Colombia: Recent Research in History, Literature and Film
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
BRITISH ACADEMY, COUNCIL ROOM, 10, CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON SW1Y 5AH
1 May 2009
10.15-10.30 Welcome and Registration
10. 30-11.15 Eduardo Posada-Carbó
Elections and the Origins of Democracy in Colombia
11.15-11.30 Refreshments
11.30-12.15 Christopher Abel
Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Colombian Politics
12.15-1.00 Rory O’Bryen
Colombian Cinema and La Violencia
1.00-2.00 Lunch
2.00-2.45 Geoffrey Kantaris
Cinema and the City in Colombia
2.45-3.30 Gerald Martin and John King
García Marquez: Writing History
3.30-4.00 Refreshments
4.00-4.45 Anne McLean andJuan Gabriel Vásquez
Uses and Abuses of History in the Fiction of Juan Gabriel Vásquez
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT LIMITED. TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE APPLY BEFORE APRIL 23, 2009. APPLICATIONS TO PROFESSOR ANTHONY MCFARLANE, HISTORY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK (email: a.mcfarlane@warwick.ac.uk)
BURSARIES TO ASSIST WITH TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED IN TRAVEL TO THE CONFERENCE ARE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS: PLEASE CONTACT PROFESSOR ANTHONY MCFARLANE AT a.mcfarlane@warwick.ac.uk BEFORE APRIL 23, 2003.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LECTURE BY JUAN GABRIEL VÁSQUEZ AT CANNING HOUSE, 2, BELGRAVE SQUARE, LONDON SW1X 8PJ
5.15-6.00 PUBLIC LECTURE BY JUAN GABRIEL VÁSQUEZ
COLOMBIAN FICTION SINCE GARCÍA MARQUEZ
6.00-7.00 Reception sponsored by Colombian Embassy and Canning House
THESE EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY JISLAC, BRITISH ACADEMY, WARWICK UNIVERSITY HRC, COLOMBIAN EMBASSY, CANNING HOUSE.
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