Patrisia Gonzales, associate professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies, has published a book titled Traditional Indian Medicine: American Indian Wellness.

"My life's work is to look at indigenous knowledge through the healing systems of the original peoples of the continent. I wanted people to understand the depth of these systems of healing as not only the practices, but the values and relationships to sacred ecologies," Gonzales said. More

In addition to featuring our talented SBS authors at the Tucson Festival of Books (March 11-12), the College is partnering with Tucson community groups and SBS units to sponsor the appearances of three exciting authors speaking on issues of race, hate speech, and segregation!

Jeff Chang, whose appearance is sponsored by the Southwest Folklife Alliance, wrote We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation, which the Washington Post called "the smartest book of the year." The American Friends Service Committee of Arizona is sponsoring the appearance of Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of the poetry collection Bastards of the Reagan Era, which deals with the consequences of the mass incarceration of black American males. The National Institute for Civil Discourse is bringing Arsalan Iftikhar, author of Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms, to the Festival. More