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Iowa U.S. Latina/o/x Oral Histories: Stories of Education
Photo by: Christopher Gannon, University Photographer
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Latina/o/x Life Stories: End of Semester Celebration
USLS/SPAN/ENGL 377: Latino/a/x Stories, Memoirs and Oral Histories celebrated a semester of exciting collaborations with Marshalltown High School Mujeres, Al Exito, and ISU students. We featured the oral histories gathered, which will be archived at the Parks Library, memoir readings by all students (high school and college), and memoir marketing posters. We congratulated Vania Ibarra, … Continue reading Latina/o/x Life Stories: End of Semester Celebration
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Podcast: Intro to Latinx Studies Class Projects
Johanna Burr, our fabulous graduate student instructor, led student centered projects throughout the semester. Here are some samples of the podcast project the students produced.
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USLS Award Recipient: Excellence in U.S. Latinx Studies
Congratulations to our USLS graduating Senior, Iris Martínez, for the EXCELLENCE IN Latinx Studies Award. Iris, who serves for the US Army, will be graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a minor in U.S. Latino/a Studies. After graduation, Iris will continue with her military … Continue reading USLS Award Recipient: Excellence in U.S. Latinx Studies
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Rumba: Tales of Sound & Sentiment in the Afro-Latinx Diaspora
Berta Jottar is an independent scholar and media maker with a PhD from the Department of Performance Studies at New York University, TISCH School of the Arts. For the past 20 years, she has specialized in the research, recording, and editing of the music and dance practices of the Afro-Latinx Diaspora in the East Coast, … Continue reading Rumba: Tales of Sound & Sentiment in the Afro-Latinx Diaspora
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Welcome New Faculty Affiliate!
USLS is just thrilled to welcome its newest affiliate, Dr. Luana Lamberti. I am a sociolinguist and a creolist. My research focuses on the sociolinguistic aspect of contact-induced features from Portuguese and Spanish. I have carried out long-term research in the Helvécia community from Bahia, Brazil, to document Helvécia Afro-Brazilian Portuguese. I have also worked … Continue reading Welcome New Faculty Affiliate!
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Diálogo 24.2
Special journal issue, which features Iowa State’s USLS, guest editor Lucía M. Suárez, is now available! Diálogo 24.2 has officially launched on Project Muse.