The Journal congratulates Irina Troconis whose article “French Kissing the Icon: Erotic Iconoclash and Political Subversion in Deborah Castillo’s The Emancipatory Kiss” was awarded the inaugural Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies Article Prize, recognizing the most outstanding article by an emerging scholar that is accepted for publication in the Journal in 2023. The Journal also wishes to congratulate Fan Fan, whose article was recognized with the honourable mention. “French Kissing the Icon: Erotic Iconoclash and Political Subversion in Deborah Castillo’s The Emancipatory Kiss” By Irina Troconis Abstract This article explores the obscene’s potential to become politically subversive through the analysis of the performance video The Emancipatory Kiss by Venezuelan artist…