‘Mesoamerican Art: Introduction to Mesoamerican Cosmogony’ is the first specialised lecture of the virtual introductory course on Mesoamerican art and culture, organised by the UK Mexican Arts Society and UNAM-UK. The course aims to introduce Mesoamerican Art to the British and the Mexican public.

The programme will offer five specialised talks by Dr Angelica Baena Ramirez. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session. Join us and get to know more about the impact of Mesoamerican cultures in current artistic expressions, such as painting, music, dance, literature, and photography.

Series dates:

1.- Mesoamerican Art: introduction to Mesoamerican cosmogony (12/4/21)

2.- The religious importance of Mesoamerican Architecture (24/5/21)

3.- Introduction to Mesoamerican Iconography (5/7/21)

4.- Mesoamerican Codices. British Collection (16/8/21)

5.- Hierarchy and Attire in Mesoamerican Art (27/9/21)

Find more information about the course here -> https://ukmexicanartssociety.org/index.php/mesoamerica

DR. ANGELICA BAENA RAMIREZ is a Mexican specialist in Mesoamerican Studies (UNAM), currently located in the United Kingdom. She accomplished a doctoral internship at the University of Warsaw. Her PhD dissertation, focused on the pictorial representation of human sacrifice in pre-Hispanic codices, particularly on the central plates of the Codex Borgia.

She is a former Lecturer of Mesoamerican Art and Literature at the Faculty of History (FES Acatlan), National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Also, she has participated as a lecturer in a number of international academic meetings in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Spain, England and Poland. She is currently involved in the composition of the libretto of an original opera based on Aztec History. As well, she is collaborating with Mexicolore and the UK Mexican Arts Society.

She has published several articles in books and academic journals, including:

(2019) “Sacrifice in the Codex Borgia. Examples from an inventory of phrases”. In: Katarzyna Mikulska and Jerome Offner (ed). Indigenous Graphic Communication Systems. A theoretical approach. University of Colorado: 23-53.

(2018) “Las láminas centrales del llamado Códice Borgia. Una secuencia ritual de acceso al poder (láminas 35 a la 43)” In: Juan José Batalla, José Luis de Rojas and Lisandro Pérez Lugones (coord). Códices y cultura indígena de México. Homenaje a Alfonso Lacadena García-Gallo. Distinta Tinta: 11-44.

(2017)“Metonymic and metaphoric Series in the Codex Borgia. Plates 33-34”. Visible Language. The journal of visual communication research. University of Cincinnati (51.2): 62-79.

(2014)" Metáforas, metonimias y digrafismos en la parte central del Codice Borgia (29-32)". Itinerarios. University of Warsaw (20): 199-224.