Presented by Renee Provencio
Wednesday August 21, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
WNMU Global Resource Center, ABC Room
817 W. 12th Street
SILVER CITY MUSEUM PRESENTS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Renee Provencio, a native of Grant County, specifically from the Mining District, is a prominent feminist scholar and activist. She holds a master's degree in multicultural women and gender studies from Texas Woman's University. Notably, her master's thesis stands as the pioneering work in the serious study of racial segregation and discrimination in the Southwest.
In this presentation of her thesis, Provencio will amplify the voices and narratives of four participants across different generations, who were pivotal in her oral history project and subsequently, her thesis research. The findings of her thesis underscore distressing realities, including instances where Spanish-speaking students faced physical and emotional abuse from teachers for using their native language in schools. Furthermore, Hispanic/Mexican American students were discouraged from pursuing higher education opportunities.
This is the fourth and final installment in the museum's community conversation lecture series that were supported by a grant received from the New Mexico Humanities Council and is presented in partnership with Western Institute for Lifelong Learning
https://will.community/.
This presentation will be streamed live at:
https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/8818268280
