PUBLIC FORUM: Shapeshift: Assimilating as Self Preservation

Date: 2023-10-21 15:00:00 – 2023-10-21 16:00:00

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516 ARTS welcomes guest speakers Alexis Salas , PhD, Endowed Professor of Arts of the Americas, Art History, University of Arkansas; Estevan Rael-Gu00e1lvez, PhD, Executive Director, Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Americans Enslaved project; and Fluid Gaze artist Lehuauakea (mu0101hu016b mixed-Native Hawaiian). This discussion will explore assimilation into American society as a form of self-preservation. People of Color, queer people, and other minorities often code-switch (the practice of alternating between two or more languages) to combat cultural erasure and discrimination. Moderated by JC Gonzu00e1lez , 516 ARTS Program & Marketing Manager.u00a0

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