In our Fellows in Conversation series, 2019 MacArthur Fellow Valeria Luiselli and 2021 MacArthur Fellow Cristina Ibarra talk about borderland storytelling, exploring the ways communities tell stories across space and place.
Valeria Luiselli is a writer of fiction, essays, and inventive hybrids of the two who challenges conventional notions of authorship and explores the experience of dislocation as a common theme across her many projects.
Cristina Ibarra is a documentary filmmaker crafting nuanced and compelling narratives about Latino families living in borderland communities.
The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.