A workshop* on four Cuban writers, today virtually forgotten, whose works reflect the unique experience of transitioning from Spanish colony to U.S. occupation to independence in a ten-year period. With archival photographs and film footage depicting the social and political context of the era. Led by Lourdes Gil, director of the CCCNY Literature Program. Prof. Gil will be presented by Ricardo Gil, director of the CCCNY History Program.
Featured authors, from left to right: Mercedes Matamoros (1851-1906), Jesús Castellanos (1878-1912), Carlos Loveira (1882-1928), and Renée Méndez Capote (1901-1989)
This literary presentation is part of the CreateNYC Language Access program,
and it will be held in Spanish.
*A preliminary familiarity with the authors’ works is encouraged. To request a selected bibliography, please write to info@cubanculturalcenter.org
Each presentation will be followed by an interactive workshop via Zoom.
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE HELD
BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.
INSTEAD, IT WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
AT THE SCHEDULED TIMES.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES
AND TIMES TO WATCH THE PRESENTATION:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, AT 6:30 PM ~ PART I:
https://youtu.be/C9aL_7r9oqM
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, AT 6:30 PM ~ PART II:
https://youtu.be/QVjp-vz3J3I
HUNTER COLLEGE
68th St. & Lexington Ave.
B126 HW (Cecile Insdorf Room)
Lourdes Gil is a poet and essayist. Her poetry collections
include Anima vagula and Empieza la ciudad, among
others. Her poetry has been widely anthologized,
and her essays on the art and literature of the
Cuban diaspora have been included in numerous journals
and encyclopedias. Her many awards include a writing
fellowship from the Ford Foundation. She presently teaches
Latin American history and culture at at Baruch College
of the City University of New York.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College
And is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
With the promotional collaboration of
