Icons can be analyzed at the intersection of systems such as capitalism, racism, cisheteropatriarchy, colonialism, and other violent structures. The writers, designers, and creatives explore Icon through many lenses, from Mariah’s article about her ties to Latine icons as an artist and calling on “La Raza,” to Tessa’s piece on the narrative constructions of California and UCLA that intentionally distance them from origins as colonial, genocidal projects. The Icon Issue aims to look at icons, iconography, and the ways in which these representations and their meanings affect social movements, politics, history, media, and memory.
