Tianna Paschel to speak on Making and Unmaking Black Rights in Latin America
On Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00 pm, UC-Berkeley professor Tianna Paschel will discuss the politics of blackness and rights in Colombia and Latin America generally. You can get the Zoom registration link by contacting sandoval@psu.edu.
Penn State to host 2024 conference on “Latina/os and U.S. Political History”
Penn State’s Latina/o Studies Program requests proposals for papers that connect Latina/o/e/x history to central themes and turning points in U.S. political history broadly conceived. What are the big questions in Latina/o history that tie it to larger national political histories? How, in short, might scholars of Latinx history rewrite U.S. political history?
Myriam Gurba Delivers Closing Keynote of Hispanic Heritage Month at Penn State
On Thursday, October 15 the cultural critic, essayist, and author delivered the Hispanic Heritage Month closing keynote address, entitled "After American Dirt: Criticim as Liberation. You can watch the entire Zoom event here.
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista Keynotes Hispanic Heritage Month at Penn State
On October 6th at 6:00 pm, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor of public health and of medicine, and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine, UCLA, will deliver the keynote address of our observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. The talk is titled "The Latino Health Paradox" and explores the mystery of Hispanic epidemiological outcomes in America. Email sandoval@psu.edu for the Zoom link.
Dolores Huerta At Penn State
Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, cofounder with César Chávez of the United Farm Workers, gave the keynote address for Hispanic Heritage Month 2019 on Friday, September 27th and the following day inaugurated Penn State's annual Dolores Huerta Day of Service.
Vincente Perez presents Voices of Afro-Latinidad
The performance poet, writer, scholar, and author of B(lack)NESS & LATINI(dad) will share spoken word poetry as he addresses anti-Blackness in the Latinx community and the political relevance of who or what defines who Latinxs are. Friday, October 2 at 6:00 pm. Please contact sandoval@psu.edu for the Zoom link to the event.
Welcome to Latina/o Studies!
Our mission is to promote a critical understanding of the historical and contemporary position of Latinas, Latinos, and Latinxs in the United States.
This goal is to be achieved through the following:
- Undergraduate and graduate courses that foster an understanding of Latinas/os in the United States political system, economy, and culture.
- Research and scholarship by faculty and students that contribute to our knowledge about the historical and contemporary experiences of Latinas/os.
- Public programming and community outreach that raise awareness of issues that Latinas/os face and contributions they make in different arenas.
Our mission is to promote a critical understanding of the historical and contemporary position of Latinas, Latinos, and Latinxs in the United States.
This goal is to be achieved through the following:
- Undergraduate and graduate courses that foster an understanding of Latinas/os in the United States political system, economy, and culture.
- Research and scholarship by faculty and students that contribute to our knowledge about the historical and contemporary experiences of Latinas/os.
- Public programming and community outreach that raise awareness of issues that Latinas/os face and contributions they make in different arenas.