The Ethnic Studies Department is delighted to formally announce that Keith Feldman has agreed to serve as the next Chair of the Department beginning July 1, 2022. Thank you Keith for your willingness to take on this important role. We know that you will provide effective and forward-looking leadership for the Department at this important moment.
Check out Ethnic Studies Professor Christian Paiz’s newly published article
“Essential Only as Labor: Coachella Valley Farmworkers during COVID-19”
In it he examines the impact of COVID on farmworkers in Coachella Valley and the lessons it offers on the long history of Mexicans and their descendents as “essential labor” in the United States.
Carolyn Chen, Ethnic Studies Professor and Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion (BCSR) director, is pleased to announce a $1,000,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of a 4-year project with the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI). This grant will support APARRI in its mission to advance the interdisciplinary study of Asian Pacific American religions and to ensure the legacy of Asian Pacific Americans within the American rel
Be sure to check out this interview with Ethnic Studies Assistant
Professor Salar Mameni in which they talk about their new book project
and the concept of the Terracene, which connects the War on Terror to
our contemporary social and ecological crises.
https://matrix.berkeley.edu/research-article/the-terracene/
Professor Carolyn Chen launched her new book, “Work, Pray, Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley.” From Princeton University Press, this work examines how tech giants reshape spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivity.
We are exceptionally delighted to announce that this year, the University’s highest award for teaching, the Distinguished Teaching Award, goes to our very own Pablo Gonzalez. All who know Pablo, know his dedication to the students of Ethnic Studies, whether it is producing transformational podcasts in the brand new Changemaker Lab, hosting Chicanx/Latinx graduation, or guiding students through innovative multimedia projects, Pablo always knows how to instill a love of learning, and a love of community.
Our very own Shari Huhndorf recently published this important article, “Native, Inc.” in Washington Monthly on Alaska Native land claims and the activists in her own community. It’s a wonderful example of public-facing scholarship and an inspiring story that we all should know about. Congratulations Shari!
The good news just keeps coming to our corner of campus. We are delighted to announce that Prof. Lok Siu will be one of the 2022 recipients of the Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award. This award is particularly meaningful because it is awarded by graduate students themselves. There will be a celebration in Prof. Siu’s honor along with other faculty and graduate student mentorship award winners on April 20th at 4PM at Anna Head Alumnae Hall.
Publishers Weekly selected Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Vision, Weaving (Duke University Press, July 2022), co-edited by Laura E. Pérez and Ann Marie Leimer, as one of their top ten most anticipated art books of Spring 2022 in their biannual Adult Announcements issue. The PW page is attached. The volume also received a College Art Association’s Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant.
In this short video profile, Prof. Juana María Rodríguez, currently
the John P. Birkelund Fellow in Humanities at the American Academy in
Berlin, talks about her new book project, Puta Life: Seeing Latinas,
Working Sex.
https://www.americanacademy.de/videoaudio/fellow-spotlight-juana-maria-rodriguez/
The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses in Ethnic Studies, pending openings. These courses include, but are not limited to courses in Chicano Studies, Law and Criminal Justice, Chicano History, Central American Studies, Mexican Immigration, Native Americans and The Cinema, Ethnicity and Race in Contemporary American Films, Chicanos and the Educational System, Contemporary U.S.
Prof. Michael Omi is the subject of a wonderful and wide-ranging interview in Berkeley News!Berkeley News recently spoke to Omi about how his theory of racial formations has stood the test of time, what ethnic studies scholars need to focus on moving forward and why public discourse about the impact of race on American society is still important. Check it out here!
The Berkeley News has just spotlighted the remarkable journey of Sariel Sandoval, a first-year UC Berkeley student from the Flathead Reservation in northwest Montana. Sariel’s story is part of what makes Berkeley such an incredible place to teach and learn and grow. And the inspiration for her coming to Cal? Well…
The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a joint tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Departments of History and Ethnic Studies in Native North American History. Region and time-period open. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who employ the methods of Native American and Indigenous Studies. UC Berkeley is dedicating six new faculty positions to establish the university as an international center of excellence in Native American and Indigenous Studies.
The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Native American Studies at the rank of assistant or associate professor. We encourage applications from scholars in any discipline, especially those who employ Indigenous methodologies and take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching.
– Prof. Lok Siu will be serving as Chair of the Asian American Research Center.
The University of California, Berkeley seeks applicants for four tenure track (assistant professor) positions and one tenured (associate or full professor) position in the area of “Latinxs and Democracy,” with a focus on the US-centered Latinx experience and a potential start date of July 1, 2022. Successful junior candidates will be invited to join one or more of the following units: College of Letters and Science (Departments of Sociology, Demography, and Political Science), School of Social Welfare, and School of Public Health.
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