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Item Ballet Hispánico : constructing Latinx identity through concert dance(2018-06-18) Figueroa, Brianna Lynn; Rossen, Rebecca; Beltrán, Mary; Bonin, Paul; Gutiérrez, LauraIn 1970, Tina Ramirez founded Ballet Hispánico in order to provide Latinx dance students with professional opportunities at a time when few existed. Over the next forty years, Ramirez transformed her school and folk performance troupe into a distinguished, multifaceted institution of contemporary dance with an elite performance company, a socially progressive education initiative, and mentorship programs for aspiring dancers and choreographers. In 2009, she entrusted the company to former Ballet Hispánico dancer, Eduardo Vilaro who currently acts as artistic director and CEO. This dissertation analyzes the complex negotiations required of this culturally specific dance organization across time. Throughout, I critically examine Ballet Hispánico’s successes and challenges in an effort to make visible the environment in which Latinx dance-making occurs in the US. My research converges at the intersection of dance studies and Latinx studies: both fields have grievously overlooked the cultural and artistic labor of Latinx artists accessing modern, post-modern, and contemporary dance styles. I argue that Ballet Hispánico strategically appealed to gatekeepers and audiences alike by constructing their identity in a manner that invites cross-cultural collaboration. In this way, they earned the patronage of city officials who helped them invest in invaluable infrastructure while garnering influential partnerships with leading intuitions like the Joyce Theatre. This approach also freed them to make alliances with notable non-Latinx choreographers who provided repertory in the absence of a pre-developed reservoir of Latinx choreographers. Under these conditions, Ballet Hispánico has advanced Latinx presence in concert dance with unmatched success. However, I also assert that there were concessions to this multicultural approach. By examining the company’s corpus of choreography, I reveal a complicated tapestry of representation that suggest complicity with certain stereotypes of Latinidad, especially with regard to race, gender, and sexuality. I contend that the proliferation of such images helps construe Latinxs as a nonthreatening Other at the expense of more constructive depictions found elsewhere in the repertoire. Ultimately, this body of research positions Ballet Hispánico as a point from which to begin assessing the history of Latinx artists in US concert dance and strategize for a more robust futureItem Comfortable being uncomfortable : the study abroad experiences of Black and Latino/a students(2017-07-18) Dean, Dallawrence Edward; Vincent, Gregory J.; Reddick, Richard, 1972-; Green, Terrance; Somers, Patricia; Moore, LeonardResearch has found that study abroad experiences positively influence undergraduate baccalaureate degree attainment, career goals, and self-awareness (Gonyea, 2008). However, scholars agree there are still gaps in study abroad literature, specifically pertaining to students of color, alumni, and short-term study abroad programs (Chang, 2015; Miller-Perrin & Thompson, 2014; Norris & Gillepsie, 2009). Guided by Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning, this study aimed to understand Black and Latinx students’ perceptions of the benefits of their study abroad experiences. This study adds to the current body of literature by employing a phenomenological approach to assess the study abroad experiences of seven undergraduate students and eight alumni, all of whom identified as Black or Latinx, and participated in a short-term study abroad experience sponsored by the Southwest University (SU). Participants described how their experience of “learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable” in a foreign country influenced their personal, social, and professional lives. The study’s findings were presented via five large themes: (1) individual awareness, (2) my friends, family, and community, (3) career development, (4) who you study abroad with matters, and (5) program design. Fifteen subthemes emerged from the larger themes: (1) Awakening American identity, (2) ethnic identity empowerment, (3) self-assurance, (4) family change of perspective, (5) social responsibility, (6) career clarification, (7) career interviews and application navigation, (8) making connections, (9) transferable skills, (10) comfortability, (11) intragroup diversity, (12) faculty/staff support, (13) study abroad preparation, (14) host destination, and (15) experiential learning.Item Cultura Within : designing workshops and transitional objects that empower young Latina women to persevere in higher education(2016-08) Sibrian, Ana Angelica; Gorman, Carma; Catterall, Kate; Park, JiwonLatinos are one of the fastest-growing ethnic minority groups in the United States. Yet they have the lowest college graduation rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States. This report documents self-reflective, participatory processes I used, based on my personal experience as a Latina in higher education, to design engaging workshops and transitional objects to support the Latina community at the University of Texas at Austin. I propose that workshops promoting awareness of structural barriers, coaching in