Below you will find additional events you might be interested in, but are not hosted by A&PW.
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The X in Latinx:
A Conversation with Professor Héctor Tobar
Hosted by the UCI Chican@/Latin@ Staff Association
CLSA warmly invites you to a conversation with Professor Tobar on the origins of the term Latinx – why some embrace it, some reject it and some are simply confused by it. Whatever your position is on the label, one thing is true: our community is diverse and identity is complex. Together we can expand our knowledge on identity to better support each other and serve students at UCI.
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
12 pm – 1 pm PT on Zoom
Dr. Héctor Tobar earned his MFA in Fiction from the University of California, Irvine, and is currently an associate professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and English at UC Irvine. He has taught writing at Pomona College and the University of Oregon. He is the Los Angeles-born author of five books, including the novels The Barbarian Nurseries, and The Last Great Road Bum. His other books include the nonfiction Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States, and the novel The Tattooed Soldier. His books have been translated into fifteen languages, including French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Mandarin.
In 2020, he received a Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard University. Dr. Tobar was the recipient of the LEAD Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award in 2021. He is the son of Guatemalan immigrants.
Let’s Learn Summer Book Club
with the UCI Division of Continuing Education
For curious minds, our Let’s Learn Summer Book Club spotlights new books and old favorites from authors, scientists, thinkers, and artists. We aim to inspire lifelong learning and exploration by presenting intellectually engaging topics that you can apply to your professional and personal lives.
