The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
(CSRC) was founded in 1969 with a commitment to foster multidisciplinary
research efforts as part of the land grant mission of the University of
California. That mission states that University of California research must be
in the service of the state and maintain a presence in the local community.
The CSRC Director is Chon A. Noriega, Phd,
Professor Of Film, Television And
Digital Media. The Associate Director is Charlene Villaseñor Black, Phd,
Professor Of Art History And Chicana/O
Studies. To learn about all the fine people who make CSRC possible, visit here.
Here are some of the
great things happening at the CSRC:
PPI formally
launches
The
Latino Politics and Policy Initiative (LPPI) at the UCLA Luskin School of
Public Affairs held its public launch event December 6 at La Plaza de Cultura y
Artes in downtown Los Angeles. Kevin de Léon, current president pro tem of the
California State Senate and a candidate for the U.S. Senate, delivered the
keynote address. Other speakers were Sonja Diaz, LPPI founding director; Scott
Waugh, UCLA executive vice chancellor; Darnell Hunt, dean of the UCLA Division
of Social Sciences at UCLA; Gary Segura, dean of the Luskin School; Laura E.
Gómez, professor of law at UCLA and former CSRC Faculty Advisory Committee
chair; and Matt Barreto, co-founder of LPPI, professor of political science and
Chicana/o studies at UCLA, and CSRC Faculty Advisory Committee member. The CSRC
is a partner in this initiative. To view videos and photos from the event go to
http://latino.ucla.edu/.
Butts
exhibition opens at LACE
Names Printed in Black, curated by Emily
Butts, former curatorial assistant for Home—So
Different, So Appealing, opens January 4 and runs through February
11 at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). Home artist Carmen
Argote is among the artists in the show, along with Adriana Corral, Carlos
Motta, Lisa Soto, and Samira Yamin. Butts’s exhibition is part of the gallery’s
Emerging Curators Program.
Huerta
presents new works
Home artist Salomon Huerta
will present new paintings this month in his solo exhibition Still Lifes. The
exhibition, at There There Gallery in Los Angeles, runs January 6 through
February 10. For more information, visit the gallery website here.
Gutiérrez film
screens at gallery exhibition
On
December 29,
¡Por Favor, No Me
Entierren! (Please Don't Bury Me Alive!) (1976), directed by and
starring Efraín Gutiérrez, was screened at Nous Tous gallery in Los Angeles’s
Chinatown. The screening was part of programming developed for the group
exhibition Face to Face, Mouth to Mouth, which showcased works by
Rosalee Bernabe, Cinthya Guillen, Robben Muñoz, Oscar Ochoa, and Lauren Woore.
The exhibition focused on divergent strategies to investigate transnational
narratives that have been historically erased, downplayed,
and/or forgotten. Gutiérrez’s film, which is widely described as the
first Chicano feature film, was recovered by CSRC director Chon A. Noriega in
the late 1990s and restored and preserved by the CSRC in collaboration with the
UCLA Film and Television Archive. It was inducted into the National Film
Registry in 2015.
·
Artist Daniel Joseph Martinez
Discusses "The House America Built" in “Home" at MFAH (November
16, 2017) (video) Artist Daniel Joseph Martinez discusses his artwork The House
American Built in the exhibition Home—So Different, So Appealing, on
view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) from November 17, 2017 through
January 21, 2018. This video was captured for the post "When a House Is
More Than a Home: Installations by Daniel Joseph Martinez" on the museum's
blog, Inside the MFAH. Video produced by the MFAH.
·
Artists Manuel Mendanha and Juliana
Laffitte of Mondongo Discuss "Polyptych of Buenos Aires“ at MFAH (November
16, 2017) (video) The
artists discuss their work in the exhibition Home—So Different, So Appealing,
on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) from November 17, 2017
through January 21, 2018. This video was captured for the post "Filling in
the Details: Mondongo and 'Polyptych of Buenos Aires'” on the museum's blog, Inside
the MFAH. Video produced by MFAH.
·
MFAH Staff Members Share
Memories of 2017—Includes "Home" (December 26, 2017) (video) This video includes shots of works in the CSRC-organized
exhibition Home—So Different, So Appealing, including Camilo Ontiveros's
sculpture Temporary Storage: The Belongings of Juan Manuel Montes and
Daniel Joseph Martinez's sculpture The House That America Built. Both
installations are on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) from
November 17, 2017 through January 21, 2018. Video produced by MFAH.
