[Coehd] From Son Jarocho to Hip Hop: Cultural Afromestizaje Symposium and Concert

UTSA's Mexican American Studies, African American Studies, Office of Student Activities, Consortium for Social Transformation, and the Olaju Art Group present: Wed June 29, 2016 UTSA Downtown Campus Featuring Performances by : Bocafloja (Mexico City) and Krudas Cubensi (Cuba) Opening performances by Tallercito De Son and Josie Méndez Negrete FB event page link. https://www.facebook.com/events/1039657582794681/?notif_t=plan_user_joine... This event seeks to uncover overlapping African and Indigenous cultural expressions as points of decolonial praxis within readings of Black, Chicana/o, Mexican American, and African American culture and history. Panel includes: Obafemi Ogunleye, President of the Olaju Art Group Kinitra Brooks, UTSA English Department, scholar of African American and Afro-Caribbean culture and literature Keli Cabunoc, founder of Tallercito de Son, UTSA BBL MA student Bocafloja, activist, scholar and hip hop artist, founder of Quilomboarte Margarita Machado-Casas, UTSA BBL Department, scholar of Afro-descendants and Latina/o education Theodorea Regina Berry, Ed.D. Associate Professor Director, African American Studies Graduate Advisor of Record, PhD in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 1 UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78254 210.458.5043 Senior Co-Editor, International Journal of Curriculum and Social Justice Associate Editor, Journal of Curriculum Theorizing