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Latina/o Studies Forum Series: Latinas/os and the 2016 Elections

Thursday, November 3, 2016
4:00-6:00 PM
2435 North Quad Map
The forums in winter 2017 will be part of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial events. Under the general theme of “The University, the Nation, and the Future of Latina/o Studies,” these engagements will explore the themes of Immigration and Afro-Latinidad. The “Migration” forum will address the impact the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy has had at the University of Michigan and at the national level. The “Afro-Latinidades” forum will focus on Afro-Latino and African-American relationships during particular historical periods and especially the relationship between these two groups institutionally at the University of Michigan. More information about the winter 2017 forums will be provided later in the semester.

“Latinas/os and the 2016 Election,” is Thursday, November 3, 2016, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at North Quad 2435. Just five days before the 2016 presidential election, this forum will address the political mobilization of Latinas/os in response to Donald Trump’s campaign, the community’s engagement with policy debates regarding immigration, and the response of a diverse Latina/o community (in terms of ethnicity, age, and gender) to the Republican and Democratic candidates and platforms. The participants are Dr. John García, Research Professor Emeritus, Institute for Social Research, ICPSR and Center for Political Studies; Dr. Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science; and Vanessa Cruz Nichols, doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science. Dr. Silvia Pedraza, Professor, Departments of American Culture and Sociology, will moderate.

The Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Michigan’s Department of American Culture is organizing a forum series for the 2016-2017 academic year. These forums will create a space for dialogues among faculty, students, staff, and the Ann Arbor community on a range of issues pertinent to the local and national Latina/o community. The forums will include the participation of University of Michigan faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and invited speakers from other institutions and organizations.

Participants:

Dr. John A. García, Research Professor Emeritus, Institute for Social Research- ICPSR and Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan

Dr. Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan

Vanessa Cruz Nichols, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan

Moderator:

Dr. Silvia Pedraza, Professor, Department of Sociology and Department of American Culture, University of Michigan
Building: North Quad
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Culture, Politics
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Latina/o Studies, Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research, Department of American Culture, Communication and Media, Department of Political Science