Podcast - 02
November 08, 2024
In All Things: Play and Place - Episode - 02
SUMMARY: Dr. Gonzales’s work is situated at the intersections of feminist, urban, and organizational theories with a focus on race and structural racism. Her newest project is called “Grounds for Play” and gives life to her love for working with others committed to creating a more joyful and socially just world for all of us.
Presenter: Teresa Irene Gonzales, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Biography
Teresa Gonzales an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago. In her research, she examines how racially marginalized groups strategically use available resources to circumvent, respond to, and/or engage with structural inequalities.
Given those interests, she focuses on three major areas: a) marginalized communities access to public goods through an interrogation of trust relationships, social cohesion, and civic engagement, b) the use of racial and class-based narratives to inform local public decisions, and c) the playful reimagination of public place that centers Black and Brown individuals in the public sphere.
She received her doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of California Berkeley in Sociology, and her bachelor’s degree from Smith College in Latin American & Latina/o Studies with a focus on literature and history. She has received several national awards and fellowships, including from the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars (previously the Woodrow Wilson Foundation), the NASEM Ford Foundation, and the MMUF program.
Dr. Gonzales absolutely loves working with others committed to creating a more joyful and socially just world for all of us.
November 08, 2024
In All Things: Play and Place - Episode - 02
SUMMARY: Dr. Gonzales’s work is situated at the intersections of feminist, urban, and organizational theories with a focus on race and structural racism. Her newest project is called “Grounds for Play” and gives life to her love for working with others committed to creating a more joyful and socially just world for all of us.
Presenter: Teresa Irene Gonzales, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Biography
Teresa Gonzales an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago. In her research, she examines how racially marginalized groups strategically use available resources to circumvent, respond to, and/or engage with structural inequalities.
Given those interests, she focuses on three major areas: a) marginalized communities access to public goods through an interrogation of trust relationships, social cohesion, and civic engagement, b) the use of racial and class-based narratives to inform local public decisions, and c) the playful reimagination of public place that centers Black and Brown individuals in the public sphere.
She received her doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of California Berkeley in Sociology, and her bachelor’s degree from Smith College in Latin American & Latina/o Studies with a focus on literature and history. She has received several national awards and fellowships, including from the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars (previously the Woodrow Wilson Foundation), the NASEM Ford Foundation, and the MMUF program.
Dr. Gonzales absolutely loves working with others committed to creating a more joyful and socially just world for all of us.