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Intervenxions is an online publication of TLP that features original writings, criticism, and interviews exploring contemporary Latinx Art, Politics, & Culture.
A Conversation With ‘Simón’ Director Diego Vicentini
In conversation with Diego Vicentini, the director behind ‘Simón.’
Telenovela Dreams and Other Borrowed Fantasies
The University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus’s YouTube channel is a treasure trove of archival footage from the nation’s audiovisual past.
Rompeforma: Defying Norms and Reimagining Performance on Stages and Cinema
The Rompeforma festival celebrated dance, movement, visual arts, and performances that defied traditional disciplinary norms, challenged boundaries, and embraced experimental fugues.
Breaking the Internet with J.LO
Understanding J.Lo’s rise to stardom and post-9/11 U.S. anxiety around national security through the lens of surveillance aesthetics and symbolic colonization.
Latinx Placemaking in Filadelfia: The PHLAFF Experience
More than a decade in, the festival has created a robust platform featuring a network of artists, cultural workers, institutions, and community stakeholders in Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, and beyond.
In Bantú Mama, its Protagonist Clarisse Albrecht Builds a Bridge Between Africa and the Caribbean
A new film set in the Dominican Republic explores the shared heritage among the global African diaspora.
“We Were There”: The Community Fires Back in La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered (REVIEW)
A new, first-of-its-kind documentary chronicles the history of the 1991 uprising by the largely Salvadoran community in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington D.C.
Star Wars and the Ongoing Problem of Race
A cycle of racist backlash and online abuse in response to Disney's colorblind casting exposes a historically tepid approach to race within the Star Wars universe.
Exhibition Reviews
Book Reviews
Politics
Arts & Community
Queer Studies
Film & TV
Afro-Latinx Studies
Alford’s clarity about the relevance of Blackness to Latinx identity serves as a balm for feeling invisible to raceless Latina authors.
The ‘NEGRITA’ doc uses the racial descriptor as an entry point to discuss the lasting effects of colonialism in Latin America, the Caribbean, and its diasporas
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