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Orlando Lara In much of my work, I focus on the melding of creative production, ethnography, and community organizing. Currently, I am a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Anthropology Department at UC Berkeley where I work on legal-juridical vulnerability, the intersection of law, politics, and birth, and the ongoing struggle for the freedom to know and to learn. I am a member of the Sin Huellas Artist/Activist Collective, which created the multi-media exhibit, "Detention Nation." The work has been shown in Houston, Denver, Topeka, and Lubbock. I am also a co-founder and facilitator for the Ethnic Studies Network of Texas, a network of scholars, educators, and leaders committed to growing Ethnic Studies in K-16 Texas public ed. Previously, I served as the inaugural Associate Director of the Department of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies at TCU, the first Ethnic Studies Department in Texas. Before that, I was Mexican American Studies Faculty and the lead Puente Instructor for the Puente Project at Lee College. I am a proud Chicanx Studies major and hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell where I taught freshman writing and creative writing. Before that, I obtained a Master's degree in Anthropology and a Certificate in Culture and Media from NYU and a BA in Chicana/o Studies with Honors from Stanford. While in New York City, I worked with undocumented youth during the early "coming out as undocumented" movement and later worked on deportation defense efforts in Houston, TX. Through my creative, academic, and community collaborations, I work to build intergenerational knowledge and intersectional communities of survivance and resistance. Professional Links Professional CV
Current Research Passport Denial and the Criminalization of Birthright Citizenship in Southeast Texas (Dissertation Abstract) Works and Projects Publications and Public Writing: Art and Multimedia: Video: Creative Writing: Academic Interests Migration, citizenship, and race Social Media and Contact |
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