The 4th Latin American Graduate Conference, titled "Temporalities in Latin America: Experiences and Conceptualizations of Time across Past, Present and Future", was held from July 2–4, 2025, at the Institute for Latin American Studies (LAI), Freie Universität Berlin. This event, organized by the International Latin American Graduate (ILAG) Network, brought together graduate students and early career researchers, fostering interdisciplinary exchange on the complex ways time is experienced and conceptualized in Latin America.

A special acknowledgment is extended to the participants from the International Research Training Group "Temporalities of Future". The keynote lectures were delivered by Carmen Ibáñez and José Francisco Hernández Reyes, postdoctoral researchers from the program. Federico Julián Bonet and Jana Kluiber (PhD candidates) presented their investigations, and Tilman Menzel and Laurita Hargreaves-Westenberger (PhD candidates) contributed as moderators. Two alumni of the IRTG also participated: Pia Berghoff, who moderated a panel on migration, and Dr. Isabel Richter, who gave a guided tour of the special collections of the Ibero-American Institute.

Over three days, the conference featured a diverse program which explored temporalities from multiple perspectives, encompassing ancestral epistemologies, memory, speculative futures, feminist movements, and migration. The diversity of topics and methodological approaches contributed to a dynamic exploration of how temporalities shape and are shaped by social, political, and cultural processes in Latin America.

The conference successfully created a vibrant platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing together participants from Freie Universität Berlin, University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, University of Vienna, University of California, and Humboldt-Universität Berlin, among others. It offered ample opportunities for participants to connect informally and strengthen professional relationships. It also fostered the exchange between master’s and doctoral students, giving early career researchers the chance to gain experience in academic contexts. The collaborative spirit of the network facilitated the planning of future activities, and welcomed interested new students to join upcoming initiatives.

You can find a selection of photos from the ILAGN conference 2025 here.