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Tag: Edna Ledesma

Edna Ledesma Receives PARCI Grant to Study Farmers Markets

CLS affiliate faculty member Edna Ledesma (Planning & Landscape Architecture) has recieved a Pandemic Affected Research grant to continue a longitudinal study of four Latino Vendor Markets (LVM), classified as flea markets or swap meets, in two predominantly Latino states, California and Texas. The study, which began in 2015,  analyzed LVM through the lens of …

CLS Program Welcomes New Affiliate Faculty

The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to welcome three new affiliate faculty members for the 2019-2020 academic year. Among our new colleagues is Sara McKinnon, an Associate Professor in the Communication Arts Department.  Prof. McKinnon has an extensive publication record and is an expert on transnational rhetoric, gender studies, and legal rhetoric.  Her 2016 book Gendered …