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Participants at the Seminar: 'Arpilleras Dialogantes / Arpillera Conversations', Cambridge, May 2015

Participants at the Seminar: 'Arpilleras Dialogantes / Arpillera Conversations', Cambridge, May 2015

 

Seminar:Arpilleras Dialogantes / Arpillera Conversations
Description: This seminar / dialogue / with the participation of Diamela Eltit, Visiting Simón Bolívar Professor for 2014-15, and Roberta Bacic incorporates an exhibition of 12 arpilleras from Chile, Peru, Spain, England and Ireland which span from the Chilean dictatorship era up to recent conflicts in different parts of the world.

Web links:
Centre for Latin American Studies

Previous events with arpilleras at Cambridge University
The Politics of Chilean 'Arpilleras', 2008
The poetry of arpilleras, 2011
Commissioned by: University of Cambridge, Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS)
Date(s): 28th May 2015 - 28th May 2015
Venue: Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Cambridge
Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT, England
Curator: Roberta Bacic, curator. Assisted by Breege Doherty
Facilitator: Julie Coimbra Librarian and Publicist / CLAS M.Phil Admissions
Outcome:




Documents: • list of exhibition textiles - view
• Exhibition poster - view