EVENTS
Community Engaged Research Colloquia Series
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Fall 2024
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Fall 2024
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Spring 2025
Dr. Anahi Russo Garrido (flyer attached)
February 21, 2025
Add: Zoom link and password
Friday, February 21, 2025
https://unm.zoom.us/j/93621225305
Meeting ID: 936 2122 5305
Passcode: FEB21
Spring 2023 Events
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Featured Speakers Spring 2023 Colloquia
Dr. Lorena Gutierrez, University of California-Riverside
Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Dr. Elvira Carrizal-Dukes, University of Texas, El Paso
Friday, March 10, 2023 @ 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Javier Marrufo, Chihuahua Hill Oral Historian, Silver City Museum
Friday, April 14, 2023 @ 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Fall 2022 Events
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“Pláticas” Work-in-Progress Colloquium: Cultura
September 16
4-5 pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 978 3438 5310
Passcode: 896917
For more information: Dr. Michelle Hall Kells mkells@unm.edu
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NM Tribal Yazzie/Martinez Remedy Framework
October 12
11:30 am - 1 pm
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Patricia Roybal Caballero
October 2022
New Mexico State Representative, first elected 2012 re-elected 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and most recently in 2022
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Pláticas in Chicana & Chicano Studies: Comunidades
Please Join the CCS Graduate Students for Presentations & Open Discussions
Zoom Presentation Sponsored by
Dr. Michelle Hall Kells &
The University of New Mexico Department of
Chicana/e/o Studies
Guest Speakers:
CCS 620 Graduate Student Panel
Friday, October 21st
4:00-5:00 p.m. (Mountain)
Meeting ID: 939 3078 0696
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Pláticas in Chicana & Chicano Studies: Identidades
Please Join the CCS Graduate Students for Presentations & Open Discussions
Zoom Presentation Sponsored by
Dr. Michelle Hall Kells &
The University of New Mexico
Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies
Guest Speakers:
CCS 620 Graduate Student Panel
Friday, November 18
4:00-5:00 p.m. (Mountain)
Meeting ID: 970 2442 0427
Passcode: 183977
Democracy & Paradox
Friday, April 8, 2022, 12 - 1 pm
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Frida Sanchez-Vega
University of Illinois, Chicago
PRESENTER
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Ralph Cintron
University of Illinois, Chicago
PRESENTER
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Ruben Casas
University of Washington-Tacoma
PRESENTER
Friday, April 8
12-1 pm
Zoom Working Papers Presentation Sponsored by
The University of New Mexico
Department of English
Southwest Hispanic Research Institute
Latin American & Iberian Institute
Zoom Meeting ID: 966 8827 7669
Friday, February 4, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 p.m. (MST)
Dr. Shiben Banerji
Voices of Democracy and Counter Publics:
Learning to Disagree without Becoming Violently Disagreeable
Darren Donate (UNM MFA Poet)
Featured Translingual Literacy Studies YouTube Presentation by Darren Donate.
Darren Donate is currently an MFA candidate at the University of New Mexico, while also working as an English teacher and welder. His current work examines the social construction of virginity in Mexican culture as well as its use as currency. The title of the piece for Darren Donate's reading is 'All Boys with Cut Tongues,' which has been recently nominated for a Pushcart Award by the Minnesota Review.
Linguistic Equity: Resisting Linguistic Racism through Translingual Literacy Practice in English Studies
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 5, 2021 @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. (MST)
GUEST LECTURE & WORKSHOP BY DRA. ALYSSA CAVAZOS
Zoom Colloquium on Translingual Literacy Studies
Sponsored by Department of English, University of New Mexico
March 7th Linguistic Equity Workshop PowerPoint
by Alyssa Cavazos
Save the Date: September 17
Dr. Morris Young
Discourses of Exclusion and Anti-Asian Rhetoric
Discourses of Exclusion and Anti-Asian Rhetoric" Presentation by Dr. Morris Young is available for classroom pedagogical purposes only according to fair use practices.
Friday, October 29, 12-1 pm
Dr. Rachel Jackson:
Voices of Democracy and Indigeneity
Friday, November 19, 12-1 pm
Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster
Troubling the Narratives of a Democratic Nation
ABOUT THE VIRTUAL EVENT
As writing teachers, we must continuously respond to the social realities in our communities and be prepared to challenge linguistic inequities and injustices both in academic contexts and in the local community….
Through a translingual literacy lens, we will explore the following questions: 1. how can we move away from language separation ideologies, which often prevent us from transferring our linguistic abilities to other contexts, in order to truly embrace our language resources as a whole? 2. what power dynamics do we encounter when we challenge linguistic standards, especially in classes or contexts where linguistic inclusivity may not be valued? And 3. how can we challenge “language correctness” or standard language expectations, especially when “standard language” expectations do not align with the goals and objectives of the context or purpose of a task? Ultimately, we will think about these questions as we consider translingual literacy strategies as tools for 1. reflecting on our own language ideologies and biases in English studies and 2. designing linguistically inclusive spaces for teaching and learning responsive to the linguistic realities and writing goals of our students. By embracing our students’ and our own full linguistic repertoires, we can collectively engage in meaningful impact within and beyond academic contexts.
Alyssa G. Cavazos is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies in the Department of Writing and Language Studies and Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework in writing studies. Her pedagogical and scholarly interests include: language difference in the teaching of writing, translingual writing across communities, professional development in higher education, and border rhetorics. She was awarded the University of Texas System 2017 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2017 UTRGV Excellence Award in Teaching. She is committed to designing linguistically inclusive pedagogies, which can lead to students’ academic success across academic disciplines in higher education.
Dra. Alyssa G. Cavazos
Associate Professor, Rhetoric, Composition & Literacy Studies
Department of Writing and Language Studies
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Office of Faculty Success and Diversity
e-mail: cte@UTRGV.edu
For further information:
Dr. Michelle Hall Kells
Translingual Literacy Studies Coordinator
Department of English
University of New Mexico
translingualliteracystudies.org
mkells@unm.edu