Visibility Without Justice: The Wayuu’S Paradox Of Resistance Amid Marginalization And Systemic Violence,
2025
Fordham University
Visibility Without Justice: The Wayuu’S Paradox Of Resistance Amid Marginalization And Systemic Violence, Courtney Kren
Senior Theses
The Wayuu, Colombia’s largest Indigenous group, endure systemic marginalization and various forms of structural, direct, and slow violence, which is compounded by preexisting vulnerabilities such as water scarcity, malnutrition, and displacement in La Guajira, a border region situated between Colombia and Venezuela. These challenges are worsened by state neglect, inaction, and environmental degradation caused by El Cerrejón, Latin America’s largest open-pit coal mine. Despite awareness of their suffering, both the Colombian state and Glencore, the company that owns El Cerrejón, perpetuate these harms, with the state hiding behind protective legal frameworks intended to protect and uphold the Wayuu’s rights but, …
Sacred Seeds: The Transmission Of Knowledge Seen Through Aztec Religionand Agriculture,
2025
UNIVERSITY OF SANFRANCISCO
Sacred Seeds: The Transmission Of Knowledge Seen Through Aztec Religionand Agriculture, Ian S. Hohsfield
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The integration of religion and agriculture was a cornerstone of Aztec civilization, deeply influencing societal practices and knowledge systems. Scholars have long recognized the importance of religious rituals in ensuring agricultural success; however, the specific methods by which agricultural knowledge was transmitted within religious contexts—and how these methods may have contributed to knowledge gaps—remain underexplored. This thesis investigates the relationship between Aztec religious practices and the transmission of agricultural knowledge, focusing on how the methods of knowledge transmission influenced agricultural expertise and led to potential gaps. It does so by analyzing primary sources such as the Florentine Codex and the …
Alternative Worlds: John Maddox Iv’S Fractal Families In New Millennium Narratives Of Afro-Puerto Rican Women,
2025
SUNY Oswego
Alternative Worlds: John Maddox Iv’S Fractal Families In New Millennium Narratives Of Afro-Puerto Rican Women, Roberta Hurtado
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Interlude 3: Untitled By Wifredo Lam,
2025
La Salle University
Interlude 3: Untitled By Wifredo Lam, Mey-Yen Moriuchi
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
“El Chino Se Considera Blanco Y Basta”: Racialización, Negritud Y Agencia En Apuntes Históricos De Los Chinos En Cuba De Antonio Chuffat Latour,
2025
The City University of New York
“El Chino Se Considera Blanco Y Basta”: Racialización, Negritud Y Agencia En Apuntes Históricos De Los Chinos En Cuba De Antonio Chuffat Latour, Sebastián Díaz Martínez
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
Apuntes históricos de los chinos en Cuba (1927) del escritor afro-chino-cubano Antonio Chuffat Latour es un caso privilegiado para analizar los imaginarios asociados raciales entre poblaciones afrocubanas y sino-cubanas frente a las discursos sobre la nación en la Cuba republicana. Si bien en el caso puntual de Chuffat ha sido contextualizado como un activo integrante de movimientos afrocubanos (Yun, 2008), es bastante limitada la presencia o importancia acordada a lo negro dentro de su obra. Aunque esta tiene como objetivo la recopilación de distintas fuentes sobre la experiencia china en Cuba, las interacciones y relaciones de mestizaje cultural entre ambas …
Full Issue,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Full Issue, Palara Editors
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Author Bios,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Author Bios, Palara Editors
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Front Matter,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Front Matter, Palara Editors
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Between Thirst And Hunger: Food And Afro- Chinese Entanglements In Monkey Hunting,
2025
Temple University
Between Thirst And Hunger: Food And Afro- Chinese Entanglements In Monkey Hunting, Chloe Huh Prudente
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
Cristina García’s third novel, Monkey Hunting (2003), is a sweeping multigenerational family saga that surveys the history of Asian and African diasporas in the Americas and the impact of coerced, racialized labor and migrations. The scrumptious medley of foods in Monkey Hunting portrays its characters’ delight and dissatisfaction in their displacements. Food’s primary function remains as a vital source of nourishment, providing essential sustenance to the body. Food provides pleasure through sensory experiences that delight the palate and evoke emotions and memories associated with home and family. In many religions and spiritual systems, food takes a vital place in rituals …
Interlude 2: Tropic By Wifredo Lam,
2025
La Salle University
Interlude 2: Tropic By Wifredo Lam, Mey-Yen Moriuchi
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
A Cultural Pluralistic Reading On The Afro- And Chinese-Cuban Communities In Memorias De Una Cubanita Que Nació Con El Siglo (1964),
2025
Spelman College
