In April Professor Sandra Ruiz was awarded both the LAS Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by tenure-based faculty and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Both awards are given to faculty who demonstrate sustained excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching.
Progreso Latino: LLS Students Present Research on Health, Wellness, and EducationLLS students present research at Undergraduate Research Week
Professor Sandra Ruiz Receives Undergraduate Teaching Awards
Deathscapes: Mapping Race and Violence in Settler StatesProfessor Jonathan X. Inda collaborates with scholars from the UK, Australia and Canada on state violence of racialized groups
Latinos and the Consequences of EugenicsArticle by Professor Lira in PBS American Experience on sterilization of Mexican-American women in early 20th century
Erica Gressman Performs LimbsChicago-based performance artist Erica Gressman performs Limbs at the Krannert Art Museum and is the first artist featured in the department's new La Estación Gallery
Latinas & Latinos on TVProfessor Molina-Guzmán discusses her latest book on Latinos in TV sitcoms
La Estación Gallery OpeningLa Estación Gallery opened in September with the exhibition of Limbs, Ligaments, Parts: My Body is There, curated by Professor Sandra Ruiz
On April 18, 2019 several Latina/Latino Studies students presented their research at the Illinois Undergraduate Research Symposium during the twelfth annual Undergraduate Research Week (April 14-20).
Gilberto Rosas was named Associate in the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) for the academic year 2019-2020.
More Department News
- Over the last few years, Jonathan X.
- On March 13th our postdoctoral fellow Dr.
- The University's List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Fall 2018 and Winter 2018/2019 has recently been announced and we have many LLS faculty, affiliates, and teaching assistants who made it onto the list.
Calendar
LLS 343Examines how populations are criminalized due to race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and immigration status. Readings analyze how laws are created and normalized.
LLS 458In this course, we will focus on Latina/o performances from the 1970s to the present in order to highlight the relationship between exercises of everyday life, acts on stage, and media art.
LLS 279Examination of the history of Mexican Americans living within the United States from the Spanish Conquest to the twentieth century.
