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Oscar Vazquez
Professor Vázquez' research and teaching interests range from contemporary graffiti and murals and the construction of spaces by US Latino/as, to the representation of national narratives in Mexico,...
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Ramón E Soto-Crespo
Professor Soto-Crespo's research interests include American, later, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Latina/o Studies, Post-Colonial, Fiction, Theory & Criticism, Film/Visual Culture.
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Yuridia Ramírez
Professor Ramírez is an historian of the modern United States with specialties in migration, Latinxs, labor, and indigeneity.
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Lissette Piedra
Professor Piedra’s research interests explores the social consequences of an increasingly diverse society by examining how the language and culture of immigrants affect their access to and use of...
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LLS and anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos named first secretary of Illinois Department of Early Childhood
LLS and anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos (BA, ’04; MA, ’08; PhD, ’12; anthropology with a minor in Latina/Latino studies) has been named the first secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC). Ramos is currently the first assistant deputy governor for education in Governor JB...
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The early days of public service: LLS student serves as intern to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
Taking the risk of applying for an internship can be frightening for any student. When Adriana Matsumoto, now a senior studying political science and Latina/Latino studies, applied for her internship with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, she was not...
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Mariselle Meléndez
Professor Meléndez' research focuses on issues of race and gender in colonial Spanish America with special interest in the eighteenth century, the cultural phenomenon of the Enlightenment,...
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Read the fall 2024 LLS newsletter !
The fall 2024 LLS newsletter is here! Learn about the revival of the graduate student conference, research highlights, student internship updates, and more!
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Sabbatical spotlight: Associate dean Isabel Molina-Guzmán’s work on Afro-Latinidad in digital spaces and Hollywood reboots
For most academics, sabbatical is a crucial time to focus on your research and a break from teaching duties. For administrators it’s especially essential, because their duties often leave little time to devote to their scholarship. For Isabel Molina-Guzmán, associate dean for student academic...
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New book examines the impact of colonialism on Puerto Rico: Interview with LLS affiliate professor Jose Atiles
Powerful hurricanes, the COVID-19 pandemic, spiraling public debt and political corruption triggered humanitarian, economic and environmental crises in Puerto Rico. However, a new book suggests that the Puerto Rican and U.S. governments made these multilayered crises catastrophic through the...