'Multimodal Archives and Multi-sited Presence: Cultural Production, Intergenerational Activism, and Belonging in Diasporic Communities'

As part of the Turbeville Speaker Series, Maurice Magaña will present his research "Multimodal Archives and Multi-sited Presence: Cultural Production, Intergenerational Activism, and Belonging in Diasporic Communities." This will be a hybrid event, available in-person and via Zoom.

This talk considers the kinds of grassroots archives created by artists and activists who insist on being seen on their own terms. Anchored around the concept of multimodal archives, this paper puts cultural productions like murals, zines and music in conversation with digital and social media usage, more traditional archival material and ethnographic data to better understand how young people are theorizing radical politics, race, identity and belonging.