Upcoming Intern'l Conferences in Guatemala. Mayan Archaeology and Ethnology -- Philosophy

I know the photos in this post have nothing whatsoever to do with academic affairs, technically speaking, but I just happened to like them so I took their picture. Very á la Bansky, one of them. I collect graffiti photos from around the world; just one of my ephemeral pastimes.

The 23rd Symposium of Archaeological and Ethnological Research is coming up, to take place July 13 to July 17th. Entry fees are very inexpensive, Q. 100 (around US$ 12.00 - US$15.00). This is one of the top events worldwide in Mayan studies and their website has a wealth of papers from previous conferences which can be downloaded or read online. The symposium brings international scholars of renown and is pretty well-attended. The t-shirts are pretty cool, too! I don't want to miss it.

Also coming up ...

The 8th International Congress of Philosophy, to take place at Universidad Rafael Landívar, sponsored by their departments of Philosophy and of Dance and Movement Sciences. The date: August 11th to August 13th.

The conference has been growing steadily and acquiring greater exposure and attendance, with the participation of scholars from well-established universities from the U.S. and Latin America.

This year's topic is Contemporary Conceptions of Corporality and points of view from different disciplines (Western, Mayan, Eastern, etc) will be engaged and discussed. I know some of the scholars from the US who've presented at this conference in the past, such as Dr. Michael Purdy from Governors University, whose work in the field of Listening is very well-known. Dr. Purdy will be in attendance this year as well.

I am not sure if the presentations will be in English and Spanish or only Spanish, and I think other years it has been free, but for more information, you may contact one or all of the following:

Eugenia del Carmen Cuadra at edcarmen@url.edu.gt
Sabrina Castillo at lscastillo@url.edu.gt
Ernesto Loukota at erloukota@url.edu.gt

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