Registration
First Floor Atrium
Roundtable 4 – Public Scholarship and Community Engagement in North Carolina
Room 3009
Moderator: Daniel Velásquez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenters:
Leesa Jones, Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum
Luis Olivieri-Robert, City of Raleigh
Emily Spangenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel Velásquez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant:
Brianna Gilmore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cancelled!
Panel X – Understanding and Addressing Social Determinants of HIV Care and Treatment Among Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic
Room 4003
Moderator: Clare Barrington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clare Barrington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Social Determinants of HIV Care and Treatment Outcomes among Transgender Women Living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sophia Mus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Developing and Setting Up a Pilot Trial of a Multilevel Intervention for Trans Women Living with HIV”
Commentator: Dirk A. Davis, Duke University
Panel 9 – For a Global Sense of the Americas: Practicing Cartographies of the Global South (Part 1)
Room 1005
Organized by the Consortium Working Group Counter-Geographies of the Global South
Moderator: Gabriela Valdivia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Javier Arce-Nazario, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “My Body, My Backyard: Mapping Environmental injustice in Puerto Rico”
Fowota Mortoo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Palimpsestic Cartographies: Mapping Imperfect Erasure”
Ina Shkurti, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Reclaiming Cartographic Language: Translating Oral Histories onto Digital Landscapes in Amazonia”
Commentator: Gabriela Valdivia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Roundtable 5 – Local Latin American Authors Share Poetry and Prose
Room 1009
Moderator: David S. Dalton, UNC Charlotte
Presenters:
Paola Cadena Pardo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Oswaldo Estrada, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Angel Díaz Miranda, Hollins University
Panel 10 – Multisensory Knowledge and Fantastic Explorations in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
Room 3024
Moderator: Nicoly Monteiro dos Santos, Duke University
Panelists:
Mateus Sanches Duarte, Duke University: “Embodied Vision and Ghostly Presence: Haunting Realism in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema”
Uriel Nascimento Santos Pinho, Duke University: “Mouthless Voices, River Sounds, Blurred Saints: Documentary Faith in an Amazonian Short Film”
Edson Pereira da Costa Júnior, Duke University/Universidade Estadual de Campinas: “Listening to Images in Maxakali Cinema”
Panel 11 – Transforming Pedagogy: Redesigning Curricula in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Room 3009
Moderator: Hilda Salazar, Wake Tech Community College
Panelists:
Kelly Q. McEnany, A-B Tech Community College: “Centering Indigenous Women in Latin America’s Social Movements”
Silvia M. Peart, United States Naval Academy: “Social Justice through Culture in Lower-Level Spanish Courses”
René Ibarra, Campbell University: “Politics of Music: History of Rock and Other Genres in Latin America”
Commentator: Kelly Q. McEnany, A-B Tech Community College
Panel 12 – Transgender Health and Well-Being in the Dominican Republic
Room 4003
Moderator: Tamar Goldenberg, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tamar Goldenberg, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: “The Role of Transgender Stigma on the Health and Well-Being of Trans-Masculine and Trans-Feminine People in the Dominican Republic”
Albar Arvizu Contreras, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: “Navigating Barriers: Understanding the Health Experiences and Needs of Trans Men in the Dominican Republic”
Isabella Carolyn Aida Higgins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Dominican Transgender Women’s Experiences of Familial Rejection and Mental Health Outcomes”
Commentator: Tamar Goldenberg, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Panel 13 – For a Global Sense of the Americas: Practicing Cartographies of the Global South (Part 2)
Room 1005
Organized by the Consortium Working Group Counter-Geographies of the Global South
Moderator: Gabriela Valdivia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Michelle Lanier, Duke University: “To the Daughters of Wars: A Letter from a Black-South Future”
Tara Di Cassio, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Imagining/Contesting Futures through Palestinian Wall Art and Digital Archive”
Ruth Matamoros-Mercado, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “Beyond Lines on Paper: Reclaiming Spaces and Erasing Borders through Cartographic Refusal in Nicaragua and Honduras”
Commentator: Gabriela Valdivia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panel 14 – Rational and Rooted: Paths to Liberation through Brazilian Hip Hop
Room 3024
Moderator: John D. French, Duke University
Panelists:
Courtney Crumpler, Duke University: “Dudu do Morro Agudo: Hip Hop Intellectual, Performer, and Educator”
Akshay Gokul, Duke University: “Rap Lab in Action: An Innovative Pedagogy for Consciousness-Raising and Empowerment”
Travis Williams, Duke University: “Rational and Rooted: Comparing Worlds and World Views in Sao Paulo and the Baixada Fluminense”
Commentator: Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, North Carolina Central University
Lunch Break
First Floor Atrium
Panel 15 – Changing Directions in Cuban Studies
Room 3009
Moderator: Louis A. Pérez, Jr., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Guadalupe García, Florida International University: “A City View: Barrio Demographics and City Organization in Colonial Havana.”
Bonnie Lucero, Texas Christian University: “The Land of the Skinny Cow: The Politics of Beef in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba”
Devyn Spence Benson, University of Kentucky: “Choosing Exile as a Black Cuban”
Roundtable 6 – Best Practices: Preparing Inter-professional Students for Global Health Immersion Experiences
Room 4003
Moderator: Dennis Clements, Duke University
Presenters:
Anne Derouin, Duke University
Adrienne Small, Duke University
Rosa Solórzano, Duke University
Roundtable 7 – Weaving Resistance: Intersections of Law, Indigenous Knowledge, and Activism in Abya Yala
Room 1005
Organized by the Consortium Working Group Counter-Geographies of the Global South
Moderator: Gabriela Valdivia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Manuela Picq, Amherst College
Juan Castro, Bufete para Pueblos Indígenas
Angelina Aspuac, National Weaving Movement of Guatemala/Women’s Association for the Development of Sacatepéquez
Commentator: Ina Shkurti, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panel 16 – Novel and Traditional Approaches to Resource Management in Latin America: Case Studies in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico
Room 3024
Organized by the Consortium Working Group Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Moderator: María Alejandra Jaramillo, Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists:
Gabriel Campos, Duke University: “Drone Technology for Analyzing Reforestation Efforts in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest”
Juan David Merlo Romero, Duke University: “Women Greening the City: A Case Study of Bogota, Colombia”
Sophia Palia, Duke University: “Communication of the Processes, Values, and Impacts of Carbon Offsetting by the Communities of the Integrator of Indigenous and Campesino Communities of Oaxaca (ICICO)”
Presented by the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University and the Latin American Studies Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Funding for NC/CLAS 2024 is generously provided by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, the UNC Charlotte Latin American Studies Program, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences.
