Sergio M. González

Sergio M. González serves as Associate Professor of History at Marquette University, specializing in twentieth-century U.S. migration, labor, and religious history with emphasis on Latino communities in the Midwest. His scholarship examines faith-based social movements and Latino community formation through historical analysis of religious institutions and civil rights activism.

Education

• Ph.D. in History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Focus

González investigates intersections of Latino religious identity, immigration, and social justice movements, particularly within Midwestern urban contexts. His work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary debates on sanctuary policies, belonging, and the role of faith communities in immigrant rights advocacy. Key themes include the development of Latino civil society, religious-political mobilization, and the historical roots of current immigration debates.

Publication Trends

His 15 most recent publications (2016-2024) demonstrate sustained focus on sanctuary movements, Midwest Latino history, and religious dimensions of immigration. The corpus reveals methodological emphasis on urban history and religious studies, with geographic concentration on Wisconsin, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Recent works increasingly analyze transnational religious networks and the historical continuity between 20th-century civil rights struggles and contemporary immigrant justice movements.

Academic Engagement

González teaches cross-disciplinary courses in History, Latino Studies, and the Honors Program covering Latino belonging, civil rights movements, urban settlement, and citizenship development. His public humanities work includes co-hosting Wisconsin PBS's educational series The Look Back and the podcast Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State, extending scholarly insights to broader audiences through media partnerships.

Community Leadership

As founding member of the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective, González leads initiatives documenting Midwest Latino heritage. His collaborative projects with Axis Mundi Media and Wisconsin PBS exemplify commitment to translating academic research into accessible public history resources that address contemporary social issues through historical perspective.