Tentative ProgramHomeRegistrationHotel InformationMALCS MembershipTentative ProgramClick here for a detailed schedule of the conference in Adobe PDF format.August 10 August 11 August 12Sunday, August 108:00 PMSpecial Event El Cabaret de Carmelo with Sandra CisnerosJump Start Theater Blue Star Art ComplexTickets:$25 for general seating, performance only (8 PM)$50 for table seating for the performance with free drink service$100 dor dinner (6:30 PM) and table seating for the performanceDancing will follow the performance. For Tickets, call (210) 227-JUMP (5867). Monday, August 11REGISTRATION DESK WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM IN THE RADISSON HOTEL LOBBY8:00 to 8:45 AMMALCS for BeginnersRadisson – GuadalupeRusty Barceló, Washington State University and the MALCS Executive Committee9:00 to 10:00 AMWelcome and Plenary IFrio Street Bldg 1.406Welcome: Rusty BarcelóPlenary I – Student Plenary10:00 AM to 4:00 PMArt Exhibit VendorsFrio Street Bldg. and Radisson Hotel10:15 to 11:30 AMConcurrent Sessions IBuena Vista Street Bldg. and Radisson HotelI. A. Forum: Educational Issues Emerging from the 2003 Texas Legislative SessionRadisson – ZaragozaI. B. Panel: Experiential Insights by Chicana/Latina Lesbianas in the Academy PanelRadisson – NacionalI. C. Panel: Resistencia and Identity ConstructionBuena Vista Bldg. 3.306I. D. Forum: Decolonizing Pedagogies: Healing and Spirituality in Xicana/Latina CommunitiesBuena Vista Bldg. 2.30610:15 AM to 12:30 PMWriters ReadRadisson – GuadalupeSession I10:15 to 11:15 AMSession II11:30 AM to 12:30 PM10:15 AM to 12:30 PMScience ForumBuena Vista Street Bldg. 1.318Science Forum: Adelante! Focus on Latinas in Science, Math and Engineering: Career Paths10:15 AM to 12:30 PMWorkshopsBuena Vista Street Bldg.W-I. Raza Womyn Engaged in Love and Revolution: Un Diálogo Entre Muxeristas en Resistencia en la Comunidad y la UniversidadBuena Vista Bldg. 1.312W-II. Feminist Editorial Practice and Policy: the MALCS Journal / PART IBuena Vista Bldg. 3.330W-III. Environmental Justice in Aztlán: Socio-cultural Contexts and Case Studies in San Antonio and South TexasBuena Vista Bldg. 3.32411:45 AM to 12:30 PMRoundtablesBuena Vista Street Bldg. and Radisson HotelRoundtable I – Chicanas/Latinas in Political ScienceRadisson – ZaragozaRoundtable II – Chicana Artists SpeakBuena Vista Bldg. 3.306Roundtable II – Healing the self, healing our communities: curanderismo as activism.Radisson – Nacional12:30 to 1:30 PMLunch Rusty Barceló, U of WAMALCS Proposed Changes Radisson Ballroom1:30 to 2:30 PMMALCS Business MeetingFrio Street Bldg 1.4062:45 to 4:00 PMConcurrent Sessions IIBuena Vista Street Bldg. and Radisson HotelII. A. Panel: An Open Letter to Rice—Lo Que No Te Conté: Tejana Testimonios in AcademiaRadisson – ZaragozaII. B. Panel: Cultural StudiesBuena Vista Bldg. 1.318II. C. Panel: Evolving Definitions of Feminisms: Young People’s Lived Experience in Building Gender ConsciousnessBuena Vista Bldg. 3.306II. D. Panel: Language and TranslationRadisson – Nacional2:45 to 3:45 PMWriters ReadRadisson – GuadalupeSession III2:45 to 4:00 PMWorkshopsBuena Vista Street Bldg.W-IV. Getting Your Book Published: The Process from Idea to Final ProductBuena Vista Bldg. 2.306W-V. Crossing Borders: Pathways of desire, love, and spirituality among XicanasBuena Vista Bldg. 3.324W-VI. Beyond “La Chicana”: Building the Chicana/o Latina/o Studies CurriculumBuena Vista Bldg. 1.3124:00 to 5:00 PMSpecial EventFrio Street Bldg. 1.406Entre Lágrimas y Risas: Una Plática with Norma Alarcón and Sandra Cisneros5:15 to 6:30 PMConcurrent