A Cultural Pluralistic Reading On The Afro- And Chinese-Cuban Communities In Memorias De Una Cubanita Que Nació Con El Siglo (1964), Francisco Chen-López
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
This article deploys the cultural pluralism theory, which focuses on how minoritized groups integrate while preserving their cultural identities instead of assimilating into the dominant culture. In her memoir, Renée Méndez Capote describes how Black and Chinese people coexisted in twentieth-century Cuba while maintaining their own cultural identities and were in the process of integrating into the definition of the cubanidad. Via this theoretical framework, this research provides a different approach to studying the literary representation of Afro-Asian relationships in Cuba, aiming to contribute to the constantly growing field of Afro-Asian studies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Interlude 1: The Eternal Presence By Wifredo Lam,
2025
La Salle University
Interlude 1: The Eternal Presence By Wifredo Lam, Mey-Yen Moriuchi
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
The Chinese-Afro-Cuban Diaspora And Its Many Faces,
2025
Vanderbilt University
The Chinese-Afro-Cuban Diaspora And Its Many Faces, Wiliam Luis
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
“Afro-Brazilian Nei Lopes’S Poetnics (2014)”,
2025
University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Afro-Brazilian Nei Lopes’S Poetnics (2014)”, John Maddox Iv
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Introduction,
2025
La Salle University
Introduction, Debbie Lee-Distefano, Luisa Marcela Ossa
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Common Challenges Faced By Early-Career Researchers In Latin American And Small U.S. Universities,
2025
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Common Challenges Faced By Early-Career Researchers In Latin American And Small U.S. Universities, Daniela Cejas, Fatima Rodriguez Acosta, Juan Rivera-Correa
Publications and Research
Early-career researchers from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and small U.S. universities are underrepresented in international scientific databases. They have geographical importance, infectious disease endemicity, and exceptional researchers in microbiology, but these factors do not translate to representation in high-impact scientific publications. Many reasons could be involved, including financial burdens such as the inability to pay article processing charges. Additional teaching, institutional, and service responsibilities also highly influence their research productivity. Despite this, they are expected to publish high-impact articles, and their career development highly depends on it. There is an opportunity for global peer collaboration to tackle this inequity and …
Empoderamiento De Mujeres Negras En Cuba: Descolonialidad En La Agencia De Sus Vidas. Encuentros Entre La Interseccionalidad Y La Perspectiva Epistemológica Compleja,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Empoderamiento De Mujeres Negras En Cuba: Descolonialidad En La Agencia De Sus Vidas. Encuentros Entre La Interseccionalidad Y La Perspectiva Epistemológica Compleja, Elvira Edwards Vázquez
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
En el presente trabajo se estudia el tema del empoderamiento de las mujeres negras en Cuba desde una perspectiva transdisciplinar. Para ello, se establece un diálogo de saberes diversos provenientes de la Psicología, la Sociología, la Filosofía, la Teoría de la comunicación, la Historia, los Estudios culturales y el Pensamiento complejo. Esto permite una mirada a la agencia de vida y al empoderamiento, desde un posicionamiento descolonial, en medio de las transformaciones que se suceden en el país. El resultado más importante es el intercambio entre las perspectivas epistemológicas interseccionalidad y complejidad. Este orienta nuevas prácticas para docentes, investigadores y …
Full Issue,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Full Issue, Palara Guest Editors
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Negra Cubana Tenía Que Ser. Por Sandra Abd´Allah-Álvarez Ramírez,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Negra Cubana Tenía Que Ser. Por Sandra Abd´Allah-Álvarez Ramírez, Yeniela Cedeño Hechavarría
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
No abstract provided.
Lourdes Casal Y La Perspectiva Interseccional En Su Sociología. Una Puerta Hacia Los Estudios Cubanos,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Lourdes Casal Y La Perspectiva Interseccional En Su Sociología. Una Puerta Hacia Los Estudios Cubanos, Ana Niria Albo Díaz
PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association
Lourdes Casal es bastante conocida en el campo de las letras cubanas como una poeta excepcional. En el marco de las relaciones internacionales su nombre también es relevante por su consabida participación tendiendo puentes entre la Cuba revolucionaria y las comunidades de cubanos y cubanas en los Estados Unidos. La creación de la revista Areito y de la Brigada Antonio Maceo son ejemplos contundentes de su labor. Sin embargo, es mucho menos conocida su labor como investigadora social y fundadora de los Estudios Cubanos en los Estados Unidos. De esa labor sobresale el entendimiento de una Cuba diversa cuando mucha …
