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maya escobar

http://mayatalk.wordpress.com

MFA Candidate at Washington University in St. Louis. Current art/research centers around mental constructions of space and the social and political implications that result from these imagined boundaries.

On this blog I share my random thoughts on hybridity, transnational and transcultural identities, liberal multiculturalism, critical pedagogy, feminist theory, latinidad, jewish life in america, youth culture...

Added on: May 2nd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: maya escobar
Listed in: Visual Arts Judaism
Tags: feminism Identity arts judaism latina maya escobar

Recent Posts

Berlin’s Eruv Talk

Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 14:15 in Culture, Israel, Identity, Jewish, chicago, Germany, judaism, facebook, anti-semitism, talk, diaspora, lecture

I will be presenting Berlin’s Eruv at KAM Isaiah Israel, as part of their World Jewry Program, this Sunday, November 8th. The lecture is open to the public. video still from interview with Moshe Or In 2008 I traveled to Berlin as part of exc...
acciones plásticas goes プリクラ chicano style

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 17:08 in art, Culture, humor, women, youtube, Identity, collaboration, performance, latina, chicano, hipster, west coast

Acciones Plásticas プリクラ Acciones Plásticas プリクラ is a collaboration between artists Maya Escobar and Rio Yañez. The Latina Hipster a bad-ass Morrissey-lovin’, tuff-girl sexy chica The Latina Role Model a diploma totin’ intelle...
Talking About Orchard Street

Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 08:06 in art, humor, Identity, collaboration, bilingual, new haven, judaism, exhibition, interviews, installation, Yale, new media art

photo by Julian Voloj Maya and Gonzalo Escobar create Talking about Orchard Street, a multi-sensory interactive installation that explores the generational transmission of Jewish life through dialog. The father-daughter duo traveled from Chicago t...
SHOMER NEGIAH PANTIES ON ESTY

Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 12:48 in art, humor, women, girls, feminism, gift, Identity, Jewish, fiber, panties, etsy, judaism

Shomer Negiah Panties have finally arrived!! Get a them on Etsy: $20 per pair or $36 for 2 pairs. Shomer Negiah is a concept in Jewish law halacha that prohibits any degree of physical contact with, or touching of, a member of the opposite sex, e...
No Sos Frida Kahlo

Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 09:30 in art, Culture, Spanish, Parents, artist, youtube, Identity, translation, vlog, bilingual, artista, dolls

from obsessed with frida kahlo no sos frida kahlo, 2007 puppets, 2007 ...
Orchard Street Artist Cultural Heritage Project

Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 23:56 in Culture, architecture, Identity, Jewish, community, urban, collaboration, new haven, judaism, exhibition, interviews, Yale

My father and I participated in the Orchard Street Artist Cultural Heritage Project. This post is meant to provide context for upcoming posts I will be writing about our collaboration. Introduction Historical narratives have a long tradition in vi...