[Commlist] CfP: Rethinking Latin America: New Journeys Across Film and Literature (26 April 2024)

Rethinking Latin America: New Journeys Across Film and Literature
Friday 26 April, 2024
University of Warwick - Coventry, United Kingdom

Call for Papers:

In recent years, Latin America has undergone profound societal 
transformations shaped by political upheavals across the region, from 
political crises in Peru, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, to protests in 
Panama, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. One productive way to 
better understand these rapid changes is through the emergence of new 
narratives in film and literature, touching on themes of government and 
police corruption, corporate irresponsibility, and economic inequality. 
The stories conveyed in movies and books serve as important reflections 
of the complex interplay between politics, identity, and society, which 
has shaped the region’s unique identity, exploring how challenges have 
changed over time.

This conference aims to explore these artistic narratives as a means to 
better comprehend Latin America’s rapidly evolving landscapes. We 
welcome contributions from researchers and scholars eager to discuss and 
debate on interdisciplinary perspectives on how film, literature, and 
other narrative media are grappling with the modern shaping of Latin 
American identities and societies.

Topics for abstract submission include, but are not limited to:

Representation and identity in Latin American cinema and/or literature.
Transnational narratives and globalisation in Latin American media.
Intersections of culture, politics, and society in Latin American film 
and/or literature.
Comparative analyses of Latin American and other cinematic or literary 
traditions.
Digital media and its impact on Latin American cultural production.
Indigenous voices and narratives in Latin American cinema and/or literature.
Gender, sexuality, and diversity in Latin American media.
Historical perspectives on Latin American cinematic and literary movements.
The role of Latin American literature and/or film in shaping cultural 
memory.

Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words plus presentation 
title, author(s) name(s), and affiliation to Vladimir Rosas-Salazar: 
(vladimir.i.rosas-salazar /at/ warwick.ac.uk) by 16 February 2024.

We welcome abstracts from early career and postgraduate researchers.

Information about the conference will be published here: 
https://rethinkinglatinamerica2024.wordpress.com/


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