In this episode of the LatinXperts Podcast, Alfonso Ayala III, a doctoral student at UT’s Mexican American and Latina/Latino Studies department, engages in a conversation with Julio Salgado, a queer undocumented artist based in Los Angeles, California. Julio, who rose to fame for his 2012 “I am Undocuqueer!” artwork shares his journey as a queer, […]

Michael Hames-Garcia speaks with Steven ‘Humble’ Mangual, a former prisoner who has become a national civil rights leader. Steven shares his harrowing experiences in solitary confinement, the trauma of his early life, and his path to transformation through education, self-reflection, and community. Now a Justice Advocate Coordinator for Latino Justice–PRLDEF, Steven discusses his work in […]

A conversation with self-taught photographer Fabián Guerrero: a queer, first-generation Mexican American born in Dallas, TX.  Fabián’s work both reflects and is inspired by his upbringing as a first-generation immigrant and a queer brown individual; taking from fashion, film, poems, and music, the lifestyle and everyday survival, to shed light on his family’s history and […]

“Writing Truth in Times of Fear” spotlights the MALS’ first inaugural Writer-in-Residence mónica teresa ortiz. Ortíz talks with Karma Chavez, Chair of the Department of Mexican American Latina/o Studies, about the importance of land, Texas, as well as ethnic, racial, and queer identity to their creative practice. They also offer important insights for students wanting to pursue their […]

A conversation between Dr. Angela X. Ocampo and Dr. Angie Gutierrez about Proyecto Latino. Drs. Ocampo and Gutierrez discuss their research collaborative, its mission and bold ideas. They also discuss results from their survey of Latina/o/x Texans after the 2022 Midterm Election, and their ongoing efforts to better understand the political priorities, opinions and behaviors […]

In this episode, Dr. Daisy Morales-Campos talks with Dr. Bernadine Waller about how her participation in the Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute for Advanced Doctoral Students (the Institute) has impacted her research and career trajectory. Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute for Advanced Doctoral Students (IQRMI-ADS) website Dr. Bernadine Waller LinkedIn TEDx Talks: Hindered Help: African […]

 Being a Latino father is almost as hard as being a Latina daughter. Dr. Domino Perez discusses how her youth watching films with her father inspired her to write a book about the complex construction of Latino fatherhood in the cultural and geographic borderlands. Dr. Perez illustrates that sometimes slow methods of research are the […]

In this episode, Karma talks with Drs. Julie Minich and Alison Kafer about their new Mellon-funded project, The Crip Narratives Collective. Drs. Kafer and Minich discuss The Crip Narratives Collective, a regular convening of students with disabilities, postgraduate fellows, faculty members and artists over a three-year period at UT Austin. The collective will build a […]

In this episode, Karma Chávez talks with UT Professors Adela Pineda-Franco and Sarah Brayne about their new Mellon-funded project, Pido la Palabra: A Texas Prison Literature Project for Social Justice and the Literary Imagination. Professors Pineda-Franco and Brayne discuss the importance of prison education, and the value of creating Spanish and bilingual courses for incarcerated […]

In this episode, Karma Chávez talks with writer, Yasmín Ramírez about her new memoir, ¡Ándale, Prieta! A Love Letter to My Family, published by Lee and Low Books. Writer Yasmín Ramírez discusses why she published her memoir, the importance of the women in her life and telling their stories, and she offers advice for those […]