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A Video Argument for Ethnic Studies

This post was created by NCTE member, Alexandra Hidalgo. A transcript of the video follows.

AlexandraHildalgophotoAlexandra Hildago created this video to illustrate her vision of ethnic studies. NCTE encapsulated the importance of ethnic studies in its position statement, NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives in K-12 Curricula.

 

For the transcript, please visit http://fws.cal.msu.edu:8080/~little93/cr/chapterone.html

Written, directed, filmed, and edited by

ALEXANDRA HIDALGO

Additional footage
NATHANIEL BOWLER
BEN LAUREN

Soundtrack
“Rhythn”
by Paddington Bear
Downloaded from soundofpicture.com

Thank you to:
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Iris Ruiz
Christina Cedillo
Members of the Latin@ Caucus

Creative Commons License
Attribution
Alexandra Hidalgo, 2016

Alexandra Hidalgo is a filmmaker and assistant professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. She’s the co-founder and editor-in-chief of agnès films, a website that supports the work of women and feminist filmmakers.