The Department of Spanish & Portuguese at UC Irvine and UC-Mexicanistas announce the twenty-ninth annual Mexican Studies Conference to be held on May 1-3, 2025. This conference brings together academics from Mexico, the U.S., and other parts of the world who are conducting research on related themes. 

The topic of Imagining Futures, Rethinking the Pasts allows us to reflect on the field of Mexican Studies in the first quarter of the 21st century. How do academics and writers approach the cultural cannon today? How has the notion of cannon, and its functions, changed over the past century? How has the place of literature shifted as the field has broadened to include cultural studies and the digital world? How do we think of Mexico from within and from beyond its borders in a globalized academic world? We invite scholars to reflect on the past and present of humanistic study about Mexico through literature, film, and other cultural productions, and to imagine and envision various possible futures for our profession.

Join us at UCI as we build connections across borders and disciplines to shape more ethical, inclusive communities.