Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture (LALVC) is focusing on “the future of the art of the past” in two special sections, the first of which was published in issue 3.3, and the second of which appears in the journal’s current issue 3.4. This two-part collection of essays shares res...
As we celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth, we’d like to take this opportunity to highlight our award-winning journal, Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture.
Editor-in-Chief Charlene Villaseñor Black was recently featured in a profile in the October issue of UCLA Magazine.
The c...
Edison phonograph and Gold Moulded records, from a 1909 advertisement
At the turn of the previous century, during the Porfiriato, Mexico lived through a time of technological revolutions that modified ways of perceiving time, distance, and sounds. Consider the phonograph, created by Th...
Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos joins in the celebration and critical reflection of Mexico’s bicentennial of independence. Hence we are glad to announce the forthcoming Thematic Section “Bicentennial Mexican Independence: New Critical Insights” to be published in our 37.3 issue i...
by Maurice Rafael Magaña, author of Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and global stay-at-home orders, 2020 has been a year of historic mass mobilizations. The most spectacular constellation of actions has emerge...
By Catherine S. Ramírez, author of Assimilation: An Alternative History
“Hispanics are not just a significant part of our Nation’s origin; they are essential to America’s future.”US Senators Orrin G. Hatch and Paul Simon, on the creation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, April 15, 1...
This post is part of our AAA #RaisingOurVoices2020 event blog series. Check out our virtual exhibit page for more.
by Roberto J. González, author of Connected: How a Mexican Village Built Its Own Cell Phone Network
Right now, many of us are reevaluating what it means to be conne...
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Each year from September 15 to October 15, we recognize and celebrate the heritage, the culture, and the contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
To showcase the unique hist...