Winter Quarter, 2022
Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago & CDMX, México
Graduate Research & Travel Seminar
"For our students at the University of Chicago, Mexico: Near and Far, a la distancia, a seminar and research trip, was an amazing opportunity to develop relationships, dialogue, and exchange with artists, curators, thinkers and makers within Mexico. In some ways, its proximity both so near, disobviated this region for such research within our department. It was with an increased awareness and exposure to our southern neighbors through the brilliant visiting artist programming facilitated by Zespo, our coordinator of this program within our department, that we have all become ever more aware of the vitality and importance of Mexico’s culture. The opportunity to teach the nine week seminar, and then travel for two weeks with our graduate students enabled a growing and ongoing conversation that we look forward to in the years ahead." - Laura Letinsky, Artist and Professor, Visual Arts
Mexico: Near and Far, a la distancia was made possible with the support of UChicago Global, the Center for Latin American Studies, our travel agents Stephen Mitleider and Lindsay Stone, the Open Practice Committee and the Department of Visual Arts. In Chicago, our teaching benefited from the expertise and wisdom of University faculty and guests including (in order of appearance):
- Mauricio Tenorio, Samuel N. Harper Professor of History, Romance Languages and Literatures, and the College, University of Chicago
- Diana Schwartz Francisco, Assistant Instructional Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago
- Claudia Brittenham, Associate Professor of Art History and the College, University of Chicago
- Sarah Luna, Assistant Professor, Tufts University
- Daniel Ricardo Quiles, Art critic & Associate Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Javier Cabral, Food writer/blogger, Associate Producer for the Taco Chronicles
- Megan Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Art History and the College, University of Chicago
- Emilio Kourí, Chair of Department of History, Director of Katz Center of Mexican Studies, University of Chicago
In Mexico City, our guidance within the myriad of incredible spaces, institutions, galleries, museums, historical and cultural sites was informed by the deep experience and knowledge of the following persons who so generously shared their time and love for their city and its histories: Victor y Sergio of Kiinbal Travels, Tania Candiani, Esteban King, Balam Bartolomé, Antonio Monroy, Monica Herrera, Mateo Pizarro, Carolina Caycedo, Fabiola Iza, Daniel Garza Usabiaga, Nuria Montiel, and Eduardo Abaroa.
