Events

Dr. Claudio Lomnitz Colloquium

ASU Tempe Campus - ED 304A

March 29, 2019 | 12 - 1:30 pm

“Fantasy of the Family, Fantasy of the State: A Dramaturgical Intervention in Public Social Sciences” 

Dr. Claudio Lomnitz is an anthropologist, historian and critic who works broadly on Mexican culture and politics. His books include Death and the Idea of Mexico and The Return of Comrade Ricardo Flores Magón, among many others. As a regular columnist in the Mexico City paper La Jornada and an award-winning dramaturgist, Lomnitz is commited to contributing to bringing the social sciences into public debate.

Dr. Mary Beltrán Colloquium

ASU Tempe Campus - ED 304A

April 5, 2019 | 12 - 1:30 pm

“The Television that Activism Built" 1970s TV Programming and El Movimiento"

Dr. Mary Beltrán is an associate professor of Radio-Television-Film and an affiliate of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film & TV Stardom and co-editor of Mixed Race Hollywood. Her current book project is titled Latinx Television: Storytelling, Advocacy, and Cultural Citizenship.

Celebración de Selena 

ASU Tempe Campus - Student Services Lawn

April 16, 2019 | 11 am  - 3 pm 

Join the School of Transborder Studies to celebrate the birthday of the legendary Selena Quintanilla! Stop by the Student Services lawn to enjoy a photo booth, music, Selena lotería, paletas, and a costume contest. 

STS End of the Year Celebration

Location TBD

April 25, 2019 

Please join us in celebrating another successful academic year! We will be honoring our wonderful graduates, faculty, and staff at this year end event. Food and light refreshments will be provided. Please contact Christina.Molidor@asu.edu for more information. We hope to see you there!