Exhibition of films and photographs “History in progress” by Hannah Collins “The extreme situations experienced by emigrants, exiles and nomads are the protagonists of the most recent artistic production of Hannah Collins (London, 1956). The English artist based in Barcelona for 25 years, she has always been interested in showing the links
Summary of this issue: EDITORIAL *Educating emotions. Manuela Aguilera CURRENT EVENTS *Obama's health reform…a narrow victory or an open question. Carmen Fernández Aguinaco ANALYSIS *In the beginning there was a need…Feelings and personal growth. Enrique Martínez Lozano *A call for help. Roberto Cortés * Educate feelings. The emotionally competent teacher. Juan Vaello Orts *Educate the
“Persepolis” directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjcfGgVm64] “It tells the moving autobiographical story of an Iranian girl in the midst of Islamic fundamentalism, from the Islamic revolution to our days. days. When fundamentalists take power forcing women to wear veils and jailing thousands of people, Marjane discovers punk, ABBA and
As a reminder of a special day for the library, we put at your disposal in digital format some fragments of the recording made of the "Bartleby the Scrivener / Bartleby the Scrivener" Reading Marathon, which was part of the commemorative activities of Book Day in the International Institute on April 23
Summary of this magazine: CONVIVIO *Spain in a hundred books: Andrés Sánchez Robayna, Jordi Canal, Jordi Gracia and Félix Romeo *The seven deadly sins of Spain: The fragility of ties. Valentí Puig *Reiterations. Gabriel Zaid * The particular statute (story). Patricio Pron ALFONSO REYES DICTIONARY * Anahuac. Armando González Torres *Delimitation. Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado *Ambassador. Jean
“During the times of Clemente Colling” by Felisberto Hernández “Why then is this little work that we are now presenting important? Because there are two issues here. The first: that it is the first edition of a book by the author carried out by a publisher with a face and eyes (although paid for by friends). Second: scholars of
HISTORY *Identities and tolerance in the modern Hispanic world. Antonio Feros * Divine madness. María Tausiet * Women in the War of Independence. Emilio la Parra López ISLAM *Enigmas in the sand. Chase Robinson *Readings on Islam. Antonio Elorza *Anthropologists and orientalists. Ángeles Ramírez SOCIOLOGY *Malcolm Gladwell, narrayist. Juan Antonio Rivera
“The prestige and fame of Ann Beattie (Washington, 1947) rest on many stories that, since the mid-1970s, established her as The Representative Writer of New Yorker-style fiction. Ann Beattie as that more or less direct heiress of John Updike (who in turn descended from John O'Hara and John Cheever)
Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings where kids can enjoy selected stories in English with Brian George (Oliver) as storyteller. Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 9. Two adults per child maximum. approx. 40 minutes. Participation is free. Seating is limited; entrance is open until full capacity (35
“The collected dialogues of Plato, including the letters” “All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are presented here in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last