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The Border: History, Memory and the Present/La Frontera: Historia, Memoria y Presente

CALL FOR PAPERS/CONVOCATORIA
XI INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM OF THE MEXICAN NORTHEAST  AND TEXAS 
September 23-26, 2026  
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Edinburg, TX 

The XI COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL DEL NORESTE MEXICANO Y TEXAS invite papers examining how the peoples of the Noreste Mexicano y Texas borderlands have made meanings for themselves and how this understanding has changed throughout history, has impacted memory, and has shaped the present. / El XI COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL DEL NORESTE MEXICANO Y TEXAS invita a presentar ponencias que examinen cómo los pueblos de las tierras fronterizas del Noreste Mexicano y Texas han construido significados para sí mismos, cómo esta comprensión ha cambiado a lo largo de la historia, ha impactado la memoria y ha moldeado el presente. 

Review the Call for Papers / Descargar la Convocatoria

Submit your abstracts here  /  Enviar resúmenes aquí

For questions on the 2026 Colloquium at UTRGV email/Para preguntas sobre el Coloquio 2026 en UTRGV, escribe a:
internationalcollloquium11@gmail.com
Coloquio NoresTexas 

Resilience, Resistance, and Resurgence:  Legacies of the Chicana/0/x Movement

The 2026 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies — Tejas Foco conference planning committee invites submissions that explore past, present, and future strategies of Chicana/o/x resilience, resistance, and resurgence.

Scholars, educators, students, history enthusiasts, folklorists, artists, librarians, preservationists, archivists, activists, curators, entertainers, film makers, and others are encouraged to submit. The planning committee welcomes paper presentations, panel submissions, exhibitions, performances, workshops, poetry readings, and other forms of expression that provide insight into past, present, and future strategies of resilience, resistance, and resurgence. We also invite proposals that explore the Tejana/o/x experience in general.

Proposal submissions must include the names, affiliations, contact information, and brief bios of participants, along with the titles of sessions and papers, and a short description of topics to be covered. Presentations, exhibitions, performances, workshops, poetry readings, and other forms of expression should not exceed twenty minutes. Panel submissions are encouraged to designate a chair.

All submissions must be received by December 15, 2025, and should be emailed to   naccstejas2026@gmail.com .

In your email, please include your name and affiliation (University, College, or Independent Scholar). If submitting an individual paper, include a 200–300-word abstract. For a panel proposal, include a brief description of the panel and a 200-300-word abstract for each paper presentation. For a roundtable proposal, include one participant as the contact person and a one-page description of the roundtable. For an alternative format proposal, include a one-page description of the session that outlines its format and goals. All presenters must bring their laptops and adapters.

For questions, please contact Bryan Salazar at   bryan9230@gmail.com , Jesse Esparza at   jesus.esparza@tsu.edu , or Carlos Cantu at   rgvhistorycantu@gmail.com .