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African
Influences in Latin America
Modern
Art
| Callnumber: |
FA ARG 01 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Cachilo Poet of the Walls |
| Mediatype: |
video |
| Description: |
For about twelve years Cachilo, a homeless person who lived
a hermits existence in Rosario (Argentina), dedicated himself
to inscribing his poetry on the walls of the city at night. They
found an irreplacable inspiration and role model in him and in
his work. Featuring interviews with local writers and others who
remember the enigmatic Cachilo, the documentary explores the role
of art in everyday life. |
| Language: |
Spanish w/English subtitles |
| Length: |
35 min |
Aztecs
| Callnumber: |
C AZ 01 UNIT C 01 |
| Title: |
Visions of History: the Aztecs and the Spanish |
| Mediatype: |
Curriculum Packet |
| Description: |
How do historians research and write about people and events
in the past? Small group activities encourage your students to
become historians as they evaluate letters from Hernando Cortez,
poetry from the Aztecs, and pictures of the Danza de la Conquista.
They will come away from this unit with a richer knowledge of
the Aztec/Spanish encounters, an understanding of concepts such
as bias, perspective, interpretation, and balance, as well as
an appreciation for the complexity of writing history. |
Curriculum Packets
| Callnumber: |
C LA 37 UNIT C 01 |
| Title: |
Why do People Move? Migration from Latin America |
| Mediatype: |
unit |
| Description: |
Using activities based on the theory of multiple intelligences,
this unit draws upon poetry, music, art, and testimonies to
explore the flight of political refugees, the quest for economic
opportunities, and the risks taken by some immigrants. Using their
own families' migration histories as a starting point, your
students will come away with a better understanding of this
significant human phenomenon. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
142 pp/10 activities |
| Callnumber: |
C LA 36 UNIT C 01 |
| Title: |
Japanese Migration and the Americas: An Introduction to the
Study of Migration |
| Mediatype: |
unit |
| Description: |
This curriculum module introduces students to the study of
migration, including a brief overview of some categories of
migration and reasons why people migrate. In this introductory
study, the Japanese migration experience in the Americas is used
as a case study. Students will be introduced to categories of
migrations such as rural-urban migration, urban-urban migration,
cyclical migration, forced migration, return migration,
remigration, and U-turn migration. Case studies of migration
will be drawn from the Japanese experience in the United States,
Canada, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, and Argentina. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
89 pp. |
| Callnumber: |
C AZ 01 UNIT C 01 |
| Title: |
Visions of History: the Aztecs and the Spanish |
| Mediatype: |
Curriculum Packet |
| Description: |
How do historians research and write about people and events
in the past? Small group activities encourage your students to
become historians as they evaluate letters from Hernando Cortez,
poetry from the Aztecs, and pictures of the Danza de la
Conquista. They will come away from this unit with a richer
knowledge of the Aztec/Spanish encounters, an understanding of
concepts such as bias, perspective, interpretation, and balance,
as well as an appreciation for the complexity of writing history. |
Economic
Development
Dance
and Festivals
Folk
Arts
| Callnumber: |
FA ARG 01 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Cachilo Poet of the Walls |
| Mediatype: |
video |
| Description: |
For about twelve years Cachilo, a homeless person who lived a
hermits existence in Rosario (Argentina), dedicated himself to
inscribing his poetry on the walls of the city at night. They
found an irreplacable inspiration and role model in him and in his
work. Featuring interviews with local writers and others who
remember the enigmatic Cachilo, the documentary explores the role
of art in everyday life. |
| Language: |
Spanish w/English subtitles |
| Length: |
35 min. |
Feature
Films
| Callnumber: |
FF PER 07 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Go, Run, Fly (Anda, Corre, Vuela) |
| Mediatype: |
Films |
| Description: |
Two street children who once struggled to suvive are now 19
and 21 years old. They belong to a generation of young people
who have to fight and find their way in the middle of a deep
crisis with a civil war going on between the army and the
Shining Path. |
| Language: |
Spanish w/English subtitles |
| Length: |
95 min. |
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| Callnumber: |
FF CUB 26 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Who the hell is Juliette? (Quien Diablos es Juliette?) |
| Mediatype: |
Films |
| Description: |
Shot in Cuba, Mexico and the U.S. over a period of three
years, this film a features remarkable cinematography, a
wonderful sense of humor and a hugely charismatic performance of
sixteen year old Yuliet Ortega as herself. This is the
fancinating story of two girls in search of their fathers, whom
they both have never known, while searching for a better life.
Who the Hell is Juliette? will soon become one of the Center's
most requested films! |
| Language: |
Spanish w/ English subtitles |
| Length: |
91 mins. |
Geography
and Environment
History
(15th - 19th Centuries)
Contemporary
History
| Callnumber: |
HC BRA 03 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Drought (Seca) |
| Mediatype: |
video |
| Description: |
This video depicts the hard lives of impoverished Brazilians
in the country's northeast region. Politicians in Brazil
overwhelm these people with promises before elections, and then
leave them to literally strave to death. We see President Collor
de Melo (who was later impeached) captializing on his
northeastern background by campaigning in the drought-stricken
sertao, making false promises and giving rice to the straving
population. The tape illustrates the hypocrisy of the government
for ignoring the real needs of the people, paying lip service to
them only at election time. |
| Language: |
Portuguese w/English subtitles |
| Length: |
14 min. |
Hispanics
in the United States
Contemporary
Indigenous Civilizations
Pre-Columbian
Literature
Literature,
Modern
| Callnumber: |
LM PER 02 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Mario Vargas Llosa: In Love with Peru |
| Mediatype: |
video |
| Description: |
The writings of Mario Vargas Llosa-penetrating studies of
Peruvian life- demonstrates the author's lifelong commitment to
social change. In this program, Vargas Lloas, winner of the
Cervantes Prize and widely regarded as Peru's most interesting
novelist, offers insights into his beloved homeland, his life
abroad, his unsuccessful bid for the presidency, and other
topics. |
| Language: |
Spanish w/ English subtitles |
| Length: |
28 min |
Markets
Music
Maya
Religion
Social
Issues and Human Rights
| Callnumber: |
SI PER 03 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Gregorio |
| Mediatype: |
video |
| Description: |
Using non-professional actors, this film traces the
devastating descent of a young peasant boy into Lima's vast
community of street children. Unable to make a living in the
countryside, Gregorio's father, Jacinto, moves his family to
Lima. Soon after they arrive he loses his job and the family is
forced to live in a squattes' camp two hours from Lima.
Gradually, young Gregorio learns the life of the streets and
joins a gang of petty thieves. Throughout the film, Gregorio
narrates his experiences, expressing sorrow but no particular
conviction that anything could change. |
| Language: |
Spanish w/ English subtitles |
| Length: |
59 mins. |
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