Keynote Speech by Rita Palacios and Luncheon

Rita Palacios holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and is a professor of languages in the School of Liberal Studies at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario. Her research examines contemporary Maya literature from a cultural and gender studies perspective. She is the author of Unwriting Maya Literature: Ts’íib as Recorded Knowledge (with Paul M. Worley). The luncheon is free for all registered participants.