Methodologies to explore the relationship between dress, identity and the deconstruction of gender and colonialism in Latin America.

Colectivo Malvestidas: Vestir y Devenir

Our hosting programme consists of a panel discussion “Dress and Become”, which uses a transnational and transdisciplinary methodology to explore the relationship between dress, identity and the deconstruction of gender and colonialism in Latin America.

Our aim is to generate a political and situated dialogue in Latin America that facilitates the convergence of studies, practices and activism in fashion and clothing, decoloniality and anti-colonialism, queer theory and gender dissidence to analyze the colonial-capitalist context as a common issue. Thus, we challenge each panelist to present both oppressive processes and practices as well as processes and practices of agency and subversion to the canon that enable the activation of emancipated futures from the present.

We took the opportunity offered by the GFA24 to disseminate practices that problematise colonial racist and binary legacies from the micro-political, everyday and embodied discourse of clothing. The panel is mainly in Spanish, with English translation.

Our panelists are:

Mikaelah Drullard (Dominican Republic – Mexico): black transvestite activist, artist, vogue. Founder of the anti-racist collective @afronteracolectiva, member of @glefasgc and the de-training project DécimaOla.

Edward Salazar (Colombia): writer, cultural critic and educator specialized in Latinx and Latin American arts, fashion and visual cultures. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, USA. U.S.

Jazmín Ruiz-Díaz (Paraguay): fashion researcher, journalist and writer. PhD candidate in Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London (United Kingdom). Founder of @modaenteoria

Nayma Flores (Mexico): historian at the National School of Anthropology and History. Founder of @melodrama

Organized and moderated by:
Loreto Martínez Labarca (Chile): Artist-researcher in material culture and politics. Scenic designer. Countercultural manager. Co-founderx of @colectivo_malvestidas

Watch the full recording on the GFA Youtube channel.