Conference: Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture

Save the date for a full-day interdisciplinary conference titled Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture, hosted by The Latinx Project. Featuring presentations by a range of scholars and cultural producers, each transforming contemporary visual culture, creative industries, and scholarship.

Conference Schedule:

9:00am Breakfast & Registration

9:50am Welcome

10:00am-11:40am Panel: Media and New Technologies

• Arcelia Gutiérrez (University of California, Irvine)
• Harold J. Leonard Navarro (Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras)
• Michael Anthony Turcios (Northwestern University)
• Nathan Rossi (Northwestern University)
• Ramón Resendiz (University of Oregon)

11:50am-1:30pm Panel: Perspectives on Visual Art

• Armando Perla (University of Montreal)
• Deanna Ledezma (University of Illinois Chicago)
• Debbie M Duarte (Pitzer College)
• Joanne Gil Rivera (La Calle Loíza, Inc.)
• Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet (Howard University Gallery of Art)

2:30pm-4:10pm Panel: Joy and Embodiment

• Andy Rafael Aguilera (Western Washington University)
• Gabrielle Vazquez (Curator)
• Jose Ferrufino (Industrial designer)
• Odalis Garcia Gorra (University of Texas at Austin)
• Orquidea Morales (University of Arizona)

4:20pm-6:00pm Panel: Migration and Border Culture

• Daniel J. Vázquez Sanabria (University of Texas at Austin)
• Jose Alaniz (University of Washington, Seattle)
• Kiri Avelar (University of Utah)
• Mikayla Hernandez Guevara (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
• Taylor Seaver De La Fuente (University of Michigan)

6:00pm-7:00pm Community Reception

Artwork image by: Charlene Bowles for Chispa Comics

Host or Publisher The Latinx Project