Treinta y Tres: Rhythms of Resistance: Music, Performance, and Cultural Expression
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- Thursday, November 12, 202612:00 PM – 1:30 PM CSTAdd to calendarGoogle Calendar
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- Center for Latino and Latin American Studies
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Treinta y Tres: Rhythms of Resistance: Music, Performance, and Cultural Expression
Date Time Session / Details
November 12
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Panel 1 Chair: Dr. Ibette Valle, Psychology and Latino and Latin American Studies, NIU
Presentations:
Precarious Gestures: Cecilia Vicuña and the Art of Resistance Dr. Katherine Mato, Assistant Professor of Art History, Pennsylvania State University-Abington Cultural Values, Identity, and Familial Experiences of Latine/x First-Generation College Students Dr. Vanessa Castellanos, Assistant Professor of Social Work, California State University-Dominguez Hills Poetics of Ginga and its Enchanted Gestures Vitor Henrique Guimarães Lima, Doctoral Student in Communication, Universidade Federal Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)November 13
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Workshop
Singing the Revolution: Corridos, Contested Heroes, and Historical Memory Sonja Thrush, Adjunct Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies, College of Lake County and Sandra Aguilera, Language Lab Specialist, College of Lake County. This interactive workshop explores the corrido as a vehicle for preserving, transforming, and contesting memories of the Mexican Revolution. The workshop will culminate in the collaborative creation of mini-corridos about contemporary social issues.
12:00 p.m.-1 p.m.
Lunch
Poster Session
Internships in World Languages & Cultures (Spanish Translation) 1:00 - 2 p.m.
Panel 2 Chair: Dr. Christina Abreu, History and Latino and Latin American Studies, NIU
Presentations: