HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929125
Jacob Brown
{"title":"Antiracist Language Teaching with Afro-Latin American Author Presentations","authors":"Jacob Brown","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"15 4","pages":"225 - 232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141397635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929134
Carmen Sanjuán Pastor
{"title":"Antiracist Anger as Social and Moral Inquiry in Colectivo Ayllu's Devuélvannos el oro: Cosmovisiones perversas y acciones anticoloniales (2018)","authors":"Carmen Sanjuán Pastor","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929134","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:My essay looks at how diasporic, racialized, and sexually-and gender dissident voices that collaborated with Colectivo Ayllu in their first year of residency at CRA Matadero Madrid (2017–18) approach antiracist activism from a decolonial feminist perspective that analyzes gender and sexuality in relation to race and coloniality. I analyze Devuélvannos el oro: Cosmovisiones perversas y acciones anticoloniales, a compilation of visual, poetic, and essayistic pieces curated by Ayllu that emerge from experiential and political reflections, as well as anticolonial actions developed during the group's residency. I read Ayllu's emancipatory thinking first within a view of decolonial epistemology that enacts situated notions of knowledge, beauty, and truth outside Eurocentric frameworks. I also bring to light a concurrent understanding of decolonized epistemology that permeates Devuélvannos's project and allows for making normative truth claims about systems of inequality and human flourishing. I discuss the consequences of both (compatible) notions of decolonial epistemology in Ayllu's formulation of antiracism activism. My essay bridges critical lenses from postpositivist realist theories of identity, women of color feminism and decolonial feminism to the study of emotions as embodied forms of knowledge that may offer \"clarity\" and insight into how ideologies and structures of power operate in a society.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"15 16","pages":"367 - 382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141415040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929131
Jorge Camacho
{"title":"El cuerpo medicado: Medicina y esclavitud en la novela antiesclavista cubana","authors":"Jorge Camacho","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929131","url":null,"abstract":"Resumen:Este artículo analiza un tópico poco explorado en la narrativa antiesclavista cubana: la representación del médico de ingenio. Por tal motivo, estudia esta representación en dos novelas y una crónica costumbrista tomando en cuenta la importancia que los estados europeos y la colonia le dieron a la ciencia médica y al cuidado de la vida humana. El objetivo era preservar la población porque esto redundaba en el desarrollo de la economía y las naciones. En el caso de Cuba, sugerimos, los escritores se focalizan en la figura del doctor para criticar la esclavitud y su complicidad con el sistema que destruía las vidas esclavizadas en las plantaciones.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"220 1","pages":"323 - 333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141406232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929127
Rosti Vana, Lillie Padilla
{"title":"Tales of (Under)Representation: Afro-Latinx in Spanish as a Heritage Language Textbooks","authors":"Rosti Vana, Lillie Padilla","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929127","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The present study examines the lack of representation of minority communities in the existing literature by examining the representation of Afro-Latinxs in texts and visuals in seven Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) textbooks, and the ideologies behind these representations. Drawing upon Norman Fairclough's (1995) model for conducting Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen's (2001, 2006) grammar of visual design, this current study analyzes text (readings, descriptions, labels, among others) and visuals (people, pictures, buildings, artifacts, among others) in these textbooks. The findings suggest that Afro-Latinx are hardly represented in SHL textbooks. There were only 38 textual representations in the seven SHL textbooks examined and only 18 images clearly referencing Afro-Latinx. This underrepresentation is in line with the ideology of erasure. In addition, ideologies of collectivization and tourism discourse were found throughout the textbooks analyzed. The present study's findings confirm the invisibility of Afro-Latinx in educational discourse and emphasizes the need to examine representations in Spanish language textbooks and teaching materials.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"114 18","pages":"255 - 272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141407081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929130
Bridget V. Franco
{"title":"Archiving, Curating and Teaching Afro-Latin American Film","authors":"Bridget V. Franco","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929130","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Working at the intersections of Latin American film studies, Afro-Latin American studies, digital humanities (DH), and decolonial pedagogical praxes, this article aims to engage with educators interested in teaching about Afro-descendant representation, antiracist audiovisual productions, the legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America, and the diverse perspectives of Afro-descendants in the region—through the lens of Latin American film and media. In dialogue with calls to decolonize traditional film and media studies curricula, this article critically analyzes the scholarly, archival and digital landscapes of resources focused on Black representation in Latin American cinemas and Afro-Latin American media makers. I identify some of the archival and curatorial exclusionary practices that affect the visibilization of Afro-descendant representation and productions within national cinematecas from the region. Finally, I share a digital humanities project designed to amplify Afro-descendant representation and filmmakers in Latin American cinemas through the curation and creation of resources that center Black voices, experiences, and communities.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"2 1","pages":"305 - 322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141416429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929124
Laura Graebner Shepin
{"title":"Mexico's Afrodescendientes: A Multimedia Unit for Intermediate Spanish Learners","authors":"Laura Graebner Shepin","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929124","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"183 1","pages":"217 - 223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141406268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929135
Nicole D. Price
{"title":"Resistance, Transformation, and Empowerment: The Development of Feminine Identities in Mokámbo, aromas de Libertad and Kanga, la tierra de los sueños by Victoria Evita Ika","authors":"Nicole D. Price","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929135","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Equatoguinean female authors have experienced a sort of Boom in literary production in the 21st century. Although there is still a relatively small number of women authors, they have made a significant impact on the Equatoguinean literary scene. Victoria Evita Ika explores the complexity of the formation of the multifaceted identity of a contemporary African woman in her novels Mokámbo, aromas de libertad (2010) and Kanga, la tierra de los sueños (2016). This analysis aims to explore how these two novels transform the development of identities of the modern Equatoguinean woman through surviving horizontal violence into a call for resistance and change. Her ability to learn from her experiences leads to finding a voice of resistance which is analyzed through the lens of the postmodern concept of \"radical Black subjectivity.\" The struggle to negotiate between victimization and activism in order to realize her dreams, challenges the protagonist to make difficult choices. Both novels champion the resilience of women in their ability to adapt to the constant challenges they face in modern day Equatorial Guinea. This flexibility in the spirit of women is the true success and what ultimately keeps hope alive for the future of Equatorial Guinea.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"66 1","pages":"383 - 396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141407180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929123
Uju Anya, John T. Maddox, N. M. Murray
{"title":"The United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent: Reflections, Challenges, and Future Directions","authors":"Uju Anya, John T. Maddox, N. M. Murray","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929123","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"676 1","pages":"195 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141401401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929132
Philip P. Limerick
{"title":"Discourses of Anti-Racism in Afro-Uruguay: A Black Feminist Perspective","authors":"Philip P. Limerick","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929132","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:While a number of studies have examined (anti) racism in Uruguay in general (e.g., Andrews; Bucheli and Porzecanski; Olaza, \"Políticas\"; Rodríguez), discourse analytic studies of anti-racism in the Uruguayan context have not received the same degree of attention. In order to contribute to this gap, the current study examines resistance discourses of Afro-Uruguayan women. Through a Black Feminist lens, discourses regarding intersectionality, gender and racial inequality within the Uruguayan community, and solidarity among Afro-Uruguayan women are examined. A thematic analysis of Uruguayan media (news and social media) is employed to explore such discourses (e.g., Uruguay's Radio Camacuá, YouTube), and the data are analyzed for discursive strategies following a Critical Discourse Studies approach. Findings reveal themes including the lack of access to employment and education for Afro-Uruguayan women, candombe as central to the identity of Afro-Uruguayan women and site of resistance, intersectionality, and community building within and beyond Uruguay. The discourse structures observed include expressing solidarity and collectivity through pronominal choice (De Fina, Identity; Martín-Rojo), self-presentation, the use of statistics, and the use of non-sexist language, among others. This investigation aids in furthering our understanding of the ways in which anti-racist ideologies and praxes are reflected through discourses of women regarding racism in Uruguay.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"24 8","pages":"335 - 352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141395372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HispaniaPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2024.a929136
Lanie Millar
{"title":"Gender and Empire in Mozambican Fictions of Ngungunyane","authors":"Lanie Millar","doi":"10.1353/hpn.2024.a929136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2024.a929136","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article considers twenty-first-century Mozambican works of fiction that contest the foundational status of nineteenth-century Gazan emperor Ngungunyane (circa 1850–1906) to Mozambique's postcolonial nationalism as a symbolic representation of ongoing imperial patriarchy. A century after Ngungunyane's defeat by the Portuguese, Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa published Ualalapi, widely read as a devastating critique of Mozambique's FRELIMO party's postcolonial politics as a continuation of Ngungunyane's bloody reign. A series of subsequent works respond to Ualalapi's critique: Mia Couto's As areias do imperador trilogy, Khosa's As mulheres do imperador, and Paulina Chiziane's As andorinhas. These works deploy female protagonists and narrative experimentation to respond to Ngungunyane's famous final speech in Ualalapi. I argue that each of the contemporary works break the speech's imperial logic in different ways. Khosa, Couto, and Chiziane show that an excess of empire pervades contemporary rewritings of this history. These works draw on female voices and a constellation of anti-imperial communities of Black women—what philosopher María Lugones has theorized as a coalition and through Michelle M. Wright has analyzed through the dialogic—to break colonial-postcolonial continuities of power and imagine different futures in their wake.","PeriodicalId":509141,"journal":{"name":"Hispania","volume":"28 8","pages":"397 - 410"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141395584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}