Event HFC23

Pablo Muñóz, Laura Romero and Edna Liliana Valencia in conversation

Can I touch your hair?

Institución Educativa Politécnico del Pozón

A question that may seem to be an innocent one conceals a history of exoticisation and resistance. For many people of African heritage, hair is much more than a part of the body, it is identity, memory and pride. The long essay ¿Te puedo tocar el pelo? De la negación al exotismo: Experiencias en torno al pelo afro explores the relationship between hair, self-esteem and history, looking at the historical value of hair in African and Afro-descendent societies. A conversation with Pablo Muñoz, Laura Romero and Edna Liliana Valencia. Because hair is also an anti-colonial political struggle.

Free event for the community of El Pozón
Pablo Muñóz, Laura Romero and Edna Liliana Valencia in conversation
Sura
RCN
Bancolombia
Alcaldía Cartagena de Indias
IPCC Cartagena de Indias
Gobernacion de Bolivar
Icultur