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  1. Sessarego, S. Current Issues in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics: How Academic Research is Informing Cultural Activism. Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (USA), February 2023.
  2. Sessarego, S. El español afromexicano: proyectos culturales y documentación lingüística. Programa de Lengua y Cultura. Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Toluca, Toluca (Mexico), February 2023.
  3. Sessarego, S. Proyectos de documentación del español afroamericano en Colombia, México y Bolivia. Foro de Lingüística, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira (Colombia), November 2022.
  4. Sessarego, S. Language Revitalization and Cultural Activism: The Afro-Bolivian Spanish Case. ANU Linguistics Seminars, Australian National University, Canberra (Australia), October 2022.
  5. Sessarego, S. On the Importance of Legal History to Afro-Hispanic Linguistics and Creole Studies. Afro-Descendant Working Group, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT (USA), October 2022.
  6. Sessarego, S. El español afroamericano: activismo cultural a partir de la investigación lingüística. Departamento de Lenguas y Culturas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro (Mexico), September 2022.
  7. Sessarego, S. La lengua afroyungueña de Bolivia: procesos culturales de revitalización y estandarización, Asociación de lingüistas de Centro América, Antigua (Guatemala) August, 2022.
  8. Sessarego, S. Cultural Activism and Afro-Hispanic Linguistics: Will Afro-Bolivian Spanish Become a “Language”? Summer School “Africa on the Move”, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim (Germany), August 2022.
  9. Sessarego, S. Activismo cultural y estrategias para revitalizar y documentar la lengua afroboliviana. Linguistics Summer School Bolivia 2022, Cochabamba (Bolivia), July 2022.
  10. Sessarego, S. Activismo lingüístico y cultural: estrategias para revitalizar la lengua afroyungueña y fomentar su uso. Departamento de lingüística. Universidad Mayor San Simón, Cochabamba (Bolivia), May 2022.
  11. Sessarego, S. La lengua afroyungueña y el proceso de estandarización. Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Afroboliviano. Cochabamba (Bolivia), May 2022.
  12. Sessarego, S. Current Issues in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics. School of Language Studies. Australian National University, Canberra (Australia), May 2022.
  13. Sessarego, S. El castellano afrocolombiano del Chocó: un análisis lingüístico y sociohistórico. Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Bogotá (Colombia), May 2022.
  14. Sessarego, S. A Few Words on Linguistics and Academia: Current Trends in the Field. University of Texas Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. University of Texas, Austin, TX (USA), April 2022.
  15. Sessarego, S. El español hablado en el Chocó y el debate sobre las lenguas criollas de base española en América Latina. Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (USA), April 2022.
  16. Sessarego, S. Language Rights and Cultural Activism: Current Issues in Afro-Bolivian Spanish. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Central New York Humanities Corridor. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (USA), April 2022.
  17. Sessarego, S. Language Awareness & Linguistic Activism in Bolivia: How Afro-Yungueño May “Become” a Language. Céfiro: Enlace Hispano Cultural y Literario, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (USA), April 2022.
  18. Sessarego, S. El castellano afromexicano del Estado de Veracruz: un análisis lingüístico y sociohistórico. Seminario Permanente Descripción Lingüística, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Ciudad de México, DF (Mexico), April 2021.​
  19. Sessarego, S. Language Policy and Afro-Hispanic Linguistics: Current Issues in Afro-Bolivian Spanish. Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics (OSUCHiLL), Ohio State University, Coulmbus, OH (USA), March 2022.​
  20. Sessarego, S. Las lenguas maternas afrolatinas desde la investigación lingüística y el activismo cultural: estado de la cuestión.  Conferencia sobre las lenguas afrolatinas. Istituto de Lengua y Cultura Afroboliviano, La Paz (Bolivia), February 2022.
  21. Sessarego, S. Contact-Driven Processes and Language Change: Aspects of Afro-Hispanic Linguistics. Department of Linguistics, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz (Germany), December 2021.
  22. Sessarego, S. El castellano afromexicano hablado en Veracruz: Una perspectiva lingüística, histórica y legal. V Jornadas de Lingüística LINGUAQ, Universidad de Querétaro, Querétaro (Mexico), November 2021. 
  23. Sessarego, S. Aspectos sociolingüísticos del castellano afromexicano hablado en Veracruz. I Encuentro de Literatura y Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), November 2021.
  24. Sessarego, S. Language Contact and the Making of an Afro-Hispanic Vernacular. Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin, TX (USA), October 2021. 
  25. Sessarego, S. El castellano afrocolombiano hablado en el Chocó: Un análisis lingüístico, sociohistórico y legal. Foro de Lingüística, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira (Colombia), October 2021.
  26. Sessarego, S. Language Policy and Activism in Afro-Latin America. Department of Romance Languages, Leiden University, Leiden (The Netherlands), October 2021.
