events

“Cuando nada en la tierra quede”
The Diva Ends/The Diva’s Ends
(In English)
November 5, 2009, 1-3 pm
St. Mary’s Multipurpose Room

Professor Licia Fiol-Matta,
Associate Professor
Department of Latin American & Puerto Rican Studies
Lehman College, The City University of New York

Licia Fiol-Matta is Associate Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican
Studies at Lehman College, City University of New York. She is the author
of A Queer Mother for the Nation: The State and Gabriela Mistral
(University of Minnesota Press, 2002), and of scholarly articles on gender,
race, and sexuality. Her current research focuses on pop music and media;
her second book, forthcoming from Duke University Press, is tentatively
entitled The Politics of Voice: Gender and Music Culture in Puerto Rico.
She is a member of the Editorial Collective of Social Text and co-editor of
the series New Directions in Latino American Cultures and New Concepts in
Latino American Cultures at Palgrave/Macmillan.

“Whose National Anthem? Clotilde Arias translation of Star Spangled Banner” by Marvette Pérez

Date:               Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time:              3:00 – 4:30 pm
Location:        2120 Francis Scott Key

Young Mexican Poets
HERNÁN BRAVO VARELA & ALEJANDRO TARRAB

In Spanish

Thursday October 22, from 1:00 to 2:30pm

Multipurpose Room, St Mary’s Hall, University of Maryland, College Park

What it means to be a poet in Latin America? What it means to be a poet living in the most crowded city in the world? Award winning Mexican young poets Hernán Bravo and Alejandro Tarrab will address these and other questions regarding the art of poetry from their own experience and will read in Spanish some of their breathtaking works.

Smithsonian Latino Center – Fall Lecture & Conference Series

Production and Propaganda—Colonial Art from the Spanish Caribbean, Panama, and Peru

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3pm – 4pm

Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum

8^th and G St. NW, Washington, DC

Admission is free and open to the public

During the 16^th, 17^th, and 18^th centuries, the art that was circulated, as well as produced locally, throughout the Spanish Caribbean, Panama, and Peru was overwhelmingly religious in content.  Religious imagery in the form of paintings or sculpted figures, in addition to other sacred objects, were highly in demand as objects of personal devotion, as well as tools for the conversion of indigenous peoples and the assertion of colonial identities.  Join the Smithsonian Latino Center and Smithsonian American Art Museum for a talk with Panamanian art historian Orlando Hernández Ying to explore the meaning and context of colonial art from the Spanish Caribbean, Panama, and Peru.  Admission is free, but please arrive early to ensure a good seat!  Auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before the show.

The Chinese Communities of Panama

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6pm – 7:15pm

Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art

1100 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC

Admission is free and open to the public

Join the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program for an evening lecture and discussion exploring the legacy of Chinese immigration to the Americas.  Lok Siu, Anthropology Professor at the New York University, will present an engaging historical and cultural overview of Chinese migration to Panama that addresses themes like labor, racial exclusion, gender, and new cycles of migration to other parts of the Americas.  Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Professor of History, and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University will introduce the program and facilitate an audience dialogue after the presentation.  Admission is free, but please arrive early to ensure a good seat!  Auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before the program.

Latino Art in Transition—with Pepón Osorio and Miguel Luciano

Friday, October 9, 2009, 7pm – 8pm

Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum

8th St. and G St. NW, Washington, D.C.

Admission is free and open to the public

Hear about new movements in Latino art from two major Latino artists: Pepón Osorio (whose works reside in major museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum) and Miguel Luciano, an emerging artist who has exhibited in a number of national and international forums including the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, the San Juan Triennial in Puerto Rico, and at the Smithsonian.  Virginia Mecklenburg, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will provide an introduction and moderate the discussion.

Interpreting 500 Years of Panamanian History

Friday, October 16, 2009, 4pm – 7pm (followed by a reception)

Historical Society of Washington, DC

801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square, Washington, DC

Admission is free and open to the public

Discover 500 years of Panamanian history in a three-part lecture by some of the most dynamic scholars in the field: Alfredo Castillero Calvo (independent scholar), Aims McGuinness (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee), and Julia Greene (University of Maryland, College Park).  Covering the colonial period, the 19^th, and 20^th centuries, this lecture will address topics like the economics of early globalization, imperialism, labor and ethnicity, and Panamanian sovereignty.  This program is being organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the History Department of the University of Maryland, College Park, with the support of the Historical Society of Washington, DC.

