*apologies for cross-posting* Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce an online panel presentation of the 2 special issues of the journal *Latin American Perspectives*: “*Indigenous Autonomies Confronting Contemporary Capitalism (I & II)*” vol. 51(4) <https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/lapa/51/4> & vol. 51(5) <https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/lapa/51/5>, hosted by the Instituto de Iberoamérica, Universidad de Salamanca, España ( https://iberoame.usal.es/panel-virtual-sobre-autonomismos-latinoamericanos/) *Date:* Monday, March 24, 2025, from 17:00 to 19:00 (Madrid time, GMT+1) *Video call link (Google Meet):* <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-2162514929528405790__msocom_1> https://meet.google.com/xkp-voob-kom Please note that, although all articles are published in English, the panel will be held entirely in *SPANISH*, without interpretation, and in an exclusively virtual format. Attendance is free, with no need to register in advance. *Chair:* Jorge Garcia-Arias (Universidad de León, España) *Welcome:* Cristina Rivas Pérez (Instituto de Iberoamérica, Universidad de Salamanca, España) *Speakers:* *Co-editors of the 2 special issues*: Richard Stahler-Sholk (Eastern Michigan University, Estados Unidos de América), and Edgars Martínez Navarrete (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, México) *Authors of some of the articles included in the 2 special issues: * Lia Pinheiro Barbosa (Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Brasil). “*Conceptions and Practices of Autonomy among Indigenous and Peasant Movements in Latin America*” Massimo Modonesi (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, México). “*Independence and Emancipation: Latin American Theorizations on the Concept of Autonomy*” Carlos Benítez Trinidad (Universidad de Salamanca, España). “*From Disappearance to Hope: The Construction of the Brazilian Indigenous Movement’s Imaginary (1974-1977)*” Giovanna Gasparello (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México). “*Defending the Commons from Dispossession in the Mountains of Guerrero: Contributions from and for Anthropology*” Mauricio Feliciano López-Barreto (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, México). “*A decolonial approach to ecological distribution conflicts and the Maya Train in Mexico*” Susanne Hofmann (London School of Economics and Political Science, Reino Unido). “*Infrastructure Megaprojects as World Erasers: Cultural Survival in the Context of the Tehuantepec Isthmus Interoceanic Corridor*” We appreciate the dissemination of the event in your networks, as well as among graduate students and researchers interested in these topics. We look forward to seeing you there! All best wishes, Jorge ------------------------------------- Jorge Garcia-Arias, PhD Full Professor, International Political Economy & Global Development Studies University of Leon (Spain) email: [email protected] web: https://jorgegarciaarias.unileon.es ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------