Tag: body

Dances in Cimarronaje: Sonic Errantry and the Fugitive Aesthetics of Dominican Dembow

Gisabel Leonardo The contours of Latin America and the Caribbean, the borders that define terra firma against terra infirma, are inherently unstable. For those of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and its diaspora, this is known. The incertitude of belonging, the impulse to carve out entire populations on the basis of geographic, linguistic, ethnic, and/or racial difference, …

Entre lo profano y lo sagrado: las lágrimas de María Magdalena y la construcción de santidad femenina en la España barroca

María Pulla-France María Magdalena hace evidentes los bordes intangibles de lo sagrado y lo profano porque encarna la dicotomía de pecado y redención dentro de la doctrina del cristianismo. Uno de los  símbolos más notables de su iconografía tradicional son sus lágrimas porque se convierten en el recurso que le permite hacer penitencia dura y …

Cuerpo-Territorio, Clothing, and Cultural Appropriation in Zinacantán, Mexico

Addison Nace Cultural appropriation in fashion has been a buzzword for at least a decade and yet the fashion industry still perpetuates this act. Cultural appropriation can be defined as the taking of a cultural aspect, in this case a design or motif, from a non-dominant culture for the use by the dominant culture. This …