The Department of Modern Languages at Ohio University, Athens is to host the 17th annual Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC). All Latin Americanists and Latinx Studies scholars, educators, and students from institutions of higher education are invited to participate in this annual meeting. All proposals are welcome and may include (but are not limited to) literature, linguistics, history, education, geography, political science, etc. The deadline to submit proposals is December 6, 2019. This year's conference will take place on February 28-29, 2020 at Ohio University and will feature guest speaker Dr. Brenda Elsey, Associate Professor of History at Hofstra University. In addition, free entertainment will be offered Friday night to include music and the presentation of a play. For questions regarding proposal submissions, please contact Betsy Partyka at partyka@ohio.edu. |