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XXII Annual Virtual Céfiro Conference
on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Online Conference (Zoom)

“Teaching and the profession*: Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Literature”
*Interfaces between Practice, Teaching and Professionalization
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Free for attendees and presenters

The Cefiro's conferece will take place in April 16-17 through Zoom
​Check the program in the home page and here below.

The 2021 Virtual Céfiro Conference will explore how practice, teaching and professionalization interface with the academic disciplines of Luso-Hispanic Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies as they are conceived within graduate curricula today. 
Possible topics include:
  • The representation of schools, educators and students in literature
  • How teaching and education are represented in literature and film
  • New approaches to the teaching of literature
  • Teaching Cultural Studies methodologies
  • Teaching Linguistics
  • Successful Heritage Learner pedagogies  
  • The intersection of the Environmental Humanities and place-based teaching
  • Recent pedagogical theories and methods
  • Technology in the classroom
  • Professionalization of women and under-represented groups in academia
  • Preparing for non-academic careers 
  • Preparing for the job market
  • Spanish and Portuguese literary studies 
  • Spanish and Portuguese linguistic studies
In addition to individual papers, we welcome proposals for workshops and roundtables. Presentations can be given in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. 



Officers

Jasmin Euceda
President
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Arturo Ramirez
IT Support
Gilberto Garcia
​Vice-President
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Cecilia Palacio-Ribon
Interim SGA Representative
Verónica Morales
​Treasurer
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​Gilberto Garcia
Media & web designer
Verónica Morales
Journal Executive Director
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Dr. Antonio Ladeira
GSO Advisor

About the keynote speakers

Dr. Damian Vergara Wilson

 University of New Mexico

Dr. William J. Nichols 

 Georgia State University

Talk series on successful job searches


Dr. Valeria Aguirre-Holguín 
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New Mexico State University 
Dr. Ana Rodriguez-Padial 
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Kennesaw State University

​Dr. Josh De la Rosa-Prada​

Indiana University
Dr. Vicente Iranzo-Bañuls
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Weber State University
Dr. Heath Wing 
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North Dakota State University
Dr. Luis Prádanos-Garcia
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Miami University
Dr. Sylvia M. Peart 
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United States Naval Academy
We would like to thank all the support provided to make this conference a reality this year. Special thanks to:
 the Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures department, the Spanish as Heritage Language program & the Charles B. Qualia Endowment in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures