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Latinx Narratives in Anime: Alita: Battle Angel, a Cultural Adaptation Without Erasure
Alita: Battle Angel is a vibrant, layered world mirrored the social disparities often explored in Latin American cinema
Apr 304 min read


Found Forms, Frontera Stories: An Interview with José Alaniz
A "house of mirrors," the book spans eras—from the Republic of Texas to a dystopian future Atlanta to 1990s Los Angeles.
Mar 315 min read


An Economy of Thirst: Liquid Futures and Mexican Labor in Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer
rooted in a vision of futurity that both resists Latinx dispossession and dismantles economies of thirst that propagate it
Mar 194 min read


Resisting the Future in Fernando A. Flores’ Novel, Brother Brontë!
Fernando Flores’s Brother Brontë--a novel that delves into the power of literature and the transformative role of storytelling.
Mar 13 min read


Making Space for Latinx Futurisms: A Review of Major Thomás!
Major Thomás deserves a space among the pop culture fictions that feature Latinx characters
Feb 244 min read


Fighting for the Future: How Paula Mendoza & Abby Sher Turn Activism into Dystopian Fiction
Sanctuary is about escaping a horrific regime, while Solis focuses on fighting back to build a better world.
Jan 135 min read


Reflection & Renewal: Chican(x) Futurism An Evening at Gallery 2000 (Part 1)
This exhibit challenges me to reframe past, present, and future as more cyclical than linear.
Dec 15, 20244 min read


The Wondrous Poetic Futurisms in Pedro Iniguez’s Mexicans on the Moon
nothing can prepare you for the unique voice that is Iniguez in his debut poetry collection Mexicans on the Moon!
Oct 13, 20244 min read


Paloma Aguirre Reviews Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher’s Sci-Fi YA Novel, Solis!
Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher’s YA novel, Solis asks, how imminent a future can dystopian fiction imagine for young readers?
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Labyrinths Borne: The Revolutionary Latinxfuturist Vision of Frederick Luis Aldama
I wanted to conceive of the future in a radically different way. One where the new gens look to philosophy, literature, art & science. . .
Aug 17, 20249 min read
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