{"id":13909,"date":"2021-04-13T14:32:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/?p=13909"},"modified":"2021-04-14T08:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:22:05","slug":"mendoza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideasandsociety.ucr.edu\/news\/mendoza\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Claudia Holgu\u00edn Mendoza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claudia Holgu\u00edn Mendoza<\/h3>\n

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Department: <\/strong>Hispanic Studies
\nRank: <\/strong>Assistant Professor
\n# of years at UCR: <\/strong>2.5 years
\nTop three texts I would take to a desert island: <\/strong>\u201cGraciela Iturbide\u2019s Mexico: Photographs,\u201d \u201c<\/em>The Tao Te Ching,\u201d and \u201cThe Dispossessed\u201d by Ursula Le Guin.
\nFavorite things to do: <\/strong>Hiking and gardening.
\nSomething people might be amazed to know about me: <\/strong>I can cook very tasty food.
\nAn \u201cadventure\u201d I am looking forward to, post-pandemic\u2026 <\/strong>Traveling!
\nTheme songs: <\/strong>Betty Davis as an inspiration.
\nLearn more about Claudia’s work at <\/strong>pedagogiascriticas.ucr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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One of the many photos taken during Claudia’s writing retreats\/hiking trips to Joshua Tree National Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

Q: My research agenda summed up in one sentence: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

I study the intersectional relationship between language, race, class, and gender in the Mexican borderlands and Mexico, as well as Critical Pedagogies in higher education.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you hope to learn from studying these relationships?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I want to develop practical and concrete ways to increase our critical awareness about race, class, gender, ability and other social constructs inside and outside the classroom.<\/p>\n

Q: What experiences led you to this research focus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I was a volunteer teacher for adult literacy in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, while I was a college student in the late 90s. Since then, I have personally witnessed how Critical Pedagogies work by empowering students.<\/p>\n

Q: What are you working on currently?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I am so excited about my current collaboration with a wonderful group of Mexican women scholars developing Critical Pedagogies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mexican university students.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you love about your work in higher education ….and what would you change if you could? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

I love teaching and collaborating on exciting projects, but I would change assessment. I would like to change how we evaluate our students and how we assess faculty\u2019s work as well.<\/p>\n

Q: Any favorite resources to share?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cEnglish with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States\u201d by Rosina Lippi-Green.<\/p>\n

Q: What advice would you give to new teachers\/instructors?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create an intimate safe space to share personal experiences that can potentially impact student\u2019s learning more than any particular lesson plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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