Cultural Representations of Race, Gender and Class in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wednesday 30 May, 9.00 am - 4.30 pm
School of Languages & Area Studies, University of Portsmouth
Park Building, Room 0-04.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
09-00 Registration
09-30 Introduction: Ann Matear, University of Portsmouth.
Opening address: James Dunkerley, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London
09-50 Session 1
Gendered Memories of Living the Cuban Revolution
Liz Dore (University of Southampton)
Race, Ethnicity and Political Violence in Contemporary Peruvian Cinema: Días de Santiago (Josué Mendez, 2004)
Sarah Barrow (Anglia Ruskin)
11-00 Tea and coffee break
11-30 Session 2
Performing Brazil: Constructions of Identity in the Chanchada Musicals of the 1950s
Lisa Shaw (University of Liverpool)
Gender & Digital Inclusion in Brazil
Margaret Clark (University of Portsmouth)
Sex Fear and Loathing in the Caribbean: Reading Haitian/Dominican Border Narratives
Conrad James (University of Birmingham)
13-00 Lunch
14-00 Session 3
Beyond the Mask: Race, Image-Making and Photography in Chiapas
Miriam Haddu (Royal Holloway)
U.S. Cinema, Frida Kahlo and the Question of Cultural Translation
Deborah Shaw (University of Portsmouth)
15-00 Tea and coffee break
15-30 Session 4
Poststmodern Interpretations of the Iconic Self: Santa Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez
Jane Lavery (University of Southampton)
Eva Peron: Between Mythology and History
Monica Riera (University of Portsmouth)
Registration (including lunch) is free. A limited number of bursaries to cover the costs of travel within the UK are available for postgraduate students attending this event. To apply, please email Ann Matear on Ann.Matear@port.ac.uk.
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Last updated 9 May 2007