Teaching Borderlands: Rev. Dr. Daisy L. Machado

This weeks guest is the Rev. Dr. Daisy L. Machado. Daisy L. Machado serves as Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York. A native of Cuba, Dr. Machado was raised in New York, lived in Texas for twenty years, and lived in Lexington, KY for two years, where she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Lexington Theological Seminary. Dr. Machado has a great interest in the concept of “borderlands,” which is a multilayered word that not only refers to a specific geographic location, but for Latinas and other women of color also refers to a social, economic, political, and personal location within the dominant culture. She is also a strong advocate for a comprehensive reformation of current U.S. immigration laws, especially now that Arizona has enacted SB 1070. She most recently published Religion and Politics in America's Borderlands (Lexington, 2013).

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