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LATINIDADES: Mellon Sawyer Seminar

2 Nov 2020February 8, 2021
Ariana Ruiz, Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, and Rene Rocha co-directed the Mellon Sawyer Seminar in 2019-2020. The 2019–20 Andrew W. Mellon Sawyer Seminar, Imagining Latinidades: Articulations of National Belonging, was drastically affected…

Podcast Launched

Throughout the year, the Seminar’s co-directors also produced a film series and a podcast. The latter included twenty episodes and has had more than 3,000 listeners to date. Many of the episodes feature in-depth conversations with Seminar guests, as well as with University of Iowa students and faculty.

RSS Imagining Latinidades Podcast — Recent episodes:

  • Roundtable Discussion with Frederick Luis Aldama, Adrian Burgos, Jr., and Ed Morales March 17, 2021
    At the conclusion of the Imagining Latinidades “Cultural Citizenships and Popular Belonging” Symposium held virtually as Episode 19 of this podcast, co-host and co-director of the Sawyer Seminar, Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down with the three invited guests to discuss their paths in the field. Questions included: What’s your Latina/o/x Studies origin story? […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Latina/o/x Cultural Citizenships and Popular Belonging March 5, 2021
    Today, we have a very special program  planned for you. A year ago, we were supposed to host my guests for a one-day Symposium in Iowa City on the topic of LATINA/O/X CULTURAL CITIZENSHIPS & POPULAR BELONGING. After having addressed issues surrounding formal citizenship and national belonging in the Fall 2019 semester, this one-day symposium was supposed […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Sporadic Episodes and Hiatus April 24, 2020
    Co-hosts Darrel Wanzer-Serrano and Ariana Ruiz meet up on Zoom to talk about where we've been and what the plan is going forward since coronavirus has kind of limited our ability to have in-person conferences and symposia. We lay out the plan for the remaining events and associated podcasts. ★ Thanks to our sponsors ★ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s g […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Borderlands History and Reproductive Justice: An Interview with Lina-Maria Murillo March 10, 2020
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down with Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo to talk about her research, her connections to Latina/o/x Studies, and more. Check the chapter markers (will be uploaded later) to see all of the topics that are discussed. ★ Thanks to our sponsors ★ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s generous support through its Sawyer Seminar program allowed “Imagi […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Students' Perspectives on Latina/o/x Studies February 25, 2020
    Co-hosts Darrel Wanzer-Serrano and Rene Rocha sit down with two Iowa Latina/o Studies undergraduate students to talk about how they found the field and why they think it’s important. Bianca Robles-Muñoz is junior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences and minoring in American Sign Language and Latina/o Studies. Naomi Marroquin is a senior majoring in Global […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Roundtable Discussion with Lilia Fernández, Sujey Vega, and Theresa Delgadillo February 11, 2020
    At the conclusion of the Imagining Latinidades “Imagining the Latina/o/x Midwest” Symposium in Iowa City, Iowa, co-host and co-director of the Sawyer Seminar, Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down with the three invited lecturers to discuss their paths in the field. Questions included: What’s your Latina/o/x Studies origin story? What does Latina/o/x Studies offer […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Previewing the Latina/o/x Midwest January 28, 2020
    Darrel, Ariana, and Rene sit down to catch up at the start of the semester and discuss themes related to the upcoming Latina/o/x Midwest Symposium. After Rene leaves, Darrel and Ariana talk about archival research and the willingness to discuss your “finds” before you publish about them.  ★ Thanks to our sponsors ★ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s generous […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Palante: An Interview with Iris Morales January 14, 2020
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano sits down with the legendary Iris Morales to talk about the emergence of Puerto Rican studies, student organization and activism from the 1960s to today, and more. Recorded in December 2019 while Morales was at Iowa for a screening of her film and discussions with students and faculty. ★ Thanks to our sponsors ★ The Andrew W. Mellon Fou […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Holding it Together at the End of Term December 17, 2019
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano and Ariana Ruiz meet up for a bit of a retrospective on 2019. They have a little podcast discussion about the podcast and the first semester of programming for Imagining Latinidades. They then ponder some of their favorite readings of the year so far and talk about how to productively (and unproductively) deal with end of term stress fo […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
  • Latina/o/x Education at PWIs (Live from the Latinx Excellence in the Midwest Conference) December 3, 2019
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, and Rene Rocha get together again! In this live recorded event at the 2019 Latinx Excellence in the Midwest Conference at the University of Iowa, the three co-hosts discuss the history of Latina/o Studies at Iowa, the demographics of Latina/o/x folks in the state, and their own practices of teaching Latina/o/x Studies in t […]
    Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Ariana Ruiz, & Rene Rocha
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