GRASP Conferences
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The Biennial Graduate Conference is an important part of GRASP's mission to organize on-campus conferences and talks, collaborating with other KU departments and Lawrence public institutions to promote Spanish & Portuguese language and culture.
Please see below for more information about our previous conferences!
2025 Conference
"Threads of Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language, Identity, and Resistance"
Hybrid Conference | The University of Kansas | March 7-8, 2025
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Tiffany Miller (Colby College)
Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 GRASP Conference! Check out the video recap and photo gallery here.
The 2025 GRASP Conference was sponsored by:
- Graduate Association for the Department of Spanish & Portuguese
- KU Department of Spanish & Portuguese
- KU Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- KU Department of Sociology | KU Department of History
- KU Department of English
- KU American Studies
- KU Center for Global & International Studies
- The Hall Center for the Humanities
2024 - 2025 GRASP Members:
- Cesia Espinal (President)
- Laryssa Rodrigues (Vice President)
- Lorena Mosquera (Treasurer)
- Camila Micán (Secretary)
2024 Conference:
"Resisting Bodies: Dialoguing from Marginalized Spaces"
Hybrid Conference | The University of Kansas | April 26 - 27, 2024
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Mario Rufer (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana en Xochimilco, México)
The 2024 GRASP Conference was sponsored by:
- GRASP
- KU Department of Spanish & Portuguese
- KU American Studies
- KU Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- KU Office of Multicultural Affairs
- KU Center for Global & International Studies
- KU Department of African & African-American Studies
2023 - 2024 GRASP Members:
- Manuel J. Rodríguez-Peréz, President
- Sigree Moreno Cruz, Vice President
- Luis Sánchez-Arrocha, Secretary
- Cesia Espinal-Moncada, Treasurer
