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Faculty Search: Associate or Full Professor in Expressive Cultures and/or Histories of the Americas, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, or Performance

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The César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies seeks an interdisciplinary scholar at the level of Associate or Full Professor in Expressive Cultures and/or Histories of the Americas, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, or Performance. We welcome applications from innovative, interdisciplinary scholars whose work complements and expands our current offerings, with particular interest […]

Q&A: Jason De León sees full picture – and price – of unauthorized immigration

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Earlier in the quarter, UCLA College did a Q&A with Jason De León, Professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies. De León became the first Chicano/ Latino head of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology where he previously worked as an undergraduate. To read the full story, visit UCLA Newsroom “Q&A: Jason De León sees full […]

Q&A: Charlene Villaseñor Black on Latino studies in the world — for the world

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CCAS Chair and Professor, Dr. Charlene Villaseñor Black, recently spoke with the UCLA Newsroom about her vision for the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, as well as UCLA’s Hispanic-Serving Institution designation and why language is important when observing Latine Heritage Month. To read the full story, visit UCLA Newsroom “Q&A: Charlene Villaseñor Black on […]

Publication: Congratulations to Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno on her new publication

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Congratulations to Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno, Assistant Professor of CCAS, on her recent publication in the Review of Educational Research. “This systematic review includes 125 peer-reviewed education-research articles that employ a LatCrit framework (from a search including articles published from 1995 to 2020). The author examines how the literature utilizes LatCrit and advances ideas about race, […]