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Intervenxions is an online publication of TLP that features original writings, criticism, and interviews exploring contemporary Latinx Art, Politics, & Culture.
From Michoácan to NYC: A Review of ‘Son of Monarchs’ and the Production of Place in Film
While this experimental film subverts established narratives on migration, representations about Mexico, or even “science” films, what gets lost along the way?
Spielberg’s ‘Rican Reparations: ‘West Side Story’ Resurrecting a Place for Us
Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of the controversial musical ultimately falls short.
Madres: A Return to Gothic M(other)hood and Why the Reviews Got it Wrong
Mixed film reviews overlook the subtle nuance of this Mexican-American horror tale set in 1970s California.
“Where We Were Safe”: Mapping Resilience in the 1970s Salsa Scene
"Where We Were Safe" is an interactive oral history map/archive about the lost and destroyed places of Salsa music in New York City. It offers deeper discussions about cultural erasure and community displacement in New York City.
Not Your Average Immigration Story: “Ya No Estoy Aqui” & the Different Faces of Exile
Set in Jackson Heights, Queens, Mexico's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2021 Oscars explores the alienation that happens in forced migration and the fight for holding on to one’s culture when surrounded by assimilation.
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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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