Rakugo event photos / Japanese Program, Monday, October 17 at 5 pm

PLANETA PEL IN CONCERT: MUSICS, TRADITIONS AND POETRIES FROM THE PENINSULA IBERICA and the Introduction to Translation Class-Dr. Simón-Alegre

 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES 

Dúa de Pel is a literary-musical duet that plunges into the roots of tradition to reinvent it.  Reinventing it because it is a created-today folklore, with lyrics by playwright Eva Guillamón and music by composer Sonia Megías. They decided to get involved in this ambitious project moved by curiosity to go beyond, or behind, to recover a music that seems to come from the earth’s crust.  Their works are a deep listening exercise that connects us with a continuous present from yesterday to tomorrow. They usually sing a cappella or with a soft instrumental accompaniment, which surrounds this very unusual group in an ancestral aura, almost magical, hard to define or classify.  Their last tour took them to Central America, thanks to  the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECID).

French Program-Dr. Priya Wadhera

Please join me in congratulating Priya in the acceptance of  a paper  to a very prestigious gathering of scholars in France that will take place next fall.  The conference, co-hosted by the Sorbonne, the Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, and a research group called « Fabula » based at the prestigious École normale supérieure (where she spent a year on a fellowship during her Columbia days), is called the « Congrès international 2017 de la Société d’étude de la Littérature et de Langue française du XXè et XXIè siècles, » and the theme is « Que peut encore la littérature ?... »  Her proposal was called «  Que peut-on faire avec la littérature ? » : comment convaincre les universités américaines de l’importance du domaine littéraire. »  The conference will take place in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, France, from September 14-16, 2017.
Félicitations, Priya!

Rakugo/落落語- Japanese Traditional Comic Oral Narrative

Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures,
Dr. Raysa Amador, Chair
 Presents:

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AdMonday, October 17th,  4 – 5pm UC #313

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MIYAJIMA@ADELPHI.EDU 

落落語 • Rakugo 
Japanese Traditional Comic Oral Narrative
                       SHOWTO
BY笑人 “LAUGHING MAN”
Title: Gambler
A story of a raccoon-dog rescued by a gambler, transforming itself into a dice to repay his kindness.
Biography of Showto:
Showto has been performing Rakugo (Comic oral narrative dates back from the 17th century) in both Japan and abroad, including Boston, Detroit and New Zealand. In Japan, Showto has been performing English Rakugo for international guests who visit Japan. He has been actively promoting Rakugo as a pedagogical tool in elementary and high schools. 

October 14, Translation Class event

                                 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES

                                       Presents:

                                   PLANETA PEL 


MUSICS, TRADITIONS AND POETRY FROM IBERIAN                   PENINSULA

FRIDAY OCTUBER 14TH, 2:30-3:30 PM 
ALUMNAE HALL ROOM 100

Dúa de Pel is a literary-musical duet that plunges into the roots of tradition to reinvent it. Reinventing it because it is a created-today folklore, with lyrics by playwright Eva Guillamón and music by composer Sonia Megías. They decided to get involved in this ambitious project moved by curiosity to go beyond, or behind, to recover a music that seems to come from the earth’s crust. Their works are a deep listening exercise that connects us with a continuous present from yesterday to tomorrow. They usually sing a cappella or with a soft instrumental accompaniment, which surrounds this very unusual group in an ancestral aura, almost magical, hard to define or classify. Their last tour took them to Central America, thanks to the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECID).

Translation Class Final Project

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

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

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