Lecture--"Cuba: apuntes para la historia de un escenario actual" a lecture (in Spanish) by Eduardo Torres Cuevas

Mr. Eduardo Torres Cuevas is the Director of the National Library of Cuba. He is a Historian from the Universidad de La Habana, with a long teaching history at several Cuban academic institutions.

As Visiting Professor he has lectured in France, Germany, and Spain, and actively participates in international History conferences and LASA Congresses. He regularly contributes articles to several academic journals and is a member of a number of professional associations in Cuba and abroad.
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies
For more information, contact Adriana Maguina-Ugarte - amaguina@pitt.edu

Lecture--"'El luto humano': Arte y politica de la melancolia en Jose Revueltas" a lecture (in Spanish) by Maria del Pilar Melgarejo

This presentation argues that the family of prose works known as "the novel of the Mexican Revolution" is governed by an aesthetics of melancholy. Jose Revueltas' "El luto humano" (1943) stands as the highest expression of this literary tendency. Rereading his work in this light not only reveals the limits of Revueltas's highly politicized discourse, but also obliges us to reconsider the relation between the historical fact of the Mexican Revolution and the literary work that helped make it famous. Maria del Pilar Melgarejo is Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she specializes in Latin American narrative fiction and its relation to political philosophy, with particular interest in Mexico and Colombia. This lecture will be in Spanish.

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Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free; reception to follow the lecture
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies
For more information, contact jkl7@pitt.edu

Lecture--"The Feminine Life of Masculine Power: Patriarchal Domination and Feminine Struggle in 19th Century Ecuadorian Culture" a lecture by Juan Carlos Grijalva

This talk will explore the deep interconnections between masculine public authority and feminine subjectivity in 19th century Ecuadorian culture, but the interpretation developed by the presenter could just as well be applied to discussions of theocratic discourses in present-day Iran or Afghanistan. By affirming the centrality of the female to the very existence of patriarchy itself, Dr. Grijalva argues the perpetuation of a "totalizing" kind of patriarchy through the "transvestite ventriloquism" of the feminine voice or the existence of a feminine defense of patriarchalism in national literature, newspapers, magazines, public education, and moral-religious principles. He also extends his analysis to the dynamics of the response (i.e., resistance, struggle) on the part of rebel women.

Dr. Grijalva is Assistant Professor in Assumption College.

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http://www.ciqr.duq.edu
Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free, refreshments will be served
Announced by: Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research, Duquesne University
For more information, contact Fred Evans (CIQR Coordinator) - evansf@duq.edu

Panel Discussion--Social Justice and Latin America: Perspectives from Pittsburgh Nonprofits

Join representatives from organizations in Pittsburgh that work with Latin American populations, here and abroad. The moderated panel discussion will feature five organizations (Building New Hope, Global Links, United Steelworkers, United Electrical, and Welcome Center for Immigrations and Internationals) that are engaged in social justice work, ranging from fair trade coffee farming in Nicaragua to securing miners' rights in Colombia. Speakers will focus their comments on the political and economic issues surrounding their area of work. This is a great chance for CLAS students to connect with local organizations that work with the Latin American community.

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Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free, pizza and beverages will be provided
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies
For more information, contact Anne Marie Toccket or Katie Warner - aut112@gmail.com; kjw32@pitt.edu

Lecture--Colombia: Its music and people

Jorge Delgado Troncoso, PhD Candidate in the School of Education's Administration and Policy, will show the different aspects of Colombian traditions, people and culture, while viewing some videos of famous musicians.
Audience: Open to all Pitt Students
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Studies Living Learning Community, Center for Latin American Studies
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu

Cultural Event--The 2nd Annual "The Americas in Concert"

One of the most sought-after Tango pianists of our times, Octavio Brunetti, will interpret Tangos by Argentine composers with his band, The Octavio Brunetti Quintet.
Created in 1998 in Argentina by pianist and arranger Octavio Brunetti, The Octavio Brunetti quintet represents the tradition of Argentine Tango in its purest form -a passionate and fascinating music, combined with the new, electrifying Tango from the 21st Century. The Octavio Brunetti Quintet transmits the mystery and magic of the Argentine Tango and the avant-garde music that plays in the heartbeat of present-day Buenos Aires.

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Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies, Med Health Services, and the Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute
For more information, contact 412-648-7392 clas@pitt.edu

Panel Discussion--Colloquium discussion of selected chapters from "In The Wings of Time: Rome, the Incas, Spain and Peru"

This is a colloquium or panel discussion built around the visit of Short-Term Fellow, professor Sabine MacCormack (Classics and History, Notre Dame). The discussion will focus on chapters 1 and 5 of her book "In The Wings of Time: Rome, the Incas, Spain and Peru".

Responses from University of Pittsburgh professors: Gonzalo Lamana (Hispanic Languages and Literatures), Bruce Venarde (History), and Lara Putnam (History).
Text to be distributed in advance. Email humctr@pitt.edu for a copy of the reading.

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Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free
Announced by: Center for Latin American Studies, the Humanities Center
For more information, contact humctr@pitt.edu

Lecture--"The Poetics of Representation in Viceregal Peru: A Walk Round the Cloister of San Agustin in Lima" a lecture by Sabine MacCormack

A lecture by Short-Term Fellow, Sabine MacCormack, Classics and History Department, University of Notre Dame.
Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free
Announced by: Center for Latin American Studies, the Humanities Center
For more information, contact humanctr@pitt.edu

Panel Discussion--Discussion on Jose de Acosta's travel narrative, led by professor Sabine MacCormack

This is a panel discussion built around the visit of Short-Term Fellow, professor Sabine MacCormack (Classics and History, University of Notre Dame). The discussion will focus on Jose de Acosta's travel narratives.

Text to be distributed in advance. Email humctr@pitt.edu for a copy of the reading.

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Audience: open to all interested
Cost: free
Announced by: Center for Latin American Studies, the Humanities Center
For more information, contact humanctr@pitt.edu