Navigating Crisis Across Borders with Dr. Michaela Walsh

1001 East Wooster Street,Bowling Green OH 43403

09 November, 2022

Description

On Wednesday, November 9th at 11 am, Dr. Michaela Walsh, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Fall 2022 ICS Fellow, will present her research on the the impacts of Covid-19 on Mexican indigenous communities. In Mexico and in the United States subaltern voices and experiences of Indigenous peoples have, for centuries, been muted from an international and national narrative. While much has been written about the social and economic effects of the pandemic in Latin America and in the US, little has been written about its impact on Indigenous communities, particularly transnational ones. This project explores the impacts of Covid-19 on the Hñähñu, an Indigenous community split between Central Mexico and the Southwestern United States. This investigation explores how the pandemic has created new “push factors” of immigration from their pueblo, how obstacles to travel have disrupted connections to citizenship, and how the Hñähñu’s practice of Pentecostal faith has been a conduit of courage as well as crisis within a community whose fear of being harmed by the government has manifested in their decision not to vaccinate. This event is free and open to the public. The Institute for the Study of Culture and Society is committed to curating accessible spaces to all users. We believe that equitable access to information is a basic human right, and we strive to ensure that our events are accessible for all users including those with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities. Please email [email protected] with questions, concerns, or requests about our accommodations. [ID: The letters ICS. A lightbulb dangles above the "I", with lines that give the impression the bulb is illuminated. The BGSU logo appears underneath the ICS letters.]