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May 5 lunch lecture: El Maíz en Sonora

April 18, 2022 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

SFA and Alianza para el Folclore y el Patriomonio Cultural del Norte join Pueblos del Maíz, a month-long celebration of the rich traditions of maíz across four UNESCO Cities of Gastronomy (Tucson, San Antonio, Merida, and Puebla). Presented by Tucson City of Gastronomy, the Tucson segment of the festival kicks off May 5-8.
 
SFA hosts a free digital presentation by José René Córdova Rascón, anthropologist from the University of Sonora in Hermosillo.

Tontitos y Bataretes: El Maíz en Sonora

Thursday, May 5, 2022
12:00 –  1:15 PM
via ZOOM. Register here.

As evidenced by its continued cultivation across the globe, the cultural and culinary impacts of maíz have spread across physical and cultural boundaries. Maíz’s nutritional, economic, and cultural values have proven it to be one of the most important crops for human civilization. Cultivated for at least nine thousand years as a food crop, animal feed, and now as an important material and fuel source, maíz is woven into the very fabric of modern society. Pueblos del Maíz Fiesta is a celebration of the cultural and culinary significance of this globally valued agricultural staple.

Rascón’s presentation will be in Spanish with English interpretation.
 
José René Córdova RascónJosé René Córdova Rascón es docente en la licenciatura en Antropología de la Universidad de Sonora y en la Escuela Normal Superior, plantel Hermosillo. Autor del libro Sonorenses en Armas: la Guardia Nacional en Sonora en el siglo XIX y de varios artículos y conferencias sobre historia y antropología del noroeste mexicano. Es Antropólogo Social egresado de la Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Maestro en Salud Pública con especialidad en Políticas Públicas por la Universidad de Arizona en Tucsón y egresado de la Maestría en Historia de El Colegio de Michoacán, con un Diplomado en Proceso Legislativo de la UNAM-Cámara de Diputados. Ha sido curador de la renovación de las exposiciones permanentes del Museo de los Seris (Museo Comcaac) y el Museo Regional de Ures y ha organizado exposiciones de mapas antiguos y fotografía como responsable de la Mapoteca de la Sociedad Sonorense de Historia (2018-2022). Como activista ambiental fue coordinador de la Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente y de ALCOSTA, Alianza para la Sustentabilidad del Noroeste Costero.
 

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