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JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL CLACS/LEMANN RECEPTION
Friday, September
13
5-8pm 101 International Studies Building
September 20-26. Art Theater: 126 W.
Church, Champaign
- ELEFANTE BLANCO / WHITE ELEPHANT (Argentina, 2012. 120m)
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Ricardo Darin,
Jeremie Renier, Martina Gusman
In
the “Villa Virgin”, a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires, Julian (Ricardo
Darín, The Secret in Their Eyes, Carancho) and Nicolas (Jérémie Renier, In
Bruges, Atonement) – two priests and long-standing friends – work tirelessly to
help the local people. Nicolas joins Julian in overseeing the construction of a
hospital following the failure of a project he was leading in which
paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled by
his actions, Nicolas finds solace in Luciana (Martina Gusman, Carancho, Lion's
Den), a young, attractive atheist social worker.
Friday 20 6pm
Sunday
22 7pm
Wednesday
25 6pm
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- O SOM AO REDOR / NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (Brazil, 2012, 131 m.)
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Gustavo Jahn, Maeve
Jinkings, Irma Brown
Life in
a middle-class neighborhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected
turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of
these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture
which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way
to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor's dog. A slice of
'Braziliana', a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Friday
20 8:40pm
Monday
23 8:30pm
Thursday
26 5pm
Leida
Latin American Film Festival 2013- Won Special Jury Award and Screenplay Award
Oslo
Films from the South Festival 2012- Won International Critics’ Award
Rio de
Janeiro International Film Festival 2012- Won Best Film and Best Screenplay
Rotterdam
International Film Festival 2012- Won International Critics’ Award
Sao
Paulo International Film Festival 2012- Won Best Brazilian Film
Watch
the trailer: http://www.osomaoredor.com.br/
- SOFIA Y EL TERCO / SOFIA AND THE STUBBORN (Colombia, 2012. 80m)
Director:
Andres Burgos
Starring:
Carmen Maura, Gustavo Angarita, Constanza Duque
Sunday
22 5pm
Tuesday
24 9:30pm
Thursday
26 9:45pm
Biarritz
Film Festival 2012- Won Public Award
Watch the trailer: http://vimeo.com/37494775
- EL FANTASTICO MUNDO DE JUAN OROL / THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL (Mexico, 2012, 90m)
Director:
Sebastian del Amo
Starring:
Roberto Sosa, Juan Manuel Bernal, Juan Carlos Bonet
Move
over Ed Wood Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist”
Juan Orol, receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this irresistible love letter to
a self-made man of showbiz, whose career spanned nearly sixty films. In a
glorious black-and-white flashback mingling movie-tainted memories of his
Galician childhood, forced exile to Cuba and arrival in Mexico, intrepid
“Juanito“ pursues failed careers as baseball player, boxer, bullfighter and
gangster before landing in the movies—where failure kind of works for him. As
Orol, Roberto Sosa exudes droll underdog charm, anchoring a fast-moving comedy
where every frame is an infectious homage to a golden age of cinema, the wile
of memory and the art of fantasy.
Saturday
21 7:30pm
Tuesday
24 5pm
Thursday
26 7:45pm
Ariel
Awards 2013, Mexico- Best Actor, Best cinematography, best costume design.
Watch the trailer: http://catalogue.globalfilm.org/global-lens-collection/global-lens-2013/the-fantastic-world-of-juan-orol-el-fantastico-mundo-de-juan-orol.html
- 7 CAJAS / 7 BOXES (Paraguay, 2012 )
Director: Rosario
Garcia-Montero
Starring: Fatima Buntinx,
Katerina D’Onofrio, Paul Vega
It's Friday, 40
degrees in Asunción. Víctor a 17 year old wheelbarrow leader, dreams of
becoming famous, absorbed on the TV of an appliance store in the Municipal
Market. Then, he loses a customer, another carter got ahead. The market’s world
is hostile, competitive and there are thousands like him waiting to carry
things. Then he receives an unusual proposal, to carry 7 boxes of unknown
content, in exchange for a torn half of a $ 100 bill. The other half will be
given to him when he finishes the job. Víctor, who has never seen a bill of
this value, has no idea how many Guaraníes (Paraguayan money) means. But he
also knows well that he doesn’t have the right to ask. His need is greater than
his curiosity.
