Category: Benson Collection
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The Cristina Rivera Garza Papers
Benson Acquisition News By LAUREN PEÑA DECIDING WHAT TO KEEP, what to let go, and how to care for the objects that tell the story…
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A Fight for Democracy: The First Years of the Mexican Revolution
By ALBERT A. PALACIOS and ANA A. RICO This exhibit traces the many revolutions Mexico experienced between 1910 and 1916 to free itself from authoritarianism.…
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To the Reader, Fall 2024
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…