A Decolonial Aesthetics for a New Latin(x) America
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Event Sponsor
Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Anthropology, Humanities Center, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, Department of English, Creative Writing Program
Location
Building 50, Room 51A
A Conversation with Yuri Herrera Concerning Violence
Geballe Humanities Workshop on Decoloniality
Yuri Herrera, a leading Mexican novelist and winner of the 2016 Best Translated Book Award, will read excerpts from his celebrated novel Signs Preceding the End of the World, followed by an open discussion and reflection on the force of his writing, and how it re-imagines contemporary formations of migration, violence, and subjection in Mexico, Latin America, the United States and beyond.
Contact Email
latinamerica [at] stanford.edu
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