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Davis Humanities Institute Book Chat: Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas
April 12, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
FreeABOUT THE BOOK
Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land. Susy J. Zepeda highlights the often overlooked yet intertwined legacies of Chicana feminisms and queer decolonial theory through the work of select queer Indígena cultural producers and thinkers. By tracing the ancestries and silences of gender-nonconforming people of color, she addresses colonial forms of epistemic violence and methods of transformation, in particular spirit research. Zepeda also uses archival materials, raised ceremonial altars, and analysis of decolonial artwork in conjunction with oral histories to explore the matriarchal roots of Chicana/x and Latina/x feminisms. As she shows, these feminisms are forms of knowledge that people can remember through Indigenous-centered visual narratives, cultural wisdom, and spirit practices.
A fascinating exploration of hidden Indígena histories and silences, Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas blends scholarship with spirit practices to reimagine the root work, dis/connection to land, and the political decolonization of Xicana/x peoples.
Details
- Date:
- April 12, 2023
- Time:
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Category:
- Books & Talks
- Website:
- https://internationalhousedavis.org/event/davis-humanities-institute-book-chat-04-12-23/
Venue
- International House (I-House)
- 10 College Pk. + Google Map
- Phone
- 753-5007
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Organizer
- International House Davis
- Phone
- 530.723.2288
- shelly@ihousedavis.org
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