
New Books in Latino Studies
Hosted by Miranda Melcher · Marshall Poe
4.7from 40 ratings
- 400
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 40
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
About New Books in Latino Studies
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
- Publisher
- Marshall Poe
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Dec 2008
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 400 episodes have a transcript.

13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Chicana Spiritual Activism: Making Change, Making Soul with Brenda L. Sendejo (U Arizona Press, 2026)

30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ilan Stavans on Building Restless Books and Publishing in Translation

12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Isabela Seong Leong Quintana, "Urban Borderlands: Multiracial Histories and Gendered Borders in Los Angeles" (UNC Press, 2026)
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Chicana Spiritual Activism: Making Change, Making Soul with Brenda L. Sendejo (U Arizona Press, 2026)
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so it was that moment of hearing that story that really piqued my interest. And then I changed the topic of my research, and I've been looking at that ever since, just developing it further, learning more about myself and the women. Thank you. You describe making face, making soul as the process of shaping both identity and spirit. How does this concept challenge traditional ideas of activism and personal transformation? Well, so that is a concept by Gloria Anseldua that I build on. The idea of of making face, right? Our own identities. We are the creators of our own identities, Anzaldua says, right? […]
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- Gabriella Soto
- Dr Nelson Flores
- Gina M Pérez
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