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Phd Candidate Andrew Maune presents at LASA 2025

Andrew presented  “Escrituras del yo y academia: Aproximaciones hacia una genealogía”  to be given at the LASA2025 Congress, May 23-26.  2025 in San Francisco, CA.

PhD Candidate Hunter Snow presents at LASA 2025

Hunter presented : "Distintas miradas en las protestas peruanas de 2022-2023: Un análisis visual crítico de discurso at the LASA 2025 Conference.

He says "Presenting at LASA was a valuable chance to share and refine the analytical system I’m developing for my dissertation while connecting with scholars from different fields/ The experience helped me think more clearly about how to apply my framework and left me feeling re-energized about the project.  
 

 

PhD Candidate Jannet Torres Espinoza present at LASA in San Francisco

Jannet presented "Las trampas de escolaridad femenina decimonónica peruana" at LASA San Francisco 2025.She said: "The conference was a valuable boost to the writing of a section of my dissertation, as it gave me the opportunity to share my ideas in such a prominent setting. It was also very inspiring to listen to presentations that deeply resonated with my research interests". 

PhD Candidate Jannet Torres Espinoza has edited a book

 

Jannet participated in the re-edition of a key book of nineteenth-century Peruvian literature: Rasgos de pluma by renowned writer and journalist Abelardo Gamarra (1850–1924), the most important work of this author. The book features an introductory study written by Jannet, offering critical insight into Gamarra’s literary legacy.

Phd Candidate Chandler Thompson presents at UCI Mexicanistas Conference

Chandler presented his paper "Dentro o Fuera?: Analizando la vision cosmopolitica del narcotraficante mexicano a traves del narcotestimonio," at the University of California, Irvine Mexicanistas Conference May 1-3, 2025 in Irvine, California.

He described his experience:  "Presenting at UCI Mexicanistas was an incredible experience! Not only was I able to workshop a proposed chapter for my thesis, I also got to spend time with some of the brightest minds in the field, not to mention some of the nicest people I have ever met."

  

 

Volume xvii of Brújula, “La primera persona en el mundo hispano," published, featuring contributions from UCD Spanish grad students and PhD candidates

 

Felicitaciones muy especial a lxs editores y colaboradores del último volumen de la revista Brújula titulado "La primera persona en el mundo hispano". Les adjunto el enlace electrónico donde podrán acceder a los artículos de Andrew Maune, Chandler Thompson, Adriana Rojas, Kristin Kawecki y Ross Hernández. En el proceso de edición participaron también Carlos Torres Astocondor, Leigh Houck, y Sara de Blas Hernández. ¡Felicitaciones a todxs!

 https://brujula.ucdavis.edu/volume-17