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Selected Works by Lalo Alcaraz | |
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Galería América @ ND - 230 McKenna Hall
November 9, 2018 - March 1, 2019 • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM • Monday - Friday
Lalo Alcaraz is a widely recognized and influential voice of Latinos and immigrants in the United States through his political cartoons (La Cucaracha), radio show (“Pocho Hour of Power” on KPFK), film consulting (Pixar’s Coco), producing and writing (Bordertown), and co-producing (Half like me). It is important to note that La Cucaracha is the first nationally syndicated, politically-themed Latino daily comic strip. Alcaraz also played a significant role in Pixar’s Coco, which was awarded a Golden Globe and Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature Film (2018).
Alcaraz's political cartoons cover a variety to topics including politics, current events,
and iconic fictional figures.
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Life's Loteria: Immigration Narratives in Academia, Journalism, and Media Watch this fascinating panel discussion led by Professor Ricardo Ramirez, Notre Dame Associate Professor of Political Science | | Canto XXXVIII: Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dreams Read about Gustavo Arellano's visit to Notre Dame - from dreaming of attending ND as a teen to selfies with Touchdown Jesus. | |
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Professor of Law, Jimmy Gurulé, delivers
Latino Studies Seminar | |
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The Latino Studies Seminar examines the research and publications of Notre Dame faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars. Seminar sessions are convened in a communal atmosphere that fosters conversations across academic disciplines. Jimmy Gurulé, Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School, spoke on his work, "Correcting Injustice in the American Criminal Justice System."
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Poet, Natalia Treviño speaks with students about her latest poetry collection, VirginX Latino Studies Spring 2019
Courses Announced
Now is a great time to add a Latino Studies course to your spring semester schedule! Over 20 Latino Studies courses are offered on a variety of
subject areas.
Visit our website to see the full list or email Professor Karen Richman to discuss what courses would benefit your academic needs.
| | Jisel Gomez, 2018 CCLP Intern at Clinica Romero in Los Angeles Cross-Cultural Leadership Program
Applications are live for the 2019 Cross-Cultural Leadership Program (CCLP).
This program engages students in real-world applications of their academic studies through summer service learning in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Students in this three-credit, eight-week summer course will be immersed in community-based and national organizations.
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Alex E. Chávez, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Sound of Crossing: Music, Migration, and the Aural Poetics of Huapango Arribeño (Duke 2017) has received three book awards
2018 Winner of the Alan Merriam Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology in recognition of the most distinguished, published English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology
2018 Winner of the Association for Latina and Latino Anthropologists Book Award in recognition of the best book in anthropology focused on Latina/os and their communities
2018 Winner of the Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize in recognition of distinguished anthropological work that advances the understanding of the Americas in innovative and potentially transformative ways.
This book was also shortlisted for the prestigious 2018 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing from the Society for Humanistic Anthropology in recognition of ethnographies considered exemplars of the best ethnographic writing destined to make a significant impact on the doing and writing of ethnography.
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The Institute for Latino Studies is pleased to share recent publications and recognitions from their Faculty Fellows. We are excited to share their work, research, and achievements and are honored to have them actively engaged with the Institute.
Tatiana Botero, Associate Teaching Professor, Spanish, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, recipient of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 2018 Spanish Teacher of the Year Award at the College level and the Indiana Foreign Language Teaching Association 2018 Indiana World Language Teacher of the Year
Tom Tweed, founding director of the Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, delivered his inaugural lecture at the official opening of the Institute in October.
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