Panel Discussion-After Death the Tongue Keeps Talking: Crime and Culture in Mexico

After Death the Tongue Keeps Talking: Crime and Culture in Mexico

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 4:30pm

Neuberger Museum of Art Study

This panel provides multiple perspectives to contextualize Teresa Margolles’ work within a larger socio-political framework. Experts in a variety of fields will explore how Margolles’ practice responds to societal structures, political practices, cultural mores, gender relations and criminal activity at work in Mexico. Speakers include: Alberto Medina, Associate Professor in the Department of Latin American & Iberian Cultures at Columbia University who specializes in Latin American cultural studies; Pablo Piccato, Professor of History at Columbia University whose scholarship centers on the political and cultural history of Mexico and the history of crime; Roberta Villalón, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at St. John’s University, author of books on violence against Latina immigrants, collective memory, and justice motivations in Latin America.

Tickets: Complimentary to Purchase College students, staff, and faculty, as well as Neuberger Museum of Art Circle Level Members. General Admission: $10.