"Latino Studies," conversations with scholars and public thinkers

Latinos In Depth
Latino Studies, on Faith and Power
I spoke with the editors of a new collection of essays, titled Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945, published by New York University Press. They are the super smart and thoughtful Felipe Hinojosa, Maggie Elmore, and Sergio González…
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Latino Studies, with Mike Amezcua
Mike Amezcua is a history professor at Georgetown University, and author of the new book, Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification, published by the University of Chicago Press. I had the chance to catch up with him this morning…
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Latino Studies, with Christian Paiz
I spoke with Christian Paiz, a professor at UC Berkeley and author of the new book, The Strikers of Coachella: A Rank-and-File History of the UFW Movement. Christian is thoughtful and soulful and a very good writer. I think you’ll enjoy our conversation…
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"Latino Studies," with Kaysha Corinealdi
I spoke with Kaysha Corinealdi, author of the new book Panama in Black: Afro-Caribbean World Making in the Twentieth Century. She’s brilliant. The book, and our conversation about it, is sure to expand your thinking about latinidad. One challenging question Kaysha asks is, why would Afro-Caribbean people in the United States choose to identify as Latino…
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"Latino Studies," with Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof
I spoke with Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, professor of history at Harvard University and part of Harvard’s working group in ethnic studies. We talked about his book Racial Migrations: New York City and the Revolutionary Politics of the Spanish Caribbean, in addition to…
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"Latino Studies," with Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas & Mérida Rúa
I spoke with Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas and Mérida Rúa about their recent anthology, Critical Dialogues in Latinx Studies: A Reader. Latinos In Depth is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…
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"Latino Studies," with Ricardo Ortiz
I’m starting something new on Latinos in Depth: a series of conversations with my favorite people—Latina and Latino scholars and other public thinkers—about latinidad and other pressing subjects for our communities. Latinos In Depth is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…
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