The University of Texas at Austin
April 20-22, 2023
ISLAA Forum: Latin American and Latinx Art and Visual Culture Dissertation Workshop is an annual gathering to build community and professional networks for graduate students who convene at the University of Texas, Austin’s Center for Latin American Visual Studies (CLAVIS) for three-day meetings to focus on dissertation proposals or a single thesis chapter. Students present their work to the faculty and an invited scholar. The ISLAA Forum is supported by the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA), which expands scholarship and public engagement with art from Latin America.
Participants in the workshop will present overviews of their dissertation projects on April 20 and April 21 from 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM in DFA 2.204.
Invited senior scholar, Dr. C. Ondine Chavoya will deliver a keynote lecture, “Teddy Sandoval: Palm Trees, Postcards, and the Butch Gardens School of Art,” on April 20 from 3 PM– 4:30 PM in ART 1.102. The lecture will also be livestreamed.
To view the livestream of Dr. Chavoya’s keynote, click here.
For the full program of public events, including short academic bios of the participants, click here.
ORGANIZED BY
Center for Latin American Visual Studies
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Institute for Studies on Latin American Art
Founded in 2011 and based in New York City, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) expands scholarship, public engagement, and the international visibility of art from Latin America through our program of exhibitions, publishing, research, and partnerships.
WITH THE GENEROUS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF
Division of Art History Lecture Series
WITH THE GENEROUS COLLABORATION OF
Art Galleries at Black Studies
Benson Latin American Collection
Blanton Museum of Art
Harry Ransom Center
