Dr. Garcí\;a-Medina is a scholar\, w riter\, and educational consultant and practitioner. His research focuses on Black diasporic public humanities\, AfroLatinx education\, cultural stu dies\, and museum studies. Garcí\;a-Medina completed a doctorate in American Studies with a certificate in museum studies. His dissertation\, &rdquo\;Making Black Public Humanities in South Florida: Fugitive Pedagogi es\, Self-Making\, and Memory Work" focuses on defining Black public human ities as a theory and practice. His research about Fort Lauderdale's Afric an American Research Library and Cultural Center highlights the importance of local Black diasporic communities in the making of Black public humani ties that engages and centers these communities. \; He seeks to make a contribution to the field of Black public humanities by examining the his tory and achievements of the African American Research Library and Cultura l Center (AARLCC) in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida. Garcí\;a-Medina has provided educational consulting\, training\, and workshops for numerous or ganizations\, universities\, school districts\, and museums. He's taught c ourses in Latino Studies\, American Studies\, and Black Studies and has pu blished in these fields in academic journals\, blogs\, and podcasts. Garc& iacute\;a-Medina has contributed to Latino Rebels since 2015 and has been a guest on national broadcast radio such as Latino USA and NPR. He tweets from @afrolatinoed.
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The field of public humanities has been extensi vely discussed in museum studies\, there is little scholarship that examin es how Black public humanities initiatives can be exemplary and academical ly \;useful to the field of public humanities\, museum\, and library s tudies as a whole. His study of the AARLCC through observation\, participa tion\, archival research and interviews has revealed how we must pay atten tion to what such institutions are doing to maintain a public-facing and p ublicly-engaged humanities initiative. Their ability to create programming and events that center the general public has generated more public engag ement and unity amongst its Black diverse community.
\nDr. Julio Cap o\, Jr. serves as Deputy Director for the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab in the History Department of Florida International University. \; He is \;a transnational historian whose research and teaching interests i nclude modern U.S. history\, especially the United States&rsquo\;s relatio nship to the Caribbean and Latin America. He addresses how gender and sexu ality have historically intersected with constructions of ethnicity\, race \, class\, nation\, age\, and ability. He teaches introductory and special ized courses on all these subjects\, as well as courses on public history.
\nDr. Tameka Hobbs will serve as the moderator for the discussion.& nbsp\; She serves as Library Regional Manager at the African American Rese arch Library and Cultural Center.
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