Alfonso Fierro
@alfonsofierroo.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Latin American literature @Northwestern (antes Berkeley y UNAM). Urban utopianism in revolutionary Mexico, Latin American futurisms, Urban Struggles
Oct 18th, Chicago
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Oct 18th, Chicago
The wildflower corner garden I planted before leaving Chicago for the summer kind of grew out of control! Also, some cempasúchitl (marigolds) were born.
August 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The wildflower corner garden I planted before leaving Chicago for the summer kind of grew out of control! Also, some cempasúchitl (marigolds) were born.
Hice un mapa de los jardines vecinales en la Unidad Tlatelolco un ambicioso proyecto de vivienda social de los 60s que sufrió con la transición neoliberal de los 80s pero que sus vecinos y locatarios han continuado cuidando como espacio de vida
August 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hice un mapa de los jardines vecinales en la Unidad Tlatelolco un ambicioso proyecto de vivienda social de los 60s que sufrió con la transición neoliberal de los 80s pero que sus vecinos y locatarios han continuado cuidando como espacio de vida
Meanwhile in Chicago, sunflowers are growing nonstop in the corner I am taking care of
June 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Meanwhile in Chicago, sunflowers are growing nonstop in the corner I am taking care of
A great book on the horizontal coalition of indigenous communities known in Colombia as the Minga
June 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A great book on the horizontal coalition of indigenous communities known in Colombia as the Minga
Just found this 1982 history of popular dancing cultures in Mexico City: its various rhythms and dances, the urban spaces that hosted and nurtured these cultures, the stars and salient figures, as well as the cinematographic memory of long forgotten places like the legendary Salón México.
June 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Just found this 1982 history of popular dancing cultures in Mexico City: its various rhythms and dances, the urban spaces that hosted and nurtured these cultures, the stars and salient figures, as well as the cinematographic memory of long forgotten places like the legendary Salón México.
Arquitectura de Remesas/ Remittances Architecture by Inés Vschez, an ethnographic study of borderland architecture in a small rural town in central Mexico
June 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Arquitectura de Remesas/ Remittances Architecture by Inés Vschez, an ethnographic study of borderland architecture in a small rural town in central Mexico
For a few months now, the México City collective Ciudad Detalle has been organizing a public film club in a park on Friday afternoons. Yesterday we watched El año de la peste (1979), a dystopian film by Felipe Cazals
June 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For a few months now, the México City collective Ciudad Detalle has been organizing a public film club in a park on Friday afternoons. Yesterday we watched El año de la peste (1979), a dystopian film by Felipe Cazals
A self-published study on the origins of Mexico City's Popular Urban Movement (MAP) which, among many other struggles, has coordinated the rise of many cooperative housing projects on the peripheries of Mexico's capital
June 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A self-published study on the origins of Mexico City's Popular Urban Movement (MAP) which, among many other struggles, has coordinated the rise of many cooperative housing projects on the peripheries of Mexico's capital
Went to see yesterday a beautiful exhibit in Chicago that brings together two urban research projects: one on Mexican architectural appropriations in Chicago and the other about the architecture that has emerged in rural Mexico with remittances sent from the US. Will write about it soon.
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Went to see yesterday a beautiful exhibit in Chicago that brings together two urban research projects: one on Mexican architectural appropriations in Chicago and the other about the architecture that has emerged in rural Mexico with remittances sent from the US. Will write about it soon.
El Foro Alicia fue intervenido por las fuerzas armadas la semana pasada. Un ataque más a un espacio de contracultura, organización vecinal y resistencia de larga data en Ciudad de México. No al desalojo, sí a los espacios culturales independientes
June 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
El Foro Alicia fue intervenido por las fuerzas armadas la semana pasada. Un ataque más a un espacio de contracultura, organización vecinal y resistencia de larga data en Ciudad de México. No al desalojo, sí a los espacios culturales independientes
Studies for possible futures
May 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Studies for possible futures
Check out this mini beauty: Talking Futures, a utopian handbook (literally)
May 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Check out this mini beauty: Talking Futures, a utopian handbook (literally)
Poco a poquito crece el jardín. A base de regalos de colegas y otros proyectos de intercambio (el Rogers Park Seed Library). Y siempre jugando y aprendiendo sobre la marcha
May 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Poco a poquito crece el jardín. A base de regalos de colegas y otros proyectos de intercambio (el Rogers Park Seed Library). Y siempre jugando y aprendiendo sobre la marcha
An archaeology of salsa music in NYC. This book traces the venues where nuoyorican salsa emerged and thrived in the 1970s through posters of legendary concerts, photos, and memories of these places told by the latine communities for which they were (and still are) full of meaning.
