“The Latino Literary Imagination”
April 7 - 8, 2011
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
April 14 - 16, 2011
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
& The National Hispanic Cultural Center
Free and open to the public; given space limitations,
pre‐registration is strongly encouraged.
REGISTER HERE.
Locations, Dates and Times
University of New Mexico
Thursday, April 7: noon-3:00pm
UNM Continuing Education, room G (Videoconferencing)
Friday, April 8: 7:00am-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm
Woodward Hall 149 (Videoconferencing)
Thursday, April 14: 8pm-9:30pm
George Pearl Hall Auditorium
Friday, April 15: 8:30am-5:30pm
Woodward Hall 149 and SUB Ballroom A
The National Hispanic Cultural Center
Friday, April 15: 8pm-9:30pm
Bank of America Theater
Saturday, April 16: 9am-4pm, 4pm-6pm
Bank of America Theater, Journal Theater
The dates and locations for the dual site conference are: April 7-8, 2011 (New Brunswick, New Jersey), and April 14-16, 2011 (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - both sites available via real-time broadcasting.
Book table provided by the UNM Bookstore on Friday, April 15.
Description
The Latino Literary Imagination Conference is a collaborative initiative of the University of New Mexico and Rutgers faculty, organized by the UNM Office of the Provost, the UNM/NHCC Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Working Group, the Rutgers Office of the Associate VP for Academic and Public Partnerships, Rutgers Center for Latino Arts and Culture, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Nuyorican Poets Café.
This year focused on an East Coast/South West Dialogue on Narrative Voices and the Spoken Word, the conference will explore the broad and diverse spectrum of U.S. Latina/o literary creativity and activism from the latter half of the 20th century through the first decade of the 21st. Well known authors and emerging creative voices representing a wide range of literary modes, including poetry, novels, plays, new media, conceptual performance and multi-disciplinary work will be presented through panels, roundtables, readings and performances.
In Albuquerque, there are four concurrent, conference-related exhibitions:
“Latino/a Visual Imaginary: Intersection of Word & Image,” at 516 Arts, February 19 – May 14. View Program Guide
“Illustrated Identities: the Book in the Latino Imaginary,” at UNM Zimmerman Library, Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery, March 5 – May 5.
“Text and Subtext: Latino Artists at Tamarind,” at Tamarind Institute of Lithography, April 15 – June 30.
“Framing the Imaginary: Responding to Works from the NHCC,” at The National Hispanic Cultural Center Museum, April 16 – June 19.
Support for the conference is provided in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Additional University of New Mexico Sponsors include the Regents Endowment Speaker Series, The Office of the Provost, The College of Fine Arts, The Department of Art and Art History, Zimmerman Library, the Tamarind Institute of Lithography, The Latin American & Iberian Institute, the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association, UNM Bookstores, The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and 516 Arts, Albuquerque.
Additional Rutgers sponsors include the Office of the President and Office of the Executive Vice President, the Office of Undergraduate Education, Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, Institute for Research on Women, and the New Brunswick Departments of American Studies, Comparative Literature, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, and Spanish and Portuguese as well as Newark Departments of Classical and Modern Languages, English, the Newark Office of the Vice Chancellor, and La Casa de Educacion y Cultura of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey.
Contact: Holly Barnet-Sanchez, 505-277-2112
