Professors Present at CIMCiH Conference

Professors Argelia González Hurtado (ILC) and Jeannine Ortega (English) participated in the International Conference of Hispanic Women Filmmakers (CIMCiH) at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on Oct. 24-25. The conference promotes scholarly discussion of women directors, especially those whose films are created and produced in Spanish. CIMCiH offers a platform for creators, scholars, authors and students to share research, exchange ideas and showcase their work. González Hurtado presented “From the Personal to the Political: Indigenous Women and Subjective Territories.” Ortega presented “Demystifying the Monstrous Woman: How Monica Moore Suriyage’s ‘Ciguapa Siempre’ Empowers Afro-Latine/x and Indigenous Female Experience.”