 pm
      Ends: 1:45 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Break
      Starts: 1:45 pm
      Ends: 2:00 pm
    • Panel 7 - Writing and Performing the Latina/o Midwest
      Starts: 2:00 pm
      Ends: 3:45 pm
      Location: 2520D University Capitol Centre
    • Break
      Starts: 3:45 pm
      Ends: 4:30 pm
    • Keynote address by José E. Limón, "Al Norte Toward Home: Texas, the Mid-west and Mexican-American Critical Regionalism"
      Starts: 4:30 pm
      Ends: 5:45 pm
      Location: Old Capitol Senate Chamber
    • Reception for José E. Limón
      Starts: 5:45 pm
      Ends: 6:30 pm
      Location: Times Club at Prairie Lights
    • Dinner on your own
      Starts: 6:30 pm
      Ends: 7:30 pm
    • Concert by Lila Downs
      Starts: 7:30 pm
      Ends: 10:00 pm
      Location: The Englert Theatre
      Description: Tickets can be purchased from Hancher.

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