Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFronteras: ‘The Selena Reader’ examines the impact of the Queen of Tejano through an academic lens
Selena's legacy is explored in the literary collection through essays, short stories, poems, and memoirs.
2 months, 1 week ago
Fronteras: New book offers a guide on how to explore the richness of Latino communities through oral history
"Embodied Encuentros" outlines the best practices in gathering and archiving the oral experiences of Latino communities.
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Fronteras: New report provides a look into the struggles and successes of Latino arts and culture organizations
The "A Mirror and a Map" report by NALAC examines how these groups are faring in factors ranging from financial stability to leadership structures.
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fronteras: How history will move forward after the fall of late labor leader César Chávez
A historic preservationist Sehila Mota Casper discusses how the history and legacy of the farmworkers movement will evolve following new revelations …
3 months ago
Fronteras: How the forgotten Spanish mission of Los Adaes played a role in the founding of Texas
The book "Los Adaes, the First Capital of Spanish Texas" explores the colonial history of this all-but-forgotten Spanish fort and mission.
3 months, 1 week ago
Fronteras: ‘Education is in grave danger’ — Film highlights fight against censorship in higher ed
"Censorship at Texas A&M" is a film that follows prominent writers and activists as they bring attention to the crackdown of race and gender studies …
3 months, 1 week ago
Fronteras: Novel 'Curtains of Rain' is a love letter for those who live on the margins
The new bilingual novel follows protagonist Solitaria, a queer Chicana returning to her hometown on the South Texas border after fleeing 15 years pri…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Fronteras: ‘Now I Surrender’ tells the epic story of Apache resistance
The new book by acclaimed Mexican author Álvaro Enrigue weaves the past and present to tell the story of the Apache surrender in the U.S.-Mexico bord…
4 months ago
Fronteras: 6,000 years of art — How the Pecos River style murals influenced Mesoamerican cosmology
Archeologist Carolyn Boyd discusses recent discoveries made at the Pecos River-style mural site on the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio.
4 months, 1 week ago
FRONTERAS: ‘Shakespeare in Tongues’ explores how the Bard’s works are being used to reframe migration and colonialism
The book is part of a series that explores how contemporary movements shed new light on Shakespeare's work.
4 months, 2 weeks ago