The Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) will hold the IX biennial conference “Reimaginings and Reconstructions: Ireland, Latin America, Spain and the Caribbean in Times of Change and Uncertainty” at the Moore Institute, University of Galway on 21-23 June 2023. In a time when COVID-19, potential climate catastrophe, and the reverberations of war have shaken up the world, W.B. Yeats’ words “Surely some revelation is at hand” seem apropos. Whether it is the shifting landscape of political parties in Ireland and Europe, the construction of a new constitution in Chile, or changes in the U.S.-Venezuela relationship, people on both sides of the Atlantic have been forced to reimagine key components of their personal and political identities. In this light, we invite papers that examine re-imaginings and reconstructions on personal, micro, or macro levels and that connect Ireland, Latin American and the Caribbean in a real or an imagined sense. We welcome papers from fields across the Arts, Humanities, Digital Humanities, and Social Sciences. Areas and themes for discussion can include:
• Migration and Diaspora
• Comparative Studies
• Audio and Visual Culture
• Language, Literature, and Translations
• Journalism
• Indigenous Studies
• Sexualities and Gender
• Conflicts and Resolutions
• Identity and Belonging
• Environmental transformations
• Economics and Labour
• Diplomacy and International Relations
• Cultural Geography
• Memory and Narrative
• New patterns of migration and diaspora: Latin Americans in Ireland
• Historical/ Historiographical Perspectives
• Digital history and Archives
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