Global Sustainable Development News
Events: Dr Mar铆a Luisa Ortiz on Memory and Human Rights (04/12/18) AND Chilean Voices Evening (05/12/18)
During the final week of Autumn Term, there are two exciting events on Latin America to look forward to. Firstly, on 4th December, 17:30-19:00, OC1.04, Dr Mar铆a Luisa Ortiz, Head Curator of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago (Chile) will discuss the role of museums as promoters of memory and human rights. The museum's programme of memory and its promotion of human rights awareness has covered a variety of areas, from repression and violence to exile and indigenous communities. The museum runs a programme of oral interviews, recording life experiences and preserving them for future research. Mar铆a Luisa will discuss the challenges and the benefits of this work in Chile today.
The following day, (5th December, 19:30, Helen Martin Studio), to mark the conclusion of the AHRC-funded project, 'Chilean Exiles and the World Service', the School for Modern Languages and Cultures will be hosting an evening of poetry, spoken word and music featuring:
- Mar铆a Eugenia Bravo Calderara (Poet)
- Carla Guelfenbein (Novelist)
- Valentina Montoya Mart铆nez (Singer-songwriter)
To reserve your place, please email caroline.parker@warwick.ac.uk