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Visual Logics and New Aesthetics of Protest: Transnational Reverberations and Confluences between Zapatismo and Alter-Globalization (1994–2021)

MoDe(s) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:59:35 +0000

The conference "Visual Logics and New Aesthetics of Protest: Transnational Reverberations and Confluences between Zapatismo and Alter-Globalization (1994–2021)" (UGA / Le Magasin, 22-24 April 2026) seeks to explore the power of images and performative practices within social movements resisting globalization, examining their role from a dialogical and transnational perspective that foregrounds Zapatismo and the struggles of the Global South.

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Rebel aesthetics: remnants of the Zapatistas’ journey to Europe

MoDe(s) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:53:37 +0000

The exhibition "Rebel aesthetics: remnants of the Zapatistas' journey to Europe" (Grenoble, April 23 – May 18, 2026) explores the Journey for Life (2021), a Zapatista initiative aimed at engaging with European grassroots collectives. Through images, objects, and archival materials, it examines the role of art in the circulation of struggles and the creation of shared imaginaries.

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Archival Fever in the Exhibition: Critical Intertextualities, Politics and Display Practices from the Cold War to Global Contemporaneity

MoDe(s) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:36:03 +0000

The symposium "Archival Fever in the Exhibition: Critical Intertextualities, Politics and Display Practices from the Cold War to Global Contemporaneity" (Les Abattoirs / Bibliothèque d’Études Méridionales, December 4-5, 2025) seeks to reflect on exhibitions through the lens of archives and historical records preserved on both sides of the Atlantic.

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CFP – Visual Logics and New Aesthetics of Protest

MoDe(s) — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:03:53 +0000

The call for papers for the conference “Visual Logics and New Aesthetics of Protest: Transnational Reverberations and Confluences between Zapatismo and Alter-Globalization (1994–2021)” (Université Grenoble Alpes) is open until December 7, 2025.

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The Commons of Resistance: Realities of Struggle and Critical Visuality

MoDe(s) — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:28:17 +0000

The symposium "The Commons of Resistance: Realities of Struggle and Critical Visuality" (Casa de Francia, 30 July 2025) seeks to undertake a transnational inquiry into the formation and implementation of collective community organizations, with a particular focus on interrogating their spatial, cultural, and visual productions.

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Participation in the residency “Estéticas para después del fin” (Casa Giap, San Cristóbal de las Casas, July 14–25, 2025)

MoDe(s) — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:46:59 +0000

Paula Barreiro López, Tobias Locker and Sonia Kerfa, members of MoDe(s), will take part in the residency "Estéticas para después del fin", to be held at Casa Giap (San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas) from July 14 to 25, 2025.

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CFP – Archival Fever in the Exhibition: Critical Intertextualities, Politics and Display Practices from the Cold War to Global Contemporaneity

MoDe(s) — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:25:50 +0000

The call for papers for the symposium "Archival Fever in the Exhibition: Critical Intertextualities, Politics and Display Practices from the Cold War to Global Contemporaneity" (Université Toulouse II – Jean Jaurès) is open until July 6, 2025.

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Learning from the journey of the Zapatistas (Viaje por la vida) through Europe. Images, words and representations for an urgent anti-colonialism.

MoDe(s) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:02:18 +0000

Based on the visual productions and protest actions carried out in Madrid during the Journey for Life, the workshop "Learning from the journey of the Zapatistas (Viaje por la vida) through Europe. Images, words and representations for an urgent anti-colonialism" (Centro Social Tres Peces Tres - Madrid, 22 April 2025) addresses the production and use of images and counterfactual narratives incited by Zapatista travelers, as well as their limits and challenges.

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Aesthetics of resistance: other journeys for life

MoDe(s) — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:01:15 +0000

Starting with the Zapatistas' journey for life in Europe in 2021,, the seminar "Aesthetics of resistance: other journeys for life" (Les Abattoirs, 20 march 2025) will seek to analyse the structuring role of images in the constitution of models of resistance to extractivist and neoliberal logics, in order to create spaces for solidarity and sharing.

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