When
August 14, 2013
Presenter: Dr. Javier Duran & Omar Pimienta
Dr. Duran, professor of Spanish and Border Studies and Omar Pimienta, interdisciplinary artist, VJ and writer who lives and works in the Tijuana border region, will discuss what happens when we look at the U.S.-Mexico border as a place where asymmetry and tension seem to define identity, discourse and spatial representation. They will explore how Nor-tec emerged from Tijuana and captured a global audience. Marketed as a kind of “ethnic” electronic dance music, Nor-tec incorporates sounds of traditional music from northern Mexico with techno and electronic music. Not-tec questions centralist notions of the border and encapsulates the border’s struggle, resonating with global issues, while holding vastly different meanings for many communities that embrace it.