Desirée J. Garcia

|Associate Professor
Academic Appointments
  • Chair, Department of Latin American, Latino, & Caribbean Studies

  • Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies

  • Affiliate, Film and Media Studies

Desirée Garcia is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar, trained in American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Film and Media Studies. Her areas of specialization include the musical film and race and ethnicity in American culture. Her publications range from monographs to scholarly journal articles and online essays about musicals and mediated representations of immigrants, race, gender, and ethnicity. She has also produced historical documentaries for American Experience/PBS, including Zoot Suit Riots (2002) and Remember the Alamo (2004).

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Contact

Winifred Raven, Room 211
HB 6026

Department(s)

Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies

Education

  • B.A. Wellesley College
  • Ph.D. Boston University

Selected Publications

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Selected Works & Activities

  • Actress ("Madeline"), Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, dir. Damien Chazelle (Variance Films, 2009) 

  • Associate Producer, Remember the Alamo (American Experience/WGBH, 2004)

  • Associate Producer, Zoot Suit Riots (American Experience/WGBH, 2002)

  • GuestFilmspotting Podcast, WBEZ Chicago, "#614 Top 5 Musical Numbers" (Dec. 7, 2016).

  • Consultant, Filmspotting Podcast, WBEZ Chicago, "Minnelli Marathon #1: Cabin in the Sky" (Feb. 28, 2018). 

     

Public Scholarship

“La La Land’s Debt to Ethnic Musicals of Yore.” Zócalo Public Square (Feb. 14, 2017)

The Dark Past and Diverse Present of Zoot Suit” in “Movies’ Most Memorable Mexican American Moments.” Zócalo Public Square (May 26, 2015). 

Videographic Essays and Film Production