Michelle Habell-Pallan

Associate Professor

Research Areas:

Cultural Studies Methodologies. Chicana Feminism. Politics of Represenation in Latina Culture, Theater and Performance. Pop Music and Pop Culture Criticism. Public Scholarship. Women of Color Feminist Theory and Methodolies. Cultural Politics of Immigration Discourse.

Department of Women Studies

University of Washington
Padelford Hall Room B110T
Box 354345
Seattle, WA 98195-4345

voice mail: 206.543.6981

mhabellp@u.washington.edu

• Loca Motion: The Travels of Chicana and Latina Popular Culture (New York University Press). Honorable Mention, Modern Language Association Book Prize.

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• Latina/o Popular Culture (New York University Press).

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EXHIBITS

American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music. Experience Music Project Museum. Seattle, WA. October 2007-September 2008.

The first interactive and interpretive bilingual traveling exhibit featuring the profound influence of Chicano/Mexican-American and Puerto Rican/Cuban American communities living in the U.S. on the sound of rock and roll and Top 40 for the past 50 years. The American Sabor exhibit includes 5,000 square feet of historical artifacts including recordings, costumes, and posters.

Focus on early rock, salsa, Tex-Mex, Latin rock, punk, hip hop, banda rap, reggeaton, and Top 40.

Highlights Ritchie Valens, Cannibal and the Headhunters, Santana, Linda Ronstadt, El Vez, Alice "Bag" Armendariz, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Los Illegals, The Brat, The Zeros, The Plugz, Lysa Flores, Quetzal, Juan Barco, Little Joe y La Familia, Los Lobos, AKWID, and many more.

Major collaborative effort between the Univeristy of Washington and the Experience Music Project Museum. Sponsored in part by the University of Washington Simpson Center for the Humanities, Seattle Partnership for the Study of American Music (SPAPM), and Experience Music Project.

Curatoral Team:

Director of Curatorial Affiaris: Jason Emmons, EMP|SFM

Guest Curator: Dr. Marisol Berrios-Miranda, UW

Guest Curator: Dr. Shannon Dudley, UW

Guest Curator: Dr. Michelle Habell-Pallan, UW

Associate Curator: Francisco Orozco, M.A. UW

Associate Curator: Rob Carrol, PhC, UW

GRADUATE COURSES

• Chicana Feminst Theory
• Cultural Studies
• Chicana Cultural Studies
• Pop Music, Rock Criticism, Nationalism
• Women of Color Feminist Theory
• Public Scholarship/Public Humanities

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

• American Sabor/American Flavor: Latinos Shaping U.S. Popular Music (Hum 206, Danz Course) Winter 2008
• Latina and Latino Theater
• Latina and Latino Popular Culture
• Women of Color and the Arts
• Chicana/Latina Cultural Production

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