‘Canta, lastimada mía…’ Untangling Some Thoughts.

‘Canta, lastimada mía…’– Cervantes aunque es tarde, es noche,y tú no puedes. Canta como si no pasara nada. Nada pasa. – Alejandra Pizarnik (1) I have been feeling quite confused lately. Not only when it comes to this MA or my project , but in general; a deep feeling of uncertainty and emptiness that comes… Continue reading ‘Canta, lastimada mía…’ Untangling Some Thoughts.

Between to Be and Not to Be: How can the exploration of Gen Z Latam diaspora help us redefine Identity ?

[1] Shortcut for Latin-American. I was initially interested in targeting Capitalism, Colonialism and Patriarchy, but during the summer I realised that these are too broad of constructions to reach any concrete conclusion, probably ever. That being said, these can still be explored through ideas of class, gender, race and sexuality, which are also major components… Continue reading Between to Be and Not to Be: How can the exploration of Gen Z Latam diaspora help us redefine Identity ?

How can the exploration of Patriarchy, Colonialism and Capitalism (as intersectional systems ) be used to reclaim lost subjectivity within a Latinx context ?

‘What the Water Gave Me‘, Frida Kahlo, 1938 The other day while I was researching these topics I came across a book called Intersectionality: An Intellectual History  by Ange-Marie Hancock, which calls out the lack of intersectionality within the academic circles that , ironically, work around Intersectionality . The author specifically denounces the privileging of… Continue reading How can the exploration of Patriarchy, Colonialism and Capitalism (as intersectional systems ) be used to reclaim lost subjectivity within a Latinx context ?

En Defensa de un Arte Mestizo (In Defense of a Mestizo Art)

High Art is dead and Love has killed it. Nowadays, Love (despite being a central theme in human culture) is often disregarded in the Art world, not considered respectable, revolutionary or ground-breaking enough. I find this dangerous, because there is an underlying association of love with “the feminine”, exposing how the art world is shaped… Continue reading En Defensa de un Arte Mestizo (In Defense of a Mestizo Art)