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| Monday | 4:30-5:50 BY APPT ONLY C 4035 |
| Tuesday | 4:30-5:50 C 4035 |
| Wednesday | 3:30-4:50 BY APPT E& T A 413 |
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Dionne Espinoza
Chicano Studies, Liberal Studies, and Women's and Gender StudiesOffice: C 4035 KH
Phone: 323-343-5348
Fax: 323-343-5609
E-mail: despino@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
Dionne Espinoza was raised in the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra and El Monte. Prof. Espinoza chose CSULA as the place to teach because the student population and the local surroundings are at the center of exciting shifts in the dynamics of the Los Angeles and California landscape.
TEACHING INTERESTS
I see the classroom as a space for intellectual dialogue and energetic debate. My goal is to activate student's knowledge and engagement in critical thinking about issues of importance to them. Main areas of teaching: Chicana, Latina, and Latin American Women's Movements and Feminisms; Theories & Methods in Women's and Gender Studies; Interdisciplinary Chicana/o/Latina/o Studies; Chicana/o/Latina/o Social Movements; Women of Color Feminist Theories; Oral History and the Chicana/o/Latina/o Community
RESEARCH
Prof. Espinoza is completing a manuscript, Bronze Womanhood: Chicana Activism in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, 1965-1980, which draws upon print media and oral history to tell the stories of women’s participation in the Crusade for Justice, Brown Berets, Raza Unida Party, and MEChA. Her current and ongoing research interests include the history/theory/practice of Chicana, Latina, women of color, and U.S. Third World feminisms and solidarities, esp. 1960s to present. Her next project is an Anthology on the life and work of Dorinda Moreno. She is also involved in developing the East Los Angeles Archive with a focus on Chicana activism in East Los Angeles.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| "Out of the Movement Kitchen": Chicana Activism in the Chicano Movement in the Southwest, 1965-1980 | 11/2008 |
| ENRIQUETA VASQUEZ AND THE CHICANO MOVEMENT: WRITINGS FROM EL GRITO DEL NORTE (Co-edited with Lorena Oropeza), Arte Publico Press. | 2006 |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. English 5/96
- Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
B.A. English 5/90
- UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
COURSE LISTING
| Course | Course Title | Day & Time | Room | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS 460/HIST 460- | The Chicano Movement | MW 1:30-3:10 | Fall 2010 | |
| WOMN 200- | Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies | MW 9:50-11:30 | Fall 2010 |