The Human Library: If you want to understand other people, read them like books
07/31/2020 - 07:02
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PhDs in the queer experience, the elderly or having an eating disorder, the volunteers of this traveling library are read as 'an open book.'
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A soporific and politically skimpy gala doesn't put Latino writers on the map, it invites its readers to turn on the TV.
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The Human Library: Si quieres entender a las otras personas, léelas como si fueran libros
07/31/2020 - 06:57
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Doctorados en la experiencia de ser queer, anciano o haber tenido un trastorno alimenticio, los voluntarios de esta biblioteca itinerante son leídos como ‘un libro abierto’.
The Red Press in Mexico: When journalism was dyed in mud and blood
07/24/2020 - 08:07
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In 1963, Alarma! magazine revolutionized Mexican journalism and created a violent, semi-pornographic model that was dubbed the "red press"
Prensa roja en México: Cuando el periodismo se tiñó de barro y sangre
07/24/2020 - 08:01
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En 1963, la revista Alarma! revolucionó el periodismo mexicano y creó un modelo violento y semipornográfico que fue bautizado como “prensa roja”.
El arquitecto mexicano que cuenta historias a los niños durante la pandemia
07/17/2020 - 10:09
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"De la casa a la plaza" es un proyecto por Percibald García, arquitecto enfocado en la producción social, que entretiene a los niños atrapados durante la cuarentena.
The Mexican architect telling stories to children during the pandemic
07/17/2020 - 10:01
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“From the house to the public square,” is a project started by architect Percibald Garcia, who focuses on social production building and entertains children trapped inside during coronavirus.
If you want to understand Native American history, forget about Western comics
07/14/2020 - 06:45
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Native illustrators like Weshoyot Alvitre are rewriting the narrative of their community in vignettes, and there is much more to it than a story loaded with clichés about Indians and cowboys.
María Elvira Bermúdez, the Agatha Christie of Mexican literature
07/10/2020 - 05:22
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A pioneer of the crime novel and a lawyer by profession, Bermúdez invented the first woman detective of Latin American noir.
María Elvira Bermúdez, la Agatha Christie de la literatura mexicana
07/10/2020 - 05:05
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Pionera de la novela negra y abogada de profesión, Bermúdez inventó a la primera mujer detective del noir latinoamericano.
Rudolfo Anaya, pioneer of Chicano literature, dies at 82
07/01/2020 - 07:08
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The novel Bless Me, Ultima inspired an entire generation of Mexican-American authors in the 1970s.
Fallece a los 82 años Rudolfo Anaya, pionero de la literatura chicana
07/01/2020 - 05:10
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La novela Bless me, Ultima inspiró a toda una generación de autores mexicanoamericanos en los años 70.
Candice Carty-Williams, Bernardine Evaristo and the Power of Black Women writers
06/30/2020 - 10:01
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Both writers have become the first authors of color to win the British Book Awards in their main categories.
Candice Carty-Williams, Bernardine Evaristo y el poder de las autoras negras
06/30/2020 - 09:05
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Ambas escritoras se han convertido en las primeras autoras racializadas en ganar los British Book Awards en sus principales categorías.
Jeanine Cummins Syndrome
06/26/2020 - 08:06
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Writer Alexandra Duncan has canceled the publication of her next novel after being questioned on Twitter for writing about another race and culture.
El síndrome de Jeanine Cummins
06/26/2020 - 07:58
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La escritora Alexandra Duncan ha cancelado la publicación de su próxima novela tras ser cuestionada en Twitter por escribir sobre otra raza y cultura.
What We Know: a book that points the way to criminal justice system reform in the U.S.
06/24/2020 - 18:45
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Reforming the U.S. criminal justice system needs voices that have seen things from the inside.
What We Know: un libro que marca la ruta a la reforma del sistema de justicia criminal en EE.UU.
06/24/2020 - 18:40
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La reforma al sistema de justicia criminal en Estados Unidos necesita contar con voces que han visto las cosas desde adentro.
The bestseller "Antiracist Baby" will be a illustrated book
06/19/2020 - 05:58
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The demand for books on race and antiracism has risen sharply since the murder of George Floyd on May 25.
El superventas 'Antiracist Baby' será libro ilustrado
06/19/2020 - 05:44
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La demanda de libros sobre la raza y el antirracismo se ha disparado desde el asesinato de George Floyd, el pasado 25 de mayo.
Three books to get to know Anne Carson
06/19/2020 - 05:11
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The poet and essayist is the third woman in a row to win the Princess of Asturias Prize for Literature.
Tres libros para conocer a Anne Carson
06/19/2020 - 05:04
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La poeta y ensayista es la tercera mujer consecutiva en lograr el Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Letras.
The life of historic Arizona Governor Raul Castro becomes a children's book
06/17/2020 - 03:59
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Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, author of Coco, brings children the story of a Latino leader who faced discrimination by overcoming all barriers.
La vida del histórico gobernador de Arizona Raúl Castro se convierte en libro infantil
06/17/2020 - 03:48
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Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, autora del “Coco”, lleva a los más pequeños la historia de un líder latino que se enfrentó a la discriminación superando todas las barreras.
The resurgence of indie print magazines in times of migration
06/16/2020 - 10:25
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From Migrant Journal to Nansen Magazine, both offer a twist on the meaning of "migrant" beyond the clichés.
El resurgimiento de las revistas indie en papel en época de migraciones
06/16/2020 - 08:12
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De Migrant Journal a Nansen Magazine, una vuelta de tuerca al significado de "migrante" más allá de los clichés.