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Latina/o Studies Affiliates Receive Support, Recognition from Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme
The Latina/o Studies Program extends congratulations to affiliates Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Elena Foulis, Glenn Martinez, and Paloma Martinez Cruz, along with director Inés Valdez for their…

Latina/o Studies Awards
Latina/o Studies is pleased to announce Professor Paloma Martines-Cruz, Marie Lerma, Victoria Barbosa Olivo, Gabrielle Elders, and Lucero Galan as the recipient of Latina/o Studies…

Dr. Elena Foulis wins Community Engaged Scholar Award
Dr. Elena Foulis, senior lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, received the Community Engaged Scholar Award for her work developing several initiatives, activities and…

Settler Logics, Imaginaries, and Investments: The Construction of the Latinx ‘Other’ in Suburban and Small-Town Ohio High Schools
On March 4, 2020, Latina/o Studies held a workshop with Dr. Dinorah Sanchez-Loza. Dr. Sanchez-Loza's talk explored the political…

"Hunger Games: The politics of violence, victimhood and deservingness among Central American and Mexican (Im)Migrants” by Dr. Wendy Vogt
Professor Wendy Vogt's talk chronicled the dangerous journeys of Central American migrants in transit through Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork in shelters and other sites serving…

Día de los Muertos
On October 18 and 19, 2019, various events were held to celebrate Día de los Muertos. On Friday, October 18, a roundtable conversation, "Moving Subjects: The Travels of Día de los…

End of the Year Celebration
On Wednesday, April 17th, the Center for Ethnic Studies celebrated the end of the school year by recognizing the work of faculty and students in our programs. Two students in Asian American…

Food Justice from the Frontlines. A Conversation with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Roundtable featured Nely Rodriguez (Coalition of Immokalee Workers), Ximena Pedroza (Student Farmworker Alliance), and Professors Paloma Martinez-Cruz and Inés…

Artist Talk: Awilda Rodríguez Lora
Free for all audiences
Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Latino/a Studies Program; Center for Ethnic Studies; Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department; Department of Dance;…