UCSB Chican@ Studies Newsletter, Winter, 2010, No. 1 News Nepantlafrom Friend, Colleague, Professor, Mentor, Inspiration Don Luis Leal Dies at 102 By Francisco Lomelí American literature, clearly outlining the UCSB Emeritus origins of a tradition as Professor Luis Leal was far back as the l550s. born in Linares, Nuevo Professor Leal was León (Mexico) on also a tireless September l7, l907. community participant, Leal experienced the having served as a Mexican Revolution, board member of La the Great Depression, Casa de and World War II (as a other organizations. His soldier), the Civil many achievements led Rights era, the to numerous awards Movement, the and recognitions, such establishment of the as the Santa Barbara first PhD in Chicano Hispanic Achievement Studies in the United Council award and the States at UCSB, and Scholar of the Year by the financial collapse Professor Emeritus Luis Leal at work (copyright UCSB, 2008). the National of the last decade. Association for Chicana During this time, he taught at and Chicano Studies. His (Brief History of the Mexican retired from the University of the University of Chicago, the Short Story), a manuscript Illinois and moved to Goleta in awards increased in stature University of Mississippi, that well exhibits his 1976 that Don Luis embarked and significance during his Emory University, and the meticulous and original on another career: scholar of later years with the University of Illinois at prestigious Aztec Eagle in l99l research. He went on to Chicano literary history. His Champaign‐Urbana (l7 years), produce a popular book on outstanding work in the field from the Mexican President before coming to UCSB, Mexican culture titled México: of includes: Carlos Salinas de Gortari. This where he has engaged the civilizaciones y culturas Aztlán y México: perfiles award was in turn partly campus and town responsible for the (Mexico: Civilizations and literarios e históricos (Aztlan communities for the last 30 establishment of the Luis Leal Cultures), in addition to and Mexico: Literary and years. Don Luis, as he was monographic studies on Historical Profiles), No Longer Endowed Chair in Chicano known by colleagues and Mexican novelists Juan Rulfo Voiceless, and over l00 articles Studies at UCSB in l995, held friends, died at the age of l02 and Mariano Azuela (the on Chicano or U.S. Latino previously by Professor Maria on January 25, 2010. Herrera‐Sobek, and held now latter, the author of Los de authors and topics. His Don Luis immigrated to abajo or The Underdogs). studies on Chicano literary by Professor Aída Hurtado. In the U.S. in l926 to study Leal’s interest in the Mexican history naturally grew from l997 Luis Leal received the mathematics but he was soon Revolution peaked with his his expertise in Latin (continued on Page 2) lured into the study of Latin book Cuentos de la American literature. For his Revolución (Short Stories of doctorate he focused on the Mexican Revolution). INSIDE Mexican literature, a field that He eventually came to be CHAIR’S MESSAGE 2 in the l940s and l950s was considered the top expert UPCOMING EVENTS 2 virtually ignored by the on the subject of Latin PHOTOS 3 academy. Leal gained initial American Magical Realism FACULTY SPOTLIGHT 4 notoriety in l956 principally and Mexican literature DEPARTMENT NEWS 5 through his unmatched Breve overall. historia del cuento mexicano It was not until he

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colleagues affectionately National Medal for the UCSB called him, gave me the Humanities from then CHICANA/O STUDIES opportunity to meet the President Bill Clinton. larger Chicana/Latino Many have referred to Department Faculty community on campus and Don Luis as “el maestro de beyond. Individuals returned maestros” (the teacher of Gerardo Aldana to UCSB to give Don Luis one teachers), reflected in part in Ralph Armbruster- final farewell and it was a dual conference at UCSB through their testimonios and Mexico City on the Sandoval th during the memorial service occasion of his 100 birthday Edwina Barvosa and entierro that I witnessed in 2007. The book l00 años the solidarity, history, and de lealtad/l00 Years of Dolores Inés affection many individuals Loyalty: In Honor of Luis Leal Casillas MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR had for Don Luis and the consisted of essays by over Mario Garcia department