With a borrowed cell phone,
which the contractor uses to tell him the way to go, Víctor embarks on the
journey. Crossing the eight blocks that constitute the market seemed easy but
things get complicated along the way: the box is stolen from him, he loses the cell
phone and the police surround the place looking for something he completely
ignores. To all this, is added a group of carters who are also willing to
escort the boxes for a pittance of the profits. There is something in those
boxes that generate a wheelbarrow chase in the secret and gloomy corridors of
the market. Without even realizing, Víctor and his pursuers will get involved
in a crime of which they don’t know anything: neither the cause nor the victim
nor the victimizer. All of them are accomplices, because necessity forces them
to run, to scream, to remain silent, or simply to pretend to be ñembotavy
(Guaraní word meaning dumb).
Saturday
21 5pm
Sunday
22 9:30pm
Tuesday
24 7pm
Miami
International Film Festival 2013- Won Audience Award
Palm
Springs International Film Festival 2013- Won New Voices Award
San
Sebastian International Film Festival 2012- Won Youth Jury Award
Goya
Awards 2013- Nominated Best Iberoamerican Film
Toronto
International Film Festival 2012- Nominated for Discovery Awards and International
Critics’ Award
Watch
the trailer: http://www.shorelineentertainment.com/
- PIEDRA, PAPEL O TIJERAS / ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS (Venezuela, 2012, 110m.)
Director:
Hernan Jabes
Starring:
Xavier Abreu, Alberto Alifa, Leandro Arevalo
Hector,
a well-to-do commercial pilot, discovers that his wife has been unfaithful
during his long absences; Christian, an informal worker who lives with his
girlfriend Valentina in a working class neighborhood, promises a local criminal
to safeguard a package. Desperate to pay off some outstanding debts, Christian
kidnaps Hector’s son, unleashing a chain of events that will prove tragic for
all parties involved. “Rock, Paper, Scissors” is a powerfully intense urban drama.
Saturday 21 9:40pm
Monday 23 6pm
Wednesday 25 8:30pm
Venezuela’s
official entry in 2013 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,
Watch the Trailer: http://www.piedrapapelotijera.com.ve/clips
- SOY ANDINA/ I AM ANDEAN (USA, 2007, 70m.)
Director:
Mitchel Teplitsky
Starring:
Cynthia Paniagua and Nélida Silva
Two
New Yorkers return to Peru to reconnect with roots and dance. Folk dancer
Nélida Silva returns to her Andean birthplace to host the fiesta patronal.
Modern dancer Cynthia Paniagua embarks on her won journey after meeting Neli,
determined to “know the real Peru and unearth the mystery of the dances.” Soy
Andina is an inspirational story about Peru, dance and affirming identity in a
globalized world.
Saturday
21 3:15pm
Sunday
22 3:15pm
Latin American
Realities/Two River Film Festival 2008- Best Director
New
York Hispanic Film Festival- Official Selection
Los
Angeles Latino Film Festival-Official Selection
Chicago
Latino Film Festival-Official Selection
Santa
Barbara International Film Festival-Official Selection
Watch
the Trailer: http://soyandina.com/clips/
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50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN
AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES, OCTOBER 10-11, 2013
As part of the activities to celebrate the
50th anniversary of CLACS we announce two important exhibits:
SPURLOCK MUSEUM
STARTS THIS TUESDAY!!!
Tuesday,
September 10, 2013 - Sunday, January 5, 2014
The Spurlock Museum
joins the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) in
celebrating its 50th anniversary. An integral part of this celebration is
"Latin American Research: Past, Present, and Future." To complement
this focus there will be an exhibition of Latin American folk art. Situated
adjacent to the permanent South American Gallery, the exhibition will feature
selected objects from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, countries where CLACS personnel have
conducted and are conducting research.
Location: Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Time: During Museum Hours
Cost: Free Admission
Location: Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Time: During Museum Hours
Cost: Free Admission
UNITY IN DIVERSITY: LATIN AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS’ LIBRARY
STOP BY THE LIBRARY !!
An exhibit curated by Prof. Antonio Sotomayor and Prof.
Paula Carns.
Open all of September 2013
Exhibit hall on the south side of the first floor of the
Main Library
Latin America and the Caribbean is a region special for
many reasons. Its rich culture, dynamic politics, and varied economies provide
much space for study and engagement. However, as Peter Bakewell argues in “A
History of Latin America,” what makes Latin America and the Caribbean a region
unique from other parts of the world is its long history of cultural,
political, racial, and ethnic mixing, otherwise known as mestizaje.
