GRADUATE STUDENTS: CALL FOR PAPERS
LASA PRE-CONFERENCE- MAY 22, 2025
Lithium Extraction: Research Directions and Needs in Latin America
This pre-conference workshop brings together scholars from different disciplines to discuss research advances
and needs regarding lithium extraction and climate justice in Latin America. The workshop will have two
components: a virtual morning graduate student paper workshop and in-person afternoon roundtable
discussions. Participants will discuss how research can inform debates about lithium mining at different scales,
support organizing efforts and communities facing mining projects, and how to contribute to knowledge
about climate justice, just transitions, restorative environmental work, degrowth, and other frameworks for
reconfiguring socio-ecological relations.
PAPER REQUIREMENTS
Topic: Lithium Extraction
Region: Latin America
Any Discipline and Methodology
Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese
5,000 – 10,000 words including citations
Must be a graduate student (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
IMPORTANT DATES
1 Dec. 2024: Abstract submission deadline (grad students only)
15 Jan. 2025: Acceptance notification
1 Apr. 2025: Paper submission deadline (grad students only)
22 May 2025: Conference date
PRE/CONFERENCE DETAILS
Graduate Student Workshop – May 22, 2025
Location: Zoom
Time: 9 – 11 am PST
Do not need to be a member of LASA to attend
Cost: None
Afternoon Roundtable Discussion – May 22, 2025
Location: Marriot Marquis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Time: 12 – 5 pm PST
Do not need to be a member of LASA to attend
Cost: None (*limited travel grants for graduate students)
Submission of Abstract:
https://forms.gle/Bx9zBhuyq8CJzJb67
Organized by:
Javiera Barandiaran and Nushy Golriz
Supported by:
US National Science Foundation
Latin American Studies Association-Environment Section
Questions?
Please contact Nushy Golriz:
mgolriz@ucla.edu