he helped build. I one hundred contributors, March 1, 2010 marked my 9th was humbled by Don Luis’s taking up l,456 pages. This María Herrera- week anniversary serving as vision, dedication, scholarship monumental work speaks Sobek Chair of the UCSB Chicana and and dreams for the directly to his regard as a Chicano Studies Department. I Department of Chicana and scholar who has touched Aída Hurtado must say that it has been a Chicano Studies. I feel innumerable lives with his Francisco Lomelí pleasure and honor to follow honored to follow the map he erudition, generosity, in the footsteps Professor of and others laid before us and encouragement, example and Horacio Roque Anthropology Juan Vicente look forward to help make the humor. Ramirez Palerm, who served as Interim dream come to fruition. He will be missed. Chela Sandoval Chair for the last couple of Among the years. Under his able developments in the UP‐COMING EVENTS: Tara Yosso direction, the department department is this e‐ moved forward with many newsletter, which Professors Department Staff accomplishments, including Gerardo Aldana and Inés the revision of the graduate Casillas have graciously Sonya Baker program’s requirements, agreed to produce. We Joann Erving increasing the number of wanted to create a space of majors to close to 200, and communication with our Katherine Morales the successful recruitment of various communities and a new Chair. His dedication, constituencies to wisdom, and fair‐mindedness acknowledge our sustained the department accomplishments, announce until a new Chair was our future plans, and highlight Department Office recruited. His positive many aspects of our leadership also made the department. The e‐newsletter 1713 South Hall department fertile ground for will be produced quarterly University of new and exciting (except during the summer) California developments. He will be and we hope to gain extensive LATINA/O EDUCATION & Santa Barbara, CA sorely missed. readership locally, nationally, ADVOCACY DAY 93106 My initial excitement and internationally. We look about assuming this new and forward to your reactions and Monday March 29, 2010 8am‐ (805) 893-3012 exciting position was suggestions to make our e‐ 5:30pm 4205 Education (805) 893-4076 ucsbchstnews tempered on the 4th week of newsletter a success and @gmail.com the quarter. The honorable, something to look forward to Contact: Prof. Tara Yosso, esteemed and distinguished [email protected] each quarter. Any and all www.chicst.ucsb.edu colleague Professor Luis Leal suggestions are welcome. died at the age of 102 (see the SPRING QUARTER: special commentary in this CHST COLLOQUIUM SERIES In solidarity, Newsletter Editors: issue by Professor Francisco Aída Hurtado Lomelí, a member of our Chair of the Department of Wednesdays, 4‐5 pm Gerardo Aldana department and Chair of the Chicana/o Studies and Luis Gathering Inés Casillas Department of Spanish and Leal Endowed Chair Room, 1623 South Hall Aída Hurtado Portuguese). The passing of

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UCSB students and faculty at the UCLA Sex y Corazón Conference, February 12. Faculty at the funeral of Dr. Luis Leal, February 1. UCLA Professor of Education Daniel Solórzano’s lecture on racial microaggressions at the MCC, March 1. Faculty and Staff Retreat and welcome for incoming Department Chair, Professor Aída Hurtado, December 15. Hieroglyphic memorial for Professor Emeritus Luis Leal. 3

Curves: Latina Bodies in the something – its political predominant Asian Media; Deborah Paredez significance. Even in Media community there is Laotian wrote a phenomenal book Studies or , she and Cambodian—mainly about how we remember would always ask that. So, refugee. And the majority of Selena; María Elena Cepeda even an encyclopedia entry I Mexicans are migrants, just came out with a book just co‐authored with a [UCSB because it is located in‐ called Musical ImagiNation CHST] undergraduate student, between the Central Valley about Colombian identity and you know, I catch myself tomatoes and the Washington the Latin Music Boom. asking him that too. How are apples. So people would There’s just a lot of exciting we going define this term? settle in there. And the work and it’s not superficial or What is its political average socio‐economic just textual analysis; it’s really significance? status—I think the last time I