EVENTS
UT COVID-19 Conference Open to All
Tues & Wed, 11/10-11/11, 8:30–11am each day
Online, More Info
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community: An Intersectionality Lens
Wed 11/11 @ 9:15am
On Zoom, No RSVP
Link to Watch
Lora Romero First Book Prize: Awards + Conversation
Fri 11/13 @ 3pm
On Facebook Live, Stream Here
Challenging Anti-Latinx Ideologies: U.S. Latinx Students in China
Tues 11/17 @ 6pm
On Zoom, RSVP Required
More Info
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A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CMAS
There is an old dicho that goes, “El hombre propone, Dios dispone.”
That sounds like all of 2020 for everyone as our communities struggle through the pandemic. No less so for Latino Studies, with campus offices shut down, in-person programming suspended, and almost all classes on Zoom. With the University indicating that Spring semester will very much look like the Fall, I must regretfully announce that MOVIDAS, the planned centerpiece of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), will be postponed until Spring 2022, by which time the pandemic will hopefully be long distant in the rear-view mirror.
I say regretfully because fifty years of Latino Studies on campus is a huge achievement, even for institutions as long-lived as Universities. Fifty years of representing the experiences and knowledge of Mexican American and other Latino communities in Texas, who had long been excluded in significant numbers from the state flagship prior to 1970. Fifty years of speaking truth to power, and thereby fighting for equity, inclusion, and democracy. Fifty years of working for the success of all students, but especially Latinx students, for whom Latino Studies has been a cultural oasis and a space of affirmation. Put differently, the presence of Latino Studies means that Latinx communities truly matter in the University’s business of knowledge-production...
Read the full statement here and learn more about what we have planned for the spring.
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Don't Be Fooled By the Rocks That I Got**
Latino Studies Hosts Prestigious Award Presentation
Prepare yourself. I'm about to say some fancy, impressive things like FIRST BOOK PRIZE and INTERSECTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, but don't worry--we won't forget where we came from. In fact, one could argue that intersectional scholarship is all about remembering where we came from. #StillHumble
The American Studies Association is proud to honor this year's finalists and winner of the prestigious 2020 Lora Romero First Book Prize. The awarded books represent some of the most important intersectional scholarship emerging from the field of American Studies today. Their authors, in turn, have set an important standard for work that engages the intersectional dynamics of race, gender, class, sexuality, and/or nation.
Join us for this live awards event, hosted by yours truly, Latino Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, during which we'll announce the winners and finalists, and engage in discussion with the books' authors on the current and future state of the field.
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Intersectionality Explained
Deep Dive At Upcoming Events
Now that we're on the subject, do you keep hearing the word "intersectionality" but still feel a little confused about what it is exactly? Whether we're talking about a research framework at the Latino Research Institute or underscoring its vital role in emerging scholarship, intersectionality is an important part of any field that is invested in inclusivity and social justice. Lucky for you, there are a couple of events coming up that let you dip your toe (or your whole leg) in the topic. We mentioned them above but we wanted to call extra attention to them in this context.
Learn how intersectionality plays a role in understanding the impact of COVID-19 in the Latino community.
Did you know we have a Summer Institute dedicated to supporting doctoral candidates whose work involves qualitative intersectional research? In fact, we're one of only a few places in the country that offer such an experience. We're accepting applications for Summer 2021 now, and if you want more info, you can stream our Live Info Session next Monday.
And don't forget to check out this Friday's Lora Romero First Book Prize presentation, where we'll converse with authors who cover a range of intersectional subjects and are changing the field in real time.
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**I've been informed by our younger staff that the eponymous hit "Jenny from the Block" by the music artist, Jennifer Lopez, formerly known as JLo, aka "Selena," hasn't transcended the generational divide, and therefore my lyrical references are likely to go unnoticed. Your loss, I said to them. And to my millennial peers....this one's for you.
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