ADELPHI UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES BOOK PRESENTATION: EN EL CORAZÓN DEL SILENCIO-IN THE HEART OF SILENCE by Wladimir Chávez Vaca Translation Coordination by Dr. Ana Simón-Alegre Traductores: Paloma Casteleiro, Lauren Donahue, Jessenia Gonzalez, Declan Hart, Doris Maldonado, Angélica Méndez, Kimberly Moreira, Rima Patel, Jaclyn Thorton, Collin G. Savage, Monica Velázquez FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH, 6:00 PM MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKS 52 PRINCE ST, NEW YORK 10012 |
Monday, October 3, 2016
Translation Class Final Project
Friday, September 23, 2016
Interested Student Meeting-Wednesday, September 28 at 1PM ALH 102
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Interested
Student Meeting
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Wednesday, September 28th,
1:00-2:00pm
Alumnae Hall – Room 102
Snack Will Be Provided!
Hosted by Department Chair – Raysa Amador, Ph.D., and Faculty
Check out the Language Department. See how you
can get involved:
National Honor Societies Scholarship Opportunities Study Abroad
Majors and Minors International
Studies Careers
Advisement
Cultural Events
Please join us!
Monday, September 19, 2016
Good news from Dr. Jonathan Hiller from the Italian Program
Dr. Hiller English translation of a selection from Paolina by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti has been published in the Journal of Italian Translation, Vol. X, No.2, Fall 2015 pag. 137.
The journal is an international journal devoted to the translation of literary
works from and into Italian-English-Italian dialects.
Jonathan you make us proud, congratulations!
Ixcanul, the film coming to Adelphi- a must see
Guatemalan Film 'Ixcanul' Might Be the Most Feminist Movie of the Year
PHOTO: Courtesy Kino Lorber
In Guatemala today, something like half of the population is indigenous Mayan, but those people exist on the fringes of society,
cut off from their country by racism and, often, a language barrier—the
country's official language is Spanish, and many Mayans speak one of
their many native languages. Mayan women face double discrimination:
First for their culture, and then for their gender.Which is what makes the newest hit movie out of Guatemala so spectacular.The film, Ixcanul,
is a coming-of-age story about Maria, a shy 17-year-old Mayan girl who
lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active
volcano in Guatemala. It stars María Mercedes Coroy,
who is a young Mayan woman herself—most of the actors, in fact, are
Mayans who were cast out of their local communities and then trained as
actors. The film is in Kaqchikel, a language spoken by some indigenous
Mayans, including Coroy. The director, 38-year-old Jayro Bustamante,
grew up in this part of Guatemala and learned Kaqchikel from his
nanny—though he says he was warned not to use it in public, for fear of getting bullied.But
despite all the prejudice against indigenous people in Guatemala, the
film has been a tremendous hit both in that country and on the overseas
film festival circuit. And it's not hard to see why: The film is gritty
and gorgeous, steeped in quiet suspense.
The
movie has made Coroy a star in her country—a huge feat for an
indigenous woman there. This spring, she even became the first Mayan
woman to grace the cover of a Guatemalan fashion magazine. And Ixcanul is the first Guatemalan film that has ever been nominated for the Academy Awards, in the foreign film category.This
might just be the rare film that isn't just telling an empowering story
on-screen, but could actually help change attitudes toward indigenous
people—especially Mayan women—in Guatemala. That's enough to make it a
must-see. And lucky us, it opened in the United States this fall. Check
for a local screening here.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Sandra Cisnesro and the National Medals of Arts
Cisneros,
a former San Antonio resident whose 1984 debut novel “The House on
Mango Street” has become essential reading for high school and
middle-school…
expressnews.com
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Our Collin Savage is accepted into the TAPIF program in France!
It is with a distinct pleasure that I want to share with you this very special good news from our French major/ Spanish minor and Translation Certificate recipient, Collin, he has been accepted into the TAPIF program to teach English in the Orléans-Tours département in France for the upcoming academic year.
He make us proud!
Collin, wishing you, from all of us at the DLLC at Adelphi, the best for this upcoming year in France!
Felicidades, Collin
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