This is a 100% in-person, 100% Spanish event. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Organizer

Ricardo Padrón  
Professor of Spanish and Project Director, Center for the Liberal Arts, University of Virginia

Speakers

Sam Amago  
Professor, University of Virginia  
“An Introduction to Environmental Humanities”

Jorge Grajales-Diaz  
Professor, Piedmont Virginia Community College  
“Literature in Spanish and the Amazon Basin: An ecocritical perspective”

Gabriela Dongo Arévalo  
Lecturer, University of Virginia  
“Ecopedagy in the Spanish Class”  

Agenda

9:30 – 10:00  
Open registration, breakfast, coffee

10:00 – 10:45  
“An Introduction to Environmental Humanities”  
Prof. Sam Amago

10:45 – 11:00  
Break

11:00 – 11:45  
“Literature in Spanish and the Amazon Basin: An Ecocritical Perspective”  
Prof. Jorge Grajales-Diaz

11:45 – 12:00  
Special Event: Farewell to Prof. Gustavo Pellón and Welcome to Prof. Ricardo Padrón

12:00 – 1:00  
Lunch

1:00 – 2:15  
“Ecopedagogy in the Spanish Class”   
Prof. Gabriela Dongo Arévalo

2:15 – 2:30  
Evaluation, closing remarks