A Decolonial Gaze to Mexican Cinema

Authors

  • Sofía G Solís Salazar Departamento de Comunicación, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
  • Abel Francisco Amador Alcalá Departamento de Comunicación, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/24691488e086

Keywords:

Mexican cinema, Film industry, Media coloniality, Decolonial politics, Film and knowledge

Abstract

This article approaches the modes of operation of Mexican cinema before the Covid-19 pandemic, relfecting on its theoretical and economic-political foundations. These pillars are seen from a decolonial position, which supports the perception of a modern-colonial domestic film industry. It also introduces the term 'media coloniality' to describe the pattern that has guided the audiovisual sector since the 1990s in Mexico. This analysis is part of a political and social conjunctural moment in which we appeal to strategies for decolonizing cinema and its practices.

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Published

2022-07-08

How to Cite

Solís Salazar, S. G. ., & Amador Alcalá, A. F. . (2022). A Decolonial Gaze to Mexican Cinema. Arte E Investigación, (21), e086. https://doi.org/10.24215/24691488e086

Issue

No. 21 (2022): Arte e Investigación 21

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