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Intersectional Violence Against Pregnant Haitian Women
Despite sharing the same island, Haiti and the Dominican Republic were shaped by two very different colonial projects, French plantation slavery in the west and Spanish rule in the east. Those origins did more than carve a geographic boundary across Hispaniola, they forged a linguistic, cultural, infrastructural, and especially racial divide that drives conflict. Haiti’s terrain and geographical position made it a prime site for the importation and exploitation of enslaved Af
Blake Bertero
Oct 30, 20258 min read
El abrazo del terricidio
Moira Millán la escritura del libro Terricidio, y Ciro Guerra el director de El Abrazo de la Serpiente expresan la experiencia de ser indígena en tierra que es la víctima del extractivismo. La combinación de ambas fuentes produce una visualización de la complejidad de la identidad indígena en respuesta a las fuerzas colonialistas. Los Títulos “El Abrazo de la serpiente” puede ser interpretada de muchas maneras. Principalmente pensamos en la idea de una serpiente como una cr
Blake Bertero
Oct 30, 20257 min read
“You Heard About AIDS”
Straight Outta Compton (2015) is a biopic about the infamous gangster rap group N.W.A., made up of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. The film recounts their experimentation and early beginnings, crossing paths throughout different moments of 1980s Compton. Their earliest recordings were financed by Eazy-E, a dopeboy known for his confidence and swagger. Their first record Boyz-n-the-Hood (1987) was widely successful, marking the beginning of a new genre of “re
Blake Bertero
Oct 30, 20255 min read
