History & Literary Arts Library
La Canoa: In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Arturo Madrid, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Trinity University -In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico Join Dr. Arturo Madrid, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University for a talk on “In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico”. This La Canoa: Legacy Talks presentation will explore Dr. Madrid’s remembrances of his Hispano Protestant family in Catholic New Mexico, and the themes (more...)
¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Join author Don Usner, and collaborators Kate Ware and Daniel Kosharek, for a presentation and book signing of ¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico, a beautiful photography book that pays homage to an enduring but evolving, cultural tradition with a fascinating compilation of four decades of lowriding, including photographs by New Mexico's most renowned documentarians with cultural studies of lowriders in their communities. In addition, Levi Romero will read his poem "Wheels" which is featured in the book. Lowriding is a (more...)
Unveiling of Rudolfo Anaya Bust
History and Literary Arts Building6 pm Join the National Hispanic Cultural Center for an unveiling and dedication of Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera’s sculptural bust of Rudolfo Anaya in the Center’s History and Literary Arts Library from 6 to 7 pm, in advance of the Center’s presentation of Mr. Anaya’s work The Season of La Llorona in the Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Generously donated by Mr. Anaya, the sculpture was accepted as a (more...)
Our Space is Your Space
Plaza MayorThis is a call to bring together the people of our community. People of all backgrounds and ideologies, and for many different reasons, have expressed fears of losing their place in our nation. This is our offer to you, as important individuals within our community, to use our space to express your hopes, fears and dreams. At the National Hispanic Cultural Center, we celebrate and strengthen the beauty, depth and resilience of the human spirit as told through the lens of Hispanic cultures. In this effort, we expand (more...)
The Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection Opening Reception & Exhibition
History and Literary Arts Building6 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center's Research Library and Archives is pleased to announce that the Mari-Luci Jaramillo Collection consisting of papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera documenting the illustrious career of the Honorable Mari-Luci Jaramillo, former Ambassador to Honduras; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Latin America; civil rights activist; and educator, will soon be available for research and study. Join us for the opening reception and exhibition of items from the collection, on November 18th, 2016 at 6pm in the History and Literary Arts Building. (more...)
La Canoa: Los Matachines de Bernalillo, New Mexico
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Joseph Moreno, PhD candidate in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies/Education, University of New Mexico - Los Matachines de Bernalillo, New Mexico Join Joseph Moreno, University of New Mexico PhD candidate in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies/Education, and dancer in Los Matachines for the past 16 years, for a presentation on Los Matachines de Bernalillo, New Mexico. The talk will be held in the History and Literary Arts Building-Library on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2pm. This La Canoa: Legacy Talks presentation will (more...)
Only the Road/Solo El Camino: Eight Decades of Cuban Poetry
History and Literary Arts BuildingJoin poet and author Margaret Randall on Dec. 3 for a presentation, reading and book signing of ONLY THE ROAD/SOLO EL CAMINO: Eight Decades of Cuban Poetry. This book, featuring the work of more than 50 poets born between 1902 and 1981, paints a full and dynamic picture of modern Cuban life and poetry, highlighting unique features and idiosyncrasies; changes across generations; and the ebbs and flows between repression and freedom following the 1959 Revolution. It is the most complete bilingual anthology of Cuban poetry available to an English readership.
La Canoa: Taste, Place and Memory: Toward A Poetics of Chile Eating
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Join Dr. Victor Valle, an Emeritus professor of Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in exploring the life-world of his childhood chile memories to understand a particular family’s idea of chile eating and what it tells us about where and who they were. Dr. Valle's lecture reveals a critical framework for interpreting the poetics of “taste, place, and memory” and takes its title from the first chapter of his forthcoming book, The Poetics of Fire: Metaphors of Chile-Eating (more...)
La Canoa: Latinos in the Public Media and the Popular Imagination
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Join Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston law professor and native New Mexican, as he looks at this topic through several lenses, including depictions in the popular press; film and television industries; and music. He will show how the widespread and relentlessly negative characterizations of Latinos have serious consequences in all areas of the public imagination and the polity. New Mexico has a long and significant history of music, movies, and literature that have contributed to the historical record, and he will (more...)
Give Me Life: Iconography and Identity in East LA Murals
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Join author Holly Barnet-Sanchez for a presentation and book signing as she offers detailed analyses of individual East LA murals, sets them in social context, and explains how they were produced. Leading experts on mural art, Barnet-Sanchez and her co-author Tim Drescher use a distinctive methodology, analyzing the art from aesthetic, political, and cultural perspectives to show how murals and graffiti reflected and influenced the Chicano civil rights movement. This free event, generously sponsored by The Bank of Albuquerque, will take place (more...)