Imagining Latinidades

In the last episode of 2019, two of the three hosts discuss the podcast, the first semester of Imagining Latinidades programing, and a couple questions worth pondering at the end of the term (including unsolicited advice for students).

The three co-hosts take the show on the road to the Iowa Latinx Excellence in the Midwest Conference at the University of Iowa and discuss the history and practices of teaching Latina/o/x Studies in the Midwest.

Ariana Ruiz sits down in front of a live audience with three esteemed Latina/o/x Studies scholars — Suzanne Oboler, Jillian Báez, and Julie Minich — to talk about how they came to the field, what it offers a host of audiences, and what Latina/o/x students at PWIs should keep in mind as they move through college.

The three co-hosts recap the last symposium, express some mid-semester blues, and offer a preview of the upcoming (November 8th) symposium featuring Suzanne Oboler, Julie Minich, and Jillian Báez.

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down in front of a live audience with three esteemed Latina/o/x Studies scholars — Karma Chávez, Maura Toro-Morn, and Fidencio Fifield-Perez — to talk about how they came to the field, what it offers a host of audiences, and what Latina/o/x students at PWIs should keep in mind as they move through college.

The band is back together for a recap of the recent LA BAMBA film screening and a preview of the upcoming symposium featuring Maura Toro-Morn, Karma Chávez, and Fidencio Fifield-Perez.

In this first episode after the Imagining Latinidades opening conference, Rene Rocha and Darrel Wanzer-Serrano discuss what the conference meant to them and then dive into the recurring controversy over the term Latinidad.

Rene Rocha sits down in front of a live audience with three esteemed Latina/o/x Studies scholars — Anna Sampaio, Natalia Molina, and Claudia Milian — to talk about how they came to the field, what it offers a host of audiences, and what Latina/o/x students at PWIs should keep in mind as they move through college.

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down in front of a live audience with three esteemed Latina/o/x Studies scholars — Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Arlene Dávila, and Gina Pérez — to talk about how they came to the field, what it offers a host of audiences, and what Latina/o/x students at PWIs should keep in mind as they move through college.

Darrel and Ariana discuss the research of 6 speakers coming to campus for the Imagining Latinidades opening conference, September 19-21, 2019.

Darrel and Ariana talk with Lisa Ortiz (Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow) and Rachel Torres (Mellon Dissertation Fellow) about their connections to Latina/o/x Studies and why they think the field is important.

Darrel, Ariana, and Rene tell their Latina/o/x (superhero) origin stories, talk about the evolution of the Latina/o Studies Program at Iowa, and riff on what Imagining Latinidades means to them.

Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, and Rene Rocha introduce themselves and their Latina/Latino/Latinx Studies themed podcast, Episode 1 of which will drop on August 20, 2019.