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  • Film: Doña Bárbara

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm A powerful and ruthless landowner on the Venezuelan plains, hardened by a brutal gang rape and the murder of her first love, finds herself attracted to a man whom she still seeks to ruin. Directed by Fernando de Fuentes & Miguel M. Delgado; based on the novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine Mexicano.” 1943; Spanish with English subtitles; 125 minutes; (more...)

  • La Canoa: Nuevomexicano Children’s Literature: Bilingual and Bicultural in Both Past and Present

    History and Literary Arts Building

    2 pm to 4 pm Join panelists Amy Córdova, artist and illustrator; and Enrique L. Lamadrid, Gabriel Meléndez, Anna M. Nogar, and Michael Trujillo, from the University of New Mexico for a discussion on Nuevomexicano children’s literature. Recent studies of popular cultural production often center on forms intended for adults. This roundtable will consider a genre designed for children that involves adult interlocutors and mentors. The panelist discussion will center on bilingual, culturally informed children’s books that treat topics relating to New Mexican history, oral literature and (more...)