ICYMI: Updates March 30-April 5

• By: Manuel Ostos
• On: 04/07/2015 17:24:38
• In: In Case You Missed It

?El franquismo, 40 años después | El País
La historieta se ha sumergido en la realidad social de la España de la Guerra Civil y de la larga dictadura. Seis artículos del número 1.218 de Babelia en torno a la pregunta: ¿Qué sobrevive del régimen 40 años después de Franco? Ver noticia
La muerte del poeta: nuevas hipótesis tras los restos de García Lorca | La Nación
Un equipo multidisciplinario de investigadores, incluida una argentina, busca el cuerpo del escritor español cerca de Granada; las verdaderas razones de su muerte estarían en la familia. Ver noticia
Solano Trindade Popular Theater and the Preservation of Afro-Brazilian History and Culture | NoirKulture
One of the most important figures in Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, Solando Trindade was born on July 24, 1908, in the district of San José, in Recife, Pernambuco. Besides being a poet, he was also a painter, playwright, actor and folklorist; a legitimate poet of black resistance par excellence. Read more
Filme sobre golpe chileno revive últimas horas de Allende e contesta versão de suicídio | OperaMundi
Cinebiografia 'Allende En Su Laberinto', de Miguel Littin, encena bombardeio ao La Moneda, pressão dos EUA e analisa traições que permitiram golpe de 1973. Leia mais
Spanish Publishers Frustrated By Lack of English Translations | Publishing Perspectives
A recent day-long event in New York highlighted the travails Spanish-language publishers have finding traction for translations in the US market. Read more
A Glimpse Inside Librería Donceles, NYC's Only Spanish-Language Used Book Store | Remezcla
The rules at Librería Donceles are simple. It is not about purchasing used books. It's about cherishing them. Read more
CHC receives funding to digitize La Gaceta de La Habana | CHC
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) at the University of Miami Libraries has received $29,850 from LAMP and LARRP to digitize its oversize holdings of the nineteenth-century newspaper La Gaceta de La Habana. Read more
Scholarly Perspectives on US-Cuban Relations | American University
For longtime observers of Cuba-U.S. relations, D-17 has become universally recognized as shorthand for the date in 2014 that Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro appeared on television simultaneously to announce their intention to restore diplomatic ties and endeavor to normalize relations between their countries. Read more
Los afro- argentinos y el racismo que perdura | Perfil.com
Los negros de Argentina son más de dos millones de personas que sufren desde la negación del pasado hasta problemas para acceder al trabajo y la salud. Read more
 Vinte filmes sobre a ditadura no Brasil | Outras Mídias
Obras examinam prisões políticas, censura, resistência popular, lutas camponesas e operárias, tortura. No 51º aniversário do golpe, guia para compreender um período sombrio. Leia Mais
A New Era? The Outlook for U.S.-Cuba Academic Relations | The Chronicle of Higher Education
A new era in U.S.-Cuba relations was ushered in on December 17th when the presidents of both countries announced they were prepared to end nearly six decades of estrangement. Read more
Enchanting Vintage Photographs Of Frida Kahlo Perfectly Capture The Surrealist Queen | Huffington Post
Her paintings blend tales of personal torment with surreal visions mined from the the wild subconscious. Somewhere between self-portraits and visual mythologies, Frida Kahlo's artworks depict a subject with an ever-shifting identity. Slipping from a jungle queen to a nursing infant, a wounded deer to a bed-ridden bride, Kahlo as subject was defined by fluidity, flexibility and imagination. Read more
Guten Tag, Ramón conquista el corazón y las taquillas alemanas | La Jornada
La cinta de Jorge Ramírez tiene un éxito sin precedente para el cine mexicano en ese país. Ver noticia
Programa "Ler em todo o lado" começa hoje em Lisboa | Diario de Noticias
Apesar do programa se focar principalmente em Lisboa, com cerca de uma dezena de bibliotecas, envolve ainda cerca de 60 livrarias na capital e em todo o país. Leia mais
El colombiano que ha revolucionado el mundo del arte | El País
Antes de cumplir los 30 años, el artista Óscar Murillo, invitado en la última feria de Arco, ha irrumpido en el mercado de la pintura con sus obras controvertidas. Ver noticia
Spanish-Language Children's Bookstore Opens in Los Angeles | Publishers Weekly
A recent Census Bureau survey found that in Los Angeles County, almost 57% of California residents speak a language other than English at home. Read more