Geraldo L Cadava
Professor of History, Wender-Lewis Teaching and Research Professor, Northwestern University

Title: A Thousand Bridges: A History of Latinos in the United States since the Spanish Conquest

Abstract: Based on his current book project, Professor Geraldo Cadava’s talk will offer an overview of Latino history that focuses on the dynamics of colonialism, and argues that Latinos have always been both colonizer and colonized. The colonizer side of the equation has been underexplored, and it offers new insights into the ideological divide within Latino communities that have gained attention in recent years.

Bio: Geraldo Cadava is the Wender-Lewis Teaching and Research Professor at Northwestern University, where he is a member of the History Department and the Latina and Latino Studies Program. He is the author of The Hispanic Republican and Standing On Common Ground, and is a Contributing Writer for The New Yorker.