Testimony and Space in Latin American Film In brief Dates - 16 to 17 October 2024, 4pm to 5:30pm (both days)Venues - Room LG.11, 40 George Square (16 October) and Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building (17 October)Speakers - Marcos Colón and Laís LorençoOrganisers - Inés Lima and Charlotte Gleghorn (University of Edinburgh); the Latin American Bureau About the eventJoin the department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies for this double bill of invited speakers to discuss questions of testimony, space and representation in contemporary film production from Latin America.On Wednesday 16 October, we will screen Pisar Suavemente na Terra/Stepping Softly on the Earth (2022), by the author and documentary filmmaker Marcos Colón. On Thursday 17 October we will host Marcos Colón in conversation to talk about the film and its connection to his new book, The Amazon in Times of War (2024). This collection of essays features first-hand accounts that detail physical assaults and economic and institutional harm against the Amazon rainforest.Also on Thursday 17 October, we are delighted to be welcoming Laís Lorenço, PhD candidate in Film Studies at UNICAMP in Brazil, who will share some of their work-in-progress on archive, spatial representation and self-representation in Latin American documentary. Laís will present on 'Memory Traces: Archival Material, Space and Absence in Documentaries of the Self', centering her analysis on two films, Hija (María Paz González, Chile, 2011) and Tudo Vai Ficar da Cor que Você Quiser (Letícia Simões, Brazil, 2015).Organised by Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at University of Edinburgh and co-sponsored by the Latin American Bureau.About the speakersMarcos Colón is Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor of Media and Indigenous Communities at Arizona State University and has worked widely in community media initiatives centred on the Amazon. Holding a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese Cultural Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his research examines depictions of the Amazon through the lenses of literature, environmental studies and film. He has produced two feature-length documentaries on the region, Beyond Fordlândia (2017) and Pisar Suavemente na Terra/Stepping Softly on the Earth (2022).Laís Lorenço is a PhD candidate in Multimedia at UNICAMP in Brazil (FAPESP Fellowship). She is currently conducting research at University College London under the supervision of Professor Stella Bruzzi. Her PhD focuses on documentaries of the self in Latin America, exploring their relationship with archival materials and space. She also directed the documentary short Além de Mim (2016).How to attendThis event is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required, simply show up on the day.Are you interested in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies?Founded in 1919, LLC has one of the best-established departments of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SPLAS) in the UK, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including teaching and supervision in Basque, Catalan, Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish studies. Find out more about SPLAS at Edinburgh Related linksEmail Inés LimaEmail Charlotte Gleghorn Oct 16 2024 16.00 - Oct 17 2024 17.30 Testimony and Space in Latin American Film A film screening and roundtable discussions from Marcos Colón (author and documentary filmmaker) and Laís Lorenço (PhD candidate in Film Studies at UNICAMP in Brazil), all on the theme of spatial representation and testimony, and (self)representation. 40 George Square, EH8 9JX and Chrystal Macmillan Building, EH8 9LD Find the venue: 40 George Square
Testimony and Space in Latin American Film In brief Dates - 16 to 17 October 2024, 4pm to 5:30pm (both days)Venues - Room LG.11, 40 George Square (16 October) and Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building (17 October)Speakers - Marcos Colón and Laís LorençoOrganisers - Inés Lima and Charlotte Gleghorn (University of Edinburgh); the Latin American Bureau About the eventJoin the department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies for this double bill of invited speakers to discuss questions of testimony, space and representation in contemporary film production from Latin America.On Wednesday 16 October, we will screen Pisar Suavemente na Terra/Stepping Softly on the Earth (2022), by the author and documentary filmmaker Marcos Colón. On Thursday 17 October we will host Marcos Colón in conversation to talk about the film and its connection to his new book, The Amazon in Times of War (2024). This collection of essays features first-hand accounts that detail physical assaults and economic and institutional harm against the Amazon rainforest.Also on Thursday 17 October, we are delighted to be welcoming Laís Lorenço, PhD candidate in Film Studies at UNICAMP in Brazil, who will share some of their work-in-progress on archive, spatial representation and self-representation in Latin American documentary. Laís will present on 'Memory Traces: Archival Material, Space and Absence in Documentaries of the Self', centering her analysis on two films, Hija (María Paz González, Chile, 2011) and Tudo Vai Ficar da Cor que Você Quiser (Letícia Simões, Brazil, 2015).Organised by Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at University of Edinburgh and co-sponsored by the Latin American Bureau.About the speakersMarcos Colón is Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor of Media and Indigenous Communities at Arizona State University and has worked widely in community media initiatives centred on the Amazon. Holding a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese Cultural Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his research examines depictions of the Amazon through the lenses of literature, environmental studies and film. He has produced two feature-length documentaries on the region, Beyond Fordlândia (2017) and Pisar Suavemente na Terra/Stepping Softly on the Earth (2022).Laís Lorenço is a PhD candidate in Multimedia at UNICAMP in Brazil (FAPESP Fellowship). She is currently conducting research at University College London under the supervision of Professor Stella Bruzzi. Her PhD focuses on documentaries of the self in Latin America, exploring their relationship with archival materials and space. She also directed the documentary short Além de Mim (2016).How to attendThis event is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required, simply show up on the day.Are you interested in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies?Founded in 1919, LLC has one of the best-established departments of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SPLAS) in the UK, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including teaching and supervision in Basque, Catalan, Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish studies. Find out more about SPLAS at Edinburgh Related linksEmail Inés LimaEmail Charlotte Gleghorn Oct 16 2024 16.00 - Oct 17 2024 17.30 Testimony and Space in Latin American Film A film screening and roundtable discussions from Marcos Colón (author and documentary filmmaker) and Laís Lorenço (PhD candidate in Film Studies at UNICAMP in Brazil), all on the theme of spatial representation and testimony, and (self)representation. 40 George Square, EH8 9JX and Chrystal Macmillan Building, EH8 9LD Find the venue: 40 George Square
Oct 16 2024 16.00 - Oct 17 2024 17.30 Testimony and Space in Latin American Film A film screening and roundtable discussions from Marcos Colón (author and documentary filmmaker) and Laís Lorenço (PhD candidate in Film Studies at UNICAMP in Brazil), all on the theme of spatial representation and testimony, and (self)representation.
