OSUHALLS is an annual symposium on Hispanic and Lusophone Literary and Cultural Studies. The conference, organized entirely by graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University, aims to bring together a wide variety of scholars working within distinct disciplines and many different aspects of literature and cultures in the Luso-Hispanic speaking world.

The 30th Edition of the Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium (OSUHALSS)

OSUHALLS is an annual symposium on Hispanic and Lusophone Literary and Cultural Studies. The conference, organized entirely by graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University, aims to bring together a wide variety of scholars working within distinct disciplines and many different aspects of literature and cultures in the Luso-Hispanic speaking world.

 

Date: March 5th, 2027

Location: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

We happily announce that the event will count on the presence of the following keynote speakers: 

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The graduate students in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at The Ohio State University invite graduate students, professors, and interested researchers to reflect and engage in a dialogue about any aspect of literatures and cultures in the Luso-Hispanic world. We encourage submissions in the following areas. Other related topics are welcome

• Afro-Latin American Literatures and Cultures

• Latin American Philosophy and Intellectual History
• Body Studies
• Comparative Studies
• Colonial Studies
• Cultural Heritage
• Decolonial and Postcolonial Studies
• Environmental Cultural Studies
• Film Studies
• Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
• Globalization
• Iberian Studies
• Identity and Border Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latinx Studies
• Lusophone Studies
• Medieval and Early Modern studies
• Literature and Comparative Literature
• Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Ethnomusicology
• Performance and Theatre Studies
• Race and Ethnic Studies
• Translation Studies
• Visual Arts
• Memory/Post-memory studies
• Disability Studies

 

2026 Call for Papers

Submission instructions:
We welcome proposals for traditional papers, as well as other formats, including performance, creative writing, and video essay, among others.
We accept proposals written in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. The abstract should be a maximum of 500 words in the language of the presentation. When you submit your proposal, you will provide the following information: format of your presentation (online or in-person), title, presenter(s) name(s), e-mail address, and academic affiliation. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes. There will be 10 minutes for questions.

Submission closes: coming soon 

Submission link: coming soon

2026 Schedule & Information 

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Registration:  

OSU Hispanic and Lusophone Studies Symposium Registration
 

If you have any questions please contact: Pedro Rosales Diaz & Daniel Patricio Agosto for Spanish, or Mohamed Gabal for Portuguese