Carlos Alamo-Pastrana
Biographic Data
| ID | 640945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carlos Alamo-Pastrana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carlos |
| FAMILY NAME | Alamo-Pastrana |
| SIGNATURE | ALAMO-PASTRANA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vassar College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Four-Year College Completion Rates
Higher education has been touted as critical to social mobility, even greater longevity; however, these benefits accrue with degree completion, and many students who begin college never earn a degree. Using the most recent Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we sought to understand variation in college completion rates and test hypotheses related to a set of institutional factors potentially associated with higher completion r…
Racialization of News
This article explores the persistent racialization of professional journalism, describing the implicit processes that define “mainstream” news as white media. We emphasize the whiteness of U.S. news as emanating from cultural practices of professional journalism and institutional forces shaping the journalistic field rather than simply the demographic characteristics of the newsroom workforce. In theorizing how news has been constructed as white,…
'Our Table Factory, Inc.'
Marx's critique of capitalism remains foundational to the university social science curriculum yet little is known about how instructors teach Marx. In post-industrial, service-oriented economies, students are also increasingly disconnected from the conditions of industrial capitalism that animate Marx's analysis. Inspired by the discussion of how a piece of wood becomes a table in Marx's Capital Vol. 1., 'Our Table Factory, Inc.' simulates a div…
Con El Eco De Los Barriles
Although bomba remains a largely understudied musical genre, the majority of studies on bomba have focused on the historicizing or anthropological detailing of bomba as an Afro-Puerto Rican musical tradition. Recognizing the importance of these initial studies, this article critically interrogates the gendered dimensions of bomba dancing as well as the historical and structural implications imbued within colonial and racialized contexts. In short…
Popular Culture and Youth Latinidades
Racialization of News
This article explores the persistent racialization of professional journalism, describing the implicit processes that define “mainstream” news as white media. We emphasize the whiteness of U.S. news as emanating from cultural practices of professional journalism and institutional forces shaping the journalistic field rather than simply the demographic characteristics of the newsroom workforce. In theorizing how news has been constructed as white,…
Con El Eco De Los Barriles
Although bomba remains a largely understudied musical genre, the majority of studies on bomba have focused on the historicizing or anthropological detailing of bomba as an Afro-Puerto Rican musical tradition. Recognizing the importance of these initial studies, this article critically interrogates the gendered dimensions of bomba dancing as well as the historical and structural implications imbued within colonial and racialized contexts. In short…
Popular Culture and Youth Latinidades
'Our Table Factory, Inc.'
Marx's critique of capitalism remains foundational to the university social science curriculum yet little is known about how instructors teach Marx. In post-industrial, service-oriented economies, students are also increasingly disconnected from the conditions of industrial capitalism that animate Marx's analysis. Inspired by the discussion of how a piece of wood becomes a table in Marx's Capital Vol. 1., 'Our Table Factory, Inc.' simulates a div…
Racialization of News
This article explores the persistent racialization of professional journalism, describing the implicit processes that define “mainstream” news as white media. We emphasize the whiteness of U.S. news as emanating from cultural practices of professional journalism and institutional forces shaping the journalistic field rather than simply the demographic characteristics of the newsroom workforce. In theorizing how news has been constructed as white,…
Four-Year College Completion Rates
Higher education has been touted as critical to social mobility, even greater longevity; however, these benefits accrue with degree completion, and many students who begin college never earn a degree. Using the most recent Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), we sought to understand variation in college completion rates and test hypotheses related to a set of institutional factors potentially associated with higher completion r…
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Alienation (1 works) · Art (1 works)