In this edition of the Center for Latinx Digital Media’s Virtual Seminar Series, Prof. Andrea Medrado (University of Westminster) made a presentation entitled “South-to-South media activism and artivism to fight marginalisation in the Global South.” The event was moderated by Mora Matassi, PhD candidate at Northwestern University and coordinator of the Center.
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Presentation abstract: This presentation analyses experiences in which Brazilian and Kenyan “artivists” challenge colonial hierarchies that devalue Global Southern histories and stories. It asks: how can creative practices be used as tools for movement building? It argues that South-to-South artivism results from the interconnections between notions of pluriversality, incompleteness and humility, which stem from Latin American and African scholarship. When marginalised groups express themselves through artivism, this can have a binding nature, creating transformative narratives.
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