Series explores Latin American art, literature and film

By Staff on Jan. 28, 2009, 6:08 p.m.

An international collection of artists, writers and scholars will participate in a lecture series titled "Art, Literature, Film: Latin American Perspectives" hosted this spring by the Program in Latin American Studies.

The series will kick off with a screening of Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas' work "Luz Silenciosa" (with English subtitles) at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, in 219 Burr Hall, followed by an English-language discussion with the director.

Other speakers in the series will include Mexican author Álvaro Enrique and Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão.

The full schedule for the lecture series can be found online.

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