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Locating Disability in the Archive

On histories of illness and disability in Mexico, and what they can tell us about the current pandemic.

“It’s Heartbreaking”: COVID Forces International Grads to Change Plans

Floundering economy, Trump's hostility make remaining in the U.S. difficult

Doña Angela, YouTube’s Abuelita

One of YouTube's most popular cooks is also one of the platform's most unexpected celebrities.

Student Feature: Ricardo Partida

VIDEO: Ricardo Partida's paintings discuss the dimensions of desire.

In Translation: Verses de los muertos

First edition of Lit's new In Translation series: Calaveritas for the Dia de los Muertos

Citizens of Modernism

A show at the AIC explores Mexican arts' influence on a set of international artists and designers.

Five Artists Redesign Their National Flags

To more accurately represent what the country stands for, or to imagine its possibilities.

Remapping  the Border

Cog•nate Collective seeks to reframe narratives surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border

Roma Review – A Portrait of Mexico City in the ’70s

Roma is Mexico in a specific time and place. Named after the historic middle class neighborhood in Mexico City where director Alfonso CuarĂłn grew up, the film is a semi-biographical memoir of his childhood and the women who raised him.

Rumbo al Norte: Mexico’s Response to Asylum Seekers

As the so-called "Migrant Caravan" makes its way to the U.S.-Mexico border, the northbound group of Central Americans face a mix of support and backlash from Mexico.

Getting to Know Spring

Coming from a place without spring, it's not an easy season to get used to.

Tania Aguiñiga’s Crisis of Identity at Volume Gallery

At Volume Gallery, the latest evolution of a resourceful and thought-provoking artist.

‘Andy Warhol. Dark Star’ and Institutional Responsibility

An Andy Warhol retrospective in Mexico City lacks cultural context, and forces us to examine art institutions' responsibility to the public.

5 Questions: Tracy Montes

Tracy Montes speaks on her experience teaching art in Mexico.

Mexico: A Healing

I didn’t know how to be okay on my own anymore. My emotions were all over the place. I loved and hated the afternoon rain, all at once.