Event
Unpacking Latino Conservatism
Geraldo Cadava, Michael Jones-Correa, Chenoa Flippen
Geraldo Cadava
Author, The Hispanic Republican
Michael Jones-Correa
President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Moderator: Chenoa Flippen, Professor of Sociology
More than a matter of partisan politics, conservatism is an under-explored aspect of Latino history, culture, and identity, and one that is necessary for understanding who Latinos are and have been in the fullest possible sense. The history of Latino conservatism from the 1950s to the present will be discussed, as well as its possible future trajectories.
Geraldo Cadava is a Professor of History and Director of the Latina and Latino Studies Program at Northwestern University. His areas of expertise are Latino history, the United States-Mexico borderlands, Latin American immigration to the United States, and American politics.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, La Casa Latina, Penn Migration Initiative, and CSERI