interdisciplinary; it’s And the other person, checked—was like twenty‐ ambitious; and it’s really definitely, would be Rosa seven thousand dollars a year. FACULTY SPOTLIGHT challenging traditional norms Linda Fregoso [UCSC It’s very different to grow up Professor Dolores Inés Casillas about how we view Latino Professor of Latin America in a very small community. Studies. So, I’m really inspired and Latino Studies]. She We have this stereotype that Assistant Professor Dolores by these colleagues at served on my dissertation Latino Studies or Chicano Inés Casillas joined the faculty different universities who are committee; she was my post‐ Studies is in L.A.; that it’s in in 2007. Prior to that, she contributing to this kind of doc mentor. I refer to her as these urban areas. And we held a prestigious University gendered specific focus. my academic madrina, have stereotypes about rural of California President’s because I feel so spoiled by Latinos or Mexicanos. And I Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC CHST: What intellectual fads her. I ask for a letter, or have fought against that, Santa Cruz, having earned her do you think have passed advice or feedback and saying: actually, that’s not Ph.D. at the University of their limelight or are on their somehow I get it, which is the case at all. And even in Michigan in American Culture. way out? what godmothers do. my work, one of the chapters Professor Casillas examines IC: I think definitely the—this looks at radio, during the race, gender and language might be too discipline CHST: You have a young child in rural politics in the media, with a specific—but the idea of and a partner who also works areas, as a way of saying that strong focus on radio as a site “viewer resistance.” The full time. Do you have any there were Movement of political assertion and whole idea that ‘we’re going rituals that help you keep a activities in places that were regulation. She recently to buy that and it’s [an act of] balance? not L.A. And it didn’t have to published “A Morning Dose of resistance.’ And we’re going IC: Every weekend, we be a march and it didn’t have Latino Masculinity: U.S. to tune into that and it’s schedule something for us, to be on television. It could Spanish‐language Radio and resistance. In Media Studies which is hard to do with a be in these other kind of the Politics of Gender” … I think it’s a fad. Like you partner who also works full mediums and in these (Latina/o Communication know what? They’re time at the university. But we different modes and still be Studies Today, 2008), and is consumers; it’s a capitalist do. Every weekend, we ask: very political. So maybe in teaching CHST 107, “Politics of system, and we might be what is going to be our event that way I’m always, I’m Language, Accent, and over‐reading it. this weekend? That is not an constantly defending rural Translation.” Professor errand. We’re not going to go Mexicanos, rural Latinos. Casillas serves the CHST: So that the trope to Costco as our event. We’ll Department as Chair of its almost took over the data? go to the zoo; walk along the CHST: What was your favorite Undergraduate Committee. IC: Exactly. water; visit a park. And that class in graduate school? She lives in Santa Barbara helps. IC: Actually, my favorite class with her son, Lazlo, and CHST: Who were two unique in graduate school was… it’s partner Andrew Csordás. contributors to your academic CHST: Where did you grow my favorite class to teach aspirations and formation? up and do you think it has an now. And it’s a politics of CHST: What do you believe to IC: Well, definitely, my impact on what you do today? language class. I call it be the most exciting trends in undergraduate mentor, IC: I was born in Stockton, but ‘politics of language, accent, your field? Adaljiza Sosa‐Riddell [UC I was raised in a small town and translation.’ I took it with IC: Even though the area of Davis Professor Emerita of called Weed, California. It’s Frances Aparicio, who became Latino Media Studies is Chicana/o Studies and forty minutes from the my co‐chair. But it was all relatively new, there’s a crop Founder of the UCD Oregon border. It has a about language ideologies. of women out there who have Chicana/Latina Research population of three thousand. Latinos, how they are an impressive emphasis on Center]. She mentored me It has the largest African surveilled when they speak gender. Isabel Molina for two years. She taught me American community north of Spanish. They’re surveilled Guzman just came out with a to consider – each time I write Sacramento. The (continued on Page 5) book called, Dangerous

