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• German Club Book Sale – March 8

  Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  Book Sale by the Brock German Club! 

  When: Wednesday, March 8 from 10:00 – 15:30

  Where: Hallway of MC A, 3^rd level (one level above the ground floor)

  What: An eclectic assortment of attractive coffee table books, novels, and non-fiction. The collection includes hardcover and paperbacks on topics such as art and art history, philosophy, history, classics, language, and biographies, as well as some language textbooks.

  All books are in mint condition and offered at irresistible prices! Cash and – if all goes as planned – e-transfers accepted.

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• HLAS Film Club – March 10

  Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  Hispanic and Latin American Film Club presents:

  “Scratching Old Wounds: Blood, Skin, and Touch in Estiu 1993 (Carla Simón, 1993)”

  by Dr. Fiona Noble, University of Stirling, Scotland

  Fri. March 10, 2023  2:00pm

  Via LifeSize https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/17370315/b29ea4b4-4cef-4c0a-a7e2-4e0538e715c6

  Abstract: Estiu 1993 (2017) is a critically acclaimed Catalan film and the debut feature-length film of director Carla Simón, who drew inspiration from her own childhood in the making of this autobiographical work.

  Set in Barcelona and its rural surroundings in the summer of 1993, the film focuses on 6-year-old Frida (Laia Artigas), who has recently lost both her father and mother to AIDS-related illnesses. Praised for its naturalistic portrait of the child and its eschewal of melodrama, the narrative charts Frida’s navigation of grief, loss, and mortality.

  Looking back upon the early 1990s as a period of ultimately unfulfilled promise, the film articulates the legacy of the hedonistic Transition to democracy through concerns around corporeal fragility. Focusing on blood, skin, and touch, I contend that Estiu 1993 traces a genealogy of risk, infection, and contagion as a means of reflecting on the past and its impact on the present.

  Fiona Noble is a Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland. She is the author of Subversive Spanish Cinema: The Politics of Performance (Bloomsbury, 2020) and has also published on migration, childhood, and intercultural lesbian relationships in contemporary Spanish cinema. Her current research encompasses two key strands: 1) a monograph on the work of Spanish sociorealist filmmaker Fernando León de Aranoa, under contract with Manchester University Press; and 2) the investigation of gender and voice in contemporary Spanish cinema and television/streaming. Forthcoming publications include an article and a book chapter analysing gender and voice in series such as La casa de papel [Money Heist] (2017-2021) and Vis a vis [Locked Up] (2015-2019).

  The film Estiu 1993 (Summer 1993) is available via Kanopy for viewing prior to the guest talk.

  Experience BU Link:  https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/231985

   

  

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• Italian rapper, activist talks social justice at Brock – Brock News

  Tuesday, February 07, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  Italian rapper, activist talks social justice at Brock

   

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• The Spirit of Mali Exhibition with Stève Viès (Feb 1-10, 2023)

  Monday, February 06, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  News Article by David Vivian:  https://brocku.ca/miwsfpa/stac/2023/01/16/spirit-of-mali-visits-st-catharines/

  Experience BU: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/229100

  Closing Event (Experience BU): https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/229460 

   

   

   

   

   

   

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• Rapper, activist Amir Issaa to talk power of music at Brock

  Wednesday, February 01, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  BROCK NEWS ARTICLE

  WHAT: POWER TO THE WORD—“VIVO PER QUESTO”
  ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH AFRO-ITALIAN RAPPER AMIR ISSAA
  (DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE IN ENGLISH)
  As part of the Black History/African Heritage Month events, Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures will be hosting a roundtable discussion with Afro-Italian rap artist and author Amir Issaa (see attached poster for details). The discussion will centre on Amir’s artistic output (rap songs and books), life experiences and his engagement as a social activist.
  WHEN: FEBRUARY 3, 2023    11AM-1PM
  WHERE: TH 256
  LINK TO LIVE STREAM: (https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/16851530/1eb54ea3-53b6-4aa3-9329-2882f18c3ee3)

  SPONSORS:
  Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  Faculty of Humanities, Brock
  Social Justice Research Institute
  Human Rights & Equity— Black History & African Heritage Month
  Italian Cultural Institute

  Rapper, activist Amir Issaa to talk power of music at Brock

   

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• FEB 3: Round Table Discussion with Afro-Italian Rapper, Amir Issaa

  Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  WHAT: As part of the Black History/African Heritage Month events MLLC will be hosting a roundtable discussion with Afro-Italian rap artist and author Amir Issaa (see attached poster for details). The discussion will centre on Amir’s artistic output (rap songs and books), life experiences and his engagement as a social activist.
  WHEN: FEBRUARY 3, 2023    11AM-1PM
  WHERE: TH 256
  LINK TO LIVE STREAM: (https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/16851530/1eb54ea3-53b6-4aa3-9329-2882f18c3ee3)

  POSTER

  EXPERIENCE BU EVENT LINK

   

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• French Studies major receives Badgers Academic Excellence Award

  Friday, January 13, 2023 | By vclitheroe

  https://gobadgers.ca/news/2023/1/11/general-news-265-student-athletes-honoured-with-2021-22-badgers-academic-excellence-awards.aspx

   

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• HLAS Alumnus: Catharine Lailson

  Sunday, November 27, 2022 | By vclitheroe

  Here is a story about a former HLAS student, Catharine Lailson.

  AN interview with Catharine Lailson, CTTIC Secretary and ATINS Vice-President, November 28, 2022.

  https://www.cttic.org/catharine-lailson-cttic-secretary-and-atins-vice-president/

   

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• Italian Canadian Athletes

  Saturday, November 26, 2022 | By vclitheroe

  https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/221488

  ITAL2P98/ CANA2P98
  Italians in Canada and Italy-Canada Relations
  Fifth Annual Undergraduate Conference
  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022

  Italian Studies Program in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MLLC) and the Centre for Canadian Studies (CANA) of the Faculty of the Humanities

  PRESENT
  Italian Canadians Athletes

  Contact Teresa Russo at trusso@brocku.ca for more information.

   

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• Nov. 4 – American Dreams, American Nightmares: La Llorona, Race, and Politics

  Tuesday, November 01, 2022 | By vclitheroe

  https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/218471

  Hispanic & Latin American Studies Film Club Presents a Virtual Event:
  American Dreams, American Nightmares: La Llorona, Race, and Politics
  by Dr. Bernadette Calafell

  Virtual Event: Fri. Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:00pm
  Lifesize link: https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/16123640/15d2efcb-da54-4b35-a63f-1dbbe96de942
  Film: The Curse of La Llorona (available via Criterion for viewing prior to the guest talk)
  Contact: Cristina Santos (csantos@brocku.ca)

  

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