{"id":2809,"date":"2026-11-04T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:05:10","slug":"redlands-alumnus-angel-garcia-to-return-as-visiting-writer-on-nov-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/redlands-alumnus-angel-garcia-to-return-as-visiting-writer-on-nov-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Redlands Alumnus \u00c1ngel Garc\u00eda to Return as Visiting Writer on Nov. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Visiting Writers Series flyer announces \u00c1ngel Garc\u00eda’s visit to the university on Nov. 5 in Hall of Letters 100. Garc\u00eda received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Redlands. Credit: University of Redlands Creative Writing Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Nov. 5, writer, poet and University of Redlands alumnus \u00c1ngel Garc\u00eda will return to the university to discuss his various works in collaboration with the creative writing department and its Visiting Writers Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garc\u00eda is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, having earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska, his MFA from the University of California, Riverside, his A.A. from Long Beach City College, and his B.A. at the University of Redlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s great for the students to see that poets \u2014 especially poets \u2014 are able to move around the world and do significant things beyond just writing poems and publishing books,\u201d said Alisa Slaughter, creative writing professor at the University of Redlands and organizer of the Visiting Writers Series. \u201cI think it’s important for people to encounter writers in the wild.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Garc\u00eda\u2019s written works, \u201cIndifferent Cities,\u201d is a collection of photographs, postcards and official documents as well as \u201crumor, suspicion and supposition\u201d<\/a> regarding migration and immigration from Mexico to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe identifies himself in his biography as a Chicano poet born in Texas and brought up in California. He’s from a historically and politically contested lineage,\u201d Slaughter said. \u201cSo just by existing, he enters into the unresolved conversation in this country about race and belonging and political conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his creative and academic work, Garc\u00eda is also the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Gente Organizada<\/a>, which works to \u201ceducate, empower, and engage communities through grassroots organizing.\u201d<\/a> Slaughter said this mission aligns with the goals the University of Redlands hopes to achieve by hosting the Visiting Writers Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel a real responsibility to provide at least some programming,\u201d Slaughter said, \u201cand to curate it as much as we can within our budget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garc\u00eda will read poetry and answer questions regarding his works and experience on Nov. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Hall of Letters 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hall of Letters 100 will host \u00c1ngel Garc\u00eda on Nov. 5 as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Credit: Mateo Alvarado ’27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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