Tropical Archeology in Panama—Reconstructing the Indigenous Past

Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1pm – 2pm

Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC

Admission is free and open to the public

Join Dr. Richard Cooke from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for a special program to connect lay and scholarly audience with the latest findings in the tropical archeology happening in Panama.  Dr. Cooke will present his work in concert with other cross-disciplinary studies used to reconstruct the history of the indigenous peoples (and their use of the environment) on the Isthmus of Panama.  This program is being organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and the National Museum of Natural History.  Admission is free, but please arrive early to ensure a good seat!  Auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before the show.

Indigenous Mapping: Tools for Native Politics in Panama and the World

Friday, December 4, 2009, 4pm – 5pm

Conference Room 4018-19, National Museum of the American Indian

Fourth Street & Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC

Admission is free and open to the public

Join anthropologist and indigenous rights advocate Mac Chapin for an illustrated lecture discussing a mapping project carried out with the Kuna of Panama from 2001–2003.  This project was a collaborative effort among the Kuna General Congress, the National Geographic Institute in Panama, and the Center for the Support of Native Lands in Arlington, Virginia.  The maps that resulted from this project are being used by the Kuna to protect their territory, strengthen their culture and political organization, and for their school curriculum.  Similar methodology for mapping indigenous lands has been used in Central and South America, Africa, and New Guinea.  This program has been organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the National Museum of the American Indian.  Admission is free, but please arrive early to ensure a good seat!

Aquí les dejamos unas cuantas imágenes de nuestra recepción. Se puede escuchar la voz de Celia Cruz entre las conversaciones.

Monday, August 24

NEW TAs/lecturers:

8:30-2:00            SLLC Orientation and lunch (for both NEW and RETURNING TAs)

NEW and RETURNING Spanish TAs/lecturers:

2:00                        Welcome and overview of the Undergraduate Program

Dr. Manel Lacorte, Language Program Director

Dr. Roberta Lavine, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Mrs. Karen Remson, Undergraduate Advisor

Mrs. Dolores Lima, Assistant to the Language Program Director

2:30      Business meeting, course coordinators and Language Program Director (JMZ 2215-F)

NEW TAs/lectures	RETURNING TAs/lectures
2:30     First day of classes Carmen Helena Ruzza, Ana Acedo (JMZ 2206)	Work on course syllabi and teaching materials
3:15     First day of classes Carmen Helena Ruzza, Ana Acedo (JMZ 2206)

Pick up teaching materials and microteaching assignments (JMZ 2202)

4:30-5:00            Business meeting, lecturers and Language Program Director (JMZ 2215-F)

Tuesday, August 25

NEW and RETURNING TAs/lecturers:

8:30-4:30            SLLC Orientation

Wednesday, August 26

NEW TAs:

CTE Fall 2008 GTA Orientation

RETURNING TAs/lecturers:

Work on course syllabi and teaching materials

Thursday, August 27

9:00            Coffee and pastries

9:30            Exams and assignments: grading, spreadsheets, oral participation grades,

voluntary assignments, etc.

10:30                        Meeting with Graduate Student Representatives

10:45                        Break

NEW TAs/lectures	RETURNING TAs/lectures
11:00     Writing in the Spanish as a L2 classroom at all levels (Ana Trapp, Rebeca Moreno, Manel Lacorte)

12:00            Lunch courtesy of McGraw Hill Publishers

NEW TAs/lectures	RETURNING TAs/lectures
1:00       Microteachings Ana Acedo, Dolores Lima, Carmen Helena Ruzza, (JMZ 2206).	1:00       Listening and reading comprehension: Beyond the fill in the blank point Roberta Lavine (JMZ 2207).
	2:15       Interdisciplinary approaches and techniques in the teaching of literature Ana Patricia Rodríguez (JMZ 2207).
3:15        Break	3:15      Break
3:30        (only for Span 203, and 204 instructors) Orientation to QUIA (AT&T Lab, JMZ 1215)	3:30      Feedback and error correction Manel Lacorte (JMZ 2207)

4:15-5:15            Business meeting, course coordinators and instructors (JMZ 2215-F)

Friday, August 28

NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS (including TAs):

9:30am – 3:30pm            New Graduate Student Orientation

RETURNING TAs/lecturers:

Submit course syllabi (JMZ 2202)

The Puerto Rican literature and culture discussion group of the MLA 2009 Convention will consider proposals for its session on:

Puerto Rican Culture and (Post)Work: Symbolic and social value of (im)productivity in this transnational community: cultural activism; commodification of artistic labor; local/global socioeconomic dynamics.

