Summary of this number: *Wikipedia, the mega-encyclopedia of the web. Paolo Fabbri *The shape of the island (of never again). Omar Calabrese *Iran: cinema and modernity. Farshad Zahedi LEVI-STRAUSS *In memoriam. Rogelio Rubio *The field of anthropology. Claude Lévi-Strauss LITERATURE *Onetti: a balance. Blas Matamoro * Charged with reason: the perenniality of Friedrich Schiller. Ricardo Bada
“Amanece, que no es poco” directed by José Luis Cuerda [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6PiUKRtBY] “Teodoro is a young Spanish engineer who works as a professor at the University of Oklahoma and returns to Spain to enjoy a gap year. He discovers upon arrival that Jimmy, his father, has killed his mother. To compensate you for the loss and to be able to
Summary of this issue: THE JOB OF WRITING *Kirmen Uribe: This is not a novel MESA REVUELTA *César López: Lordship of humility *Aracelys Avilés Suárez: Letter from Holguín *Manuel Vilas: Reasons in the air *Fernando Cordobés: Trevor Rhone . Glimpses of the theatrical scene in Jamaica *Juan Cruz: Portrait of the Landero man CREATION *Juan Malpartida:
“The bilingual edition of A worldly country, two years after its appearance as A worldly country, silences all reservations about the hypothetical decadence of this octogenarian, who questions in his work the securities sanctioned by custom. There is no loss in the ambition of the effort or any symptom of aesthetic decline. The poems,
“A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr.” by David A. Adler and illustrated by Robert Casilla “David A. Adler creates an illustrated biography of the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn how King was influenced by his parents during his childhood in Atlanta, and how he used nonviolent protests and
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5SlrXeOxCc] Maria and Nicole's YL classes as well as our Bilingual Kids' Club watched the entire “I Have a Dream” speech to honor Martin Luther King Day last week . Most students had some knowledge of Dr. King's life and legacy, but watching it together and discussing it made it all the more meaningful for everyone.
Summary of this issue: POLITICS AND SOCIETY *Crisis in Honduras. Adalberto Santana *The hundred days of Obama: between the economic crisis and the Latin American agenda. Elizabeth Gutiérrez Romero *Venezuela: development planning. Dalia Correa Guide *The gift of Santa Bárbara: memory of a Peruvian civil war. Henri Favre *The theology of liberation and its
“American born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang “American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, a son of Chinese immigrants, who struggles to assimilate at a predominantly white school after moving from San Francisco's Chinatown to the suburbs. Jin's story is interwoven with the legend of the Chinese folk hero Monkey King, and a
“The wind in the willows” by Kenneth Grahame “The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure,
Summary of this number: *Dead as living as read. After the phenomenon of the crepuscular vampires, the hour of the literary zombies arrives * The open book, the hands in the dough. A selection of titles dedicated to the aromas and flavors from here to the East, from traditional cuisine as well as experimental