PDF of J. C. Mutchler's Powerpoint presentation.

PDF of Dolores Duran-Cerda's Powerpoint presentation.

PDF of Javier Duran's Powerpoint presentation.

PDF of Colin Deeds Powerpoint presentation

Question and answer session following Colin Deeds June 1, 2012, presentation.

Colin Deeds is a native of Arizona and a two time graduate of the University of Arizona; BA in Anthropology (2005) and MA in Latin American Studies (2007). Before joining the Center's staff, Colin studies in Argentina, worked as an archeologist for the National Park Service, and carried out researcn in Mexico on the politics of migration. Colin has organized and led numerous field studies along the U.S.-Mexico Border and further South into Mexico. He served as Program Coordinator for 4...

Dr. Durán-Cerda was born and raised into a bilingual, multicultural family of dedicated educators: she is Chilean (father), Mexican-American (mother) and American by birth. Her number one priority is her students and that they not only learn the Spanish language but also gain an appreciation for individuals of different cultures, races and ethnicities. Besides being bilingual, Dolores speaks fluent French and has studied German and Russian. She has also traveled to Mexico, Spain, France,...

Q & A to Dr. Mutchler's talk.

J.C. Mutchler is an associate research historian and associate research professor with the Southwest Center. His Ph.D. and M.A. in American Studies are from Yale and he holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of New Mexico. In addition to being in the inaugural class of both the Flinn Foundation’s Civic Leadership Academy and the UA’s Academic Leadership Academy, J.C. sits on the UA President’s Cabinet and Faculty Senate Executive Committee, chairs the UA’s Strategic...

Javier D. Durán, Associate Professor of Spanish and Border Studies, is a specialist in cultural and literary studies along the U.S.-Mexico border. He is a native of the Arizona-Sonora desert region. Dr. Durán, a three time UA alumnus, received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Literatures from Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Arizona, an M.A. in Latin American Studies, and a B.S. in Plant Sciences also from the U of Arizona. Dr. Durán’s areas of teaching and research include U.S.-Mexican...