Tulane School of Liberal Arts Magazine
The Commitment Issue Spring 2021
Message from the Dean
Our fifth issue of the School of Liberal Arts Magazine is organized around the concept of commitment. In a sense, the theme builds on that of our previous issue, which explored the notion of responsibility. Yet the words travel along separate vectors and, in turn, evoke different resonances. So, this issue is meant to complement, rather than supplement, the fall number.
contents
Race, Place, and Community Engagement
A critical criminologist traces her work highlighting historical truths and empowerment.
Afro-Mexicans: Illuminating the Invisible From Past to Present
A deeper look at Mexico's African roots from a Latin American historian.
Honoring Students’ Potential
What happens when accessible, flexible, and responsive learning practices take center stage in the classroom?
Liberation and Liberal Arts: Writing as Resistance
Exploring the power of writing in addressing rage and change.
also in this issue
Line
Not just a formal element: how line becomes a commitment for painter and professor Aaron Collier.
Understanding the Impact of Visual Culture
Professor Elizabeth Hill Boone reflects on her groundbreaking career and explains how images shape our thinking.
A Commitment to Latin American Studies
With a myriad of courses, centers, and programs, Tulane University is committed to cutting-edge research on Latin America.
The Committed Film Projectionist
Communication professor Hongwei Thorn Chen explores the complex, interwoven systems of human labor, media, and education.
Empathy for Students
The Covid-19 pandemic has given educators an opportunity to be actual students again, encouraging new approaches to teaching.
A Collective Commitment Against GMOs
The Mothers of Ituzaingó Anexo in Argentina embody a commitment shared by environmental justice movements worldwide.
Plantations to Petrochemicals
As the Mississippi River moves through Baton Rouge and snakes toward New Orleans, it passes a strip of land unlike any it encountered previously.
Failing Better
Professor R. Blakeslee Gilpin implores Americans to listen, to learn and unlearn, and to fail better in a new edition of My Bondage and My Freedom.