Rodrigo Narro Pérez

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  • Assistant Professor, School of Earth, Environment and Society, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Bad Bunny’s naming of “Canadá” on Feb. 8 at the Super Bowl highlighted that Canada is not adjacent to the Americas — it is part of it, serving as a reminder that Latin American and Latinx people are not newcomers to be acknowledged only through immigration statistics. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it

Rodrigo Narro Pérez, McMaster University and Stacy A. Creech de Castro, McMaster University

Bad Bunny’s naming of ‘Canadá’ at the Super Bowl exposed Canada’s tendency to imagine itself as peripheral to Latin America, when its people and culture are central to its reality.
Canada’s Latinx community is growing fast. That signals a greater need for Latinx studies at Canadian universities. (Shutterstock)

Canada’s Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

Rodrigo Narro Pérez, McMaster University; Shanti Morell-Hart, McMaster University, and Stacy A. Creech de Castro, McMaster University

As Latin American communities continue to grow, universities must teach students about Latin America and Latinx communities in interdisciplinary ways.

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