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ICYMI: January 2021
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- On: 02/01/2021 10:59:32
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UCR ARTS awarded $65K grant from Warhol Foundation | UC Riverside
UCR ARTS has been awarded a $65,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in support of an upcoming exhibition featuring the work of Los Angeles-based photographer Christina Fernandez. Read more
Lo mejor de la novela española en 2020: un informe razonado | Contexto y Acción
Lo más estimulante del año ha tenido lugar gracias a las nuevas voces por debajo de la treintena. Leer más
El IVAM pone en marcha una biblioteca itinerante que viajará por el barrio del Carmen | 20 Minutos
El Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) impulsa el proyecto de una biblioteca artística itinerante que viajará, durante el presente curso académico, por centros educativos del barrio del Carmen. Leer más
Muere el cineasta cubano Juan Carlos Tabío | La Jornada
El cineasta cubano Juan Carlos Tabío, codirector de la icónica película Fresa y Chocolate sobre el drama que enfrentaron los homosexuales en la Revolución Cubana, falleció este lunes en La Habana a los 77 años, anunció el Instituto Cubano de Cine. Leer más
Por adeudos, Universidad Veracruzana desoloja librería Educal | El Universal
Fondo de Cultura Económica califica de "incomprensible decisión unilateral" y cuestiona la medida adoptada por la rectora Sara Ladrón de Guevara. Leer más
Gramáticas, diccionarios y catecismos coloniales en lenguas indígenas | Memoria Chilena
Conoce a los ganadores del Premio Gabo 2020 | Premio Gabriel García Márquez
El grupo de ganadores de este galardón...está integrado por periodistas, equipos periodísticos de distintos países iberoamericanos y por alianzas transnacionales que reafirman el potencial del periodismo colaborativo. Se trata de cuatro trabajos de altísima factura que se destacan por su extraordinaria narración, investigación y reportería minuciosa. Son piezas referentes del periodismo relevante, riguroso, ético e innovador, que no solo cuestionan e incomodan a los poderosos, sino que logran ponerle cara y corazón a realidades complejas de América Latina. Leer más
Literatura en Galicia: un año normal | Contexto y Acción
Informe razonado sobre la literatura gallega en 2020. Leer más
University of Puerto Rico to Create New Afro-Diasporic and Racial Studies Program | Latino Rebels
Earlier this month, the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus announced that it will create a new program of Afro-Diasporic and Racial Studies, thanks in part to a $700,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a media release from the university noted. Read more
Pura Belpré Award Winners | ALA
The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Read more
Informe sobre contenidos de acceso abierto y recursos educativos abiertos en las bibliotecas universitarias | Universo Abierto
Resultados completos de la encuesta de LJ sobre la disponibilidad y el uso de los contenidos de OA/OER en las bibliotecas universitarias de Estados Unidos. El informe incluye datos sobre cómo se curan los contenidos OA, cómo se añaden al descubrimiento, si el descubrimiento identifica el contenido como OA, y si hay preocupaciones sobre la exhaustividad y la validez. Leer más
Cheech Marin's Long-Awaited Chicano Art Museum Secures City Approval and $1 Million in Annual Funding | ArtNet
The California city of Riverside has approved plans and funding for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture, and Industry. Read more
SALALM LXVI – FROM HOJAS VOLANTES TO PODCASTS: NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | SALALM
From Hojas Volantes to Podcasts: News from Latin America and the Caribbean will bring together librarians, archivists, book vendors, scholars, publishers and journalists to participate in a back-and-forward-looking dialogue about our engagement with, understanding and conservation of the journalistic record in Latin America and the Caribbean. Together we will explore how past and present efforts of production, distribution, collecting and preservation can provide lessons for the future. Read more
NETFLIX'S EMICIDA DOCUMENTARY TELLS THE STORY OF BLACK BRAZILIAN CULTURE | Sounds and Colours
A new documentary has landed on Netflix that shines a light on Emicida and his most recent album, AmarElo, while also getting deep into the story of Brazil's Black culture. Read more
Víctima del covid, murió Tobi Libertario, director de la Biblioteca Social Reconstruir | Proceso
Considerado uno de los acervos más importantes sobre anarquismo en el mundo, la Biblioteca Social Reconstruir fue fundada en 1978 por el anarquista pacifista de origen catalán y exiliado en México, Ricardo Mestre Ventura (1906-1997). Leer más
AZTEC EMPIRE, EL PRIMER COMIC SOBRE LA CONQUISTA CON AYUDA DEL INAH | MXCity
Los creadores de este fabuloso cómic se apoyaron en cientos de datos y evidencias históricas para llevar a esta gran tarea. Leer más
Why Puerto Rican Bomba Music Is Resistance | GBH
Bomba is an ancient genre of resistance from Puerto Rico created by enslaved people on the island over 400 years ago. Recently, bomba music has been a staple of Black Lives Matter protests calling back to its roots as a music of resilience. Linda Diaz & LA Buckner break down bomba's musical and cultural elements. Ivelisse Diaz teaches Linda about bomba singing, and LA learns bomba drum rhythms. Read more
Chicano Graphic Arts and the Making of the Landmark Exhibition "¡Printing the Revolution!" | Smithsonian
SAAM's landmark exhibition, ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, explores how Chicanx artists have linked innovative printmaking practices with social justice. In the first of a two-part conversation, join E. Carmen Ramos, exhibition curator and acting chief curator at SAAM, and Claudia Zapata, curatorial assistant for Latinx art, as they discuss the origins and importance of the exhibition. Read more
Lupita: the indigenous activist leading a new generation of Mexican women | The Guardian
In a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced and journalists are killed at an alarming rate, a courageous new voice has emerged: Lupita, a Tzotzil-Maya woman? ?at the forefront of a Mexican indigenous movement. Twenty years after Lupita lost her family in the Acteal massacre in southern Mexico, she has become a spokesperson for her people? and for a new generation of Mayan activists. She balances the demands of motherhood with her high-stakes efforts to re-educate and restore justice to the world. Read more
¡Alto ahí! Embajada de México en Francia pide detener subasta de piezas prehispánicas | El Financiero
La Embajada de México en Francia solicitó ya a la casa Christie's detener la subasta de 40 lotes de piezas prehispánicas de diversas culturas. Leer más
¿Quiénes son los dueños de Violeta Parra, Víctor Jara y Los Prisioneros? | La Tercera
Mientras las leyendas de la música anglo hacen noticia por vender sus catálogos, los artistas chilenos luchan por recuperarlos. Los esfuerzos que han emprendido diversos creadores -o sus herederos- para recobrar o subir a plataformas digitales su propia discografía muestran casos insólitos, como obras emblemáticas en manos de anónimos o álbumes universales de nuestro cancionero que no están en streaming. Leer más
A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events in the United States | Library of Congress
This research guide from the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress focuses on 20th and 21st century court cases, legislation, and events that had important impacts on civil rights in Chicana/o/x, Hispanic, Latina/o/x, Mexican-American, and Puerto Rican communities the United States. Each page provides an overview and timeline of a civil rights topic and some breadth of research material for further study at the Library of Congress or your local library. The facts presented draw from Library of Congress materials and external sources listed. Read more
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