Events
Critical Conversations with Dr. Roberto Orozco
The Department of Chicano & Latino Studies Critical Conversation series is hosting a "Critical Conversations" with Dr. Roberto Orozco on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 at 12 - 1:30 PM
Event Location:
Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, Pillsbury Hall 120
310 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 5545
More info here
*** This event is in-person only. ***
Roberto C. Orozco is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. His research explores questions around race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality with relation to college student activism and student development, queer resistance and queer worldmaking in and outside of higher education contexts.
The Muxerista Activist Consciousness Development Framework is a guiding model for identity and sociopolitical consciousness development for queer Latinx/a/o college student activists. In this session, I speak to the frameworks five overarching components: 1) sites of ruptures and heridas (wounds), 2) dismemberment of the mind/body, 3) claiming a Muxerista Jotería consciousness, 4) healing as a Muxerista praxis, and 5) imagining possibilities…visionary organizing
Photographs taken at the event may be used in University of Minnesota print and online publications, promotions, or shared with the CEHD community.
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The University of Minnesota campuses were built on the traditional homelands of the Dakota and Ojibwe, and scores of other Indigenous peoples who have walked on these lands from time immemorial. It is important to acknowledge the peoples on whose land we live, learn, and work as we seek to improve and strengthen our relations with our tribal nations. We also acknowledge that words are not enough. We must ensure that our institution provides support, resources, and programs that increase access to all aspects of higher education for our American Indian students, staff, faculty, and community members.