Dear Colleagues, The Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic & International Communication and the Department of Journalism & Creative Media Industries in the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University are pleased to be hosting “The Hispanic and Latin American Video Gaming Experience: Imagery, Industry & Audience.” The symposium, featuring research panels as well as keynote addresses and workshops with industry experts, will take place February 25-26, 2022 in Lubbock, Texas and virtually. Please do consider attending, and please help us spread the word by distributing broadly the attached Call for Participation (English and Spanish versions). The submission deadline for abstracts is December 31, 2021. Limited travel funds will be available for accepted abstracts, with priority given to graduate students and presenters traveling from outside the United States. The symposium will be free to attend (in-person or online), although registration will be required. Registration details and other information is available at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/research/hihic/events/gaming/ Best wishes for a healthy and enjoyable holiday season. Sincerely, Kent Wilkinson Kenton T. Wilkinson, Ph.D. Thomas Jay Harris Regents Professor in Hispanic and International Communication College of Media & Communication Texas Tech University Box 43082 Lubbock, Texas, USA 79409-3082 Tel: (806) 834-0199 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Harris Institute: www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/research/hihic<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/research/hihic/> Spanish-Language Television in the United States: F<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl.ie%2Fz2dh&data=04%7C01%7CRobert.Peaslee%40ttu.edu%7C335f44fa242f4167bb0008d9ab96ab49%7C178a51bf8b2049ffb65556245d5c173c%7C0%7C0%7C637729486475354386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=C0v7susXbM8v%2BNV0Tyi8Z8liGIOgvi7TxDg7ojIW0mQ%3D&reserved=0>ifty Years of Development<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl.ie%2Fz2dh&data=04%7C01%7CRobert.Peaslee%40ttu.edu%7C335f44fa242f4167bb0008d9ab96ab49%7C178a51bf8b2049ffb65556245d5c173c%7C0%7C0%7C637729486475354386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=C0v7susXbM8v%2BNV0Tyi8Z8liGIOgvi7TxDg7ojIW0mQ%3D&reserved=0> ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://screenlex.org