SAVE
THE DATES:
“Seeking
Educational Justice: The 1968 Chicana/o Student Walkouts Made History”
WHEN: Saturday,
March 10, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (conference and exhibition tour); Sunday,
March 11, Noon–4:00 p.m. (film screenings)
WHERE: Fowler
Museum at UCLA, Lenart Auditorium
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the East L.A. walkouts,
the CSRC will present two days of programming. On Saturday, March 10, a
speakers’ program will feature walkout participants and scholars; it will
conclude with a tour of an exhibition at the CSRC Library featuring related
materials from archival collections. On Sunday, March 11, the 1995 documentary Taking
Back the Schools and the 2005 HBO film Walkout! will be
screened. Producers Susan Racho and Moctesuma Esparza, respectively, will
introduce their films. A Q&A will follow the screenings. This event is
organized by the CSRC and cosponsored by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the
Institute of American Cultures, the Division of Social Sciences, the Graduate
School of Education and Information Studies, and the César E. Chávez Department
of Chicana/o Studies.
All
CSRC events are free and do not require an RSVP unless otherwise noted.
Programs are subject to change. For the most current information, visit the Events page on the CSRC website.
CSRC Library
CSRC Library
Chicano History mural on view
The
celebrated mural Chicano History, by Eduardo Carrillo, Sergio Hernandez,
Ramses Noriega, and Saul Solache, will be on public display as part of the
exhibition Testament of the
Spirit: Paintings by Eduardo Carrillo at the Pasadena Museum of
California Art. The mural was painted in 1970 for installation at the CSRC,
which had been established a year earlier. The exhibition runs January 21
through June 3, and then travels to the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, where
it will be on display from June 24 through October 7. For more information,
visit: http://pmcaonline.org/exhibitions/eduardo-carrillo/
To
schedule a tour of the CSRC Library, contact CSRC librarian Xaviera Flores at xflores@chicano.ucla.edu.
CSRC
Press
Home—So
Different, So Appealing (special offer)
Now available from CSRC Press: the catalog for
Home—So Different, So Appealing, the acclaimed exhibition that explores
the universal concept of “home,” whether envisioned as dwelling, residence, or
place of origin. Home, which opened at LACMA and is now at the Museum of
Fine Arts, Houston, presents the artwork of forty US Latino and Latin American
artists. Home breaks ground by placing these works—which span the
hemisphere and seven decades of artistic production, from the 1950s to the
present, and include paintings, photographs, videos, and multimedia works and
installations—in a dynamic dialogue.
Curatorial
essays by Chon A. Noriega (UCLA), Mari Carmen Ramírez (Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston), and Pilar Tompkins Rivas (Vincent Price Art Museum) discuss the works
and explore their interrelationships. The plate section includes installation
photographs that show how the exhibition promotes this dialogue without
imposing a common identity, cultural influence, or inheritance. With more than
two hundred illustrations in a lavish format, Home—So Different, So Appealing is the perfect
gift for any art lover—and a beautiful volume for holiday giving. Order the
catalog today from the distributor, University of Washington Press, or purchase it directly
from the CSRC for half price plus shipping, as a thank you to all CSRC friends
for your support of the exhibition! To purchase your copies, contact Darling
Sianez at support@chicano.ucla.edu or 310-825-3428. Offer valid
through the month of January.
Opportunities
CSRC
Communications and Academic Programs Assistant
The
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center is looking for a part-time (20 hours per
week) communications and academic programs assistant to provide clerical and
research support to the CSRC, including assisting with event coordination,
social media promotion, website maintenance, record keeping, and other
communications-based duties as assigned. Fluency in Spanish and English
preferred. For additional information and to apply, click here or visit http://www.ucla.edu/about/careers and search Campus Job
Openings for requisition number 27168.
IUPLR/Mellon
Fellowship Program for 2018-19
The Inter-University Program for Latino
Research is now accepting applications for the IUPLR/Mellon Fellowship Program
(academic year 2018-19). The program supports ABD doctoral students in the
humanities who are writing dissertations in Latina/o studies. Doctoral students
in the social sciences whose research uses humanities methods may also be
considered. The fellowship facilitates completion of the dissertation and
provides professional development, job market support, and mentoring from
Latina/o faculty members.
With support from the Andrew G. Mellon Foundation, IUPLR will select fellows through six designated research centers. Applicants must be affiliated with the following centers to be eligible:
With support from the Andrew G. Mellon Foundation, IUPLR will select fellows through six designated research centers. Applicants must be affiliated with the following centers to be eligible:
· The Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department
of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas-Austin
The fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend,
participation in an intensive summer institute in Chicago, and
professionalization and writing workshops and programs. For more information
and to view the online application, visit https://form.jotform.com/62325487948166.
Application
deadline: Tuesday, January 30. All
queries should be directed to the Mellon coordinator, Dr. Jennifer Boles, at jlboles@uic.edu. UCLA applicants are
additionally asked to contact Dr. Rebecca Epstein, CSRC communications and
academic programs officer, repstein@chicano.ucla.edu.
Contacts
To
learn more about the CSRC,
visit the Center’s website,
Wikipedia, Facebook,
Instagram,
and Twitter,
or email at csrcinfo@chicano.ucla.edu.
UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center • 193 Haines
Hall • Box 951544 • Los
Angeles, CA 90095-1544 Campus Mail
Code: 154403 • Tel: (310)
825-2363 • Fax: (310) 206-1784
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