Janett Barragán Miranda (Latina/Latino Studies) is a 2022–2023 HRI Faculty Fellow. Miranda’s book, Hungry for Equality, examines how the Mexican-origin community responded to the implementation of federal food assistance programs throughout the U.S. Southwest as part of “the War on Poverty” declared by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Learn more about HRI’s Campus Fellowship Program, which […]
Gisabel Leonardo (Spanish and Portuguese) is a 2023–2024 HRI Graduate Fellow. Leonardo’s project, “Melenas Malcriadas: The Black Aesthetics of Hair and Dominicanidad,” uses literature, street art, music, performance, and theory to examine hair as a means of resistance in the contemporary Dominican diaspora. Learn more about HRI’s Campus Fellowship Program, which supports a cohort of faculty and […]
Joe Bowie (Dance) is a member of the 23–24 graduate cohort for “Improvise and Intervene,” the second Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. He shares about his experiences with Interseminars below. How has your understanding of “improvisational practice” evolved over the course of this fellowship so far? As a third-year Dance MFA graduate student, […]
Jackie Marie Abing (Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology) is a member of the 23–24 graduate cohort for “Improvise and Intervene,” the second Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. They share about their experiences with Interseminars below. The Interseminars Initiative is gearing up for the third round of the grant in 24–25! Learn more about Interseminars. View […]
Marina Moscoso Arabía (Human Geography and GRID Interdisciplinary Minor) is a member of the 23–24 graduate cohort for “Improvise and Intervene,” the second Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. She shares about her experiences with Interseminars below. The Interseminars Initiative is gearing up for the third round of the grant in 24–25! Learn more […]