Veronica听Duran
Dissertation: 鈥淟iderazgo con Buena Mano鈥:鈥 Aida Barrera, Carrascolendas and the Intersection of Race and Gender
Veronica Nohemi Duran is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Duran recently received her doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her teaching and research interests听include race and gender in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, migration, and bilingual education. Her research studies race and gender in bilingual children鈥檚 television programming during the late 20th century, particularly through Aida Barrera鈥檚听Carrascolendas, a bilingual children鈥檚 show produced in Austin, Texas during the 1970s. Further, her research examines Mexican American women鈥檚 leadership and agency through Barrera鈥檚 narrative and creation of听Carrascolendas.听
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