Lit & Luz: A Reading and Conversation with Jazmina Barrera
Schedule
Wed Nov 03 2021 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm
Location
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts | Chicago, IL
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A Reading and Conversation with Jazmina Barrera / Una Lectura y Conversación con Jazmina BarreraWith host L.M. Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas
Free/ Gratis
Masks and proof of vaccination or a COVID-19 test are
required for entry for this in-person event at the Logan Center. Learn more at arts.uchicago.edu/visitlogancenter.
Se requiere mascarilla y prueba de vacunación o una prueba de COVID-19 para entrar a este evento en persona en el Centro Logan. Más información en: arts.uchicago.edu/visitlogancenter.
Presented in partnership with the UChicago Translation Studies Department
Join us for a reading and conversation with Mexican author, editor, and translator, Jazmina Barrera. Jazmina is the author of the book of essays Cuerpo extraño (Foreign Body) was awarded the Latin American Voices prize from Literal Publishing in 2013 and most recently Cuaderno de faros / On Lighthouses by Jazmina Barrera, translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney (Two Lines Press). She has published her work in various print and digital media, such as Nexos, Este País, Dossier, Vice, El Malpensante, Letras Libres and Tierra Adentro. She has a Master's Degree in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University, which she completed with the support of a Fulbright grant. She was a grantee of the Young Creators program at FONCA. She is editor and co-founder of Ediciones Antílope. She lives in Mexico City. Hosted by Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas.
Acompáñanos en la lectura y conversación con la escritora, editora y traductora mexicana Jazmina Barrera. Es autora del libro de ensayos Cuerpo extraño / Foreign Body, el cual ganó el premio Latin American Voices 2013 y se publicó en la editorial Literal Publishing, y recientemente Cuaderno de Faros / On Lighthouses, traducido al inglés por Christina MacSweeney (Two Lines Press). Sus textos han sido publicados en revistas como The Paris Review, Letras libres, Words Without Borders, Malpensante, Electric Literature y Nexos, entre otras. Estudió la maestría en Escritura Creativa en Español en NYU con el apoyo de la beca Fullbright. Fue becaria del FONCA Jóvenes Creadores. Es editora y socia fundadora de Ediciones Antílope. Presentado por Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas.
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For the full Lit & Luz Festival schedule, visit www.litluz.org.
Save the date! The Lit & Luz Festival returns November 1-6, 2021. Through this year’s theme, “Structure,” participants will consider the physical structures that house us, political and societal structures that surround us, and much more.
The 2021 Chicago festival will be hybrid and feature both virtual and in-person programs including readings, conversations, and workshops. We’re excited to announce that the one-and-only Live Magazine Show will be presented in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts.
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El Festival Lit & Luz regresa del 1 al 6 de noviembre de 2021. A través del tema de este año, "Estructura", los participantes considerarán las estructuras físicas que nos albergan, las estructuras políticas y sociales que nos rodean, y mucho más.
El festival de Chicago 2021 será híbrido y contará con programas virtuales y presenciales que incluyen lecturas, conversaciones y talleres. Nos complace anunciar que el Live Magazine Show, único en su tipo, se presentará en asociación con el Logan Center for the Arts de la Universidad de Chicago.
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Where is it happening?
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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