Catherine S. Ramirez’s "Deus Ex Machina: Tradition, Technology, and the Chicanafuturist” describes how Chicanx art has imagined a future beyond today by using technological advancements that are available to us now. It was interesting to see pre-colonial images being used in the depiction of our futures, which seemed to signify some sort of justice or a safe place for BIPOC. It was beautiful to see that these imagined futures were all positive. I thought it was important to acknowledge that Chicana Futurism was co-opted from Afrofuturism, which I wish hadn’t been the case. I wasn’t sure if the article was implying that Chicanx people haven’t known how to use science and technology so far or if it was seeking a new way to do so. I think a lot of this work is already being done. I also thought it was interesting that there was so much focus on religious figures, which I did not expect to be a part of Chicana Futurism. I couldn’t help, but compare Afrofuturism and Chicana Futurism. I was curious about why Chicana Futurism doesn’t imagine a world outside of Earth or away from it or even indulge in science fiction. Chicana Futurism came off to me as really serious and academic, which makes me skeptical of who coined it, especially considering that it was co-opted from Afrofuturism. I would like to see a broader view of Chicana Futurism so more people from many walks of life could add to it and make it something more fleshed out.
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