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The SALSA Collective has been running for 6 months now – ¡Feliz aniversario to us! To mark the occasion we did a short interview with My American Studies and you can now see it online here: http://myamericanstudies.co.uk/2014/07/an-interview-with-the-salsa-collective/ Gracias! Advertisements
Read More Entrevista por My American Studies“The rebozo reflects the intersection of native culture, the colonial era, and contemporary and political life in Mexico.” –FTM ‘Made in Mexico’ Exhibit Last week, the SALSA crew headed to London to check out the #MadeInMexico exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum. The exhibition revolves around the rebozo, a type of Mexican shawl, and its […]
Read More The Rebozo in Art, Culture & FashionMy first visit to Cuba was in 1978, just 19 years after the 1959 Revolution which swept out the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, and saw the first popular, and truly Cuban, government on the island. The achievements during those years, especially in health and education, are well documented. These were summed up for me by […]
Read More Guest Blog: Cuba & the Power of Popular Participation by Lauren Collins