Schedule

2025 Latin American & Latinx Studies Symposium at Rollins College: Program

REGISTRATION, 8:00am-2:00pm (Location: Alfond Inn)

BREAKFAST, 8:30am-9:30am (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 3)

FIRST BLOCK, 9:30am-10:45am

PANEL 1A: Violence and Social Justice | Moderator: Dr. Eldad Levy (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 1)

The Effectiveness of Peru's Law 30364 in Addressing Gender-Based Violence – Dania Verbena - Rhodes College

The Politics of Survival: Cultural Identity and Resilience in Guatemala’s Indigenous Communities – Pluto Foucher - Western Michigan University

The Grey Zone of Criminality’s Role in Disrupting Latin American Citizens’ Memories During Their Escape from Violence – Ansley Reid - Rollins College

PANEL 1B: Race, Religion, and Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean | Moderator: Dr. I. Carolina Caballero (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 2)

Sounds of Hope – Daniel Velazquez - Rollins College

Queer Liberation: An Alternative Perspective on Queerness in Latin Culture – Sarah Acosta - Rhodes College

Gender, Sexuality, and Black Identity Formation in the African-Derived Religions of Santería and Candomblé – Michael Planeils - Tulane University

La dos Marinas: rehumanización mediante la animalización – Caroline Wright - Tulane University

PANEL 1C: The Struggle for Identity in Latin America | Moderator: Dr. Ashley Kistler (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 5)

1. A Vessel for Ethnic Expression: How Pottery Reflects Identity in the SIAR of Chan Chan – Xiomy Hernandez - University of Florida

1. Flight, Feuds, and Tavernas: Intimacy Between Slaveholders and Police Control in Pelotas, Brazil, 1880-1888 – Patrick Buchanan - Presbyterian College

1. Discrimination and Integration: Mestizo Nationalism and Palestinian Migrant Experience in Great Depression El Salvador, 1929-1944 – Nicholas Fowler - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

1. Danzas Aztecas de Mesoamerica – Maricruz Zacharias - Southwestern University

SECOND BLOCK, 11:00am-12:15pm (Location: Alfond Inn)

PANEL 2A: Navigating Identity and Barriers: The Immigrant Experience | Moderator: Dr. Rosana Díaz-Zambrana (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 1)

Cerrando Brechas: Desafíos de Salud Mental para los Inmigrantes Hispanos – Jessica McCutcheon - Southwestern University

The Double-Edged Dream: How Transnationalism Shapes and Shatters Latin American Immigrant Identity – Alejandro Bailey - Tulane University

Strengthening Hispanic and Latino Patient Satisfaction Through the Improvement of Interpretation Services – Lauren Boone - Baylor University

Anti-Haitian Discrimination in the Dominican Republic: Historical Patterns and Legal Manifestations – Samantha Garvin - Western Michigan University

PANEL 2B: Indigenous Rights in Latin America | Moderator: Dr. Patricia Tomé (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 2)

Road to Recognition: How the U’wa Have Shaped Territorial Rights in Colombia – Michelle Polo - Rollins College

Maintaining Culture and Identity in Cities: How Are Indigenous University Students Affected by Migration from Rural Areas to Cuzco? – Amor Poalasin Pogyo - Rollins College

Understanding Ecuadorian Indigenous Mobilization – Brayton Phillips - Western Michigan University

Un desafío al sumak kawsay: El programa biocultura boliviana – Tanya Garcia - Tulane University

PANEL 2C: Mexican Politics and Policy | Moderator: Dr. Barry Allen (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 5)

Gender Parity in Mexico – Jorge Romero - University of North Georgia

The Impact of Electoral Systems on Mexico’s Politics and Capitalist Societies – Fatima Santillan - University of North Georgia

As the Smoke Clears: A Case Study of Community Ethos in the Context of Mexico’s Cannabis Legislation – Kayla Poholek - Rollins College

"To hell with their institutions!"; The Erosion of Democracy in Mexico. Arabella Arado Lilleslåtten – Rollins College

LUNCH & KEYNOTE, 12:15pm-1:45pm (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 3)

Keynote: “Archival Traps: The Fragility of Latin America's Past and Future Histories” by Dr. Ángela Pérez-Villa, Western Michigan University.

THIRD BLOCK, 2:00pm-3:15pm (Location: Alfond Inn)

PANEL 3A: Democratic Erosion in Contemporary Latin America | Moderator: Dr. Dexter Boniface (Location, Park 1)

Examining the Causes of Democratic Backsliding: A Comparative Case Study of Brazil and Chile – Samantha Foshee - Rollins College

The Erosion of Democracy in Brazil – Joao Victor Mascarenhas Farid - Rollins College

Democratic Erosion in Ecuador: Correa's Populist Discourse and Its Consequences – Gabriela Tirado - Rollins College

Democratic Erosion in Peru: Fujimori’s Autocratic Regime – Maia Feasel - Rollins College

PANEL 3B: Healthcare and Mental Health in Latin America | Moderator: Dr. Shan-Estelle Brown (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 2)

Public Health in Latin America: Analyzing the Progress, Successes, and Shortcomings of Universalized Healthcare Initiatives – Melissa Ratcliffe - Baylor University

Psychoanalysis in Argentina in Relation to Mental Health Care in the United States – Sasha Singh - Rollins College

Neurodivergent Rights in Chile, Before, During, and After the 2019 Uprising – Álvaro Rizo - University of Miami

PANEL 3C: Cultural Expression as a Tool for Identity and Social Change in Latin America | Moderator: Dr. Alvaro M. Torres-Calderón (Location: Alfond Inn, Park 5)

La palabra rebelde contra el imperialismo estadounidense: un análisis de la poesía Guna de Aiban Wagua y Leocadio Padilla González – Ciara Pruett - Tulane University

The Pronunciation of the Spanish Phoneme /b/ – Aidan Pavlich - University of North Georgia

The Latin American Icon: Frida Kahlo – Ariana Rodriguez - Tulane University

Mariana Enriquez: Una feminista gothic – Georgia Deitz - University of North Georgia

MUSEUM TOUR, 3:30pm-4:30pm (Location: Rollins Museum of Art, Rollins College)

Exhibition Tour of ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now led by Dr. Gisela Carbonell, Interim Director and Curator

RECEPTION, 4:30pm-6pm (Location: Dave’s Boathouse, Cornell Campus Center, Rollins College)