Some potential candidates:
Gomez, Mel. 2011. Tek Lado, July 10.
“Who Is the Hispanic Geek?”
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Giving Birth to the Character of the Latino Nerd
In his celebrated book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz creates a rich, unforgettable portrait of the lead character. Among other things, Oscar’s sense of Dominican heritage is intimately tied to his worldview as a nerd. This author interview clues us in to this rare, non-steretypical marriage of science fiction and Latino culture. To learn about how Oscar’s identity is fundamentally tied to ideas about race, racism, whiteness, and a colonial heritage of rape, see: The Search for Decolonial Love
The Presumption of Whiteness in Cyberspace
A starting point for a discussion on race in cyberspace from the perspective of a white netizen: Jenkins, Henry. 2002. Cyberspace and Race: The color-blind Web: a techno-utopia, or a fantasy to assuage liberal guilt?” Technology Review, April.
Designing Latinidad and Humanidad
Para Empezar, Crafting Tekno-Junk
Consider the work of this artist, Luis Chispas (‘Sparks’) Guerrero, who draws from a long craft tradition in metalwork to create ‘alien’ robotic figures.
Wolff, Elaine. “Project Masa #2.” The San Antonio Current, October 17, sec. Art/Arts Features/The Art Capades. Project Masa 2.