Seeing in Spanish
Pinturas © Mirta Toledo
Colección de IARPIDI
1) José Agustín Ferreyra
(1889 -1943) Escenógrafo de teatro, actor y Director de cine.
This free program is organized by the University of Virginia’s Center for the Liberal Arts. CLA’s Spanish workshop will focus on visual culture, specifically film, visual arts, and comic books. It will look at how these genres engage with modern culture and society in both Spain and Latin America and will include attention to how using such materials can foster students’ language acquisition and cultural competency. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Organizers
Ricardo Padrón, Professor of Spanish, University of VIrginia.
Kit Decker, Professor of Spanish and Interim Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, PVCC.
Presenters
David Gies, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, University of Virginia.
“The Shock of Spanish Film.”
From Luis Buñuel (1900-1983) to Pedro Almodóvar (1949 – Present), Spanish filmmakers have produced some of the masterpieces of the cinematic genre, engaging with the challenges of contemporary Spanish culture in ways that alternately shock, delight, and intrigue us. Prof Gies, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Spanish literature and culture, will survey this fascinating cinematic landscape.
Nicole Bonino, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Italian, General Faculty, University of Virginia.
“Latin-American ARTivism”
All over Latin America, the visual and plastic arts serve as powerful tools for social change, cultural expression, and political activism. Nicole Bonino, a professor of Spanish and Italian, and a practicing artist, introduces us to this world of creative expression.
Jennifer Hogg, Lecturer of Spanish, University of Virginia.
“Graphic Novels: Not Just for Boys Anymore.”
Comic books were once an almost exclusively male domain. Men produced them: men or boys consumed them. As comic books morphed into the the graphic novel, women entered the space as both producer and consumer. Jennifer Hogg, a Spanish instructor with more than two decades of experience, introduces us to Spanish-language graphic novels by women creators.
Maggie Payne, Instructor of Spanish, Bridgewater College.
“Bringing Visual Materials into the High School Language Classroom”
Maggie Payne, an instructor of Spanish beloved by her students, brings the day together by exploring ways to bring film, visual arts, and graphic novels into the classroom in ways that enhance language acquisition and cultural competency while helping student engage critically with the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Tentative Agenda
10:00 - 10:20
Registration, Welcome
10:20 - 11:00
Prof. David Gies
“The Shock of Spanish Film.”
11:00 - 11:05
Break
11:05 - 11:45
Prof. Nicole Bonino
“Latin-American ARTivism”
11:45 - 11:50
Break
11:50 - 12:30
Prof. Jennifer Hogg
“Graphic Novels: Not Just for Boys Anymore.”
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch
1:30 - 2:10
Maggie Payne
“Bringing Visual Materials into the High School Language Classroom”
2:10 - 2:15
Break
2:15 - 2:50
Group Discussion
2:50 - 3:00
Evaluation Survey, Good-bye
This program is sponsored by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