self-reflective techniques, and the co-creation of totemic objects that serve as transitional objects and aides-mémoires can empower young Latina women to persevere in higher education. The workshops were designed to use group storytelling, self-reflection and sharing methods to educate and empower young Latinas to create an on-going sense of agency and build stronger communities within higher education.Item Dancing Latina identity : a rendering of contemporary Latina self-representation in American concert dance(2013-05) Figueroa, Brianna Lynn; Rossen, RebeccaWhen considering the Latina dancer in the United States it is easy to conjure images of a fruit crowned Carmen Miranda shimming in front of the camera, videos of Jennifer Lopez swinging her hips in dark and crowded clubs, sultry salsa dancers rocking and twisting on their bedazzled stilettos, or Jalisco girls who swirl the hemlines of their rainbow colored skirts as they parade down the street. These depictions of the Latina dancer are duly noted for creating a means of visibility for an otherwise invisible demographic. However, they also function to reinforce stereotypical ideas of the Latina moving body which limit Latina agency by positioning dancing Latinas within a set of prescribed representational practices. My study bridges Latina/o studies with dance studies in order to ask how Latina women are utilizing modern and contemporary dance styles to upset and redefine notions of the dancing Latina. I focus on the choreography of four women in particular; Michelle Manzanales, Maray Gutierrez, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Nancy Turano who each presented work in association with Luna Negra Dance Theatre’s Latina Choreographers Project. Through my study I place the project’s mission into dialog with the corpus of choreography commissioned during its three-year lifespan (2006-2009). My close analysis serves to elucidate the stories that the choreographers chose to tell. For some, the deconstruction of icons provided the most compelling exercise in the process of excavating beneath quintessential Latino facades. For others, the strong recollections of home and the feeling of not being able to assert a defined location characterized their investigations of cultural identity. The Latina Choreographers Project, I contend, sets a historical precedent by pursuing and presenting the work of Latina choreographers in a field that has traditional excluded the Latina voice. I argue that by engaging four choreographers with extraordinarily diverse relationships to Latinidad and presenting them to an American audience, the Latina Choreographer Project presents an invaluable opportunity for intercultural and cross-cultural dialog that aims to relay the complexity and nuances of a contemporary Latina experience.Item Destabilizing racialized geographies : the temporality of Blackness in Puerto Rico(2016-05) Machicote, Michaela Andrea; Arroyo, Jossianna; Leu, LorraineIn this thesis I analyze the way in which the de-colonial construction of Puerto Rico, and subsequent acquisition by the US as a territory, came to inform and create a whitened identity through the confinement, historicization of African influence, and erasure of Puerto Rico's Black population/heritage component via the narrative of mestizaje and mulataje. I look specifically at Loíza; Loíza is a city celebrated by Puerto Rico as a site of authentic Blackness and exemplifies efforts by the state to commodify and restrict the movements of Black Bodies. It is in these marginalized and racialized spaces that I explore the possibility of self-making and Black identity in Loíza, Puerto Rico.Item Developing a hauntology of Latinidad(2018-05) Albarrán, Lario José; Gonzalez, Rachel ValentinaIn this thesis I utilize theories of phenomenology and performance to develop a hauntology of Latinidad. By following the specter of Latinidad, I interrogate imaginative sites constructed through the historical, social, and performative facets of colonialism’s impact in the United States. I do this to theorize notions of Latinidad in order to argue that the multi-faceted relationship between Latinidad and colonialism has summoned a specter that manifest historically, performatively, visually, and phenomenally as Latinidad. As a result, the specter of Latinidad positions marginalized individuals that identify with Latinidad in the United States as bodies “haunted” by their own biological and phenotypical disposition to Latinidad. Placing the theory of Jacques Derrida and Kashif Powell in conversation with scholars such as Avery Gordon, Judith Butler, Gloria Anzaldúa, Juana Rodriguez, and others, I evoke the language and metaphor of haunting to consider the profound effect the relationship between marginalized bodies and the lingering specter of Latinidad.Item ENLACE: Adult Consent Forms(2023) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes IRB-approved ENLACE adult consent forms, both in English and Spanish.Item ENLACE: Community Asset Mapping to Inform Physical Activity and Health and Safety Promotion Interventions in Lower Rio Grande Colonias(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteENLACE is a community-based participatory research project designed to enhance Latina’s engagement in physical activity and promote social support and collective efficacy through access to culturally appropriate, economical physical activity