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When
April 10, 2026, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Event Title:
4th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium (ALASS)
Host:
Latin American Studies Student Organization (LASSO)
Date:
April 10th, 2026
Time:
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location:
Ventana Room, Student Union, 4th floor
Description:
Join the Latin American Studies Student Organization (LASSO) for the 4th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium (ALASS), a dynamic showcase of undergraduate and graduate student research and creative work focused on Latin America.
This one-day symposium brings together students from across Arizona to present their work, engage with peers, and gain valuable professional experience in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Schedule
11:00–11:15 AM | Welcome & Opening
11:15 AM–12:00 PM | Session 1: Law, Race, and Mobility
12:00–12:15 PM | Coffee & Networking Break
12:15–1:00 PM | Session 2: Cultural Narratives and the Making of Identity
1:00–2:00 PM | Lunch Break
2:00–2:45 PM | Session 3: Crisis, Inequality, and Governance
2:45–3:00 PM | Closing Ceremony
3:00–3:45 PM | Keynote Lecture by Dr. Robin Reineke: "What do we owe the Dead?: On the ethics of care & visibility after violence"
We are honored to feature a keynote address by Dr. Robin Reineke, Associate Research Social Scientist at the School of Global Studies Southwest Center and Associate Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Robin Reineke is an anthropologist whose research explores social and political responses to deaths and disappearances. She has conducted ethnographic research and forensic anthropological practice in the US-Mexico borderlands for nearly twenty years. Since 2006, she has worked closely with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner in efforts to identify unidentified human remains believed to be migrants. She directs Proyecto Esperanza, a University of Arizona initiative that provides information and services to families of missing persons. She is currently working on her first book, Refusing Disappearance: Forensics and Deathcare in the Sonoran Desert.
We encourage you to share this invitation with your networks and to join us in supporting student scholarship and interdisciplinary dialogue on Latin America.
Open to students, faculty, staff, and the public. All are welcome to attend.