Dr. Silvia Rodriguez Vega

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Silvia Rodriguez Vega, an interdisciplinary scholar and assistant professor at UCSB’s Department of Chicana/o Studies. She is a community-engaged writer, artist, and educational practitioner. Her research explores the ways anti-immigration policy impacts the lives of immigrant children through methodological tools centering participatory art and creative expression. Her first book, Drawing Deportation: Art and Resistance among Immigrant Children (NYU Press, 2023) argues that immigrant children are not passive in the face of the challenges presented by U.S. anti-immigrant policies.If you have not yet had the pleasure of reviewing her earlier presentation, please take some time to visit our website at www.centerforthestudyofchildhoodart.com. There, on the Childhood Art Speaker Series page, you will find a recording of her presentation, which links to the CSCA YouTube Channel. We highly recommend you take the time to listen to and reflect on the ideas shared as part of this presentation, and to consider, too, the generative possibilities of Kortney's work.Hosts: Dr. Christopher M. Schulte and Dr. Hayon Park. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay