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Schedule
2026
Friday, April 24th
9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Teresa Quezada, University of Texas at El Paso
Isabel Baca, University of Texas at El Paso

Blumberg Auditorium, Library Room 111

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Break

Alyssa Pope, University of Texas at El Paso

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

9:30 AM

ScholarWorks@UTEP Tabling

Alyssa Pope, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

9:45 AM

Cultivating Home: Nepali Migrants and Gardening as Everyday Rhetoric

Menuka Gurung Lama, University of Texas at El Paso

Blumberg Auditorium, Library Room 111

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

9:45 AM

From the Margins to the Center: Indian–Nepali Rhetoric as a Constitutive Necessity

Sanjeev Niraula, University of Texas at El Paso

Blumberg Auditorium, Library Room 111

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

9:45 AM

Public Art and Visual Rhetoric from the El Paso Borderlands

Uryah Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso

Blumberg Auditorium, Library Room 111

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Break

Alyssa Pope, University of Texas at El Paso

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Lunch & Keynote Address

Isabel Baca, University of Texas at El Paso

Blumberg Auditorium, Library Room 111

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Break

Alyssa Pope, University of Texas at El Paso

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

12:45 PM

From Dilemma to Decision: Rhetorical Positionality as a Framework for Designing a Doctoral Dissertation Topic

Purna Bhusal, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

12:45 PM

How Using Action Research Informs Graduate Research Theories, Methods, And Praxis Among Master’s And PhD Multilingual And International Students

Thomas Maldonado, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

12:45 PM

Silent Persuasion in the Classroom: Rethinking Student Silence as Rhetorical Agency

Deepa Silwal, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Poster Presentation On How Border Community Stress Becomes Embodied In Maternal Mental Health Among Pregnant Latina Women Living In El Paso, Texas

Pranta Sikder, University of Texas at El Paso
Krystal Bray, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Frontera Retórica Recognition

Isabel Baca, University of Texas at El Paso
Teresa Quezada, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Isabel Baca, University of Texas at El Paso
Teresa Quezada, University of Texas at El Paso

Borderlands Digital Humanities Center (BDHC), Library Room 201

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM