Hi, y’all my name is Gema Limeta and my preferred pronouns are she, her, hers. I am a third-year student majoring in Sociology and Chicanx Studies. Born and raised in Korea town and the daughter of indigenous migrants, I have taken an interest in the indigenous diaspora in Los Angeles, particularly the work and organizing they’ve done in their respective communities. I am especially drawn towards political art.
Although I have almost no experience with art myself, I understand the impact that art has on many communities in struggle. I hope this class broadens my knowledge of art as a tool of resistance for oppressed people. Although I am currently uninvolved in any research, I want to look at how people create art that stems from their experiences as members of marginalized communities.
When discussing the history of the Chicano movement, the stories of womxn and queer folks can get lost and I think that the readings did a very good job of analyzing why that is. Looking back at the reading “There’s No Place Like Aztlan”, there was a lot of important analysis of the exclusion of womxn and queer folks in the Chicano movement even though they provided a lot of their labor to advance the movement. The readings are all connected with each other because they discussed very powerful Chicana artwork and gave me a better understanding of why art can be such a powerful tool, especially for people who have been consistently silenced. The reading of “There’s No Place Like Aztlan” also made me ask myself if any new interpretation of Aztlan has risen since.
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