Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom

Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom

by Priscilla Peña Ovalle

Rutgers University Press (November 2010) 208 pages

Priscilla Peña Ovalle is an assistant professor of film and media studies at UO and a CSWS faculty affiliate.

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2010

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Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom

Aurora Tang: Critical Conversations Lecture at Lawrence Hall

Author Visit and Panel Discussion: Diana Greene Foster at Erb Memorial Union (EMU)

Gracelee Lawrence: “Digital Materiality: Tense Pixels” at Lawrence Hall

Spotlight on Native Ecologies and Fire Management

Weaver receives OVPRI award for houselessness study

Hypatia to host UO conference Sept. 6-9