Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Please enjoy this curated list of new and exemplary publications in Latin American studies. Playful Protest: The Political Work of Joy in Latinx Media By Kristie […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Tag: Latino studies
Latino/a/x Books Month Reading List
Latino/a/x Books Month celebrates Latino/a/x authors and illustrators, books that highlight Latino/a/x culture and Latin American identity, and promotes literacy. Let’s dig in with some of our newest and well-loved […]
AARON COPLAND IN LATIN AMERICA by Carol A. Hess Receives NEH Open Book Award
We are delighted to announce that Carol A. Hess’s forthcoming book, Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, has been awarded funding from the Fellowships Open Book Program […]
LSA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 Latina/o Studies Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of Latina/o studies books, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Free E-book Giveaway: CHICAGO CATÓLICO
July’s free ebook is here! Check out Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah E. Kanter before the month is over! Today, over one hundred Chicago-area Catholic churches offer […]
Q&A with Mirelsie Velázquez, Author of Puerto Rican Chicago
Mirelsie Velázquez, author of Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
The Taco Truck Awarded John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize
We are pleased to announce The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City by Robert Lemon has won the American Association of Geographers John Brinckerhoff Jackson […]
The story of immigrant rights advocate Elvira Arellano continues
Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant rights advocate who made headlines when she took refuge in a Chicago church in 2006, has asked refuge in the United States on humanitarian grounds. Arellano […]