#Digital @rtivism

Cano, Ariana Arely

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Title

#Digital @rtivism

Author(s)

Cano, Ariana Arely

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

Institute of Communications Research

Abstract

Digital Artivism is the merging between art & activism in digital spaces, it is identity & community exploration through arts. My digital mural asks, how are Indigenous, Chicana, & Latina (ICL) digital productions a liberatory form of expression, a socio-political act of resistance, &/or a pleasurable way of challenging the matrix of domination (racism, sexism, colonialism, etc.)? Embodying ICL cultura & digital graffiti, my mural is composed of cut-out pictures of flowers & land & my own socio-political pins, stickers, books, & artifacts. Murals in general engage in “hometactics” (Mariana Ortega, 2016), they share history, speak our truths, create community, are part of our cultura/barrio, they resist displacement, gentrification, etc. Hence, digital murals are a critical & creative method of resistance for ICL womxn/communities as they create agency. Sandoval & Latorre (2008) assert that digital artivism advances a mode of liberatory consciousness since it falls between the intersections of creative expression, social activism, & self-empowerment. Digital artivism can also be joyful helping communities engage in activism without reliving traumatic pasts. As a communication & media scholar, I continuously focus on the ways ICL content creators use digital productions on social media sites to promote their own culture, community, & self!

Type of Resource

• Text
• Image

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132865

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Copyright 2023 Ariana Arely Cano

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