Monday, October 18, 6:15 p.m. Series in Latin American Studies Sponsored by the Andrés Bello Chair in Latin American Culture and Civilization, the Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities, NYU's Distinguished Visitors Program, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Lecture: "Posición del sujeto y género de la memoria I” by Nora Catelli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona King Juan Carlos Center Auditorium (In Spanish)
Tuesday, October 19, 6:15 p.m. Book presentation: "Seductions of Fate: Tragic Subjectivity, Ethics, Politics" (Basingstoke, Hampshire and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), by Gabriela Basterra, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, New York University and Collège International de Philosophie, Paris. (In English)
Wednesday, October 20, 7:15 pm Film series: Cinema Tropical – Selected Latin American Documentaries La desazón suprema: retrato incesante de Fernando Vallejo (the supreme uneasiness: incessant portrait of Fernando Vallejo) Luis Ospina, 2003, 90 min., Colombia Colombian biographer, linguist, filmmaker, novelist, musician and biologist Fernando Vallejo came to global acclaim through filmmaker Barbet Schroeder’s adaptation of his novel, “Our Lady of the Assassins."… for more info click here
Thursday, October 21 - Saturday, October 23 CORTO CIRCUITO. Latin American Short Film Festival What: Relevant and controversial short films from Latin America When: October 21 – 23, 2004 Thursday & Friday at 7 pm. Saturday at 3 pm, 5 pm and 7 pm. Where: King Juan Carlos I Center Auditorium Cost: FREE and open to the public Program by Diana Vargas Opening and closing nights receptions. (All movies have English subtitles) for program click here
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