Human Powered: In Conversation with Sergio González

Human Powered: In Conversation with Sergio González

From Human Powered by Wisconsin Humanities

April 28, 2026 · 24 min · Season 4 · Episode 20

About this episode

Sergio González discusses the significance of history and its impact on the present.

“History is an argument we have about the past and what it means for us in the present,” says Sergio González. He is an assistant professor of Latinx Studies at Marquette University and was the founding editor of Wisconsin101, a collaborative history project using objects as the centerpiece of understanding. Currently one of the hosts of “The Look Back” for Wisconsin Public Television, he collaborates with the Wisconsin Historical Society to engage middle school students in big questions, lik...

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Guest: Sergio González

Topics covered

  • Latinx Studies
  • history
  • education
  • cultural engagement
  • middle school

Keywords

  • history
  • Latinx Studies
  • education
  • Wisconsin101
  • cultural engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marquette University, Wisconsin101, Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Historical Society

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