Sessions IIIBuena Vista Street Bldg. and Radisson HotelIII. A. Panel: Who’s Killing the Women of Juarez?Radisson – ZaragozaIII. B. Panel: Historia y MemoriasBuena Vista Bldg. 1.318III. C. Panel: Visual Arts: Chicana Art and ArtistsBuena Vista Bldg. 2.306III. D. Forum: Jota! A Chicana Lesbiana ZineRadisson – GuadalupeIII. E. Panel: Religion, Spirituality, and Traditions: Gazing Through An Alternate LensBuena Vista Bldg. 3.306III. F. Philosphy and Chicana IdentitiesRadisson – Nacional8:00 PMSpecial EventEsperanza Peace and Justice Center 922 San Pedro St.The Panza Project: A Staged Reading of Teatro in Progress Donation at the Door Tuesday, August 12REGISTRATION DESK WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM IN THE RADISSON HOTEL LOBBY9:00 to 10:00 AMPlenary IIFrio Street Bldg 1.406Plenary II – Chicana Feminisms10:00 AM to 4:00 PMArt Exhibit VendorsFrio Street Bldg and Radisson Hotel10:15 to 11:30 AMConcurrent Sessions IVBuena Vista Bldg and Radisson HotelIV. A. Panel: “Voces y palabras de Mujeres a principios del siglo XX: Recuperando el legado cultural, literario y político”Radisson – NacionalIV. B. Forum: Topographies of Memory: Reflexive and Contested RecollectionsRadisson – ZaragozaIV. C. Forum: Latina Feminisms: Reflections on Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy Emerging in Telling to LiveBuena Vista Bldg. 3.306IV. D. Panel: Constructing IdentitiesBuena Vista Bldg. 2.30610:15 to 11:15 AMScience ForumBuena Vista Street Bldg. 1.318Science Forum: Adelante! Focus on Latinas in Math, Science, and Engineering Technical Presentations by Working Scientists, Mathematicians and Engineers 10:15 AM to 12:30 PMWriters ReadRadisson Hotel – GuadalupeSession IV10:15 to 11:15 AMSession V11:30 AM to 12:30 PM10:15 AM to 12:30 PMWorkshopsBuena Vista Street Bldg.W-VII. Feminist Editorial Practice and Policy: potential contributors — getting the essay published / PART IIBuena Vista Bldg. 3.330W-VIII. Las Mujeres de JuárezBuena Vista Bldg. 3.32411:45 AM to 12:30 PMRoundtablesRadisson Hotel – NacionalRoundtable 4 – Dancing with the Ancestors: The Reclamation of Indigenous Ritual and the Abuse of Male Power 11:45 AM to 12:30 PMSpecial EventFrio Street Bldg. 1.406Chautauqua: Teresa de Urrea, La Santa de Cabora (Elena Díaz Bjorkquist) 12:30 to 1:30 PMLunch – on your ownUniversity Chapters Meet to Organize Radisson Rooms: Zaragoza, Nacional1:45 to 2:45 PMMALCS Business Meeting IIFrio Street Bldg 1.4063:00 to 4:15 PMConcurrent Sessions VBuena Vista Street Bldg. and Radisson HotelV. A. Panel: Latina Identities, Sexualities and Feminisms: Reading Cherríe Moraga and Gloria AnzaldúaRadisson – ZaragozaV. B. Panel: Education: Contesting and Representing Social IdentitiesRadisson – NacionalV. C. Panel: Chicanas in Struggle: Learning from our Past and Present, Strategizing for the FutureRadisson – GuadalupeV. D. Panel: Visionary Social ConstructsBuena Vista Bldg. 2.306V. E. Panel: Historical and contemporary practices of healing, medicine, and spiritualityBuena Vista Bldg. 3.3062:45 to 4:00 PMWorkshopsBuena Vista Street Bldg.W-IX. Po (lit) ica: A Literary ExperienceBuena Vista Bldg. 3.324W-X. Promotion, Tenure, Mentoring, and NetworkingBuena Vista Bldg. 3.3264:30 to 5:30 PM Plenary IIIFrio Street Bldg 1.406Plenary III: Reflections on the Past and Visions for the Future 7:00 to 10:00 PMSpecial Event RestaurantHavanna Riverwalk Inn 1015 Navarro St San Antonio, TX 78205 Phone: (210) 222-2008Clara Lomas’s Cincuentañera and other Life Markers (PhDs, tenure, full profs, etc)Passing of the Rebozo as new MALCS officers assume their posts.