Public Heritage and Spatial Humanities in the South Texas Borderlands
Monday, March 3, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
This talk with René A. Ballesteros’s will discuss his work leveraging digital platforms with anthropological insights to foster community engagement and cultural heritage preservation. A Q&A moderated by Shine Trabucco, PhD candidate in history, will follow.
The keynote is part of the Digital Humanities at University of Houston (DH@UH) 2025 event series, organized by the Digital Humanities Core facility in partnership with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute and UH Libraries. DH@UH fosters interdisciplinary dialogue, advancing digital humanities research that amplifies marginalized voices and connects academic inquiry with public engagement.
About the Speaker
René A. Ballesteros is currently pursuing a master’s degree in anthropology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, focusing on Mexican American studies and history. Ballesteros holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UT Pan American. With extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, he has previously served as a development manager for Latinos in Heritage Conservation, a commissioner with the Hidalgo County Historical Committee, and held roles in community engagement and event programming at the Museum of South Texas History.
- Location
- Digital Research Commons and Online