Back to the Future: The Social Justice Origins and Future of Latinx Studies
Ginetta Candelario
Thursday, 05 Oct 2017 at 8:00 pm – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building
Ginetta Candelario is professor of sociology and Latin American & Latino/a Studies at Smith College, where her teaching focuses on race and ethnicity in the Americas, Latina/o communities in the United States and Latin American, and Latina feminist activism. Her research interests include Dominican history and society, especially Dominican identity formation. Candelario has been a Fulbright Scholar in the Dominican Republic twice, most recently in 2016, and is the author of Black Behind the Ears: Dominican Racial Identity From Museums to Beauty Shops. Latino/a Heritage MonthNo recording will be available for this event.
Cosponsored By:
- Latino/a Studies Program
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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