Her discussion of 鈥淭he Rebirth of Argentine Culture During the Post-dictatorship鈥 will be the 13th annual Latin American and Latino Studies Heritage Lecture. The hourlong talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library.
Shua will share her insider鈥檚 view of Argentine culture, particularly the literature and publishing business, as the arts have rebounded in the three decades since the end of the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
The writer was exiled to France during the last military dictatorship in Argentina. When she returned, she published her first novel 鈥淧atient鈥 (鈥淪oy paciente鈥) in 1980 and has since published in nearly every genre including poetry, drama, children鈥檚 literature, journalistic articles, essays, film scripts, short stories and microfiction. Shua鈥檚 work has been translated into a dozen languages and has won many awards, including a Guggenheim fellowship.
Shua also will participate in a bilingual reading and discussion of her work with her literary translator, UofL professor Rhonda Buchanan, at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in Bingham Library, University Club. The free, public 鈥淭ea, Conversation and Bilingual Reading鈥 will include both women reading from their 2008 bilingual anthology 鈥淨uick Fix Sudden Fiction by Ana Maria Shua,鈥 illustrated by Louisville artist Luci Mistratov. A book-signing session will follow the event.
Shua鈥檚 husband, known for his portrait photography of artists, will present 鈥淓xpressions of Argentine Culture through the Lens of Silvio Fabrykant鈥 at 2 p.m. Oct. 15 in 207 Davidson Hall. Fabrykant will give a presentation in Spanish at 11 a.m. Oct. 13 in 202 Bingham Humanities Building.
UofL鈥檚 Latin American and Latino studies program and Liberal Studies Project are event sponsors.
For more information, contact Buchanan at 502-852-2034 or rhondabuchanan@louisville.edu or visit:
