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Phd Candidate Andrew Maune presents at LASA 2025

  • by Maria Ruby

Andrew presented  “Escrituras del yo y academia: Aproximaciones hacia una genealogía”  to be given at the LASA2025 Congress, May 23-26.  2025 in San Francisco, CA.

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PhD Candidate Hunter Snow presents at LASA 2025

  • by Maria Ruby

Hunter presented : "Distintas miradas en las protestas peruanas de 2022-2023: Un análisis visual crítico de discurso at the LASA 2025 Conference.

He says "Presenting at LASA was a valuable chance to share and refine the analytical system I’m developing for my dissertation while connecting with scholars from different fields/ The experience helped me think more clearly about how to apply my framework and left me feeling re-energized about the project.  
 

 
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PhD Candidate Jannet Torres Espinoza present at LASA in San Francisco

  • by Maria Ruby
Jannet presented "Las trampas de escolaridad femenina decimonónica peruana" at LASA San Francisco 2025.She said: "The conference was a valuable boost to the writing of a section of my dissertation, as it gave me the opportunity to share my ideas in such a prominent setting. It was also very inspiring to listen to presentations that deeply resonated with my research interests". 
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