Comida como Resistencia — Keitlyn Alcantara
Dr. Keitlyn Alcántara is an anthropologist interested in the ways our bodies and lived experiences have been shaped by interactions that extend centuries into the past. A Mexican-American with a nomadic childhood, she explores how foodways carry memories and values into new contexts, both in the archaeological past, and within our contemporary diasporic world. She believes in challenging power hierarchies that value academic experts above community knowledge keepers, and works to equitably meld academic res
Viewing the land and it’s recipes as memory-keepers, the stories in this film reclaim, revive, and transform possibilities for living in the present and looking towards the future – the past as a reminder of alternative ways to live in the present.
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Comida como Resistencia — Keitlyn Alcantara