Submit 1-page abstracts to guillermo.irizarry@uconn, by 1 March 2009.

“Puerto Rican Matinee pt. 2: Contemporary Films from the Island”
Sunday, December 7
12:00 p.m. —2:00 p.m. “Cayo” (2005) by Vicente Juarbe
3:00 p.m. —5:00 p.m. “Maldeamores” (2007) by Carlos Ruiz Ruiz and Mariem Pérez Riera
McEvoy Auditorium / Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
8th St. and G St. NW
Washington, D.C.

Set on the island of Culebra, “Cayo” is a touching love story about friendships lost and regained.  With stellar acting, “Maldeamores” is the award-winning film produced by Benicio del Toro.  A dark comedy about love and relationships, “Maldeamores” will be followed by a short discussion on filmmaking in Puerto Rico.  Tickets are available one hour before each show (or after 11:30 a.m.) and are subject to availability—be sure to arrive early for a good seat!

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“Puerto Rican Art Now – with Antonio Martorell”
Friday, December 12
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum
Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW
Washington, DC
Admission is free

The Smithsonian Latino Center presents one of Puerto Rico’s best known artists, Antonio Martorell, who will discuss the work of Puerto Rican artists since the 1980s and their presence in international museums, galleries on the island and in the global art market.

For more information about this and other upcoming programs, please visit http://latino.si.edu/newsevents/ – Look out for next week’s Ambulante at the Smithsonian: New Documentaries from Mexico.

December 5th @ 3:30pm Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall. For directions click here.

Sponsored by the Comparative Literature Program, Dept of English, Dept of Spanish & Portuguese, LGBT Studies, and Latin American Studies.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Judith Freidenberg, Immigration and National Identity in Argentina ;
Memoirs of Villa ClaraPlace: Latin American Studies Center ,
0128B Holzapfel Hall

Memorias de Villa Clara – Published by Antropofagia, Buenos Aires , Argentina , 2005

In “Memorias de Villa Clara” (“Memories of Villa Clara”) Judith Freidenberg synthesizes the oral, material and written histories of Villa Clara to depict the village’s unique heritage. Situated in northeastern Argentina , Villa Clara was founded by Jewish colonists brought to the country by the Baron de Hirsch at the end of the 19th century. Freidenberg’s ethnographic and ethno-historic studies which form the basis of “Memorias” consider the strong history of other European immigration to Villa Clara later in history, as well as the experiences of the native gauchos. The book is directed towards a general public audience in order to encourage members of the Villa Clara community to reconstruct the village’s past. “Memorias,” written in Spanish, is available for purchase on Amazon.com.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Film: Nueve Reinas/Nine Queens

Place: Latin American Studies Center , 0128B Holzapfel Hall
“Nine Queens” is the story of two small-time swindlers, Juan (Gastón Pauls) and Marcos (Ricardo Darin), who team up after meeting in a convenience store and become involved in a half million dollar deal. Early one morning, Marcos… “Nine Queens” is the story of two small-time swindlers, Juan (Gastón Pauls) and Marcos (Ricardo Darin), who team up after meeting in a convenience store and become involved in a half million dollar deal.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:00 am
Sandra Cypess, “NEW ‘STAGES’ FOR MOTHERS IN ARGENTINA – From Politics to Theatrics.”
Place: Latin American Studies Center , 0128B Holzapfel Hall

Come to hear how Mothers in Argentina , including the “Mothers of Plaza de Mayo” –whose children “disappeared” during the Dirty War of the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 are represented on stage.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
“Borges and the Kabbalah: Seeking Access” by Mirta Kupferminc and Saul Sosnowski.
Opening Reception.

Place: Art Gallery, Art and Sociology Building , University of Maryland, College Park .

Their collaborative work comprises several original etchings and aquatints by Kupferminc, and text by Sosnowski.

Exhibit opens from: November 12 – December 20, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Saúl Sosnowski in conversation with Mirta Kupeferminc.

Place: Art Gallery, Art and Sociology Building

Come and learn how it all started and how they combined art and literature to create the book, Borges y la Cabala: senderos del verbo, on which the exhibit at the Art Gallery is based.