Habla!

Habla! Volume 1 examines the role of dance as a powerful tool of resistance against colonial repression and Enlightenment ideals. This scholarly work in the performing arts and cultural studies categories explores how Latinx American communities use movement, sound, and rhythm to challenge colonial modernity. Jade Power-Sotomayor analyzes the traditions of Puerto Rican bomba, Mexican son jarocho, and perreo to show how the body becomes a site for social critique and survival.

The text introduces the concept of embodied code-switching within the fields of anthropology and social sciences. By analyzing the dialogue between dancers and drummers, Habla! Volume 1 demonstrates how these practices disrupt Western colonial logic. This study of dance and politics explores how collective movement generates meaning and connection, remapping the cultural contours of Latinx América through performance and activist projects.