Chican@ Artivistas at the Intersection of Hope and Imagination
Chican@ Artivistas (artist/activists) in East Los Angeles neighborhoods utiize art and creative expression to deconstruct power, challenge multiple patriarchal systems, and build community. From renewed hope, imaginaries erupt as Chican@ artivistas channel the power and practice of music, art and culture as tools of “convivencia.” In dialogue with translocal Mexican communities, Chican@ artivistas have developed techniques to harness artistic and creative power to transform and rebuild various sectors of their communities. Drawing from Gonzalez’s first book manuscript, Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles (2000), Gonzalez will give a multimedia lecture presentation where she will discuss the roots that give way to “artivista” identity and the transformative pedagogies that have developed as a result.
The William T. Patten Foundation
The William T. Patten Foundation provides funds to bring distinguished scholars or practitioners in the sciences, the humanities and the arts to the Bloomington campus for a week. The foundation has brought over 150 scholars of extraordinary national and international distinction since 1937, making it the oldest lecture series at Indiana University. Lecturers are chosen by a campus-wide faculty committee.
William T. Patten graduated in 1893 with a Bachelor of Arts in history from IU. He then moved to Indianapolis and led a successful career in real estate and politics. He created an endowment for the university in 1931, with the purpose of bringing renowned leaders to the Bloomington campus.
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