Through more than 500 years of constant intermixing of different civilizations
(broadly defined as Indigenous, European, African, and Asian), new types of
societies have emerged, in different ways and with different features. The
societies that inhabit these lands are a result of this mestizaje,
whether genetic or cultural, which provides the basis for the ways in which
politics work, their culture redefined, literary works created, languages
spoken and written, and religions followed and practiced. Latin America and the
Caribbean, is thus a true kaleidoscope of human civilizations, experiences, and
histories, all brought together by that same diverse process of human
interaction to achieve unity in diversity. In this exhibit you will see
a very slim, but rare and sometimes unique, selection of the plethora of
resources in our library collection. Stop by the exhibit hall on the south side
of the first floor of the Main Library to learn more about these fascinating
cultures.
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OPEN STUDIO2
The Krannert Art Museum (KAM) in collaboration with the Department
of dance is presenting a couple of events that may be of interest to you. In a
series they have been calling OPEN STUDIO, they invite dance artists to
activate and animate the museum space with live performance. This season they
are hosting OPEN STUDIO2 presenting works by celebrated choreographers Tere
O’Connor (September 11 & 12) and Jennifer Monson (September 19). I
write to inform you of these events because I will be one of the artists, along
with visiting Dance Artist David Thomson, performing in a duet created by Mr.
O’Connor entitled “Sister.” It would be great to see colleagues from the
Latin American and Caribbean Studies in the house. I rarely perform in town and
would love it if folks came out.
In addition to performance events mentioned above, there is a
video series of dance on film that may also be of interest particularly to
Latin American and Caribbean Studies folks. A recent (2009-10) performance work
of mine entitled “Rigidigidim De Bamba De: Ruptured Calypso” will be screened
on Thursday, September 5 at 5:30p. Like the performances, the films will
be shown in a viewing room at the KAM OPEN STUDIO. Rigidigidim is an
evening-length dance theatre work examining transnational Caribbeanness as
manifested through calypso dancing, music, and other cultural signifiers. Here
are a few links to reviews of the work. I hope you can make it.
Reviews:
Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/28/AR2010022803586.html
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UpAMIGOS
SYMPOSIUM
INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON OBESITY & METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG MEXICAN & MEXICAN
AMERICANS
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ACES Library
Registration and
Details: http://chad.illinois.edu/obesity/
Sponsors:
- Center on Health, Aging, and Disability
- College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
- Family Resiliency Center
- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
- Master of Public Health Program
- Division of Nutritional Sciences
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Department of Human and Community Development
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PIŇATA/COMBO GRANTS FOR FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
2013
The Center for
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with the Lemann Institute for Brazilian
Studies, is please to invite proposals for the following initiatives.
n
Faculty Development Conference Grants
n
Course Development Awards
n
Faculty Travel Awards
All Proposals are
due October 14, 2013
Send (1)
application and (2) cover sheet to cotler@illinois.edu (subject line: Faculty
Support)
Program
descriptions and application information:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE GRANTS are
intended to help support small conferences or workshops enabling UI faculty to
advance innovative directions in scholarship related to Latin America.
Projects involving interdisciplinary and inter professional collaborations are
especially encouraged. Awards of up to $2,500 can be used to support
travel and lodging of invited conference participants, publicity, and
dissemination of conference proceedings. Conferences should take place during
the 2010-11 academic year. The Center can assist by providing meeting
space, publicizing the conference event, and disseminating conference
proceedings (white papers, podcasts, etc.) through the CLACS website.
Applications should
include:
a)
the names, titles and home departments of the principal organizers;
b)
statement of no more than 5 pages describing the themes of the conference,
including a description of the format of the conference and list of potential
participants;
c)
a budget for the project, indicating any other sources of support;
d)
a short (1 page) statement discussing expected outcomes from the conference.
(such as new courses, publications, white papers or podcasts to be circulated
through the CLACS website, etc.).
BRAZILIAN STUDIES COURSE
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS are
intended to support faculty developing new courses, or revising existing
courses, to include significant Brazilian content. Courses from any
discipline are welcome, although courses likely to contribute to the core of an
interdisciplinary Brazilian Studies curriculum within the LAST major are
especially encouraged. Courses likely to be taught regularly will also be
given priority. Awards of up to $3,000 can support travel, the purchase
of potential course materials, photocopying, research assistance or similar
costs related to the development of the course.
Applications should
include:
a)
the name, title and home department of the principal instructor;
b)
a statement of no more than 5 pages describing the course, including a
discussion of its likely contributions to the curriculum in the home department
and to an interdisciplinary curriculum in Latin American (and particularly,
Brazilian) Studies, and an indication of when the course would be first offered
and how regularly it will be taught;
c)
A timetable of activities related to the development of the course, with a
budget listing anticipated costs
FACULTY TRAVEL
AWARDS are
intended to support faculty travel overseas for short-term trips to enrich
instructional materials, establish and maintain linkages with overseas
institutions, and explore promising new lines of research. Travel must be
for a minimum of 10 days. Travel supported by Title VI NRC funds must be on US
carriers and the itineraries must be approved by the U.S. Department of
Education.
Awards of up to
$1,200 will be made for travel to take place between November 15, 2013 and
April 30, 2014
Applications should
include:
a)
Two-page statement about the purpose of the trip and details about major
planned activities while abroad;
b)
Abstract of this statement, no longer than 300 characters (required by US ED);
c)
List of major publications/ creative activities during the past 5 years;
d)
Itinerary, with precise dates, air carrier(s) and flight numbers (US ED
requirement);
e)
Detailed budget.
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OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION JUSTICE PROJECT
The
Education Justice Project, our campus' college-in-prison program, is accepting
applications to teach at Danville prison in spring 2014. All fields and
disciplines are welcome.
You
can learn more about EJP, the application process, and current program needs by
visiting our website: www.educationjustice.net.
Be part of an award-winning program and contribute to meaningful social change.
Applications
are due on Tuesday October 1, 2013.
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OUTREACH
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
2:30-3:30pm
Uebana Free Library
Spanish
Story Time has been organized by CLACS & the Urbana Free Library since
2006. The event is for children and their parents and consists of storytelling,
live music and art. It is presented bilingually in Spanish/English, the second
Saturday of February, March, April, June, September, October, November,
December from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, at the Urbana Free Library Children's
Department, 210 W Green St, Urbana.
On Saturday, September14th, Spanish Story Time will present Monica Brown's book:
Pelé King of Soccer/ Pelé el rey del fútbol
Come with your children to listen the story in English and Spanish, enjoy Latin American songs and make a traditional craft!
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IN THE MARKET
PROGRAM
REPRESENTATIVE I POSITION – UCLA LATIN AMERICAN INSTITUTE
The
UCLA Latin American Institute is conducting a search to fill a Program
Representative I position. Please forward this announcement to anyone you
feel might be interested and qualified for the position.
Job
Summary:
·
Provide
support for the Assistant Director, Director and other faculty and staff of the
Latin American Institute (LAI) in the UCLA International Institute.
·
Major
duties include providing logistical support to conferences and special events,
managing general office operations, handling correspondence, writing and
distributing public information materials through website and email.
·
Responsible
for updating the LAI's documents and materials; handling travel and event
reservations and necessary documentation; maintaining LAI's friendly and
welcoming environment.
·
The
Institute's staff expects the candidate to be active and supportive member of
the team. Computer skills are very important.
·
Fluency
in spoken and written English are highly required, and excellent interpersonal
skills are essential.
·
Proficiency
in Spanish or Portuguese is required. Proficiency in both Spanish and
Portuguese is strongly preferred.
·
Salary
range - $15.23 - $30.05 hourly
·
Career
appointment
·
DEADLINE
TO APPLY: 9/10/13
Anyone
interested in submitting an application for this position must do so through
UCLA’s online system in order to be considered. The full posting is
available on the UCLA
Career Opportunities website under Job Requisition #19381.
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IN THE NEWS
- Protests Fill City Streets Across Brazil http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/world/americas/protests-fill-city-streets-across-brazil.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
- Remembering Chile's 9/11: democracy's final triumph over General Pinochet http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/09/chile-911-pinochet-baltasar-garzon
- El 11 de septiembre abre viejas heridas http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmundo/4-228599-2013-09-09.html
- President of Mexico Proposes Tax Overhaul http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/world/americas/president-of-mexico-proposes-tax-overhaul.html?ref=americas
- Farmers Reach Agreement With Colombia to End Protest http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/09/07/world/americas/07reuters-colombia-protests.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
- Colombian Judge Orders Investigation into Uribe’s Paramilitary Ties http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/colombia-judge-calls-for-investigation-into-uribes-paramilitary-ties
- Conservation v oil: Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative http://www.theinternational.org/articles/461-conservation-v-oil-ecuadors-yasuni-it
- 21st Century Regionalism: Where is Latin America Headed? http://www.coha.org/21st-century-regionalism-where-is-latin-america-headed/
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Angelina
Cotler, Ph.D.
Associate
Director
Center
for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Lemann
Institute for Brazilian Studies
University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
201
International Studies Building
910
S. Fifth Street
Champaign,
IL 61820
Ph:
(217) 333-8419
Fax:
(217): 244-7333
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