Research Guides: Flaxman's Pop Up Libraries: Latina/o/x/e Heritage Month

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Background: Latinx/e/a/o Heritage Month
Explore: Newer Latinx/e/a/o Books
Learn: Latinx/e/a/o History
Discover: Latinx/e/a/o Art, Poetry, Novels, and Comics
Connect: Latinx/e/a/o Institutions, Organizations, and Services

What's New

The following resources were added to this guide in September 2024.

Discover: SAIC + Chicago-Based Artists

New Little Village sculpture celebrates arriving immigrants: ‘We underestimate how courageous people are’ [Article]
Work by SAIC associate professor, Salvador Jiménez-Flores.
Flor Flores [artist website]
Explore work by Chicago-based transdisciplinary artist & poet, Flor Flores.
Chris Salas [artist website]
Explore work by Chris Salas, 2024 Visiting Artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago through the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship.
Javier Jasso [artist website]
Explore work by SAIC alum and lecturer, Javier Jasso
Roberto Sifuentes [artist website]
Explore work by SAIC Professor, Roberto Sifuentes.
The Instituto Gráfico de Chicago - Artists
"The Instituto Gráfico de Chicago is dedicated to maintaining the critical activist tradition of Latino printmaking that unites communities of struggle around the world."

Background: Latinx/e/a/o Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month [Webpage]
Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms [Webpage]
Who You Calling 'Hispanic'? [Code Switch Podcast Episode]
*Please note: This podcast does not provide episode transcripts as of the last update of this list.
National Hispanic American Heritage Month [Website]
Hispanic Heritage Month - National Archives [Digital Collection]
Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline [Webpage]

Explore: Newer Latinx/e/a/o Books

ALL PHYSICAL LIBRARY BOOKS CAN BE VIEWED HERE
Books featured were published between 2019-2022. Electronic books are on this guide.

Learn: Latinx/e/a/o History

Audio

From the vault, volume II. Disc 7 Latino-Chicano studies by Pacifica Radio Archives
Call Number: Audio CDs AUDIO CD 2567
Publication Date: 200-?

eBooks

Undocuments by John-Michael Rivera
Call Number: eBook (SAIC Login Required)
ISBN: 0816540039
Publication Date: 2021-03-30

Discover: Latinx/e/a/o Art, Poetry, Novels, and Comics

Collections + Guides + Other Resources

Latinx Spaces [Digital Publication]
Online publication with sections for music, arts, literature, film, comics, podcasts, and more.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Latinx Art [Digital Collection]
A collection of digital resources and collections available across the Smithsonian including topics like art, music, history, and culture.

Video

A Collection of Films by Nicolás Pereda
Streaming videos and DVDs in the library collection by Nicolás Pereda, Mexican-Canadian film director. SAIC login required for streaming videos.
A Collection of Films by Ximena Cuevas
Streaming videos in the library collection by Ximena Cuevas, a Mexican video performance artist who explores the social and gender issues facing lesbians in Mexico. SAIC login required.

After the earthquake = Después del terremoto [Feature Film] by Lourdes Portillo
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 2012
Amores perros = Love's a bitch [Feature Film] by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 852
Publication Date: 2002
Bacurau [Feature Film] by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk - LIBRARY USE ONLY DVD 14045
Publication Date: 2020
Border art clásicos (1990-2005) an anthology of collaborative video works [Video Art]
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk - LIBRARY USE ONLY DVD 9473
Publication Date: 2007
This item is part of Video Data Bank's collection.
Border Brujo [Event Documentation] by Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1988
Documentation of Guillermo Gómez-Peña's "Border Brujo," performed November 4-5, 1988 as part of the "Curiosity" event, which was part of the larger series "Bedtime Stories."
The Cage [Event Documentation] by Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1993
Documentation of the January 15-17, 1993 event, "Post-Columbian Site-specific Project," as a part of the series "Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco: The Year of the White Bear."
Chico & Rita [Feature Film] by Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba, Tono Errando
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 7116
Publication Date: 2012
96 minutes

Also available as a Blu-ray: DVD 4999 Blu-ray
Columbus on Trial [Video Art] by Lourdes Portillo
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1992
18 minutes
Cronos [Feature Film] by Guillermo del Toro
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 3873
Publication Date: 2004
92 Minutes
The Holy Mountain [Feature Film] by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 3555
Publication Date: 1973
54 min
La Cienaga (The Swamp) [Feature Film] by Lucretia Martel
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 4281
Publication Date: 2001
80 minutes
La niña santa (The Holy Girl) [Feature Film] by Lucretia Martel
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 1290
Publication Date: 2004
86 minutes
Limite [Feature Film] by Mário Peixoto
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk - LIBRARY USE ONLY DVD 13008
Publication Date: 1931
120 minutes
Nostalgia de la luz [Documentary] by Patricio Guzmán
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 2010
90 minutes
Macunaíma by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade [Feature Film]
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1969
95 minutes
Maravilla [Video Art] by Beatriz Santiago-Muñoz
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1997
23 minutes
Pochonovela: A Chicano Soap Opera [Video Art] by Coco Fusco
Call Number: Streaming video (SAIC login required)
Publication Date: 1996
This item is part of Video Data Bank's collection.
Y tu mamá también [Feature Film] by Alfonso Cuarón
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk DVD 734
Publication Date: 2001
Zama [Feature Film] by Lucrecia Martel
Call Number: DVDs - ask at front desk - LIBRARY USE ONLY DVD 13261 Blu-ray
Publication Date: 2018
115 minutes