LibGuides: LLILAS Benson Digital Collections and Content: Events

LLILAS Events

LLILAS Events page
Upcoming events organized by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).
LLILAS Benson Events YouTube
Browse the LLILAS Benson event archive on YouTube. Most LLILAS Benson events are available online with closed captioning.

Lozano Long Conference

The Lozano Long Conference is an annual conference sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. The conference website is available here: https://sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongconference/.

Information about prior Lozano Long conferences, and archived versions of the conference websites are listed below.

2023 Lozano Long Conference: A Water-Centered Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean
This spring 2023 conference explored the central role that water has played historically, and continues to play, in the evolution of the human / nature-other-than-humans nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference explored the topic of water from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, including archaeology, architecture, earth sciences, ecology, geography, history, public policy, sociology, and Indigenous, race, religious, women’s, and gender studies.
2022 Lozano Long Conference: Archiving Objects of Knowledge with Latin American Perspectives
In honor of the Centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally.
2020 Lozano Long Conference: Black Women’s Intellectual Contributions to the Americas
Black women from Latin America have made significant theoretical and philosophical interventions across the region from the Conquest period forward. Employing a multi-disciplinary, transnational perspective, this conference will rethink the role that Black women’s thought and praxis have played in defining the socio-political and cultural landscape of the Americas for the past four hundred years, centering the experiences of Black women in Latin America and the movement of Black women throughout the Americas: migration, transit, and cultural flows.
2019 Lozano Long Conference: Journalism Under Siege: A Collective Reflection
The 2019 Lozano Long Conference showcased the work of some of the most notable journalists in Latin America and highlighted their collective efforts to protect their work and report on the region’s most pressing social, cultural, economic, and political problems. The conference also sought to promote a much-needed dialogue between journalists and scholars who confront analogous issues around access, ethics, and writing when working on topics related to violence and corruption.
2014 Lozano Long Conference: Archiving the Central American Revolutions
Conference papers from the 2014 Lozano Long Conference, "Archiving the Central American Revolutions".
2014 Lozano Long Conference: Archiving the Central American Revolutions
Micro oral histories with conference participants.

Digital Scholarship Events

Digital Scholarship Workshops & Events
LLILAS Benson's Digital Scholarship Office hosts an array of workshops and events. Follow the link to find more information about upcoming and past events.

Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) Conference

ILASSA Annual Conference
The Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) was formed by graduate students to encourage more active student participation in LLILAS and campus affairs concerning Latin American Studies and to provide a voice regarding the direction of the LLILAS program. The annual Latin American Studies Student Conference is a major activity of the association.
ILASSA Conference Archive
Archived versions of the ILASSA conference website, capturing past conferences.

The Conference on Indigenous Languages of Latin America / El Congreso de Idiomas Indígenas de Latinoamérica

The Congreso de Idiomas Indígenas de Latinoamérica / Conference on Indigenous Languages of Latin America is a three-day conference held in mid-October of every odd-numbered year, sponsored by the Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America.

CILLA X
The tenth CONFERENCE ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF LATIN AMERICA will be held in person on November 9-11, 2023, at the University of Texas at Austin. This year, the conference is dedicated to the memory of Nora England, who founded and led CILLA during more than two decades.

¡A Viva Voz!

¡A Viva Voz! is an annual celebration of U.S. Latinx culture sponsored by the Benson Latin American Collection.

2009 ¡A Viva Voz! - Carmen Lomas Garza
Renowned artist Carmen Lomas Garza presents a talk and exhibition of her work as part of the seventh annual ¡A Viva Voz! celebration at the Benson Latin American Collection.