LALS Faculty Awarded Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative Grants

LALS faculty Esther Díaz Martín, Ralph Cintrón, and Jonathan Xavier Inda, and LALS affiliates Teresa Córvoda and Rosa Cabrera have received Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative Grants. In awarding these grants, the Initiative sought shared knowledge creation, new ways of thinking to reflect on the current changing configurations of Latinos/as/x in the United States, and new research projects that significantly impact and grow the field of Latino Humanities Studies. The funded projects involving LALS faculty are:
Bioprecarity: Latinx Migrants, Captivity, and Resistance
Principal Investigators:
Catherine S. Ramírez, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jonathan X. Inda, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rebecca Schreiber, University of New Mexico
Climate and Environmental Justice
Principal Investigators:
Teresa Cordova, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael Mendez, University of California, Irvine
Ariadna Reyes-Sánchez, University of Texas at Arlington
Additional faculty members:
Rachel Havrelock, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ralph Cintron, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rosa M. Cabrera, University of Illinois at Chicago
Latinx Sound Cultures: Belonging, Resonance, Amplifications
Principal Investigators:
Dolores Inés Casillas, University of California, Santa Barbara
Esther Díaz-Martín, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sara V. Hinojos, CUNY Queens College