EACH FALL, the publication of Portal magazine affords us an opportunity to showcase LLILAS and the Benson, both as two separate units and as a rich and symbiotic partnership. In these pages, you will read articles by Latin Americanist students, faculty, and visiting professors—a snapshot of the … [Read more...] about To the Reader, Fall 2024
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The Archives of Viche: Black Women and the Embodied Production of Distilled Spirits in the Colombian Pacific
By CAMILLE C. CARR La memoria de mis ancestras camina conmigo y me acompaña a todas partes. [The memory of my female ancestors walks by my side and accompanies me everywhere I go.] —Mayra Arboleda Mina MY RELATIONSHIP WITH VICHE began on a chilly September night in Colombia’s capital … [Read more...] about The Archives of Viche: Black Women and the Embodied Production of Distilled Spirits in the Colombian Pacific
Benson Acquisition: César Vallejo Papers
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the literary archives of César Vallejo and Augusto Roa Bastos, two giants of Latin American letters. These archives augment the Benson’s already significant collection of materials that represent the region’s … [Read more...] about Benson Acquisition: César Vallejo Papers
Poems, Magazines & Manifestos: Literary Vanguardism in 20th-Century Latin America
By VERONICA VALARINO THE BENSON LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION is proud to present Poems, Magazines & Manifestos: Exploring Literary Vanguardism in Early 20th-Century Latin America. The exhibition highlights the cultural production of the region’s avant-garde artists and thinkers. The early … [Read more...] about Poems, Magazines & Manifestos: Literary Vanguardism in 20th-Century Latin America
Benson Acquisition: Augusto Roa Bastos Papers
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the literary archives of César Vallejo and Augusto Roa Bastos, two giants of Latin American letters. These archives augment the Benson’s already significant collection of materials that represent the region’s … [Read more...] about Benson Acquisition: Augusto Roa Bastos Papers
Field Notes Student Photography Exhibition
EACH YEAR, LLILAS Benson invites graduate and undergraduate students from all departments and disciplines to submit photographs to the Field Notes Student Photography Exhibition. Through these images, student photographers document scenes witnessed during their research on Latin America, U.S. … [Read more...] about Field Notes Student Photography Exhibition
7 Questions for Gioconda Belli
Leer en español GIOCONDA BELLI, one of the foremost figures in Nicaraguan literature and politics, has chosen the Benson Collection as the home for her archive. Belli is the acclaimed author of nine novels, a memoir, two volumes of essays, nine poetry collections, and four children’s books. She … [Read more...] about 7 Questions for Gioconda Belli
7 Preguntas para Gioconda Belli
Read interview in English GIOCONDA BELLI, one of the foremost figures in Nicaraguan literature and politics, has chosen the Benson Collection as the home for her archive. Belli is the acclaimed author of nine novels, a memoir, two volumes of essays, nine poetry collections, and four children’s … [Read more...] about 7 Preguntas para Gioconda Belli
Exhibition Spotlight: Battle for Chile & Walls That Speak
Battle for Chile: Cold War, Coup, and the Court of Public Opinion From September 11, 2023, through April 30, 2024, the Hartness Reading Room Gallery at the Benson Latin American Collection will host an exhibition that focuses on Chilean politics and activism in the late 1960s through the … [Read more...] about Exhibition Spotlight: Battle for Chile & Walls That Speak
Exhibition Highlight – Martín Fierro: From Marginal Outlaw to National Symbol
IT HAS BEEN 150 YEARS since the publication of Argentina’s renowned epic poem, El gaucho Martín Fierro, by José Hernández. In spring 2022, graduate research assistants Melissa Aslo de la Torre and Janette Núñez organized an exhibition in honor of the poem’s sesquicentennial in the Rare Books Reading … [Read more...] about Exhibition Highlight – Martín Fierro: From Marginal Outlaw to National Symbol
