Digital Hispanisms

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Sylvia Fernández

@sferna109 / safernandez4@uh.edu

University of Houston

creates a historical revision of the borderlands
decentralize the Mexico-U.S. border
becomes a valuable intervention to humanize and decolonize the knowledge of the borderland regions and its communities
becomes an act of (digital) social activism utilizing technology and digital learning
putting to the forefront collaborative, solidarity and interdisciplinary work methods
engage with various communities (locally, nationally, and globally)
raise new questions and proposes other forms of interpretations
transforms productions of knowledge that go beyond geopolitical borders
establishes alternative bridges and alliances between the Global South and North.

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Borderlands Archives Cartography (BAC)

transnational project (shared newspaper archive)
dedicated to locate, map and facilitate the access to 19th and mid-20th-century newspapers published in what is now the Mexico-U.S. border region
visualizes, documents and analyzes the junction of several cultures and the diverse histories of the borderlands by embracing the past to honor the multiple experiences of the border communities

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19th and Mid-20th Century Borderlands Newspapers