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The Histories and Legacies of Anti-Latinx Violence in the United States
The Latin American and Latinx Studies (LLS) Department's Anti-Latinx Violence in the U.S. student research project is funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The project is part of the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative and its efforts to reimagine and transform programs in Black, Race and Ethnic Studies across CUNY.
The Latin American and Latinx Studies (LLS) Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice will promote greater understanding and awareness of racially-motivated violence targeting Latinx communities in the United States by mentoring students in a variety of research projects that explore the long, but widely unfamiliar, history of anti-Latinx violence and its contemporary manifestations.
The project consists of:
- A stipend of $1,400 each for 10 student researchers
- One-on-one faculty mentorship
- An interactive, online resource
- Capstone symposium in April 2023 featuring student research and invited speakers
Virtual Monthly Meetings
Prof. Rincón will hold meetings throughout the fall semester for interested students. This is your chance to ask questions, get guidance on your research proposal, and receive extra feedback.
Meetings will be held over Zoom during community hour (1:40 - 2:55 p.m.). Click on a specific date to register for one or more meetings.
Student Eligibility
- All students, regardless of immigrant status, can apply
- Students can be in any year (first year - senior)
- Students do not have to be LLS majors or minors to apply
- Students do not have to be currently enrolled in a LLS class this semester to apply
Project Co-Principals
Prof. José Luis Morín
Co-Principal
Professor
jmorin@jjay.cuny.edu
Prof. Belinda Linn Rincón
Lead Principal
Associate Professor
brincon@jjay.cuny
Prof. Lisandro Pérez
Co-Principal
Professor and Interim Dept. Chair
loperez@jjay.cuny.edu
Co-PIs
Belinda Linn Rincón
José Luis Morín
Lisandro Pérez
The Anti-Latinx Violence research project is the result of a consensus among the LLS faculty to focus on this issue during the 2022-23 academic year and is therefore conceived as a department-wide effort to support our faculty's commitment to student growth and success.
Website
Coordinator
Prof. Justino RodrÍguez
LLS Staff
Maria Negrete
José Bernal
Graduate Student Assistant
Erika Pacio
LLS faculty mentors
Guiding Research Questions
1) What are the histories, causes, and forms of anti-Latinx violence?
2) How can we expand our temporal, geographic, and conceptual frames of analysis to allow for a fuller understanding of current iterations of this violence?
3) How do Latinx communities respond to and challenge material, legal, epistemological, and representational forms of violence?
Fall
2022
- LLS faculty will announce research opportunity to their classes
- Faculty will identify and encourage interested students
- Faculty will mentor interested students in designing a suitable research project related to project theme and will guide students in writing a prospectus
- Interested students are encouraged to attend monthly meetings with Prof. Rincón for extra guidance on how to write a prospectus
- Faculty will fill out a short recommendation survey and forward student prospectus to Co-PIs in December
The
Prospectus
due
Dec. 15 by
10:00 p.m.
To apply, students will submit a 2-3 page prospectus (not including the bibliography) that must include the following elements to be considered complete:
o A working title for the project
o A statement of your research question or problem
o A brief overview of published scholarship related to your topic
o A summary of your research methods and/or theoretical approach
o Your sense of the importance of your project
o A one-page bibliography of primary and/or secondary sources using APA or MLA format
Selection
Criteria
- We will evaluate each proposal using a rubric based on the criteria listed in previous slide.
We will also assess:
- The appropriateness of the topic and scope
- The strength of the argument
- The appropriateness of the methods and/or theoretical approach
- The quality of the writing.
Spring
2023
- LLS faculty will continue to work with students selected for the project
- Students will be encouraged to enroll in LLS 280: Special Topics: Anti-Latinx Violence taught by Prof. Rincón
- Students are invited to present their research at the symposium in April
- Project website revealed at symposium
- Students can submit a substantively revised research project from previous semester
- Students can conduct research that involves human subjects, but will need to get IRB approval
Research-Related
Questions