Monday, 15 February 2021

CELEBRATING 30+ YEARS OF A CARIBBEAN ANTHOLOGY

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By Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson The University of Maryland’s Latin American Studies Centre will host a virtual belated celebration of the 30th...
Friday, 5 February 2021

TRANSLATING A FRENCH CARIBBEAN WRITER IN SPAIN

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Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé has long been one of the most widely translated Caribbean authors, following the international success of b...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

A FRENCH EDITOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO ICON ANGELA DAVIS

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Renowned activist and intellectual Angela Davis turned 77 years old on Jan. 26, marking more than five decades of her fight against systemic...
Sunday, 20 December 2020

FOOD CULTURE IN SPOTLIGHT ON UNESCO HERITAGE LIST

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Cuisine formed a notable portion of the latest inscriptions on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,...
Thursday, 3 December 2020

OPINION: AMERICAN (PAY) DIRT - OR MIGRATION FICTIONS

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By Dimitri Keramitas American Dirt , Jeannine Cummins’ controversial bestseller about Latin American migrants, human traffickers, and narc...
Sunday, 15 November 2020

ECUADORIAN DIRECTOR SHOWS A DIFFERENT MIGRATION

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Ecuador’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards’ International Feature section is a surprising movie, highlighting a story that up to now has be...
Thursday, 5 November 2020

A FOCUS ON TRANSLATING HAITIAN LIT INTO ENGLISH

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If you’re looking for works by Haitian writers translated into English, it’s highly likely you’ll come across texts by American translator N...