Nationally recognized Mexican-American scholar of rhetoric to visit Little Rock

Avary Harding — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:14:32 +0000

A nationally recognized Mexican-American scholar of rhetoric will present two lectures on the contributions of Mexican female journalists and writers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries Feb. 11-12 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Dr. Cristina Ramirez, assistant professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, at the University of Arizona, will present research from her recent book, “Occupying Our Space: The Mestiza Rhetorics of Mexican Women Journalists and Activists, 1875-1942,” as part of the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History initiative.

The first lecture, “New Discursive Historical Spaces: Mexican and Chicana Women as Revolutionary Rhetors,” will be held 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in Stella Boyle Smith Auditorium.

Ramirez also will give a lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in the Arkansas Studies Institute building, Room 124, titled, “Looking in Different Spaces: Women as Historical Figures and Social Trailblazers,” which will explore women from Arkansas who worked as journalists during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Ramirez’s work fills a gap in feminine rhetorical history by providing an in-depth look at several important journalists who claimed public-speaking spaces and negotiated shifting feminine identities during emerging national politics at the turn of the 20th century.

“I carry a unique understanding of living in two worlds, crossing physical, psychological, and philosophical borders,” Ramirez said. “Living in two worlds has its upside, like enjoying and understanding people from different cultures. But it also has its dark and painful side with marked moments of not being accepted by either culture, as well as moments of defending one side, while being enmeshed with the other. These moments, these sentiments, have led me to my research and writing.”

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association. The initiative is part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.

For more information about Ramirez, visit .

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Public invited to celebrate, learn during Latino history sessions

Avary Harding — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:40:43 +0000

Latino history is highlighted as part of free public events organized by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture and partner organizations.

“Latino Americans: 500 Years of History,” a special project of the ��Vlog��ýLR Center for Arkansas History and Culture, will use documentary films and community discussions to explore the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos who helped shape U.S. history.

Events are centered around , a six-episode award-winning documentary that chronicles Latinos in the U.S. from the 16th century to the present day. Members of the public are invited to screenings of the documentary as well as community discussions.

Registration for “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” is open at /cahc/la500/la500-registration

Scheduled activities all begin at 2 p.m. at the Arkansas Arts Center and include:

Oct. 18: Community discussion and screening of “Foreigners in their Own Land (1565-1880),” the first episode from the documentary “Latino Americans”; Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann, ��Vlog��ýLR associate professor of history and social studies education coordinator, will lead the discussion
Oct. 25: Screening of “Empire of Dreams (1880-1942),” the second episode from the “Latino Americans” documentary
Nov. 1: Screening of “War and Peace (1942-1954),” the third installment in the six-part “Latino Americans” documentary
Nov. 8: Screening of “The New Latinos (1946-1965),” the fourth episode of “Latino Americans”
Nov. 15: Screening and community conversation, including the presentation of the fifth episode of “Latino Americans,” “Prejudice and Pride (1965-1980)”; community discussion will be led by doctoral candidate and visiting assistant professor Edma Delgado-Solórzano of the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of International and Second Language Studies
Nov. 22: Screening of “Peril and Promise (1980-2000),” the sixth and final installment of “Latino Americans”; community discussion to be led by Julian Calzada, vice president of the League for United Latin American Citizens Council 750.

��’s Department of International and Second Language Studies and its Office of Campus Life, as well as the and the also partnered with the Center for Arkansas History and Culture.

Visit /cahc/la500 for more information about the project.

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, a public programming initiative produced by the (NEH) and the (ALA), is part of an NEH initiative, “The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.”

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Nationally recognized Mexican-American scholar of rhetoric to visit Little Rock

Public invited to celebrate, learn during Latino history sessions

Latino American - Center for Arkansas History and Culture - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock