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Tertulia de Literatura y Cine: Naturaleza muerta

Thursday 24 March 2022, 6.00PM

This event is organised by the ‘Tertulia de Literatura y Cine’ series run by María Muradás-Taylor (Lecturer in Spanish) at the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. During the Tertulia, participants take part in a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films, with the occasional guest speaker. Each event starts off with a reading session (short stories or poetry) or the viewing of a film in Spanish language. It then comes to a close with a tutor-led audience interaction aimed to stimulate a discussion on the historical, political and social realities linked to the stories.
Tertulia is an event for people who are currently studying Spanish (intermediate to advanced levels), as well as for people who want to practice their Spanish. 

This month, Tertulia de Literatura y Cine will discuss a short story by the Argentinean author Gisela Heffe, ‘Naturaleza muerta’.

Naturaleza Muerta:

“En la fría soledad del universo, en la soledad azul del mundo, en la exasperante soledad de

la ciudad,Theresa conjuraba su aislamiento por medio de una continua aglomeración de objetos.”.

Gisela Heffe Es escritora, ensayista y profesora de literatura latinoamericana en la Universidad de Rice (Houston), donde enseña además escritura creativa en español. Ha publicado la antología Judíos/Argentinos/Escritores (Buenos Aires, 1999), y numerosos artículos y entrevistas, tanto en español como en inglés.

The discussion will be entirely in Spanish.

Location: V/C/212 (Vanbrugh College, C block)