Lecture and Exhibition
Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
- Date
- Tuesday 2 December 2025
- Time
- Address
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FSW building
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden - Room
- SB.45
Step into a world where many worlds fit
Join us for the seminar and textile exhibition 'Pluriversal Politics: Otomí History, Language, Culture, and Cosmovision', an immersive journey into the vibrant knowledge systems of the Otomí people of Mexico. Explore how their language, artistry, and worldview offer powerful insights into alternative ways of living, knowing, and resisting in today’s interconnected world. Discover stories woven into textiles, voices that speak through history, and a philosophy that redefines what it means to coexist. Come expand your perspective—one thread, one word, one world at a time.
Programme day 1: Tuesday 2 December
Seminars (English, Spanish and Dutch)
13.00-14.00: History of the otomies: a forgotten people. Historia de los otomíes: un pueblo olvidado. By Roberto Aurelio Núñez López, Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
15.00-16.00: Revitalisering van de Otomi taal: vier decennia van taalkundig onderzoek, documentatie en onderwijs. Revitalización de la lengua otomí: cuatro décadas de investigación, documentación lingüística y enseñanza.
By Dr Ewald Hekking. Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Mexico.
Video (4.49 min): Revitalización de la lengua hñöñhu de Guanajuato. El Charco del Ingenio, 2024
Q&A with the audience
16.00:-17.00: Otomi Textiles Exhibition and conversation.
Ar Nzatho Nt’ot’e ya ‘Bitu ya Ñäñho. Arte Textil Otomí. Otomi Textile Art. Private colection: Aurelio Núñez y Ewald Hekking
Speakers
- Roberto Aurelio Núñez López, Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
- Dr Ewald Hekking, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
- Carlos Antonio Gordillo Muñoz, Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Mexico
Join this event
Everyone is welcome to join, registration is not necessary.
This afternoon is part of a two-day event: A lecture and exhibition on 2 December, and a film screening and book launch on 3 December.