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2026 Symposium (Rhetoric from the Margins: Theory, Method, Praxis)

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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