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SELECT RECENT TALKS & Centennial Conference.” The them when I’m reading it. it, than feel like I’m wasting PUBLICATIONS keynote speaker was Prof. And I only read like two or my time in the classroom. Ramón Eduardo Ruiz. The three a day, because they’re And I think that’s when I Gerardo Aldana. “Gender, filmmaker, Ray Telles, so heavy. So that definitely knew: okay, I don’t think this the Maize God, and the previewed his forthcoming was my favorite class that I area’s for me. I think I need Politics of Fertility: a re‐ PBS documentary “The Storm took and my favorite class I to pursue more Chicano contextualization of Classic That Swept Mexico.” Panel teach. Studies, Latino Studies type Mayan ritual bloodletting in participants included Prof. topics. Ancient Mesoamerica.” Kate Bruhn from UCSB and CHST: What will you be doing National Hispanic Heritage Prof. Alex Saragoza from UC on December 22, 2012? Month address to the Berkeley. IC: [Long pause] December National Library of Medicine, 22, 2012? [Laugh] Where did Washington, D.C., October 28, DEPARTMENT AWARDS you come up with that? 2009. [Laugh] Aida Hurtado was also Edwina Barvosa. “Multiple awarded the 2010 Association CHST: Good. Next question. Identity Theory and the for Women in Psychology When did you realize you CONTACT US: Implementation of School Distinguished Publication were a Chicana/o Studies Integration Policies in the Era Award for the Sex Roles scholar? With community or of Voluntary Integration,” special issue, IC: I think I realized that when alumni news items, Paper delivered at the 2009 "Intersectionality of Social I was getting my Master’s in Annual Meeting of the Identities: A Gender Education at Michigan. It was to provide American Political Science Perspective," which included supposed to be a theoretically comments, or just Association, Toronto, Canada, the article: Hurtado, A., & M. based M.A. I don’t want to be to get back in touch. September 5, 2009. Sinha, “More than men: too negative, but in a nutshell, Latino feminist masculinities I didn’t feel as challenged. We also have Mario Garcia, ed. Chicano and intersectionality.” Sex And I remember thinking: my opportunities for Liberation Theology: The Roles 59 (2008): 337‐349. Chicano Studies and my you to support Writings and Documents of gender courses as an Chican@ Studies at Richard Cruz and Católicos Por Tara Yosso’s Critical Race undergraduate were so much UCSB. La Raza. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Counterstories Along the harder than this Master’s Hunt Publishers, 2009 Chicana/Chicano Educational program. And yet I just Pipeline, (Routledge) was traveled across the country to ucsbchstnews Aida Hurtado. “‘Lifting as we honored in 2009 with the be at a program that’s top ten @gmail.com climb’: Educated Chicanas’ American Educational Studies in the nation. And there, social identities and Association’s 2008 Critics’ that’s when I knew I would commitment to social action.” Choice Book Award. rather freak out about a topic In Mexicans in California: and a paper and struggle with Transformations and FACULTY SPOTLIGHT (cont.) challenges, edited by Ramon when they speak English. MAYAN SUDOKU Gutierrez and Pat Zavella, Aparicio was linking it to 111‐129. Chicago: University Anzaldua’s idea of linguistic of Illinois Press, Chicago, 2009 violence. It was an amazing course. And one of the Tara J. Yosso, W.A. Smith, M. assignments was to write a Ceja, & D.G. Solórzano. linguistic autobiography. “, racial Five pages—and it was, to microaggressions, and this day, one of the hardest campus racial climate for papers I’ve ever had to Latina/o undergraduates.” write. Which I thought was Harvard Educational Review, so compelling. And I loved 79, 4, (2009): 659‐691. it. And it’s one of my favorite classes now to teach, and they all write In Winter Quarter, 2010, linguistic autobiographies. I Mario Garcia organized a think I relate at how difficult conference “The Mexican it is, and even after all these Revolution of 1910: A years, I empathize with

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