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Latinx-Canadian Visual and Media Arts as Decolonial Efforts: Mapping and Questioning Initiatives Across Canada
Who said there is no Latin/Latinx art in Canada? Yesterday, I had the pleasure to chair an amazing discussion on Latin/Latinx Art in Canada with four amazing scholars of Latin/x- Canadian Art, Analays Alvarez, Zaira Zarza, Tamara Toledo and Sarah Shamash at UAAC/AAUC 2022 Stay tuned for our upcoming book on the topic! Here is…
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Becoming Latinx-Canadian(s) : Artists, Curators, and Filmmakers of the Latin American Diaspora(s) in Canada @ LASA 2022
Organizer: Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda Co-chairs: Analays Alvarez and Zaria Zarza Discussant: Alessandra Santos In Canada, the identity category “Latinx-Canadian,” and other Latin American identities, have evolved under the hegemony of categories developed in the United States such as “Latino/a” and, more recently, “Latinx.” While the latter are deeply embedded in the historical and contemporary race…
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Dialogues: Latin American Art(ists) from/in Canada: Expanding Narratives, Territories, and Perspectives
Really honored to be part of this edited dossier by Analays Álvarez and Alena Robin on ” Latin American Art(ists) from/in Canada: Expanded Narratives, Territories and Perspectives.” My article discusses my encounters with the category “Latin American Art” in Vancouver and Toronto since 1999 and the work of Sarah Shamash Guadalupe Martinez, Carmen Rodriguez Nelly…
