Thursday, September 18, 2008
Event: Keynote Lecture, Prof. Suzanne Oboler
“Latino, Hispanic...The Consequences of Ethnic Labels in Contemporary U.S. Society"
Location: Bone Student Center, Old Main Room
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Free Admission
Dr. Oboler is Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies in the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York and managing editor of the Latino Studies Journal, the premier academic outlet for scholarship dealing with the Latino experience. Dr. Oboler’s lecture will discuss the controversy with terms “Latino” and “Hispanic” and the impact that such abstract language has on everyday affairs.
Sponsors: Latin American and Latino Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Diversity Advocacy, Milner Library, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Mandorla: Nueva escritura de las Américas—New Writing from the Americas
