They expand knowledge in the field of gender studies

In Proceedings of XXX International Gender Studies Colloquium. Feminists from the Global South said:

“We are constantly talking about fluidity, flexibility, fragmentation, malleability, collapsibility, boundary knowledge; laboratory knowledge, in process and construction.”

In the auditorium, Mario de la Cueva, from Tower II of the Humanities, said the challenge is to ensure that this knowledge is established in the academy, and that it tends to accumulate at the margins. To notice them, you need to be careful, because they are often folded and hidden.

The canonical, literary, and literate organization that occurs in the academy is concentrated at the margins of these knowledges and practices. Force him to look at himself and construct himself differently.

Similarly, he said, the gathering led participants to talk about the potential to fragment, break or destroy an entire space and build something better.

“It is important to consider the links that allow us to talk about making a livable space with Guatemalan and Mexican women, workers, libraries, and making their space more livable as lawyers, sociologists, and anthropologists,” commented Pelesteguicoidea Rius.

Voices from different backgrounds

At this event, Gabriela Ríos Granados, Secretary of Education for Humanist Integration, highlighted: The thirtieth edition reflects CIEG’s firm commitment to allow voices of diverse origins to listen to each other, to converse and to create knowledge. Department of Gender Studies.

The colloquium has always brought an array of relevant and sophisticated topics to the discussion table, such as science, technology and gender; For example. “Today is through the metaphor of wind vortices, which gives a better mental image of the feminist mobilizations taking place in different parts of the world, academically, concentrated in the Global South.”

In turn, Alejandra Tapia Silva, the academic coordinator of the colloquium, thanked the participants, especially the Brazilian, African American and Purebecha women.

His presence is too important for all that his presence alone says. Suddenly the CIEG, in these three days, became very diverse and they started talking about China, Morocco, South Africa, India, Nicaragua, Iran, Guatemala, which we believe will change more and more often, he said.

Nina Hochtl, the coordinator of the meeting, pointed out that in addition to reviewing ideas and knowledge, it is necessary to listen and open a large number of spaces for reflection.

“The place of articulation can be understood as an ethical position, a dominant subject who understands that it is built by the oppression of other groups, understands that his position is not natural or stable, and comes with the responsibility to think critically about your position and how it can have a positive impact on others. .There is a lot to learn,” he asserted.

During the working group “Fancing on the Margins: Art, Academia and Activism”, academics considered the Fanzinoteca La Voz que Corre at the CIEG as an academic oasis, an activist space, a place of research, political action and creation. , as well as fun and enjoyment.

In this regard, Belausteguigoitia Rius pointed out: “In the academy we are creating at UNAM, fanzines are a kind of test, an experiment, a tool that allows us to see how the academy we want to create is being created.”

In turn, CIEG postdoctoral fellow Alejandra Collado Campos noted that the presence of a fancinoteca at the center is a recognition of the historical memory of feminist fandom and the importance of its preservation.

Meanwhile, Gisel Tovar Cervantes, the coordinator of Fanzinoteca La Voz que Corre, pointed out that the space seeks to work with students who sometimes do not have a place in institutionalized publications. “We have fans talking about hate, sadness, grief, love, rage, teaching, happiness, some WhatsApp conversations, Google answers, diaries.”

Maria de Los Angeles Alcantara Sánchez-Jelen Zeleton, Spanish artist and fans attended.

Feminism and Gender

At the event, the winning works of the Laurena Wright competition were presented to those who have master’s or doctoral degrees from UNAM and other national or foreign higher education institutions, and who have carried out research work towards the degree.

The process involved the Institute of Physics, the University Research Program on Asia and Africa, the Faculty of Psychology, the National School of Social Work (all from UNAM), the UAM, the National Institute for Women and UN Women.

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