  27. Sessarego, S. El idioma afroboliviano: pasado, presente y futuro. Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF), La Paz (Bolivia), September 2021. 
  28. Sessarego, S. Derechos culturales y lingüísticos: La propuesta normativa para fomentar el uso del idioma afroboliviano. Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Afroboliviano, La Paz (Bolivia), September 2021.
  29. Sessarego, S. Contact-Driven Restructuring at the Interface: Aspects of Variable Phi-Agreement Across Generations and Domains. Department of Linguistics & Center for Latin American Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (USA), September 2021. 
  30. Sessarego, S. Linguistic Rights and Language Policy: Current Issues in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics. Department of World Languages and Literatures. The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (USA), September 2021.​
  31. Sessarego, S. Linguistic Rights and Language Awareness: The Afro-Bolivian Case. Summer School for young researchers. Universitat de València, Valencia (Spain), June 2021. 
  32. Sessarego, S. A Legal Approach to Afro-Hispanic Linguistics and Creole Studies. Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), April 2021.
  33. Sessarego, S. On Law and Linguistics: A Legal Perspective on the Evolution of the Afro-European Languages of the Americas. Biannual Conference on Forging Linguistic Identities, Towson University, Towson, Maryland (USA), March 2021. 
  34. Sessarego, S. Lenguas afrohispánicas de América: una perspectiva lingüística, histórica y legal.  Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencia de la Educación, Universidad Pública de El Alto, La Paz (Bolivia), December 2020.
  35. Sessarego, S. Current Trends in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics. Department of Linguistics, KU Leuven, Leuven (Belgium), November 2020. 
  36. Sessarego, S. El castellano afroperuano hablado en Chincha. Departamento de lingüística, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima (Peru), October 2020.
  37. Sessarego, S. Current Issues in Afro-Andean Linguistics. Departamento de estudios hispánicos, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (Puerto Rico), October 2020. 
  38. Sessarego, S. On the Origin of Chota Valley Spanish. Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA), October 2020.
  39. Sessarego, S. Aspects of Afro-Mexican Spanish. Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), October 2020.
  40. Sessarego, S. On Combining Law and Linguistics. Department of Romance Languages, Leiden University, Leiden (The Netherlands), October 2020.
  41. Sessarego, S. El castellano afroboliviano: lengua, historia y sociedad. Linguistics Summer School Bolivia, Cochabamba (Bolivia), September 2020. 
  42. Sessarego, S. Afro-Bolivian Spanish: Linguistic Rights and Language Awareness. Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York (USA), February 2020.
  43. Sessarego, S. On the Role of Law in Shaping the Afro-European Contact Vernaculars of the Americas. University of Alabama Languages Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA), January 2020.
  44. Sessarego, S. Some Remarks on the Nature of the Afro-Hispanic Vernaculars of the Americas. Departameno de Lengua Española y Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain), June 2019.
  45.  Sessarego, S. On the Importance of the Afro-Hispanic Languages of the Americas to Creole Studies. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris (France), June 2019.
  46.  Sessarego, S. On the Importance of Legal History to Afro-Hispanic Linguistics and Creole Studies. Symposium about Language and Society, Austin (SALSA). University of Texas, Austin, Texas (USA), April 2019.
  47. Sessarego, S.  On Genetic Creolistics. Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (USA), April 2019.
  48.  Sessarego, S. Aspects of Determiner Phrase Structure: Feature Valuation and Agreement Variation. Department of Hispanic Studies. University of Houston, Houston, Texas (USA), February 2019.
  49. Sessarego, S. On the Origin of Afro-Andean Spanish. Department of Modern Languages. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), November 2018.
  50. Sessarego, S. The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis. Department of Linguistics. University of Texas, Austin, Texas (USA), September 2018.
  51. Sessarego, S. El castellano afrocolombiano hablado en el Chocó: Una perspectiva lingüística, histórica y legal.  II Jornadas Internacionales de Investigación Lingüística “José Joaquín Montes Giraldo”, Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Bogotá (Colombia), July 2018.
  52. Sessarego, S. Language and Slavery in the Americas. Department of Modern Languages. University of Helsinki, Helsinki (Finland), June 2018.
  53. Sessarego, S. The Spanish Creole Debate: A Legal Perspective. Department of Hispanic Studies. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (Puerto Rico), May 2018.
  54. Sessarego, S. On the Nature of Slavery in Spanish America and its Linguistic Consequences. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Emory College, Atlanta, Georgia (USA), April 2018.
  55. Sessarego, S. On the Evolution of the Afro-European Languages of the Americas: A Legal Perspective. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. University College Dublin. Dublin (Ireland), February 2018.
