Making “Hispanics”: Activists, Bureaucrats and the Media
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Description
What can we do to ensure everyone shares in the prosperity that they contribute to? Come hear from sociologist G. Cristina Mora talk about how Mexicans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans developed a pan-ethnic movement in the 1970s to build political power.
G. Cristina Mora is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. She is author of Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American.
We’ll start with a brief mixer, featuring tasty finger food and refreshing drinks. And we’ll have plenty of time for your questions on the presentation.
Organizer Othering & Belonging Institute
Organizer of Making “Hispanics”: Activists, Bureaucrats and the Media
The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley brings together researchers, organizers, stakeholders, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society in order to create transformative change. We are a diverse and vibrant hub generating work centered on realizing a world where all people belong, where belonging entails being respected at a level that includes the right to both contribute and make demands upon society and political and cultural institutions.
The Othering & Belonging Institute responds to issues that require both immediate action and long-term strategy. The Institute engages in innovative communications, arts and cultural strategy, and strategic narrative work that attempts to re-frame the public discourse from a dominant narrative of control and fear towards one that recognizes the humanity of all people, cares for the earth, and celebrates our inherent interconnectedness.
