Mérida M. Rúa

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Contact:

mrua@williams.edu
309 Stetson Hall
413-597-2370

Office Hours:

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Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies and American Studies

B.A., University of Illinois
M.Ed. University of Illinois
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Research Interests:

U.S. Latina/o Studies; Comparative approaches to race and ethnicity; Urban community formations (postwar era to the present); and Latinos and education

Selected Publications:

Articles & Essays:

"Processing Latinidad: Mapping Latino Urban Landscapes through Chicago Ethnic Festivals." Co-authored with Lorena Garcia. Latino Studies, forthcoming (2007).

"Colao Subjectivities: PortoMex and MexiRican Perspectives on Language and Identity." Centro Journal, 8.2, 117-133 (2001).