Being in Nepantla

The term «Nepantla» comes from the Náhuatl language that is still spoken in Mexico and has various interpretations such as: being in the middle, between cultures, center, the non-place, where mutualism develops, among others. Miguel León-Portilla, Gloria Anzaldúa and other great authors have been interested in this term due to its importance to explore concepts related to the continuous transformation of our identities and complex existence. That is why we are now Nepantla!

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Faces + Hearts

Ricardo María Garibay – Photographer, anthropologist and collaborator in the «Sound Identities» project (2022); Jazmín Vázquez – cultural promoter, radio host, and translator for the «Sound Identities» project (2022); Sabrina De Simone – social educator, cultural promoter and co-organizer of the «Activities for families» project within the framework of the City of Bern’s Week of Action Against Racism (2022); Prof. Dr. Yvette Bürki – professor at the Institute of Spanish Language and Literature at the University of Bern, Dr. This Fetzer – editor of the «Schweizerisches Idiotikon» and Eva Maria Leuenberger – Bernese poetess, participated in the panel discussion «Klang-Identitäten-unsere indigenen Sprachen und Mundart» at the Kornhausbibliothek (2022); Philip Pohlodek – Philosopher from the University of Bern, specializing in ethics and political philosophy, collaborator in the «Sound Identities» project (2022); Sara Lucía Quiroga y Lena Sigrist – As cultural mediators, they worked on the planning and development of the «Visions from the South» event as part of the City of Bern’s Week of Action Against Racism (2023); Mariana González – Researcher, cultural promoter, architect and founder of Nepantla Atelier, coordination and general development of the projects.