Contemporary Indigenous Movements in Mexico

A seminar by Professor Lorena Ojeda-Dávila, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (Mexico).

This seminar explores the emergence and development of major contemporary indigenous movements in Mexico. Through an interdisciplinary lens -primarily historical and anthropological- we will examine how indigenous groups have navigated their relationships with the Mexican state, and have resisted exploitation, deprivation, and homogenization policies. Special attention will be given to how indigenous peoples resist and fight for the defence of their lands, natural resources, security, and cultural identities in modern times. We will not talk about each one of the indigenous groups or movements, but privilege a broad vision.

About

Lorena is a professor at the Faculty of History of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Mexico. She is a member of the National System of Researchers. She holds a PhD in Latin American History, Indigenous Worlds from the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville and a master's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, as a Fulbright García Robles research fellow.

Contact

Please email Julie Helmke for more information