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RLASS Symposium 2023 - New directions for change and development in Latin America and the Caribbean // Nuevas direcciones para el cambio y el desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe

The purpose of the 3rd RLASS symposium is to gather community leaders, authors of public policies, experts, researchers, and graduate students to share research experiences and results (final and ongoing) about issues related to “New directions for change and development in Latin America and the Caribbean.” We encourage presentations based on theory, practice, politics and/or pedagogies that foster conversations among different epistemic communities and disciplinary communities.
The topics for this year's symposium include, but are not limited to:
a) Communities of practice for glocal sustainability
b) Political, social, and socioenvironmental changes that develop or emerge amidst the public health, environmental, and economic crisis
c) Advances and obstacles to the development of plural governance in the Global South
d) Epistemic Justice, transdisciplinary research and Indigenous epistemologies in climate change and biodiversity conservation initiatives
e) Gender and/or poverty in developmental agendas
Modality of the event: Online (Zoom)
We kindly invite you to submit your contribution. You can choose one of the following formats:
1) Traditional PPT presentations (12-15 minutes total)
2) Narrated posters or photographic essays (5-7 minutes total)
3) Presentations of documentaries, paintings, poems or other artistic expressions (5-7 minutes total)
During each panel of presentations, we will have a 20-minute session for questions and answers. The presentations can be delivered in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Please send your 250-word abstract through the link below (Register) before January 31, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Héctor Turra (hturra@ucalgary.ca) or Jaime Paredes (jaime.paredespez@ucalgary.ca).
Symposium Date: March 22, 2023
This Symposium is free and open to the public! We invite community members, students, faculty, and postdoctoral fellows from all fields to join us!
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