The official podcast of Latino Studies at UT
In this episode, Karma Chávez talks with Dr. Maria Cotera about her Chicana Por Mi Raza Digital collection.
Dr. Maria Cotera, co-founder of the Chicana Por Mi Raza Digital collection discusses why she created it and the kinds of materials it houses. She discusses the importance of recording a history of Chicana feminist praxis and engaging in such a praxis in the collective structure by which the collection is maintained.
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In the summer of 2019, Puerto Ricans rebelled and ousted their governor in what became known as the Verano Boricua. Dr. Marisol LeBrón explains the lessons learned.
In this episode, Dr. Marisol LeBrón discusses her new book, Against Muerto Rico: Lessons From the Verano Boricua, which will be out in February 2021 from the Puerto Rican collective, Editora Educación Emergente. She explains what the Verano Boricua (Puerto Rican Summer) was, why she chose the title for her book, and suggests some of the key takeaways are resisting colonial capitalism in order to foster a life affirming future for the archipelago.
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The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests
The Protests in Puerto Rico Are About Life and Death
Puerto Rico’s Multiple Solidarities: Emergent Landscapes and the Geographies of Protest
Marisol LeBrón is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance, in Puerto Rico and co-editor of Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm.
Karma R. Chávez is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT.