Critical Conversations with Dr. Roberto Orozco

"Queer Latinx/a/o College Student Activist Liberatory Praxis: The Muxerista Activist Consciousness Development Framework"
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Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, Pillsbury Hall 120

310 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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The Muxerista Activist Consciousness Development Framework is a guiding model for identity and sociopolitical consciousness development for queer Latinx/a/o college student activists. In this session, I speak to the frameworks five overarching components: 1) sites of ruptures and heridas (wounds), 2) dismemberment of the mind/body, 3) claiming a Muxerista Jotería consciousness, 4) healing as a Muxerista praxis, and 5) imagining possibilities…visionary organizing.
 
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Roberto C. Orozco is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. His research explores questions around race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality with relation to college student activism and student development, queer resistance and queer worldmaking in and outside of higher education contexts. He grounds his work at the intersection of Jotería Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Chicana Latina Feminisms to examine the identity and socio-political consciousness of queer Latinx/a/o student activists in higher education. Dr. Orozco received his PhD in Higher Education from Rutgers University–New Brunswick, his M.S. in Higher Education from Florida State University, and his B.S. in Marketing and International Business from Iowa State University, and a B.S. in Psychology from Iowa State University. His professional experiences in student affairs and higher education include his role as the Director of the Center for Social Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; his roles within the Center for Leadership & Social Change at Florida State University, and his work in the Division of Enrollment Management at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
 
 

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