Unchoreographed Dance: Trust and Venture into Vulnerability—Building a Plural, Organic, and Recursive Collective

Authors

Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Eunice Lerma, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Karin A. Lewis, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Vejoya Viren, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2023

Abstract

In this autoethnography, we—four Hispanic Serving Institution colleagues at the USA–Mexican frontera—share our process of building a collective where a plural, organic, vulnerable, and recursive space was created. In this space, through readings, conversations, feedings, discussions, and memories, un/anticipated stories emerge…in our unchoreographed writings, we whirl, twirl, collide, and craft our collective space, which was at once chaotic, cathartic, and sustaining.

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Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.1.74

Recommended Citation

Espinosa-Dulanto, M., Lerma, E., Lewis, K. A., & Viren, V. (2023). Unchoreographed Dance: Trust and Venture into Vulnerability—Building a Plural, Organic, and Recursive Collective. Journal of Autoethnography, 4(1), 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.1.74

Publication Title

Journal of Autoethnography

DOI

10.1525/joae.2023.4.1.74