Xicanxfuturism: Old California and the Mask of the Ciberbandido

Please note: this event will be held in person at Glasgow Zine Library. Anyone can attend, but we center our Xicanx (Native American / Mexican) and mixed-race experience.

Visiting mixed-race Chicano writers Scott Russell Duncan and Colton “Cuca” Campbell bring speculative storytelling and political imagination to Glasgow.

Duncan’s novel Old California Strikes Back reclaims myth and history through surreal resistance, refusing colonial narratives of Mexican Californio identity. Campbell’s Ciberbandido Mask blurs technology, rebellion, and performance, exploring the contradictions of the digital border. They will also share work from Xicanxfuturism: Gritos for Tomorrow, an anthology imagining liberated futures against the weight of colonization.

Participants can expect a mix of readings, conversation, and Q&A, with space for audience questions and connection. Themes include memory, mixed‑race identity, Indigenous resistance, speculative futures, and Indie publishing. Attendees will leave with new perspectives on how art can challenge official histories and open space for collective imagination. Books and the anthology will be available on the night.

CW: Resisting colonial/forces brutality (violence). Some sexual content.

About the facilitators :

Scótt Russell Dúncan, a Xicano writer, edited the first Chicano sci-fi anthology, El Porvenir, ¡Ya!: Citlalzazanilli Mexicatl and is creator and editor of the Xicanxfuturism: Gritos for Tomorrow codex. He is director of Palabras del Pueblo writing workshop and co-creator of Maíz Poppin' Press. His novel, Old California Strikes Back, a magic memoir and meta-novel described as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Yo Soy Joaquin, is published through FlowerSong Press.

https://www.scottrussellduncan.com

Follow Scott on Instagram.

Colton Cuca Campbell is a PhD student in the Chicana/o Studies Department at the University of New Mexico. His work is a mix of cultural history, fiction, and art, focusing on ecology, surveillance, and the critical mysteries of the U.S.- Mexico borderlands.

https://colton-cuca-campbell.squarespace.com

Follow Colton on Instagram.

Access information for this event:

There will be 30 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Talk / Lecture, Reading, Q&A

This event will take place at Glasgow Zine Library's space on Albert Road. You can find directions here.

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