40th Anniversary
The Center for Latin American Studies is celebrating its 40th anniversary during academic year 2004-05. As one of the premier centers for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean, CLAS has had a long-term and academically critical impact on research and training in Latin American Studies' nationally and internationally. To commemorate 40 years of excellence in fulfilling its mission, numerous special events (sponsored by the Center or cosponsored by CLAS and its partners both within and outside the University) are being held. The list below indicates events scheduled for Fall 2004. Additional events will take place in early 2005.
Center for Latin American Studies 40th Anniversary Events: 2004-05
Concert: Brazil -- From Villa-Lobos to Jobim
Soprano Lilly Abreu and Grammy Award-nominated Cuarteto Latinoamericano present the work of Brazilian composers, including Heitor Villa-Lobos and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Date: Friday, September 10, 2004
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh ADMISSION IS FREE!
Contact: For more information, please click here or contact CLAS at 412 648-7392 (e-mail: clas@pitt.edu).
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25th Annual Latin American & Caribbean Festival
Enjoy arts, crafts, food, music, and performances from the region!! This year we are pleased to announce a special art exhibit and demonstration by Mexican Artist Alfonso Nieto. Bring your family and friends for a wonderful day!!
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Time: 2:00 p.m. until midnight
Location: William Pitt Union
Contact: Luz Amanda Villada by e-mail at lavst12@ucis.pitt.edu by phone at 412 648-7394 or visit the festival web page.
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Contemporary Poetry by Mexican Women
- Event 1: Informal Meeting with CLAS Faculty and Students
- Date: September 22, 2004
- Time: 10:00 a.m. -- noon
- Location: 4217 Posvar Hall (formerly 4E51)
- Event 2: POETRY READINGS
- Date: September 22, 2004
- Time: 8:30 p.m.
- Location: Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh
- Event 3: Roundtable Discussion with Poets
- Date: September 23, 2004
- Time: 3:00 -- 4:30 p.m.
- Location: 4130 Posvar Hall (formerly 4D56)
For more information please contact CLAS at 412 648-7392 or e-mail clas@pitt.edu.
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Film Screening:
From the Stockades of San Basilio/Del Palenque de San Basilio
(Spanish and Palenquero with English Subtitles)
"2004 LASA Award of Merit in Film"
Panel Discussion following the film with:
Erwing Goggel (Director/Producer and Producer of the Film La vendedora de rosas/The Rose Seller)
Esperanza Biohó (Co-Producer and Founder and Director of the Foundation Colombia Negra)
Discussants: Laurence Prescott (Associate Professor of Spanish and Afro-Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Pennsylvania State University) Jerome Branche (Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh)
Moderator: Ligia S. Aldana (Lecturer, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh)
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Time: 7:00 p.m. (reception to follow panel discussion)
Location: Screening Room, 7th Floor, Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh Contact: For more information please contact Ligia Aldana at 412 624-3793 or
e-mail lsa3@pitt.edu
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New Installations, Artists in Residence: Cuba
[Cuba: Instalaciones Nuevas, Artistas en Residencia]
The Mattress Factory (a contemporary art museum) will present New Installations, Artists in Residence: Cuba, featuring the work of ten artists from Cuba. The exhibition will include established artists, whose work has been exhibited in other countries, as well as several young artists, who have not yet shown work outside of Cuba. A list of the artists with brief biographical sketches can be found on the Mattress Factory website (http://www.mattress.org).
Dates: Sunday, October 3, 2004 to Sunday, April 24, 2005
Times:
- Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 5 PM
- Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM (Saturday hours are subject to change, due to occasional special events)
- Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM .
Location:
The Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Admission: Adults $8.00; Students/Seniors $5.00; Children under 6 Free; Members Free; Thursdays 1/2 off (with the exception of group tours); Pitt students Free during Fall/Spring Semester
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Cuban Film Series -- February
In conjunction with the exhibit, New Installations, Artists in Residence: Cuba, the Center for Latin American Studies and The Mattress Factory are cosponsoring a Cuban film series. Each film will have a faculty speaker to introduce the film and answer questions. The series will continue in April 2005.
The Spring Cuban
Death of a Bureaucrat, 1966 film - 87 minutes Gutiérrez Alea's first major film is a black comedy which tells the story of a young man's attempts to disinter and re-bury his uncle, a move that lands him in a nightmare of bureaucratic red tape. Throughout the film, Alea pays homage to a long tradition of film comedy from the silent classics to Billy Wilder and Luis Buñuel. Often misinterpreted, Death of a Bureaucrat is not a critique of socialism, but a critique of bureaucracy, whether it be capitalist or socialist.
Memories of Underdevelopment
An insightful portrait of a bourgeois intellectual struggling to define his role as a Cuban citizen in the wake of the revolution. This masterpiece of Third World Cinema, mixes documentary footage, still photography and narrative action to create an introspective film. Cuba, 1961. When Sergio's family departs for the U.S., he chooses to stay behind. Continually engaged in self-reflection, he grapples with his competing loyalties and changing political sensibilities. Sergio believes in the revolution but relishes the privileged lifestyle of Europe's well-born literati. He feels a tremendous void in his life which he tries to fill by having an affair with a beautiful but poor young woman. Before long, Sergio's gotten himself in trouble with the girl's family. But she's merely symbolic of the mess he's made of his life.
The Other Francisco (El Otro Francisco)
Dates, Times, and Location: Thursday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. (Melwood Screening Room); Saturday, October 16, 2:30 p.m. (Regent Square Theater)
Lucia
Dates, Times, and Location: Friday, October 15, 7:30 p.m. (Melwood Screening Room); Sunday, October 17, 2:30 p.m. (Regent Square Theater)
Theater Addresses:
Melwood Screening Room
477 Melwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Regent Square Theater
1035 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Admission: Pitt students Free with valid ID; all others pay regular admission of $6.00.
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