CENTAUROS DEL DESIERTO Supone una de las últimas veces que trabajaron juntos el director John Ford y el actor John Wayne, el binomio fundamental del Western. La primera fue La diligencia (1939), que abrió un capítulo dentro de la historia del género, y la última El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance (1962), que definió
For those interested in enrolling in an ACS course, here’s a first-hand account of the experience, written by Juan Vega Esquerra, a former and current student of multiple ACS courses. And don’t forget about our free ACS open session on Wednesday, November 25th, from 18.30-19.30 at the International Institute. After having participated in several cultural
To celebrate Halloween, the Kids Culture Club learned about the history of the holiday from its Celtic roots to its wildly popular American traditions: trick-o-treating, decorating one’s home, enjoying anything spooky! Some of the students revealed that they would go trick-o-treating in Madrid and attend Halloween parties. In keeping with the festivities the group made
Hello everyone. This month’s story is Edith Wharton’s “The Angel at the Grave,” first published in Scribner’s magazine in 1901. The story relates, among other things, the passage of a major literary figure’s legacy from one of universal acclaim to the dustbin of history, an obsolete relic from a forgotten past. Perhaps some of you
Los alumnos de las clases de inglés Young Learners 1 han empezado en el Instituto, con sus clases después del colegio o los sábados por la mañana. Ha habido algo de sueño, pero…¡enseguida se han puesto las pilas para cantar, bailar, hablar, escuchar y hacer proyectos en inglés. Lo primero que había que hacer era
This month, the English Reading Circle: Poetry and Prose Poetry group is going back to the beginning. We’ll be travelling back in time to the beginning of America, the beginning of American poetry, and the beginning of American women’s writing, with Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” In 1650, Bradstreet’s volume of poetry,
What does the word “freedom” mean to an American? How has that meaning evolved over time? How does American literature differ region to region? What do those differences tell us about regional identity in the United States? What effect has Hollywood had on mythologizing the American experience? What films deserve to be considered “mythic”? What
XX Aniversario de “Coloquio sobre la mujer: España y Estados Unidos” La celebración en 2015 del XX aniversario del “Coloquio sobre la mujer: España y Estados Unidos” invita una reflexión sobre el significado de esta serie a lo largo de tres décadas y de los temas que hemos escogido y discutido con el propósito de
LA CONQUISTA DEL OESTE – Es una superproducción de la Major Metro Goldwyn Mayer, planteada a primeros de los años 60 para superar la decadencia creativa y artística que comenzaba a sufrir el Western, tras su esplendor en los años 50. Pregunta: ¿Crees que la película aporta algo a la producción previa de westerns?
Father Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by Ed James in the 1940s. The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. It’s time slot was 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday nights. It ran on radio from 1949