Moving Beyond Borders: Julian Samora and the Establishment of Latino Studies (Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252076567 ISBN 13: 9780252076565

Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2009

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Moving Beyond Borders examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies. Detailing his distinguished career at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1984, the book documents the history of the Mexican American Graduate Studies program that Samora established at Notre Dame and traces his influence on the evolution of border studies, Chicano studies, and Mexican American studies.

Samora's groundbreaking ideas opened the way for Latinos to understand and study themselves intellectually and politically, to analyze the complex relationships between Mexicans and Mexican Americans, to study Mexican immigration, and to ready the United States for the reality of Latinos as the fastest growing minority in the nation. In addition to his scholarly and pedagogical impact, his leadership in the struggle for civil rights was a testament to the power of community action and perseverance. Focusing on Samora's teaching, mentoring, research, and institution-building strategies, Moving Beyond Borders explores the legacies, challenges, and future of ethnic studies in United States higher education.

Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto CÁrdenas, Miguel A. Carranza, Frank M. Castillo, Anthony J. Cortese, Lydia Espinosa Crafton, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Herman Gallegos, Phillip Gallegos, JosÉ R. Hinojosa, Delfina Landeros, Paul LÓpez, Sergio X. Madrigal, Ken MartÍnez, Vilma MartÍnez, Alberto Mata, Amelia M. MuÑoz, Richard A. Navarro, Jesus "Chuy" Negrete, Alberto LÓpez Pulido, Julie Leininger Pycior, Olga Villa Parra, Ricardo Parra, Victor Rios, Marcos Ronquillo, Rene Rosenbaum, Carmen Samora, Rudy Sandoval, Alfredo Rodriguez Santos, and Ciro Sepulveda.

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Alberto López Pulido is director and professor of ethnic studies at the University of San Diego. Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado teaches humanities at Anna Maria College. Carmen Samora teaches American studies at the University of New Mexico and directs the Julian Samora Legacy Project.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0252076567
• ISBN 13: 9780252076565
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 268
• Herausgeber: Pulido Alberto Lopez, De Alvarado Barbara Driscoll, Samora Carmen
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