resources in Lower Rio Grande Valley colonias. The multi-level approach to promoting physical activity among this underserved Latina population involves attention to environmental and socio-cultural factors as well as individual attitudes and skills. To assess local residents’ perspectives of their residential environs, we conducted a series of two-part Community Asset Mapping (CAM) sessions in 8 colonias. Promotoras in each community invited women to participate and conducted the CAM sessions. Participants (n=89) ranged from 20 to 60 years of age. In the first session, promotoras guided participants through the process of identifying health and safety concerns, enumerating local assets and resources to address each concern, and locating community resources and assets on a map. In the subsequent session, participants actually visited specific local sites to assess public safety, security and suitability for engaging in physical activity. The major physical and mental health concerns residents identified included obesity, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, stress, depression, feelings of alienation and lack of medical personnel and facilities. Findings from the participatory environmental scans indicated concerns related to lack of green spaces, trash, industrial pollution, and violence. Major assets across the eight colonias were the services and staff of local Community Resource Centers and religious organizations. Findings informed the development of the promotora-delivered physical activity and community health and safety intervention of the study.Item ENLACE: Community Health & Safety (CHS) Group Maintenance Program(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes the protocol for the delivery of the maintenance program for ENLACE participants randomized into the Community Health and Safety(CHS) group. This manual has three sections: (1) CHS Maintenance Protocol; (2) Participant Starter Pack; and (3) CHS Visit and Telephone Contact Materials.Item ENLACE: Community Health & Safety Group (CHS) Intervention Program(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes the curriculum guide and presentation for the intervention delivery for ENLACE participants randomized into the Community Health and Safety group. Study materials are available in English and Spanish.Item ENLACE: Community Health & Safety Intervention Training for Promotoras(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes materials used to train community health workers, or promotoras, in the delivery of the Community Health & Safety group intervention for the ENLACE study. Reference the Community Health & Safety intervention program record for more information about intervention content.Item ENLACE: Community Resource Guides(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes community resource guides for three different counties in South Texas for ENLACE study participants. Content includes tips to be active, information about city parks, maps, and much more. Booklets are available in English and Spanish.Item ENLACE: Data Collection Visit 1 Forms(2023) Latino Research InstituteEight materials used to collect physical activity data during the first examination visit for participants in the ENLACE study. This includes a consent form, physical activity questionnaire (in English and Spanish), AnthroFitness data sheet, participant contact information sheet, monitor follow-up log (in English and Spanish), and a motion monitor record booklet (in English and Spanish).Item ENLACE: Data Collection Visit 2 Forms(2023) Latino Research InstituteThree materials used to collect physical activity data during the second examination visit for participants in the ENLACE study. This includes a physical activity questionnaire (in English and Spanish) and food frequency questionnaire data sheet.Item ENLACE: Human Subjects Protocol(2023) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes the IRB-approved Human Subjects Protocol used for the ENLACE study.Item ENLACE: In Depth Interview Guides(2024-01-12) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes two in depth interview guides used to assess participant progress in the ENLACE study, including a 16-week post-intervention interview guide and a 40-week post-intervention interview guide. Guides are available in English and Spanish.Item ENLACE: Intervention Mapping(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes the intervention mapping logic model and behavioral outcome matric for the ENLACE study.Item ENLACE: Media Coverage(2023) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes a press release promoting the ENLACE study by UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.Item ENLACE: Motion Monitor Record Booklet(2024-02-01) Latino Research InstituteThis record includes the Motion Monitor Record Booklet used in the ENLACE study. The booklet provides instructions on how to use the motion monitor, outlines reminders, and has a participant daily log. This material is available in English and Spanish.Item ENLACE: Newsletters (Physical Activity Intervention Maintenance)(2024-01-12) Latino Research InstituteThis record contains five newsletters delivered to participants of the ENLACE study sorted into the physical activity intervention group. Newsletters promote physical activity and exercise, and are available in English and Spanish
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