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About Tiffany Gonzalez

Tiffany González is an Assistant Professor of History at James Madison University. She is a historian of Chicana/Latinx history, American politics, and social movements.

NBN Episodes hosted by Tiffany:

Latino Studies August 18, 2022

Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights

Alonso S. Perales

Cynthia E. Orozco

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In this episode, Tiffany speaks with Professor Cynthia Orozco about her new book, Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales, published with Arte Público Press in 2020. Alonso S …
Latino Studies June 24, 2022

Tejanaland

A Writing Life in Four Acts

Teresa Palomo Acosta

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
Tejanaland: A Writing Life in Four Acts (Texas A&M UP, 2021) by Teresa Palomo Acosta--poet, historian, author, and activist--spans three decades of her writing, from 1988 through 2018. The collection …
Latino Studies February 14, 2022

Civil Rights in Black and Brown

Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas

Max Krochmal and J. Todd Moye

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
Max Krochmal and Todd Moye’s Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas (University of Texas Press, 2021) is a critical contribution that uncovers histories of …
Latino Studies January 4, 2022

Reverberations of Racial Violence

Critical Reflections on the History of the Border

Sonia Hernández and John Morán González

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In the wake of protests and marches for racial and gender justice in the twenty-first century, scholars have located and argued that racial violence has been embedded in the very …
Latino Studies August 18, 2020

Reading, Writing, and Revolution

Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican American Identity in Texas

Barragán Goetz

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
Debates about Ethnic Studies in K-12 and Higher Education have highlighted the importance of culturally inclusive pedagogy in schools. Despite discussions about Ethnic Studies, there is a more extended history …
Latino Studies August 7, 2020

Deportes

The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora

José Alamillo

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora (Rutgers University Press, 2020), Professor José Alamillo, a specialist in Chicana/o Studies, Labor, and Sports history, examines the powerful way Mexican …
Latino Studies June 26, 2020

The Hispanic Republican

The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump

Geraldo Cadava

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In the lead-up to every election cycle, pundits predict that Latino Americans will overwhelmingly vote in favor of the Democratic candidate. And it’s true—Latino voters do tilt Democratic. Hillary Clinton …
Latino Studies April 16, 2020

Agent of Change

Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist

Cynthia E. Orozco

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist (University of Texas Press, 2020), Cynthia E. Orozco traces the life of Adela Sloss-Vento, a twentieth-century …
Latino Studies February 12, 2020

Barrio America

How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City

A. K. Sandoval-Strausz

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In A. K. Sandoval-Strausz’s recent work, Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City (Basic Books, 2019), ties together a magnificent story of Latinos migrating to Chicago and Dallas …
Gender Studies September 23, 2019

True Sex

The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century

Emily Skidmore

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century (New York University Press, 2017), Emily Skidmore weaves in a vibrant discussion on how trans …
Latino Studies July 29, 2019

Redeeming La Raza

Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability and Rights

Gabriela González

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
Tiffany Jasmin González speaks with Dr. Gabriela González about her award-winning book, Redeeming La Raza: Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability and Rights (Oxford University Press, 2018) to talk about the strategies …
Latino Studies July 17, 2019

Chicana Movidas

New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era

Dionne Espinoza, María Eugenia Cotera, Maylei Blackwell, eds.

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era (University of Texas Press, 2018), Dionne Espinoza, María Eugenia Cotera, and Maylei Blackwell have formulated a landmark …