  56. Sessarego, S. El español del Departamento del Chocó, Colombia: Una perspectiva lingüística y sociohistórica. Giornate di linguistica, Universita degli Studi di Genova. Genova (Italy), December 2017.
  57. Sessarego, S. The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis. Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. University of Helsinki, Helsinki (Finland), November 2017.
  58. Sessarego, S. Aspects of Afro-Andean Morphosyntax: Formalizing Agreement Variation across Generations and Domains. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris (France), October 2017.
  59. Sessarego, S. On the Importance of Legal History to the Study of Creole Languages. Linguistics Colloquium. Columbia University, New York City, NY (USA), October 2017.
  60.  Sessarego, S. Some Remarks on the Nature of Slavery in Spanish America and its Linguistic Consequences. International Conference on Historical Linguistics 23. University of Texas, San Antonio, TX (USA), August 2017.
  61. Sessarego, S. Las variedades afrohispánicas de América: Una perspectiva histórica y lingüística. Congreso Internacional Español de América: Historia y Contactos/ Asociación de Lingüística y Filología de América Latina, Bogotá (Colombia), July 2017.
  62. Sessarego, S. The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis. Institut für Romanistk, Friedrich Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), June 2017.
  63. Sessarego, S. New Issues in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics: Promoting Linguistic Rights and Language Awareness in Latin America After Hours Conversation. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Freiburg (Germany), May 2017.
  64. Sessarego, S. El castellano afroperuano: Lengua, historia y sociedad. Departamentos de Historia y Letras. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima (Peru), April 2017.
  65. Sessarego, S. Variedades afrohispánicas en el Perú y en América. Conferencia Organizada por la Dirección de la Biblioteca Universitaria. Universidad del Pacífico, Lima (Peru), April 2017. 
  66. Sessarego, S. El castellano afroperuano hablado en Chincha: Una perspectiva histórica y lingüística. Conferencia para el Centenario de la Fundación de la Universidad. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima (Peru), April 2017.
  67. Sessarego, S. Casting Light on the Spanish Creole Debate: The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis. 26th Conference on Spanish in the United States/ 11th Conference on Spanish in Contact with Other Languages. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (USA), April 2017.
  68.  Sessarego, S. A New Look at the Spanish Creole Debate: The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis. New Linguistic Varieties in the Americas. Universität Bremen, Bremen (Germany). December 2016.
  69. Sessarego, S. The Legal Hypothesis of Creole Genesis and the Evolution of the Afro-European Languages of the Americas. HUMSS Colloquium. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Freiburg (Germany), December 2016.
  70.  Sessarego, S. The Afro-Hispanic Languages of the Americas. Romance Colloquium. Universität Freiburg, Freiburg (Germany), November 2016.
  71. Sessarego, S. Language Contact and the Making of an Afro-Hispanic Vernacular: Language Variation and Change in the Colombian Chocó. Departamento de Estudios Hispánicos. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (Puerto Rico), April 2016. 
  72. Sessarego, S. Observaciones sobre el origen del español del Chocó. Congreso Internacional Español de América: Historia y Contactos/ Asociación de lingüística y filología de América Latina, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Pisac (Peru), July 2016.
  73. Sessarego, S. Chota Valley Spanish and the Spanish Creole Debate. Department of Modern Languages. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), November 2015.
  74. Sessarego, S. Enhancing Dialogue between Quantitative Sociolinguistics and Generative Syntax: Morphosyntactic Variation in Afro-Andean Spanish. Conference on Contact, Variation and Change: Afro-Latin Language Varieties. Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus (Denmark), December 2014.
  75. Sessarego, S. El habla de los Yungas. Department of Spanish. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA), April 2014.
  76. Sessarego, S. Università e ricerca: Le esperienze degli italiani in Nord America come stimolo per i giovani in Italia. Movimento 5 Stelle Nord e Centro America. NYC Seminar and Conference Center, New York City, New York (USA), October 2013.
  77. Sessarego, S. Afro-Hispanic Contact Varieties in Latin America. Department of Modern Languages. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), April 2013.
  78. Sessarego, S. Morphosyntactic Variation in Afro-Bolivian Spanish. Department of Modern Languages. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), April 2013.
  79. Sessarego, S. Italian Politics and the 2013 Elections. The Italian Club. University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin (USA), March 2013.
  80.  Sessarego, S. Nominal Reference in Afro-Bolivian Spanish. Department of Linguistics. University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin (USA), November 2012.
  81. Sessarego, S. Chota Valley Spanish: Linguistic and Sociohistorical Evidence to Shed Some Light on Its Origin. Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS). University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin (USA), December 2011.
  82. Sessarego, S. Lingüística en contacto y el dialecto afroboliviano de los Yungas. Departamento de Lingüística. Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba (Bolivia), August 2008.
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