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    LLS Open House

    Please join us at the LLS Open House on Sept. 27, 4:00 - 6:00 pm! 

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    Explore LLS Courses for Fall 2023!

    See what courses LLS is offering for Fall 2023 semester! 

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    Latina/Latino Studies Graduating Class of 2023
    Meet the Class of 2023
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    2023 LLS Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Award Winners
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    José de la Garza Valenzuela and Yuridia Ramírez Receive ACLS Fellowships
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    Latina/Latino Studies Graduating Class of 2023

    On April 30, 2023 we celebrated the graduating Latina/Latino Studies majors at the LLS major symposium where student presented their senior papers or thesis and were recognized for their achievements. Here is a listing of the paper titles:   "The Gap Between U.S. Born Latinx LGBTQ+ and their Parents from Latin America," by Victor Dejesus (Class of 2024) "Negating the Aesthetics of...
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    2023 LLS Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Award Winners

    The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is happy to announce the recipients of the scholarships and award for 2023. Adriana Serrano Matsumoto is the winner of the 2023 LLS Undergraduate Research Award. Adriana is a sophomore Political Science and Latina/Latino Studies double major with...
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    Prof. Mirelsie Velázquez recieves Campus Resarch Board Grant

    Prof. Mirelsie Velázquez has received a grant from the Campus Research Board to work on her second book project, “Genealogies of Empowerment and the Makings of Home: Puerto Rican/Latina Activism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970-1992.” Congratulations, Dr. Velázquez!
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  • Prof. Mirelsie Velázquez Receives Humanities Research Institute Summer Fellowship
    Congratulations to Prof. Mirelsie Velázquez for being chosen as a Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Summer Fellow! The Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has awarded its annual Summer Faculty...
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  • José de la Garza Valenzuela and Yuridia Ramírez Receive ACLS Fellowships
    Latina/Latino Studies faculty affiliate Yuridia Ramírez and Latina/Latino Studies professor José de la Garza Valenzuela have been awarded 2023 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships....
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  • Prof. Elizabeth Velásquez Estrada co-leads HRI Interseminars Initiative Project
    Latina/Latino Studies Professor Elizabeth Velásquez Estrada was selected to co-lead the second Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Interseminars Initiative project with colleagues Professor...
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  • Andrea Barron

    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 (social...
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    LLS 100

    Intro Latina/Latino Studies

    Interdisciplinary introduction to the basis for a Latina/Latino ethnicity in the United States.
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    LLS 296

    Puerto Rican Diaspora

    This course will examine the social, political, and cultural history of Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans across the diaspora, from 1898 to the present.

    Course Description for LLS 296
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    LLS 387

    Race, Gender and the Body

    Focuses generally on the relation between power and the body. In western culture, the body is typically thought of as a natural, biological entity. However, as a number of social theorists have pointed out, the body can never be reduced to mere biology.

    Course Description for LLS 387
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    LLS 479

    Race, Medicine, and Society

    The idea of race has historically been central to how Western cultures conceptualize and think about human difference. This course examines the historical significance of race through one domain of knowledge: medicine.

    Course Description for LLS 479

Department of Latina/Latino Studies
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1207 W. Oregon Street
Urbana, IL 61801    MC-136

Phone: (217) 265-0370
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Email: lls-studies@illinois.edu

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