{"product_id":"workshop-mexicans-in-the-irish-sea-and-four-plates-copy","title":"Workshop: Afro-Mexican Food Culture in Four Plates","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eSo what's it going to be about? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wWvZUh\" id=\"comp-lql7qtui\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lql7qtui wixui-rich-text\" id=\"text-content-comp-lql7qtui\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:cac2c0ac-63e0-42ab-ad93-4875e33f1e6f-15\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"82356000-50d8-4f53-8c85-c0aacd531469\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"669\" data-start=\"229\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"271\" data-start=\"229\"\u003eAfro-Mexican Food Culture in Four Plates\u003c\/em\u003e is this summer’s exploration of the African presence within Mexican food history, and how African communities profoundly shaped the ingredients, techniques, labour systems, street foods, and everyday cooking traditions of Mexico. Across four sessions, the series traces the development of Afro-Mexican food culture through colonisation, migration, slavery, urbanisation, and contemporary identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1129\" data-start=\"671\"\u003eThrough specific dishes, historical narratives, artworks, oral histories, music, and storytelling, the workshops aim to understand the origins and evolution of Afro-Mexican food traditions, and how they developed through centuries of movement, exchange, resistance, and cultural transformation. Each session explores how African influence became embedded within regional cuisines, public markets, working-class cooking, and contemporary Mexican food culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1593\" data-start=\"1131\"\u003eThe series also reflects on how Afro-Mexican identity has historically been erased, minimised, or excluded from dominant national narratives in Mexico. Following post-revolutionary ideas such as José Vasconcelos’ concept of \u003cem data-end=\"1372\" data-start=\"1355\"\u003eLa Raza Cósmica\u003c\/em\u003e, Mexican identity was often framed primarily as a mixture between Indigenous and European heritage, overlooking the role of African communities in shaping the country’s culture, labour, music, language, and food systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"735\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWho Is This Workshop For?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1427\"\u003eThis workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about ingredients, techniques, and the history of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAfro-Mexican Food Culture through food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4637\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wWvZUh\" id=\"comp-lql7wrzx\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"16acxmt\" data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2090\"\u003eSession 1: Conquest, Slavery \u0026amp; Survival\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"xsbyf9\" data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2159\"\u003eHernán Cortés, African slaves \u0026amp; the beginning of colonial Mexico\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2246\"\u003e🍽️ What We Will Eat\u003cbr data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2246\"\u003eArroz a la Mexicana with Fried Plantain and Salsa Tatemada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6uogga\" data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eAn introduction to the arrival of Hernán Cortés, Spanish soldiers, and enslaved Africans during the conquest of Mexico, examining the role African communities played in labour, cooking, agriculture, and survival during the early colonial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1g5ixlv\" data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2531\"\u003eKey Themes to Consider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2747\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b4b7n1\" data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003eThe conquest of Tenochtitlán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ep2xi8\" data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2597\"\u003eAfrican slavery in New Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"anqs3d\" data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2634\"\u003eFood systems during colonisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19w9uj7\" data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2668\"\u003eRice, plantain, and migration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jffgi1\" data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2705\"\u003eLabour, survival, and adaptation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ysfonh\" data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2747\"\u003eEarly mestizaje and cultural exchange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2749\" data-end=\"2752\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1e3hx3z\" data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2811\"\u003eSession 2: New Spain, Castas \u0026amp; Culinary Exchange\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"rp8ny3\" data-start=\"2812\" data-end=\"2856\"\u003eFood, hierarchy \u0026amp; everyday colonial life\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2926\"\u003e🍽️ What We Will Eat\u003cbr data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2881\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePancita served with tortillas and salsa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6uogga\" data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"2978\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3158\"\u003eExploring colonial caste systems, kitchens as spaces of exchange, and the culinary knowledge developed between Indigenous, African, and Spanish communities during colonial Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1g5ixlv\" data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3186\"\u003eKey Themes to Consider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3187\" data-end=\"3410\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hqvqlm\" data-start=\"3187\" data-end=\"3220\"\u003eThe caste system in New Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"afltr2\" data-start=\"3221\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003eKitchens as spaces of cultural exchange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tvi70r\" data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3300\"\u003eOffal and working-class cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"or7212\" data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3339\"\u003eCoconut, sugar, and tropical trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ysn2i5\" data-start=\"3340\" data-end=\"3369\"\u003eFood and social hierarchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"epwpog\" data-start=\"3370\" data-end=\"3410\"\u003eColonial markets and everyday eating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3415\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"8g4qsz\" data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3471\"\u003eSession 3: Street Food, Migration \u0026amp; Popular Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1au5n09\" data-start=\"3472\" data-end=\"3522\"\u003eHibiscus, tamarind \u0026amp; urban Mexican food culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3524\" data-end=\"3586\"\u003e🍽️ What We Will Eat\u003cbr data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"3547\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3547\" data-end=\"3586\"\u003eHibiscus and Tamarind Bolis (Frozen Ice Pops) with Chamoy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6uogga\" data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3597\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3800\"\u003eA discussion on urbanisation, migration into Mexican cities, street vending culture, and the popularisation of ingredients such as hibiscus and tamarind through public markets and everyday food culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1g5ixlv\" data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3828\"\u003eKey Themes to Consider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3829\" data-end=\"4097\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dd7dwb\" data-start=\"3829\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003eJamaica and tamarind in Mexican food culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mfogt9\" data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3919\"\u003eInformal economies and street food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"88kodt\" data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3963\"\u003eStreet desserts and childhood nostalgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11b0tu7\" data-start=\"3964\" data-end=\"4006\"\u003eFood accessibility and democratisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tyumwb\" data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4052\"\u003eMigration and urban working-class culture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4099\" data-end=\"4102\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"5y7yse\" data-start=\"4104\" data-end=\"4163\"\u003eSession 4: Afro-Mexican Identity in Contemporary Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1fohbd8\" data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4212\"\u003eResistance, visibility \u0026amp; global food culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4214\" data-end=\"4286\"\u003e🍽️ What We Will Eat\u003cbr data-start=\"4234\" data-end=\"4237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4286\"\u003eFried Fish Taco with Plantain and Salsa Macha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6uogga\" data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4297\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4298\" data-end=\"4503\"\u003eA conversation about Afro-Mexican identity today, racism and invisibilisation in Mexico, cultural resistance, and the role of food in shaping contemporary Afro-Mexican representation within global culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1g5ixlv\" data-start=\"4505\" data-end=\"4531\"\u003eKey Themes to Consider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4532\" data-end=\"4791\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cti0it\" data-start=\"4532\" data-end=\"4570\"\u003eContemporary Afro-Mexican identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hl7w1c\" data-start=\"4571\" data-end=\"4606\"\u003eRacism and visibility in Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k0ctcs\" data-start=\"4607\" data-end=\"4655\"\u003eFood as resistance and cultural preservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c9nc3w\" data-start=\"4656\" data-end=\"4706\"\u003eAfro-diasporic connections across the Atlantic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f2y2e6\" data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4745\"\u003eMigration and hybrid food cultures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lql7wrzx wixui-rich-text\" id=\"text-content-comp-lql7wrzx\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wWvZUh\" id=\"comp-lql86qjn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lql86qjn wixui-rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eDuration: 4 sessions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStarts: 16 July\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2117\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003e🗓 Dates:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 Thursdays: 16 July \/23 July\/30 July \/ 6 August \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2117\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003e🕕 Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2134\"\u003e6:30 PM – 8:15 PM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2169\"\u003e📍 Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2172\"\u003e14 Exchequer Street, 2nd Floor, Dublin 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2259\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2227\"\u003e💶 Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003e€55 (includes all 4 sessions and food)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2275\"\u003e📌 Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2278\"\u003eIn-person workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2375\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2332\"\u003e🎥 Can’t make it to a session?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2335\"\u003eWe can provide a recording upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTaught by: Erick Gustavo Carrillo Ortiz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/6263\/5340\/files\/B219B879-72D6-4AAD-8EE6-9B45A161D3BD_1_105_c.jpg?v=1739033904\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eErick studied a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Centro Eleia in Mexico. For six years, he dedicated himself to clinical psychotherapy and teaching. He also co-founded the magazine \u003cem\u003eInverosímil\u003c\/em\u003e, where he collaborated with emerging artists to create hybrid articles focused on everyday experiences. Additionally, he coordinated art and literature workshops at \u003cem\u003eInvernadëro\u003c\/em\u003e, where he also led workshops on topics such as \"art and psychoanalysis,\" \"walking to get lost,\" \"art and aesthetics,\" among others.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHe currently resides in Ireland, where he completed a Master's in Visual and Critical Studies at TU Dublin, writing a dissertation on the representation of the microbus and its relationship with New Spanish Baroque churches. 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