August 29, 2013 | SharkAdmin National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Regional Conference Tejas Foco at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio February 20-22, 2014Chicana/o Studies in Tejas: Transforming our Communities 2014 Tejas Foco Theme: Chicana/o Studies is a field of study that provides students with a comprehensive education. However, some institutions continue to remain reluctant to embrace such programs thus adding to the negations and negotiations within this vital institutional space. The 2014 NACCS Tejas Foco Conference wishes to provide spaces where teachers, researchers, creative writers, artists, activist, and grassroots leaders can come together to produce and promote ideas and knowledge about how Chicana/o Studies can continue to build stronger foundations within the Culture of Higher Education while continuing to transform our communities. NACCS 2014 Tejas Foco CFP: The NACCS 2014 Tejas Foco Conference Committee invites proposals for papers, panels, exhibits, roundtable, film screenings, and/or creative pieces that will share and/or examine areas of concern and/or positivity that are housed within the Culture of Higher Education. Examples of panels for this conference are: The Arts Community within Chicana/o Studies; Gender, Sexuality, and the LGBTQ Community within Chicana/o Studies; The Dream Act and Chicana/o Studies; Texas Institutional Violence and Chicana/o Studies; and Community Activism and the 21st Century Classroom. Please submit a proposal that includes: The Title of the presentationType of Presentation (roundtable, panel, individual paper, etc)A 150 word abstract describing content of presentationFull Contact information for all presenters (name, Institution affiliation, address, email, phone)Audio/visual needsSubmit proposal electronically to [email protected] by November 30, 2013.For more information, contact June Pedraza or Corina Gonzalez-Stout
