Vol. 3 No. 5 (2026): Handicrafts. Sensitive art from the margins

Guided by the hypothesis that crafts operate and contest their meanings within several simultaneous ontological regimes, and taking into account the debates surrounding the place of crafts in the world of art and design, this dossier is proposed as a space for reflection on crafts, artisans, and artisanal trades. In this issue of the journal Memorias Disidentes, we invite works (articles, poetics, essays, or productions from the fields of art or design) that engage from diverse perspectives and question some of the multiple dimensions of artisanal practice. Reflecting on artisanal practice also implies a political mobilization that seeks to contribute to the recomposition of the dominant order, which is decidedly violent, unequal, and hierarchical. We are interested in considering how artisanal practice, from an "other" position, challenges extractivism, patrimonialization, and commodification, defying the canons of power through silent and everyday manual labor.