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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;Program on Latin Ame
 rica and the Caribbean presentsIdentity\nand Decoloniality in Contemporary
  Caribbean ComicsThis\npresentation will examine the decolonial narratives
  presented in independent\ncomics such as&nbsp\;La Borinqueña&nbsp\;(Edgar
 do Miranda-Rodríguez)\,&nbsp\;Temporada&nbsp\;(Rosaura\nRodríguez)\,&nbsp\
 ;Is'nana: The Were-Spider&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Marassa&nbsp\;(Greg\nAnderson-El
 ysée)\, and&nbsp\;Contos dos Orixás(Hugo Canuto). By focusing\non the crea
 tors' engagement with the natural world\, it will demonstrate how\nthey re
 ject colonial discourses of exploitation and extraction\, be it through\na
 ctivism\, depicting the realities of post-María Puerto Rico\, or by turnin
 g to\nAfrodiasporic and Indigenous spiritualities to question our relation
 ship with\nthe environment. Despite their&nbsp\;contrasting styles and&nbs
 p\;genres\, these\ncomics center Black\, Indigenous\, and Caribbean perspe
 ctives to articulate\nmultifaceted narratives of resistance and imagine co
 mplex\, decolonial futures.&nbsp\;Paul Humphrey\n\nAssistant\nProfessor\n\
 nColgate\nUniversityPaul\nHumphrey is Assistant Professor at Colgate Unive
 rsity\, where he teaches classes\nin LGBTQ studies and Caribbean studies. 
 His research and teaching focus on\ngender\, sexuality\, and Afrodiasporic
  religions in contemporary Caribbean\nliterature. He is the author of&nbsp
 \;Santería\, Vodou and Resistance in\nCaribbean Literature: Daughters of t
 he Spirits&nbsp\;(Legenda\, 2019) and his\narticles have appeared in&nbsp\
 ;Bulletin of Hispanic Studies\,&nbsp\;Studies\nin Comics\,&nbsp\;Journal o
 f Haitian Studies\,&nbsp\;Sargasso\,&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;International\nJourna
 l of Francophone Studies.Click here to register For more information\, ple
 ase contact Havva Karakas Keles\, hkarakas@syr.edu or to request additiona
 l accommodation arrangements\, please contact Morgan Bicknell\, mebickne@s
 yr.edu.
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SUMMARY:Identity and Decoloniality in Contemporary Caribbean Comics
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;
 </p><p>Program on Latin America and the Caribbean presents</p><p><strong><
 br></strong></p><p><strong>Identity\nand Decoloniality in Contemporary Car
 ibbean Comics</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This\npresentation will examine th
 e decolonial narratives presented in independent\ncomics such as&nbsp\;<i>
 La Borinqueña&nbsp\;</i>(Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez)\,&nbsp\;<i>Temporada&n
 bsp\;</i>(Rosaura\nRodríguez)\,&nbsp\;<i>Is'nana: The Were-Spider</i>&nbsp
 \;and&nbsp\;<i>Marassa&nbsp\;</i>(Greg\nAnderson-Elysée)\, and&nbsp\;<i>Co
 ntos dos Orixás</i>(Hugo Canuto). By focusing\non the creators' engagement
  with the natural world\, it will demonstrate how\nthey reject colonial di
 scourses of exploitation and extraction\, be it through\nactivism\, depict
 ing the realities of post-María Puerto Rico\, or by turning to\nAfrodiaspo
 ric and Indigenous spiritualities to question our relationship with\nthe e
 nvironment. Despite their&nbsp\;contrasting styles and&nbsp\;genres\, thes
 e\ncomics center Black\, Indigenous\, and Caribbean perspectives to articu
 late\nmultifaceted narratives of resistance and imagine complex\, decoloni
 al futures.&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p><strong>Paul Humphrey</strong><p>\n\n</p>
 Assistant\nProfessor<p>\n\n</p><p>Colgate\nUniversity</p><p><br></p><p>Pau
 l\nHumphrey is Assistant Professor at Colgate University\, where he teache
 s classes\nin LGBTQ studies and Caribbean studies. His research and teachi
 ng focus on\ngender\, sexuality\, and Afrodiasporic religions in contempor
 ary Caribbean\nliterature. He is the author of&nbsp\;<i>Santería\, Vodou a
 nd Resistance in\nCaribbean Literature: Daughters of the Spirits&nbsp\;</i
 >(Legenda\, 2019) and his\narticles have appeared in&nbsp\;<i>Bulletin of 
 Hispanic Studies</i>\,&nbsp\;<i>Studies\nin Comics</i>\,&nbsp\;<i>Journal 
 of Haitian Studies</i>\,&nbsp\;<i>Sargasso</i>\,&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<i>Intern
 ational\nJournal of Francophone Studies</i>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="htt
 ps://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctc-murzotHdQCytccrnjMG
 T-a2iiBoZte " title="Click here to register" style="background-color: rgba
 (128\, 181\, 242\, 1)">Click here to register</a></p><p><br></p><p> For mo
 re information\, please contact Havva Karakas Keles\, hkarakas@syr.edu or 
 to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Morgan B
 icknell\, mebickne@syr.edu.</p>
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