XXII LAJSA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2027
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) invites you to participate in its 22nd International Research Conference, to be held in person on July 7–9, 2027, at the UTE university in Quito, Ecuador.
Every two years LAJSA holds its International Research Conference to bring together scholars from multiple disciplines and geographical regions whose work focuses on the lives, languages, experiences, cultural production, and representations of and by Jews in and from Latin America and the Caribbean. Our conferences provide a stimulating and collegial environment for presenting research and creating lasting transnational networks among participants. Graduate students working on Latin American and Caribbean Jewish topics are especially encouraged to apply.
LAJSA will provide a limited number of Travel Awards to enable the participation of students and independent and junior scholars with innovative proposals and limited financial resources.
Information concerning travel grants, hotel accommodations at our Quito conference site, and conference fees will be announced separately.
Book and dissertation prizes: LAJSA will award book and dissertation prizes at the conference. The call for submissions will be circulated separately.
Book presentations: We encourage authors of books published since (but not presented at) the last LAJSA conference in July 2025 to submit proposals to present their books.
Deadline for proposal submissions: October 1st, 2026
Notification of conference proposal status: January 5th, 2027
Those interested in participating in the conference should submit their proposals using the Google form available at the following link:
https://forms.gle/8qebfQmb81o7g2u68
General remarks on submissions: The Program Committee seeks proposals for new material that has not been published or presented at previous conferences. Participants may appear on the program twice, provided they do so in different roles (presenter/discussant/chair). Submissions may be in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Questions? Email lajsa2027quito@gmail.com
Conference Call for Submissions
Panel sessions: Panels should be organized around a common theme, featuring three to four papers. If there are three papers, a discussant may also be included. With four papers, there is no time for a discussant. Each paper, when presented, should not exceed 20 minutes. The total duration of panels will be 1 hour and 45 minutes. The organizer must send a proposal that includes a chair’s name, who is in charge of introducing each presenter at the session. It also must include:
Session title and a brief summary of the panel (not more than 200 words).
Organizer’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Chair, presenters, and discussant’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Title and short abstract (150-200 words) for each paper.
Language of each presentation.
Panel sessions for community and museum workers: Practitioners in the field who work in applied settings (with community-based organizations, schools, museums, archives, and other cultural institutions) are welcome to propose panels within this format. Panels should be organized around a common theme, with three to four papers. If there are three papers, a discussant may also be included. With four papers, there is no time for a discussant. Each paper, when presented, should not exceed 20 minutes. The total duration of panels will be 1 hour and 45 minutes. The organizer must send a proposal that includes a chair’s name, who is in charge of introducing each presenter at the session. It also must include:
Session title and a brief summary of the panel (not more than 200 words).
Organizer’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Chair, presenters, and discussant’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Title and short abstract (150-200 words) for each paper.
Language of each presentation.
Roundtables: This format is ideal for fostering interregional, interdisciplinary dialogue by focusing on a common topic. There will be a minimum of three participants and a maximum of six. If there are three, four, or five participants, a discussant may also be included. Roundtables usually begin with a brief introduction to the subject by the chair, followed by brief presentations by the participants (not to exceed 10 minutes each). These presentations are followed by a general discussion, open to audience participation. Like other panels, roundtable sessions will last 1 hour and 45 minutes. The organizer must send a proposal that includes a chair’s name, who is in charge of introducing each presenter at the session. It also must include:
Session title and brief summary of the roundtable (not more than 150 words).
Organizer’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type of chair, all participants and discussant.
Language.
Individual papers: We will consider proposals for individual 20-minute papers, which will be grouped thematically to the extent possible by the program committee. Individual submissions should include:
Title of paper and abstract (150-200).
Name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Language of the presentation.
Although we welcome individual presentations, please keep in mind that we strongly encourage submitting complete panel sessions to facilitate the organization of the conference. If you would like to present your work at the conference but you do not know others working on similar topics, we recommend that you circulate a message on the LAJSA listserv, lajsa-list@utlists.utexas.edu, to contact other potential presenters and to coordinate with them to submit the panel session proposal.
Book presentations: We invite authors who have published a book in 2025 or 2026 (and that was not presented at the 2025 LAJSA conference) to submit a proposal to present it during the conference. The presentations will take place in person to foster dialogue between authors and conference attendees, during a dedicated session set aside for this purpose. Each presentation should not exceed 7 minutes. To apply, please submit a proposal that includes:
Book title.
Publication details (year, city, publisher).
A brief summary of the book.
Author’s name, academic affiliation (or “independent”), email address, and LAJSA membership type.
Language of the presentation.
Creative works: If you would like to showcase your creative work or that of someone else (20 minutes, unless it is a film) during the Conference, please send a proposal including a brief description of the material you wish to present:
Name, contact information of the presenter.
Format and technological needs.
Language to be used (English, Spanish, or Portuguese).
Presenter’s LAJSA membership type.
Brief portfolio of the author of the creative work.
Sincerely,
The Program Committee
Chair: Enrique Martínez-Ruiz.
Committee: Tamara Gleason-Freidberg, Ernesto Honisberg, Daniel Kersffeld.
Questions? Email lajsa2027quito@gmail.com
