Appointments
Hurtado named director of Chicano/Latino
Research Center
Aída Hurtado, professor of psychology, has been named
the new director of the Chicano/Latino
Research Center (CLRC). Her three-year term begins July
1.
Aída Hurtado
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Hurtado succeeds anthropology professor Olga Nájera-Ramírez.
Hurtado, who is head of the social psychology doctoral program
at UCSC, focuses her research on the study of social identity
(including ethnic identity), Latino educational issues, and
feminist theory. She was recently elected chair of the National
Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies, the largest organization
representing ethnic studies in the United States. Her books
include The Color of Privilege: Three Blasphemies on Race
and Feminism; Voicing Feminisms: Young Chicanas Speak Out on
Sexuality and Identity; and Chicana Feminisms: A Critical
Reader, coedited with Gabriela Arredondo, Norma Klahn, Nájera-Ramírez,
and Patricia Zavella. Her latest book is Chicana/o Identity
in a Changing U.S. Society: ¿Quién soy? ¿Quiénes
somos? coauthored with Patricia Gurin.
Founded in 1992, the center supports research on Latina/o and
Latin American issues with a goal of promoting "crossborder
perspectives linking the Americas." The CLRC fosters collaborative
work among scholars in the United States, Mexico, Central America,
and South America, as well as among scholars at UCSC. The center
supports interdisciplinary approaches that span the social sciences,
humanities, and cultural studies. Much of the center's work
focuses on transborder issues that reflect the movement of populations
back and forth across the borders of North, Central, and South
America. The center also sponsors cultural events that are open
to the public, including film screenings, lectures, and workshops.
About 40 UCSC faculty members are CLRC research associates,
and nearly 30 graduate students are doing work on Chicano/Latino
themes under the auspices of CLRC.
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