Race & Ethnicity Studies
Race & Ethnicity Symposium
Location
McCombs Campus Center, McCombs BallroomDate & Time
5:30pm CST January 23, 2018 - 7:30pm January 25, 2018Contact
Melissa Johnson, Professor of Anthropology and Race & Ethnicity Studies512.863.1406
meljohn@southwestern.edu
5:30pm CST January 23, 2018 - 7:30pm January 25, 2018
McCombs Campus Center, McCombs Ballroom
- MLK50
Tuesday, January 23
5:30 - Welcome & Introduction
Professor of Anthropology and Race & Ethnicity Studies Chair Melissa Johnson
5:40 - “Here, Have a Hug from a Blindfolded Muslim: Strange Submissions to the State” Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Lamiyah Bahrainwala
6:05 - “Racialized Spirits: Doctors on Spiritual Healing Practices in Mexico, 1920s and 30s”
Assistant Professor of History Jethro Hernandez-Berrones
6:30 - “Through it All: Gaining Strength through Poetry!”
Assistant Dean for Student Multicultural Affairs Terri Johnson
7:00 Discussion
Thursday January 25
5:30 - Welcome & Introduction
Professor of Anthropology and Race & Ethnicity Studies Chair Melissa Johnson
5:40 - ”Am I Still Latino Enough?’ The Construction of Latino Identity Among Hispanics Who Don’t Speak Spanish”
Esteffany Luna, SU ’18
6:05 - Short Film Screening: “An Uncertain Future”
Iliana Sosa SU ’07, writer and director
6:30 “Race and Contested Public Spaces”
Professor of Sociology Maria Lowe and Dakota Cortez, SU ’19
7:00 Discussion