Welcome to Latinx-LSA!

The goal of this symposium is to bring together various research and work experiences that address critical aspects of a Sociolinguistics of Latinx in the broad sense. Specifically, we welcome scholars and students at various stages of their research whose focus is on, but not limited to language change/contact, race, education, gender and/or Indigeneity with an impact on social justice.

Saturday, July 1st hosted by LSA Summer Institute 2023

Hybrid: University of Massachusetts and Zoom

INVITED SPEAKERS

Nandi Sims

(Stanford University)

Mike Mena

(Brooklyn College, CUNY)

Daniel Erker

(Boston University)

Kim Potowski

(University of Illinois at Chicago)

Sponsors:

  • Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (UMass Amherst)
  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts (UMass Amherst)
  • Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (UMass Amherst)
  • Graduate School (UMass Amherst)
  • Linguistics Department (UMass Amherst)
  • Spanish and Portuguese Studies at LLC (UMass Amherst)