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2024 Global Media Festival focuses on Sustainability

March 9, 2024 in Events 0 comments

The Global Media Festival is the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages’ annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability across languages and cultures. The 2024 festival explores themes around a variety of the UN sustainable development goals. The festival will be from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, April 7th, […]

Interview with Venezuelan-American Comedian Joanna Hausmann

January 1, 2024 in Interviews, Polivision Content 0 comments

Born in the UK from Jewish descent, Venezuelan-American comedian Joanna Hausmann talks with Polivision’s Paul Alonso about her evolution as a comedian, the role of “discomfort” as a central component for satire, intersectional identities and the implications of criticizing the left and right in today’s polarized environment. Hausmann became initially […]

DJ EU: “Puerto Rico is my background; Atlanta is my sound”

November 1, 2023 in Hybrid Atlanta Comments are Disabled

This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features DJ EU, a Puerto Rico-raised and Atlanta-based DJ. He talks about his journey into the DJ industry, his LatinX cultural background, and his experience as the official DJ for Atlanta United FC Team. Created by Paul Alonso, Hybrid Atlanta is a video interview series with […]

“Some people are only their privilege and nothing more” (Interview with Comedian Jaime Ferraro)

October 23, 2023 in Interviews 0 comments

Peruvian comedian Jaime Ferraro delves into his unique satirical take on how privilege operates in Peru and Latin America in our Polivision Interview. By portraying an upscale, white male from an exclusive Lima’s neighborhood who is seemingly unaware of his entitlement, Ferraro–who now lives in Madrid–explores the stark social differences […]

Argentinian content creators also need an income (video column by Ivana Szerman)

July 30, 2023 in Polivision Content, Video columns 0 comments

From denialism during the pandemic to the emerging content creator economy, Argentinian journalist and Youtuber Ivana Szerman describes the social and digital landscape Argentina is experiencing after the pandemic. This video column is part of our series on Reimagining Latin America After the Pandemic: Media, Culture and Democracy Ivana Szerman […]

10 Essential Albums of the new Brazilian Pop

July 28, 2023 in Listas 0 comments

With a tenuous connection with the sound brands that are associated with the music of Brazil – samba, bossa nova, carnival – the new Brazilian pop shares a tendency towards electronic music, contemporary R&B and avant garde pop. Here is a review of ten essential albums to dive into the […]