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Win a free week of the urban summer camp: “Summer in the City 2022” Design Contest
Image: Design section of Lea Valentina, winner of the contest in 2021. Win a FREE week at the International Institute's "Summer in the City" Urban Summer Camp! We extend the deadline until June 8 Send us an original design that shows how much fun summer camp is and that includes the
100 years later: Reflections on the US women's suffrage movement
One hundred years after women in the United States finally won the right to vote, the country will be swearing in the first American female vice president, Kamala Harris. Political opinions aside, it's an interesting milestone as we reflect upon the centenary of the historical achievement of women's suffrage, which was the culmination of many
Book Night: Celebration of Louise Glück, Nobel Prize for Literature 2020
Celebration of the American poet Louise Glück, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. Readers: Students of Aquinas American School — Madrid. On the occasion of the celebration of the Night of Books 2020, students from Aquinas American School present a selection of poems by Louise Glück in collaboration with American Space Madrid. The reading
THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH HUNT: Laura (1944)
October 29 19:21.30 p.m. – 101:XNUMX p.m. Room XNUMX Limited capacity due to health protocol Click here to reserve your place. This film noir classic lives on in the memory of those who have seen it, not only because of the image of the beautiful and seemingly unattainable Laura (Gene Tierney), who gives it its title, and the excellent photography
American Witch Story: Author to discuss witches and suffragettes at ASM
They have probably been around as long as women have walked the earth. Someone to be afraid. A transgressive rule-breaker. A powerful woman. Depending on the context, the word can connote many ideas. witches. Witches have enjoyed—sometimes suffered—a distinct role in American culture. From the mass hysteria of the colonial-era Salem
The Season of the Witch: Halloween Comes to IIE!
This fall the IIE and American Space Madrid offer a diverse variety of activities and special courses for all ages that revolve around the figure of the witch in American culture and history. Either as a scary and fantasy creature that scares children, or as a way to
THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH HUNT: Casablanca (1942)
October 22 19:21.30 p.m. – 101:1942 p.m. Room XNUMX Limited capacity due to health protocol Click here to reserve your place. Casablanca (XNUMX, Michael Curtiz) has become one of the most emblematic films of classic Hollywood. However, it was shot with much more modest perspectives, despite all the talent involved, and its success surpassed any
THE WITCH HUNT IN HOLLYWOOD FILM SEASON: October 15 – December 17
This film series aims to explore one of the most complex and convulsive times in the history of cinema: the witch hunt in Hollywood. In the late 40s and 50s, film producers, directors, screenwriters, actors, musicians, and critics became the
Call for 30 Scholarships to participate in the Second Edition of the Inspiring Girls American Space Club
#IGASC-2 CALL FOR 30 SCHOLARSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND EDITION OF THE INSPIRING GIRLS AMERICAN SPACE CLUB (for 4th ESO students in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia) EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14 The US Embassy. in Spain offers 30 scholarships financed by the State Department for 4th grade students
Conversation with Secretary Bunch: The Long Arc: The Fight for Equal Rights and Racial Justice in America
Discussion / via YouTube Live Stream The event takes place online and will be streamed live on YouTube: July 9, 2020, 17:00-18:00 CEST Dr. Lonnie Bunch “The Long Arc: The Fight for Equal Rights and Racial Justice in America” Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III joins Dr. Andreas Etges, Senior Lecturer