Kata Beilin Aruxes are woken up stones, stones that have come to life. They are pieces of ancient temples carved by pre-Hispanic Mayas that contemporary Mayas find while opening new patches of forest for milpa or exploring the areas of cenotes, little yet deep lakes in the Yucatan karst that are sacred. These ancient remains …
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 …
Stephen McNabb The construction of borders and the production of literature share a crossroads in the development of national identity, space, and customs. For better or worse, nations and their literatures are bordered spaces. Yet history lays bare that political and literary revolution hinges on pushing established boundaries to their limits. In the Latin American …
Carlos Arenas Almost every day the climate crisis reminds us that the adverse effects of climate change are not something that will happen in the future—they are already happening everywhere. On May 28th, 2024, the Guna indigenous community of Gardi Sugdub (Island of the Crab), in the semi-autonomous region of Gunayala, Panama, was finally able …