Book presentation: Diffracting the North: Contemporary Latinx Canadian Experiences and Practices in Film, New Media, and Visual Arts
If you are in Calgary for CALACS, I will be presenting Diffracting the North: Contemporary Latinx Canadian Experiences and Practices in Film, New Media, and Visual Arts co-edited with Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza.
Saturday May 9, Block 8 (10:30-12:15 pm) Room C, University of Calgary.
Diffracting the North is the first book to collect the experiences of Latinx Canadian creators in film, media, and visual arts. Bringing together scholars, filmmakers, curators, and artists from diverse Latin American backgrounds, this practitioner-driven volume reflects on producing work within Canada’s predominantly anglophone and francophone environments. Contributors explore Latinx Canadian identity, networks, and solidarities, including intergenerational mentorships, cross-cultural alliances, and collaborations with Indigenous and other marginalized communities. The book highlights strategies of allyship and demonstrates how Latinx Canadian art challenges and enriches Canada’s cultural landscape by intervening in dominant creative and curatorial practices. Through analytical essays, interviews, and firsthand accounts, it recovers overlooked cultural histories, filling a critical gap in scholarship on Latin American diasporas in Canada