Art of Reslience
Event Sponsors Include: The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions · Ignite/Arts Dallas: A Center for People, Purpose, Place at SMU Meadows School of the Arts · The SMU Meadows Division of Theatre
Event Partners Include: The Roy Barton Lecture · Ignite Dallas of the SMU Meadows School of the Arts
Online registration is closed. On site registration will be available starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 20, outside Prothro Hall on the SMU campus.
Spanish Translation Available* | Traducción al Español Disponible*
INFORMATION PACKET
Witness a performance of "Elvira: The Immigration Play" on Friday, September 20.
Jessica Carmona, Award-winning Playwright and Actor
About
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September 20-21, 2019
Free and open to the public | Spanish translation available*
Featuring Latina feminist Daisy Machado, political sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and biblical scholar Fernando Segovia.
The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions of Perkins School of Theology/SMU will host a free, two-day event that will gather Latinx scholars, artists, religious leaders and community activists to explore how academic research, religious practices, the arts, and public engagement address the current social climate of Latino/a-phobia, gendered and race-based public policy. Come and dialogue that, together, we might find solidarity in our work for a future marked by Divine compassion.
*Translation into Spanish will be available for all parts of the event except for "Elvira: The Immigration Play."
Keynote Speakers
Fernando Segovia
Daisy Machado
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Roy Barton Lecture Speaker
Union Theological Seminary
Duke University
Dr. Fernando Segovia, Oberlin Graduate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt Divinity School, will be the featured keynote speaker at the Roy Barton Lecture. Dr. Segovia's research encompasses early Christian origins, theological studies, and cultural studies. His research interests include the history of the Biblical discipline and its construction of early Christian antiquity, non-Western Christian theologies, especially from Latin America and the Caribbean, postcolonial studies and minority studies. He is also a past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians in the United States.
Dr. Daisy Machado from Union Theological Seminary of NYC and Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva of Duke University are also featured keynote speakers. The first day of the event, led by Dr. Machado, will focus on how current events happening on the U.S. - Mexico border impact women. In the evening, a performance of the original play, “Elvira: The Immigration Play” by NYC Latina playwright Jessica Carmona will be staged. The second day, led by Dr. Bonilla-Silva, will focus on racism and the rising nativism in the U.S. that is shaping culture, politics, economics and faith. Arts of the spoken word, visual and musical, as well as interdisciplinary panel discussions will all be a part of this rich, expressive event on both days.
Panelists for Daisy Machado
Maria-Jose Recinos, MSC, LPC
Dallas Community Leader
Maria Pilar Aquino, STD
University of San Diego, California
Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies
Mayra Picos-Lee
Palmer Seminary
Pastoral Care Professor
Panelists for Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Bishop Minerva Carcaño
UMC California-Nevada Conference
Neil Foley
SMU Dedman College
Historian
George Martinez
SMU Dedman School of Law
Immigration Specialist
REGISTRATION
Members of the community may attend part or all of this event.
Online registration is closed. On site registration will be available during the times listed below. Please note that all meals are sold out, but an overflow space is available in Prothro 100 for viewing a live stream of the presentations during meal times.
Friday, September 20
10 a.m. in The Perk, inside Selecman Hall
2:15 p.m. in Hope Lobby, inside Meadows School of the Arts
Saturday, September 21
10 a.m. in The Perk, inside Selecman Hall
12 to 1:15 p.m. in Prothro Hall
3 p.m. in Hope Lobby, inside Meadows School of the Arts
EVENT SCHEDULE
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Friday, September 20
| 11 to 11:30 a.m. |
Conference Opening - Theme Interpretation through Poetry and Music |
Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch and Roy Barton Lecture with Dr. Fernando Segovia |
Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Break (shuttle to Meadows School for those who requested assistance) |
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| 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Daisy Machado |
Meadows School, Hope Lobby |
| 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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| 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion with Dr. Daisy Machado |
Meadows School, Hope Lobby |
| 5 to 5:45 p.m. |
Reception and Art Exhibit with Artists |
Meadows School, Hope Lobby |
| 5:45 to 6 p.m. | Break (shuttle to Perkins Prothro Great Hall for those who requested assistance) | Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 6 to 7 p.m. | Dinner (shuttle to Hope Theater at 7:00 p.m. for those who requested assistance) | Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 7:15 p.m. | Theater Opens | Meadows School, Hope Theater |
| 7:30 to 9 p.m. | Play "Elvira: The Immigration Play" by Jessica Carmona | Meadows School, Hope Theater |
Saturday, September 21
| 10:30 to 11 a.m. | Theme Interpretation through Poetry and Song |
Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 11 to 11:45 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva |
Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Break | |
| 12 to 1 p.m. | Buffet Lunch | Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 1 to 3 p.m. | Panel Discussion with Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Panelists: Dr. George A. Martinez, Dr. Neil Foley, Bishop Minerva Carcaño |
Perkins School, Prothro Great Hall |
| 3 to 3:15 p.m. | Break (shuttle to Caruth Auditorium for those who requested assistance) | |
| 3:15 to 4 p.m. | Worship Celebration: Guest Preacher, Bishop Minerva Carcaño | Meadows School, Caruth Auditorium |
| 4 to 5 p.m. | Closing Reception | Meadows School of the Arts |
LOCATION AND PARKING
INFORMATION PACKET
The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions conducts its programming at Perkins School of Theology on the campus of Southern Methodist University. The registration table will be set up in the Prothro Hall Foyer at 5901 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX 75275. Parking will be available on campus and a parking permit will be emailed prior to the event. Paper permits will be available at the registration table for those registering on site.
SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have special needs, please contact our office at (214)768-4092 so that arrangements can be made to facilitate your attendance at this event.
LODGING
Please visit the SMU website for a list of hotels in the area, many of whom offer a special discounted rate for those visiting SMU and Perkins School of Theology.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have questions or would like more information about The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions, please feel free to contact us at (214)768-4092 or at latinocenter@smu.edu.
Rev. Dr. Isabel Docampo
Director, Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions
Co-Director of the Intern Program
Professor of Supervised Ministry
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0133
Office: 301 Kirby Hall
Sponsored by The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions in collaboration with Ignite/Arts Dallas: A Center for People, Purpose, Place at SMU Meadows School of the Arts and the SMU Meadows Division of Theatre | (214) 768-4092 | latinocenter@smu.edu
Partners for this event include The Roy Barton Lecture and Ignite Dallas of the Meadows School of the Arts, SMU.