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Border Bodies: Racialized Sexuality, Sexual Capital, and Violence in the Nineteenth-Century Borderlands

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01.13.2023 – New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with UNM Professor and Author Bernadine Hernandez about her book, ‘Border Bodies.’ The book discusses how racialized sexuality, sexual capital and violence in the 19th century borderlands contributed to the southwest as we know and understand it today. Correspondent: Russell Contreras Guest: Dr. Bernadine Hernández,…

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UNM’s New Director of Africana Studies

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2.24.2022 – After more than 20 years at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick steps into a new role as Director of Africana Studies. New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant asks Dr. Pai Buick about her experiences in the state and how they helped shape her plan for what will soon…

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