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LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections raises awareness of past and current issues affecting Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities through its world-class collections, globalized higher education, research, international exchange, and public programs.
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SAVE THE DATE
2022 Lozano Long Conference
Thursday – Friday, Feb. 24 – 25
Archiving Objects of Knowledge with Latin American Perspectives
In honor of the centennial of the Benson Latin American Collection, this two-day online conference initiates a conversation on archives with Latin American perspectives and practices. Learn more at Lozano Long Conference. Register and receive event updates via the 2022 Lozano Long Conference Eventbrite page. View the conference schedule.
Benson Latin American Collection Reopening
After many months of renovations, we are pleased to announce that the Benson is now open to all patrons. For more information, visit the library’s website. We look forward to welcoming you back!
In Memoriam
LLILAS Benson is saddened at the passing of Heidi Johnson, archivist, linguist, teacher, mentor, friend, and colleague. Read about her extraordinary contributions to UT Austin and Latin American Indigenous languages archiving here.
We are recruiting!
Assistant Librarian for U.S. Latina/o Studies
This position provides creative and strategic approaches to the development and stewardship of the Latina/o Studies collections at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, and serves as the primary liaison to the Latino Studies program at UT Austin. Job Post
Administrative Associate
This position provides professional, comprehensive administrative support to the director of Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and manages the organization's operations/facilities functions, with the highest standards of excellence, accuracy, and timeliness. Job Post
Call for Submissions: Travel Fellowships for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) and Community College Faculty
LLILAS Benson announces the availability of travel fellowships for faculty at MSIs and community colleges to conduct summer research on topics related to Latin America at the Benson Latin American Collection. Apply by March 21, 2022. Learn more here.
LLILAS BENSON EVENTS
2022 Lozano Long Conference
Thursday–Friday, Feb. 24–25 | Online
The 2022 Lozano Long Conference, "Archiving Objects of Knowledge with Latin American Perspectives," will be presented online. The Schedule page has livestream links to real-time panels and keynotes. Visit Lozano Long Conference for links to pre-recorded videos, papers, and more.
Lozano Long Conference Spotlight
NOT EVEN PAST is publishing a series of articles by students reflecting on the work of the 2022 Lozano Long Conference panelists. Visit the Lozano Long page on NOT EVEN PAST to view these important contributions to the conversations about "Archiving Objects of Knowledge with Latin American Perspectives."
Lozano Long Conference Spotlight
You can watch pre-recorded videos by our conference panelists on the LLILAS Benson YouTube channel. (Each video has translated subtitles.) Read pre-circulated conference papers here.
OTHER UT EVENTS
OUT of PLACE: A Queer Kinetic Conference
Friday, Feb. 18 | 1:00 PM (CST) | Turtle Pond (behind UT Tower)
Taking on the theme of knowledge production/place and (queer, trans, BIPOC) un/belonging, artists and attendees will ruminate on the possibilities and limitations of sanctioned spaces of learning—and partake in some DIY artistic acts of queerdo resistance and reimagination.
See details here.
Special February Global Health Meeting
Friday, February 18 | 12:00-1:00 PM | Online
The Dell Medical School invites you to the panel Transforming social service training to improve primary care systems for marginalized communities in Chiapas: the experience of Compañeros en Salud. Register to attend.
Exhibition: Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia
Opens Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 | Blanton Museum of Art
Since the late 1980s, Oscar Muñoz has sought to reinvent the medium of photography through non-traditional materials and techniques. Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia is the first retrospective of this Colombian artist’s work in the United States. More information at Invisibilia.
Roundtable: Between Neocolonial Collecting and Anticolonial Resistance? The Logic of Afro-Latiné/Latiné/Latin-American Archives in the United States
Monday, Feb. 21 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (CST)| Online
As the Benson Latin American Collection celebrates the centennial of its founding, the Institute for Historical Studies will host an informal conversation online on the past and future of Afro-Latiné, Latiné, and Latin American collections in the United States. See details.
Biden on Immigration: Better Than Trump?
Tuesday, Feb. 22 |11:45-1:00 PM| Eidman Courtroom, University of Texas School of Law
Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project at the ACLU, will discuss the implications of current immigration policies. For location information, to reserve a lunch, and receive updates, RSVP here.
Musical Pastiche, Nostalgia and Identity in MIS’s D.F. (2021) and Netflix’s Gentefied (2020–21)
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2:00–3:30 p.m. | Online
Presenter Dr. Jacqueline Avila (University of Tennessee Knoxville) teaches and researches music of the Americas, with a particular focus on Mexican and Mexican American music and identity, and the historiography and critical analysis of nationalism, modernism, and identity in music and new media.
FACULTY NEWS
New Funding Opportunity
The Texas Global Publication Fund provides up to $10,000 to help defray publication costs for original work in a language other than English. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly beginning April 25, 2022. See here other funding opportunities offered by Texas Global.
ALUMNI NEWS
Marianela Muñoz
La historia “Cocorí” del prestigioso podcast Radio Ambulante cita la investigación de nuestra ex alumna, la profesora Marianela Muñoz (Universidad de Costa Rica). Escúchalo aquí.
WATCH OUR LATEST EVENTS
Los primeros seis meses del Gobierno de Pedro Castillo: Principales desafíos.
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