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Latinos in US Media

November 1, 2009CorrientesAmerica, Americas, Argentina, Armando Robles Godoy Filmmaking School, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of Graduate Studies, Boston, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, California, Carmen Oquendo-Villar, Cristina Kotz Cornejo, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Romance Studies and the Program, Department of Visual and Media Arts, DIRECTOR, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of the BFA Program, Doris Sommer, Emerson College, Ernesto Livon-Grosman, Florence Levy Kay Fellow, Fox Latin America, Harvard University, Howard Thurman Center, interdisciplinary artist, Jose Barriga, La Opinion, Latin America, Los Angeles, Marisol Negron, Massachusetts, media, Media The Boston Latino International Film Festival, Professor of Romance Languages, Ricardo Palma de Lima, social psychologist, Spanish, The media, United States, Universidad Catolica de Lima, Universidad Ricardo, University of California, West Africa, www.bliff.org, www.bu.edu/thurmanescalona

The Boston Latino International Film Festival (www.bliff.org) the Boston
Area Spanish Exchange – BASE present:

Latinos in US Media
(panel *mostly* in Spanish)
Saturday October 20, 2pm, Howard Thurman Center at Boston University (FREE)
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
www.bu.edu/thurman

“Boston area Spanish-speaking media, film and arts experts meet to discuss in Spanish the present state of Spanish language (and bilingualism) in these U.S. media. The media have played an active role in the creation of many of the stereotypes related to the Latino community in the United States. By addressing the role of language in the inscription, and subversion, of these stereotypes, this panel seeks to provide a space for reflection about how these issues affect the very communities represented in the screen and other media, as well as their relationship with other
communities in the US.”

Moderator:
Carmen Oquendo-Villar

Panelists:

-Ernesto Livon-Grosman, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of Graduate Studies of the Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures at Boston College; he has also made the documentary “Cartoneros”, about the paper recycling process in Argentina, and how many people become trash pickers to be able to make a living.

-Cristina Kotz Cornejo, Associate Professor, Director of the BFA Program, Department of Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College; who has made several films. The last one, titled “3 Americas”, about the relation between an Argentinean-American girl, her anti-American grand-mother in Argentina, and America.

-Doris Sommer, Ira Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard
University; her work focuses mainly on issues of bilingualism and cultural agency.

-Marisol Negron, Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Latino Studies, Department of Romance Studies and the Program in Latin American & Latino Studies, Brandeis University; her dissertation is “Salsa as commodity and cultural signifier: an analysis of nuyorican musical form.” Her research interests are migration and diaspora, popular culture and comodification, and Cuban-American, Dominican-American, Chicano and Puerto Rican cultural production.

-Jose Barriga, He is a social psychologist by training and specializes in Latino media in the U.S. He has worked in Los Angeles with Telemundo, Fox Latin America, La Opinion newspaper, and Enigma Entertainment in different executive positions. He attended: la Universidad Catolica de Lima, la Universidad Ricardo Palma de Lima, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Armando Robles Godoy Filmmaking School.

-Carmen Oquendo-Villar, (Harvard Ph.D) is a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist and writer-scholar of Puerto Rican and Spanish descent, educated in Latin America, West Africa and the United States. She has been lecturing, exhibiting, and curating internationally since 2004.

Musica de Camara, Artistic Director Eva de la O

November 1, 2009CorrientesAnthony Newton, Artistic Director, Cesar Vuksic, City, Director Eva de la, Director Eva de la O Piano Festival, Kathleen Benson, Martha Marchenaescalona

Piano Festival at the Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street

On Sundays:

October 21, 2PM
Martha Marchena plays works by Cuban Classical Composers

December 2, 2PM
Cesar Vuksic plays works by Argentinian Classical Composers

February 17, 2PM
Anthony Newton plays works by Aftrican American Classical Composers

For information: Eva de la O: 212.410.5612,
Kathleen Benson: 212.534.1672

Free with Museum Admission

PRISIONERA – book signing

November 1, 2009CorrientesPRISIONERAescalona

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QUEER LATINO TESTIMONIO

November 1, 2009CorrientesArnaldo Cruz-Malav, Associate Artistic Director, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Anthropology, author, C, Director of Pregones Theater, Gay Men, Graduate School, Hard Tails Author, Illinois, Jorge Merced, Juan Rivera, Juanito Xtravaganza, KEITH HARING, LATINO TESTIMONIO Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Martin F. Manalansan IV, Mayra Santos-Febres, meditation, New York, New York City, Pop artist, Professor, Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor of Hispanic Literatures, Queer Latino Testimonio, R, Robert F. Reid-Pharr, University of Illinois, University of Puerto Ricoescalona

Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Upper Westside)
2289 Broadway at 82nd Street
New York City

Join Us!

Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m.

QUEER LATINO TESTIMONIO, KEITH HARING, AND JUANITO XTRAVAGANZA

Hard Tails

Author Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé will be joined in a reading from his new book by Jorge
Merced, Associate Artistic Director of Pregones Theater, and will sign copies.

In the tradition of the Latin American testimonio, Queer Latino Testimonio is the story of Juan Rivera, a.k.a. Juanito Xtravaganza, a Latino runaway youth who ends up homeless in the streets of New York in the late 70s and becomes partner of the internationally famous 1980s Pop artist Keith Haring during some of the most frenetically productive years of his brief life, as told to the author and retold by him. A hybrid text–part testimonio, part linguistic and cultural analysis, and part art criticism–this is also a history of New York Latino neighborhoods during this
period of devastating disinvestment and gentrification, as well as a personal, heart-felt meditation on the art of listening and the ethical limits of representing queer Latino lives.

Praise for Queer Latino Testimonio, Keith Haring, and Juanito Xtravaganza

“A story of the abject, an urban cultural history, and a literary meditation, Queer Latino Testimonio is a glorious assemblage of voices, images, rhythms, and sensualities of the turbulent last two decades of twentieth century New York City. A stirring portrait of the upheavals, deaths, and hopeful futures of bodies under siege. A marvelous piece of scholarship!”–Martin F. Manalansan IV, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and author of Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora

“Narrated with sensitivity and style, Queer Latino Testimonio reminds us that the greatest of our cultural icons are never simply isolated geniuses, but instead reflections of the messy, funky, difficult, exasperating and exciting realities of everyday life. In a word, the book you hold in your hands is legendary!”–Robert F. Reid-Pharr, Professor of English, CUNY Graduate School, and author of Once You Go Black: Choice, Desire, and the Black American Intellectual

“A thrilling biography of a character that is both real and imagined, and a fresh vision of what Cultural Studies can become.”–Mayra Santos-Febres, Professor of Hispanic Literatures, University of Puerto Rico, and author of Sirena Selena

“An alluring, uncompromising tale of tails in the waning years of the age of x-travagance, and the dawn of the age of AIDS.”–Rubén Ríos-Avila, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Puerto Rico, and author of La Raza Cómica.

Event is free and open to the public, but subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm. 212-721-5282

EMERGENCY CALL . . . HELP OUR DOMINICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS

November 1, 2009CorrientesDominican Republic, Food, lobby of Hope Community, naturaldisaster, New Yorkescalona

To all our friends and neighbors!

Let’s help the Dominican Republic community with a donation to help the families left without homes get back on their feet.

Hurricane Noel killed more than 100 children and adults and left thousands of families without a home, clothing, and food.

You can donate canned foods, water, powder juice, used clothing, anything can help this community devastated by the Hurricane.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

If you wish to make a donation, you can drop off your donation in the main lobby of Hope Community, 174 East 104th Street, New York, NY 10029.

For more information, contact Jaritza Taveras at 212-860-8821 ext 117 or email to Jtaveras@hopeci.org.

Conversations Across Culture: Community Arts Education, Exploring Possibilities

November 1, 2009CorrientesCenter for Educational Outreach, Milbank, New York, Teachers College, Teachers College Columbia Universityescalona

Recently we have seen a rapid growth in the development of Community Arts programming in after-school and out-of-school settings. In response, The Program in Art and Art Education at Teachers College is conducting a conference in Fall 2007 to provide a forum for conversations exploring how the arts engage people in meaningful learning experiences that support community building and youth development. The conference seeks advance scholarship, diversity and equity in the arts education field.

Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10

Milbank Chapel
The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation
Teachers College Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
Box 132
New York, NY 10027

PHONE: 1.800.209.1245 or 1.212.678.3987
FAX: 1.212.678.8417
EMAIL: ceoi_mail@tc.columbia.edu

http://www.tc.edu/ceoi/communityarts/

GO GREEN EAST HARLEM: AN INITIATIVE OF THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT SCOTT STRINGER

November 1, 2009Corrientesescalona

with the Center for Multicultural & Community Affairs URBAN HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS

Friday, NOVEMBER 16, 12 noon – 1pm

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Annenberg Building, Board Room – 5th Floor
1468 Madison Avenue @ E. 100th Street

For More Information Contact: Ann-Gel S. Palermo, MPH (212) 241-8886 or

ann-gel.palermo@mssm.edu www.mssm.edu/cmca

Adam Aponte, MD, FAAP
Medical Director
North General Diagnostic & Treatment Center
1879 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10035
212-423-4070
fax 212-423-4577

HONORING A LEGEND: DR. ANTONIA PANTOJA

November 1, 2009CorrientesAntonia Pantoja, ASPIRA, Boricua College, Columbia, Columbia University, El Yunque, Film Director, founder, Latino Alumni Association, Latino Educational Media Center, Lerner Hall, New York City, Puerto Rico, San Diego, San Juan, USDescalona

Dr. Antonia Pantoja, Social Work ’54, a pioneer in education, social work, feminism, and civil rights. The founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum,
Boricua College, and Producir, Dr. Pantoja demonstrated the true value of leadership in our community: the ability to create profound change in
all that she touched with her kind hands.

Dr. Pantoja’s life, from her girlhood in San Juan, to her community organizing in New York City and San Diego, to her social and political activism (retirement) in the foothills of El Yunque, Puerto Rico. It is a wonderful work that reminds us to never forget one of our greatest heroes.

HONORING A LEGEND: DR. ANTONIA PANTOJA

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Light Dinner, Film Screening, Q&A with Film Director: 7-9:30pm

Columbia University
Broadway Room, Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway
New York City

Please RSVP to LAACUevents@gmail.com.

Admission: Students, $3; LAACU Members, $10; Non-Members, $15
* Free t-shirt for the first 25 attendees.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Latino Educational Media Center for the completion of the documentary on Dr. Pantoja’s life.
Please support this project in honor of this legendary Latina.

Brought to you by Latino Heritage Month, the Latino/a Caucus, the Columbia Mentoring Initiative, and the Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University.

Puerto Rico Fest presents “BIO PICS AND PLAYS: The Good, the bad, and the ugly”

November 1, 2009CorrientesCandido Tirado, Carmen Rivera, East 103rd Street, Judith Escalona, Magdalena Sagardia, Marcos Miranda, Pablo Cabreraescalona

“BIO PICS AND PLAYS: The Good, the bad, and the ugly”
A panel discussion at PRdream/MediaNoche with

Marcos Miranda (Big Pun)
Carmen Rivera (Celia, La Lupe, Julia)
Candido Tirado (Celia)
Pablo Cabrera (Quien Mato a Hector Lavoe)
and others

Moderated by Judith Escalona and Magdalena Sagardia

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 6PM

PRdream/MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, entrance on East 102nd Street
(just two blocks from Museum Mile)

Subway: Take IRT Lexington Avenue local #6 train to East 103rd Street. Walk one block south and one block west.

For more information: 212.828.0401

CINE_REAL: Two exhibits about film

November 1, 2009Corrientesactor, CINE, DIRECTOR, director of photography, East 102nd Street, IDOLatries/IDOLatrias, interactive new media, Jaime Sanchez, Judith Escalona, Judith Escalona's, Lexington Avenue, MediaNoche, New York, New York City, Ted Ciesielski, www.medianoche.usescalona

MediaNoche presents

CINE_REAL: Two exhibits about film

Judith Escalona’s “Bx3M: A work in process”
Hector Canonge’s “IDOLatries/IDOLatrias”

November 8 – December 20, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 8, 6 – 8PM

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue (entrance on East 102nd Street)
New York, NY 10029

For info: www.medianoche.us or 212-828-0401

SUBWAY:
Take the IRT Lexington Avenue Local #6 train to 103rd Street and
Lexington Avenue. We’re one block South and one block West.

ADMISSION: Free

Project Descriptions:

Judith Escalona’s “Bx3M: A work in process”
Witness firsthand the ongoing editing of this New York City epic. The
director and invited guests (Director of Photography Ted Ciesielski
and Actor Jaime Sanchez for starters) go through a performative
process of editing. Visitors watch and interact with
them. Behind the scenes footage also on display.

Hector Canonge’s “IDOLatries/IDOLatrías””
An interactive new media work utilizing barcode and readers to bring
attention to yet another way women are objectified. Barcode takes us
one more step away from seeing these luscious Latinas on boxes,
cans,and jars as anything other than their use value. Consumer heaven
or hell, depending on which side of the supermarket aisle you’re on.