Latinas/os in New Jersey Book Launch and Conference – The Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative

Introduction

Latinas/os in New Jersey Book Launch & Conference

February 21, 2025

Alexander Library Teleconference Lecture Hall

Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ

12 PM – 1 PM Rutgers University Press Book Sales | Coffee and Treats

1 PM Opening Remarks

Carlos Ulises Decena

Director, Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, Rutgers University

1:05 PM Co-Editors: Origins and Futures of the Book

Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago, Department of Latino & Caribbean Studies | Department of History, Rutgers-NB

Ulla D. Berg, Department of Latino & Caribbean Studies | Department of Anthropology, Rutgers-NB

1:20 PM Author Panel 1: Evolving Histories, Communities, and Spaces

Johana Londoño, Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, Rutgers-NB

Giovani Burgos, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Adelphi University

Gianncarlo Muschi, Latino Studies, St. Edwards University

Elena Sabogal, Center for Latin American Studies, Rutgers-NB

Alex F. Trillo, Department of Sociology, Saint Peter’s University

Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, Ethnicity, Race, and Migration | American Studies | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Yale University

2:10 PM Author Panel 2: Culture, Sexuality, and Activism in Latinx Lives

Benjamin Lapidus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center, City University of New York

Melanie Z. Plasencia, Department of Sociology, Rutgers-Newark

Daniela Valdes, Department of History, Rutgers-NB

Yamil Avivi, Independent Scholar

Kathleen López, Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies | Department of History, Rutgers-NB

2:40 PM Audience Questions / Discussion

3 PM – 4 PM Reception

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