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Community Resources
- This spring, the Department of Latina/Latino Studies welcomes assistant professor Elena Guzman. Professor Guzman's research studies ritual art and performance in the Afro-Caribbean. She also creates films that focus on the metaphysical and ethereal experiences of African diaspora spirituality. Read a Q&A with Guzman to learn more about her research. Read full story Professor Elena Guzman joins the Department of Latina/Latino Studies
- Q&A with Latina/Latino studies and anthropology alum C. Lucio, the executive assistant to the general superintendent for participatory budgeting at the Chicago Park District. Read full story Centering community in urban planning
- "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes: (NYU Press) is edited by Isabel Molina-Guzmán, Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs in the College of LAS and professor of Latina/Latino studies and communication, and Angharad N. Valdivia, emerita professor of Latina/Latino studies and the Institute of Communications Research. Read full story New book edited by LLS faculty examines how the contemporary reboot craze perpetuates inequality
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Why Study Latina/Latino Studies?
Professor Mirelsie Velázquez shares the value of the major, favorite spots in Champaign-Urbana, and why the Latina/Latino studies department is the best kept secret on campus in an interview with the College of LAS.
Upcoming events
Alumni spotlight: Andrea Barron ’14 – Professional Bilingual School Counselor, Kelly College Preparatory
Andrea Barron graduated with a double major in LLS and History from the U of I in 2014. As a student, Andrea was heavily involved with social justice organizations, volunteering in the community, and supporting programming at La Casa. After graduating, she returned to the La Villita where she worked for ENLACE supporting first generation students apply to college. This inspired her to pursue and complete a M.Ed in School Counseling at DePaul University. Andrea currently works at Kelly College Preparatory. At Kelly College Prep, Andrea supports students in three different domains: SEL (...
Faculty spotlight: Isabel Molina-Guzmán
Isabel Molina-Guzmán's research examines the relationship between ethnoracial, gender, sexual identity and media discourses in the reproduction of inequality.