Bio & Research Interests
I am a first-generation Chicano scholar-activist/anthropologist who studies the political and cultural resonance of social movements. In particular, the resonance of indigenous social movements on Chicanas/os and “people of color” in the United States.
I teach courses on Chicanx history, culture, ethnography, migration, and criminality. I am the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at UC Berkeley 2022. I am also the director of the Ethnic Studies Changemaker project. (ssbc.berkeley.edu)
My teaching experience is extensive. I have taught introductory classes in Anthropology and Chicano Studies, as well as undergraduate/graduate topic seminars. I facilitate talks and workshops on decolonial thought in the United States, Mexico, and Spain.
Courses Taught
Chicana/o Studies 20: Introduction to Chicana/o Culture
Chicana/o Studies 50: Introduction to Chicana/o History
Chicana/o Studies 150b: History of the Southwest
Chicana/o Studies 159: Mexican Immigration
- Soundcloud podcasts produced by students:
https://soundcloud.com/radiocaracol/mujeres-movidas
https://soundcloud.com/radiocaracol/whats-the-chisme
Chicana/o Studies 161: Central America and its Peoples
Chicana/o Studies 174: Chicanos, the Law, and the Criminal Justice System
- Soundcloud Podcasts produced by students:
https://soundcloud.com/radiocaracol/crimmigration-podcast-w-special-guest-monika-langarica-esquire
https://soundcloud.com/radiocaracol/school-to-prison-pipeline-podcast
Chicana/o Studies 180: Chicana/o Ethnography
Chicana/o Studies 180: Transnational Indigenous Migration
Chicana/o Studies 180: Chicanx Radical Tradition
Chicana/o Studies 180: Zapatismo
Chicana/o Studies 180: Latinx Sound and Social Media
Chicana/o Studies 180: Chicanx and Environmental Justice
- Soundcloud Podcasts produced by Students:
Ethnic Studies 10AC: History of Race and Ethnicity in the Western United States
Ethnic Studies 101A: Social Science Methods in Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies 135: US Immigration
Ethnic Studies 180L: Racial Citizenship and Immigration in the United States
Select publications
Peer Reviewed Bibliography
- Gonzalez, Pablo; Chávez, Xóchitl C. “Chicano Ethnography.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Oxford University Press. oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199913701/obo-9780199913701-0139.xml?rskey=3igL9z&result=5
Anthology Chapter
- 2016 Gonzalez, Pablo. 2016. “Hecho en Berkeley: A Brief History of Chicana/o Studies at Berkeley High School,” In, “White” Washing American Education: The New Culture Wars in Ethnic Studies: Vol. 1 K-12 Anthology, pp 1-6.
Article
- 2019 “Twenty-five Years of Chicana/o urban Zapatismo: Part 1”, for Revista N’oj: the Journal of the Latinx Research Center at UC Berkeley. https://live-revistanoj.pantheonsite.io/2019/08/30/zapatismo-at-twenty-five-and-its-impact-on-chicana-o-activism-part-1/
Book Review
- 2020 Gonzalez, Pablo. Review of, Housing the City By the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco by John Baranski. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2019. In, Journal of American Ethnic History. (Summer 2020)
- 2020 Book Review, Raza Si, Migra No: Chicano Movement Struggles for Immigrant Rights in San Diego, by Jimmy Patiño. Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies, volume 45, number 1 (Spring 2020)
- 2016 Gonzalez, Pablo. 2016. Review of, More than Shelter: Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing, by Amy Howard. University of Minnesota Press. 2014. City and Society, Fall 2016.
Editor Column
- 2012 “Ethnic Mexican Migrant Families and Property Ownership: Preliminary Ethnographic Data on the Housing Crisis”, Anthropology News, Vol. 53 Issue 9 December 2012.
- 2011 “ALLA Crosses the Northern Border: Two Exciting Panels for Montreal”, Anthropology News, Vol. 52 Issue 6 November 2011.
- 2011 “Una Red en Peces: Transborder Alliances between US Chicanos and Indigenous Communities in Baja California,” Anthropology News, Vol. 52 Issue 3 March 2011.
Newspaper Editorial
- Mora, Mariana and Pablo Gonzalez. February 2, 2019. “El Zapatismo y la disputa de la Historia”, La Jornada, Mexico. https://www.jornada.com.mx/2019/02/02/opinion/015a2pol?fbclid=IwAR0bb1x4XmoujlRyRfub2x1K1gksV8fvvUN8RzmeJ2ynl-kFaV6X6XI99Ts#
Public Work
- 2020 BLM Mural ART Gallery: https://spark.adobe.com/page/Ff8ypziCV0L3w/
Awards & Honors
- UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, 2022
- UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Award for Public Service, Community-Engaged Teaching 2019/2020
- UC Berkeley Chancellors Public Service Fellow 2019/2020
- UC Berkeley Instructional Improvement Grant
- UC Berkeley Adobe Fellow, 2018/2019
Multimedia Projects
Public Multimedia Projects:
BLM Mural ART Gallery: https://express.adobe.com/page/Ff8ypziCV0L3w/
Digna Rabia Journal:
Digna Rabia Volume 1 2021
Ethnic Studies Changemaker Project:
ssbc.berkeley.edu (official website)