Biennial Symposium
Since 2011, PRSA has organized an odd-year scholarly Symposium and Business Meeting. The main purpose of this biennial event is to provide an update and overview of the latest scholarship on Puerto Rican studies. The symposium is also geared towards building mentorship networks and opportunities for graduate student members. Lastly, the symposium serves as an opportunity for PRSA to conduct a public business meeting for the membership.
Past Symposia
2021: “Critical Rican Race Studies,” Virtual, November 12-12.
2019: “Puerto Rican Studies at 50: Engaging the Past and Building the Future of U.S. Ethnic Studies,” University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX), October 26.
2017: “Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans,” Silberman School of Social Work (New York, NY), October 28.
2015: “Puerto Rican Education and Social Justice: Promoting Transformative and Emancipatory Forms of Knowledge,” National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (Chicago, IL), October 23.
2013: “Shifting Territories and Geohistorical Locations of Puertorriqueñidad: In and Beyond Place,” Rutgers University-Newark Campus (Newark, NJ), October 18.
2011: “Puerto Rican Studies for a New Century: Challenges, Prospects and Possibilities,” Hunter College (New York, NY), October 21.