May 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
An archaeology of salsa music in NYC. This book traces the venues where nuoyorican salsa emerged and thrived in the 1970s through posters of legendary concerts, photos, and memories of these places told by the latine communities for which they were (and still are) full of meaning.
Mejicanos en el Espacio is a parody of space operas. In contrast to the epic overtones of North American and European space operas, this novel is chaotic, absurd, funny and witty. Ultimately, it is a satire of Mexican political life and organization, but in outer space.
May 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Mejicanos en el Espacio is a parody of space operas. In contrast to the epic overtones of North American and European space operas, this novel is chaotic, absurd, funny and witty. Ultimately, it is a satire of Mexican political life and organization, but in outer space.
A conversation on the love for (rare) books by a Brazilian librarian from the early twentieth century (also, one of the organizers of the mythic 1922 Semana de Arte Moderna). Beautifully published in three booklets by Merlina in Mexico City
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A conversation on the love for (rare) books by a Brazilian librarian from the early twentieth century (also, one of the organizers of the mythic 1922 Semana de Arte Moderna). Beautifully published in three booklets by Merlina in Mexico City
Camino a Irvine para la gran reunión mexicanista. A mí me toca hablar el sábado de José Revueltas y su análisis novelístico de la renta y la especulación urbana.
April 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Camino a Irvine para la gran reunión mexicanista. A mí me toca hablar el sábado de José Revueltas y su análisis novelístico de la renta y la especulación urbana.
El viernes pasado @helizita.bsky.social me invitó a presentar mi proyecto de libro sobre el utopismo urbano del México posrevolucionario en un seminario de estudios urbanos críticos. Los comentarios de sus alumnes fueron 💕💕💕
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
El viernes pasado @helizita.bsky.social me invitó a presentar mi proyecto de libro sobre el utopismo urbano del México posrevolucionario en un seminario de estudios urbanos críticos. Los comentarios de sus alumnes fueron 💕💕💕
Comencé a cuidar esta esquina cerca de mi casa. Primeras semillas del Rogers Park Seed library (un banco de semillas) y Chicago Tool Library (préstamo de herramienta)
April 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Comencé a cuidar esta esquina cerca de mi casa. Primeras semillas del Rogers Park Seed library (un banco de semillas) y Chicago Tool Library (préstamo de herramienta)
Mi tío Rodolfo Obregón presenta su libro sobre prácticas documentales en el teatro mexicano reciente en el Museo Universitario del Chopo, UNAM el 5 de abril como parte del festival Ambulante. Que ganas de poder estar allí!
March 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Mi tío Rodolfo Obregón presenta su libro sobre prácticas documentales en el teatro mexicano reciente en el Museo Universitario del Chopo, UNAM el 5 de abril como parte del festival Ambulante. Que ganas de poder estar allí!
I really want to read this book
March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I really want to read this book
Aventuras de un Bracero is Jesús Topete's memoir of his days in the US as part of the post-war bracero program between Mexico and the US
March 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Aventuras de un Bracero is Jesús Topete's memoir of his days in the US as part of the post-war bracero program between Mexico and the US
Some examples of the classic Cuadernos Mexicanos, a collection of Mexican literature and history classics published in accessible format by the SEP in the 1980s. Would love to know more about the team behind this project and where they were sold (newspaper stands?) and consumed
March 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Some examples of the classic Cuadernos Mexicanos, a collection of Mexican literature and history classics published in accessible format by the SEP in the 1980s. Would love to know more about the team behind this project and where they were sold (newspaper stands?) and consumed
Libros chidos que me encontré hoy en @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social 😍
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Libros chidos que me encontré hoy en @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social 😍