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Meeting ID 979 0266 3363
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The third in our series of conversations between American Studies alums and their SCA faculty mentors.
Marcel Rosa-Salas is a cultural anthropologist and documentarian from Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of two forthcoming books, Total Market American: Race, Data and Advertising (Duke University Press) and The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity (with Isabel Flower, Clarkson Potter), and is co-host of the Top Rank podcast.
Arlene Dávila is a Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University, and a recognized public intellectual focusing on questions of cultural equity, Latinx and critical race studies. She is the author of six books focusing on Latinx cultural politics spanning the media, urban politics, museums and contemporary art markets. Her latest book: Latinx Art: Artists, Markets and Politics, (Duke Press 2020) was selected as one of the best art books of 2020 by the New York Times and ARTnews, and a favorite book by Smithsonian scholars and Artnet News. She is also the founding director of The Latinx Project, an interdisciplinary space focusing on Latinx art and culture and hosting artists and curatorial projects at NYU.
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