Latin American Visions:
Literature and Human Rights
Reading
History through Fiction
A lecture by
Alicia Kozameh
March 2,
2016
11.15 am
11.15 am
Nicholson
Hall 125
Alicia Kozameh, writer and former political
prisoner during the last military dictatorship in Argentina, is the author of
the novels Pasos bajo el agua (Steps Under Water) 259 saltos, uno inmortal (259 Leaps,
the Last Immortal), Patas de avestruz , Basse danse ; Natatio aeterna;
and Eni
Furtado no ha dejado de correr (2013), Bruno regresa descalzo (forthcoming
2016) the collection of short stories Ofrenda
de propia piel, the book of poetry Mano
en vuelo (Hand in Flight) was
published in 2008, the anthologies: Caleidoscopio,
la mujer en la mira, and Caleidoscopio
2, inmigrantes en la mira. In collaboration with another four ex-political
prisoners she wrote the testimonial book Nosotras,
presas politicas, that includes the testimonial accounts of more than one
hundred women from the same prison, published in Spanish and Italian. Among
other literary awards, she has been granted the Crisis International Award for
best short story, and the Memoria
historica de las mujeres en America Latina y el Caribe. After having taught
at several institutions, she is currently associate professor of Creative
Writing at Chapman University.
Sponsored by: Ohanessian Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies and the Human Rights Program
Sponsored by: Ohanessian Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies and the Human Rights Program
