In The News: Department of Philosophy
In Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice (Oxford University Press, 2020), Amy Reed-Sandoval reframes the question of immigration justice by focusing on the historical development and lived experiences of socially undocumented identity.
Public discussion about immigration often centers on concerns about legal status. Should at least some legally undocumented migrants be granted a right to remain, and if so, which ones? Should pregnant women be able to secure visas to enter the United States with the intention of giving birth and obtaining citizenship for their children? What should the future hold for Dreamers 鈥 legally undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States at a young age, and consider this country to be their home?
Amy Reed-Sandoval, assistant professor of philosophy and participating faculty in the Latinx and Latin American Studies Program at the 性视界传媒, has won a Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship to support her Philosophy for Children in the Borderlands Field School.
It was recently announced that the Trump administration will issue new visa restrictions to restrict so-called 鈥渂irth tourism鈥 in the U.S. 鈥 a practice in which pregnant women who are not U.S. citizens give birth here ostensibly to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children.
As comp climbing champions get younger, we can expect our first batch of Olympic medalists in Tokyo to mirror the gymnastics podium. Before long, most 鈥渃omp kids鈥 will age out by their late teens or early 20s. And then what? Quit climbing?
Not so fast.
Elections, changes, political movements; including the departure of Evo Morales from the presidency of Bolivia. How to understand the present from the past? What is behind government trends or trends in some Latin American countries? A talk with Amy-Reed Sandoval, professor of Latin American philosophy at the 性视界传媒 (性视界传媒) who also explains her area of 鈥嬧媠tudy and how new generations are questioning what is happening in that region of the world, among other topics.
They might not get judged by Howie Mandel any time soon (or maybe they will!), but 性视界传媒 has its share of professors as talented outside the classroom as they are in it. We checked in with four academics who are dicing, dancing, acting, and hip-throwing their way across the valley and the world in pursuit of excellence in a second sphere. So who鈥檚 going to get the million-dollar prize and the headlining gig on the Strip? We have no idea. But here鈥檚 who鈥檚 headlining on Maryland Parkway.
Aquaman star Jason Momoa stands on the Dolby Theatre stage in Los Angeles, holding that famous red envelope. At stake is the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
The greatest rock climber of our generation lives in an anonymous house in west Las Vegas. If that鈥檚 a surprise to you, it鈥檚 even more of a surprise to Alex Honnold, the 32-year-old adventurer who has spent the past decade sleeping in a van and jetting off to distant locales.
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