About Imaginings
Imaginings asks participants to slow down and sit with the meanings of anti‑authoritarianism, dehumanization, and rehumanization in their own lives; the project is a way of intervening and creating reality by asking us to draw from our lived experiences, humanity, and desires for visualizing a shared social imaginary.
How can I participate?
You can contribute in whatever form feel most relevant, which can range between a phrase, poem, favorite quote, research insight, or a visual reflection of a moment. These small, authentic expressions are then woven into a richly textured visualization of our collective purpose, revealing how community members work together against authoritarianism and dehumanization.
About the project
Inspired by the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture’s Imaginings framework and my dissertation project, I designed this project to stimulate citizen artists and cultural workers in conversations and actions that introduce a practice of rehumanization under techno‑authoritarian conditions.
This work illustrates how I translate theory into participatory, arts‑based practices that support counterpublic formation and communal reflection.
Using Arts-Based Research to practice love and visibility
Weaving our stories
This work extends from my dissertation and builds upon feminist women-of-color scholarship by using love as a rigorous practice that uses solidarity work as acts of love, trust-building, and imaging new futures (Sandoval, 2000; hooks, 1991).
I shared this work at the 2025 National Women's Association Conference in Puerto Rico. During the conference, I talked about the value of drawing from lived experience, storytelling, and contemplative practices, which allow us to use such moments for creating spaces of belonging.