Micro-media offer two forms of empowerment, first for those without a voice, including immigrants, and second for anyone who wishes to speak against the all-powerful voices of mainstream media – including immigrants._ Graham Douglas In 2012 many training projects have lost their public funding from the European Union and […]
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Ximena Córdova “Our own diversity is a complicated issue”
A Bolivian researcher, she arrived in the UK fourteen years ago. Being far from her home country she began to take an interest in her roots, which lead to her study Latin American identity. More specifically, she is an expert on the Andean Carnival of Oruro. _ Miriam […]
Dancing with devils
A lecture providing an in-depth look at the Oruro Carnival tradition in Bolivia – declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by Unesco. _ For the past 2000 years, Bolivia has celebrated the Oruro Carnival. The festival includes more than 48 folk groups who perform 18 different dances and make their pilgrimage […]
Mariachi ‘continues to be king’ in ‘a strange world’
Declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Mariachi is an art that gives pride to this North American country. _ Jacinto Granda This type of band is the cultural soul of the country. Their songs are able to move Mexicans, from generation to generation, wherever they are. Mariachi is as popular […]
