Visualizing Latinx: Creative Practices in Fashion, Film, and Beyond

By Arlene Dávila

Visualizing Latinx elevates the stories of contemporary Latinx creators working in fashion, independent filmmaking, and public art who confront the systemic erasure of Latinx creativity. Arlene D vila documents how these creatives strive to visualize their communities as a means of transforming society and asserting inclusion on their own terms. She highlights how these artists approach their work with purpose, intention, style, and ingenuity to showcase the value, joy, and complexity of Latinx identities. Looking to the academic sector as a sanctioning and uplifting force, D vila also explores academia's role in making Latinx histories and creative communities visible. By focusing on the inventive, transformative, and decolonial practices of Latinx artists and creatives, she argues that seeing and appreciating Latinx culture through visual media can be revolutionary in creating a more equitable and vibrant society for all.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478034114
• ISBN13: 9781478034117
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.