Call for Papers!!!
National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies: Tejas Foco Conference
March 23-25, 2023
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville, Texas
Conference Theme:
“Confronting/Resisting the Colonizer Within: A History of Violence, Discrimination/Oppression and Shame”
The NACCS-Tejas Foco Conference invites scholarly/creative submissions which address internalized colonialism/oppression/racism/colorism, as well as within our Chicanx/Latinx communities. We call for a confrontation/resistance to colonialist indoctrination, such as the legacy of racism, colorism and discrimination which are maintained by settler colonialism within our own Chicanx/Latinx communities. In order to truly decolonize our communities, we must face the enemy within and embrace our indigeneity. We must begin with deconstructing the historical structures such as the Spanish caste system which continues to marginalize/subjugate BIPOC. We encourage submissions that address the following topics, and welcome proposals that address the Tejanx experience in general.
History and legacy of the caste system in Latinx culture
Racism/Colorism within Latinx culture
Anti-indigeneity, Anti-blackness, Anti-immigrant narratives within the Latinx community
Colonialism, Settler colonialism, Land/water/sacred sites, land theft/dispossession, Environmental racism/justice
Internalized colonialism/racism, intergenerational trauma, abuse/violence within the Latinx community
Reclaiming/retracing our indigeneity and African roots, Nepantla
Identity/body politics, politics of labels, politics of language indoctrination
Indigenous erasure, detribalization, imperialist policies of blood quantums
Indigenous children and boarding schools/missions
Politics of Mestizaje, myth of the Raza Cosmica, “mejorar la raza” narratives
Mestiza consciousness, double-consciousness, subjection/agency
“Vendidos”/sell-outs, complicity of BIPOC with white male heteropatriarchal narratives of supremacy
Catholicism and colonialism, criminalization of indigenous religions and spirituality
Religion and identity/gender roles/oppression, forced Christianization/indoctrination
History of resistance, Mexican Revolution, Adelitas
LGBTQ+ and colonialism/heteropatriarchal structures/settler colonialism
Lack of Indigenous and Black representation in Latinx media and Hollywood
Indigenous rights, Immigrant rights, Afro Latinos/Indigenous rights
Racial Justice, criminal justice and social control, criminalization of BIPOC, immigration policies & rhetoric
Latinx elites and anti-indigeneity/blackness, white Latinx, white Mexicans/Whitexicans, Fresa culture, MAGA Latinx
European beauty standards and their effects on BIPOC
Transformative pedagogies, decolonial pedagogies, anti-racist education
Empowerment and activism, teaching/empowering the youth
Intersectionality/matrix of domination, gender roles and racism/colorism, colonialism and misogyny
Deadline for CFP: January 15, 2023
Please submit proposals for panels, roundtables, and/or individual presentations to the Tejas Foco Conference Organizers: Rosalva.resendiz@utrgv.edu or Miryam.espinosadulanto@utrgv.edu.
In your email, please include the following:
Name & Affiliation (Independent Scholar, College/University, Agency/Organization)
Individual submission – include a 200-300 word abstract, along with key terms
Panel proposal (3 to 4 participants) – include a brief description of the panel, list the Presenters, along with the Title of their paper and a 200-word abstract for each presenter
Roundtable proposal (3 to 4 participants) – provide a 400-500 word proposal, include a Chair for the roundtable, and the Names and Affiliations of the each of the participants
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