On October 1, 2021, Elizabeth Rodriguez Fielder, Assistant Professor, Department of English, The University of Iowa, will present at the American Studies Floating Friday lecture. Her talk is entitled, “Labor of Love: Intimacy as Activism in Madeline Anderson’s I Am Somebody (1970)."

During the summer of 2021 three of our PhD students had the opportunity to work with local locations through the Obermann Center Humanities for Public Good intern program. Learn about their work here.

The Latina/x/o Migration and Education Working Group explores the contemporary knowledge production and experiences of migrants moving between the Americas.

Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo, assistant professor of Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies and History, has received a 2021-22 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship.

McKrina Lopez, who is studying Marketing Analytics with a Minor in Latina/o/x Studies, was recognized as a "Tippie Top 21" in 2020-21.