About the Kaleidoscope Conference
First conceived in 2004, Kaleidoscope is intended to provide a forum for graduate students to present and develop original research in the field of Spanish American, Luso-Brazilian, or Iberian Studies. We remain committed to creating a setting for interdisciplinary dialogue in which graduate students can meet other researchers with similar academic interests and gain valuable professional experience. Panels will consist of three to four 20-minute presentations by graduate students and the conference will open with a keynote address.
Our 2009 organizing committee comprises current UW Madison graduate students:
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Committee Co-Chairs: | |
| Amanda Gierach | agierach@wisc.edu |
| Katie Oswald | kmperry@wisc.edu |
| Selection/Call For Papers Chair: Joann Debo | jedebo@wisc.edu |
| Jason Doroga | doroga@wisc.edu |
| Vicente Lopez-Abad | lopezabad@wisc.edu |
| Edith Beltran | ebeltran@wisc.edu |
| Rebecca Laird | rlaird@wisc.edu |
| Program Chair: David Korfhagen | korfhagen@wisc.edu |
| Megan Bailon | jwhendrickso@wisc.edu |
| Jennifer Peterson | jpeterson5@wisc.edu |
| Reception & Hospitality Chair: Emily Butler | ebutler@wisc.edu |
| Brenda Becerra-Anderson | becerra@wisc.edu |
| Priya Ananth | pananth@wisc.edu |
| Alex Hinker | hiniker@wisc.edu |
| Sofia Ruelas | ruelas@wisc.edu |
| Emily Varn | varn@wisc.edu |
| AV & Web Chair: Marisa Carpenter | mjsmith27@wisc.edu |
| Juan Iso Catalá | iso@wisc.edu |
| Publicity Chair: Jared Hendrickson | jwhendrickso@wisc.edu |
| Anna Maroon | ammaroon@wisc.edu |
| Marta Adán | mmadan@wisc.edu |
| Adriana Pérez Limón | perezlimon@wisc.edu |
| Francesca Ferrano | ferrono@wisc.edu |
| Cassidy Reis | cbreis@wisc.edu |
| Sean Gullickson | sgullickson@wisc.edu |
| Funding Chair: Nate Maddux | maddux@wisc.edu |
| Josh Pope | jlpope2@wisc.edu |
| Brenda Stelter | bstelter@wisc.edu |
| Michael Gordon | mgordon3@wisc.edu |
| Academic Outreach Chair: Carmen Febles | febles@wisc.edu |
| Daniel Ares Lopez | areslopez@wisc.edu |
| Deneille Erikson | erikson@wisc.edu |
| Online Publication Chair: Rebecca Laird | rlaird@wisc.edu |
| Marisa Carpenter | mjsmith27@wisc.edu |
| Amanda Gierach | agierach@wisc.edu |
| Nate Maddux | maddux@wisc.edu |
Our ever-patient and knowledgeable faculty consultant is our chair Professor Ivy A. Corfis. We are grateful to all of the faculty and staff in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese for their support.
