“YOUNG AMAUTAS OF THE AMERICAS”: CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program 2016
Monday, 18 July, Venue: Kaneff Tower, Room 519, York University
THEME: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS
8:30am-9:10am: Breakfast
9:15am – 10:15am
“OPENING SESSION”
Carlota McAllister, Director of Center for Research on Latin American and the Caribbean (CERLAC)
Mauricio Toussaint, Consul General of Mexico in Toronto
Abubacar Fofana León, Director of CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am to 11:30am
“Latin America and the Caribbean: Basic Concepts”
Aruna Penday, Department of Geography, York University
11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch, Music and Sport
1:15pm-2:45pm
Workshop I "Poetry Art Actions as Activism in 21st Century Latin
America”
Maria Figueredo, Department of Languages, Literatures and
Linguistics, York University
Group A – Tour to the Center for Research for Latin American and
the Caribbean (CERLAC) & Archives.
Carlota McAllister, Director of CERLAC
Camila Bonifaz, Coordinator of CERLAC
Group B - Tour to the Center for Research for Latin American and
the Caribbean (CERLAC) & Archives.
Carlota McAllister, Director of CERLAC
Camila Bonifaz, Coordinator of CERLAC
Workshop I "Poetry Art Actions as Activism in 21st Century Latin
America”
Maria Figueredo, Department of Languages, Literatures and
Linguistics, York University
1
“YOUNG AMAUTAS OF THE AMERICAS”: CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program 2016
Tuesday, 19 July, Venue: Kaneff Tower, Room 519, York University
THEME: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS
8:30am-9:10am: Breakfast
9:15am – 10:15am
“Latin America and the Caribbean: History, Art, Activism”
Elio Ramirez, Graphic Designer & Alumni, Latin American Studies Program, University of Toronto
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am to 11:30am
“Indigenous Resurgence through an Amazonian Festival”
Katherine McDonald, Department of Geography, York University
11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch, Music and Sport
1:15pm-2:45pm
“Workshop: Afro-Cuban Folklore and Dance”
Consuelo Herrera, Dancer & Choreographer
2
“YOUNG AMAUTAS OF THE AMERICAS”: CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program 2016
Wednesday, 20 July, Venue: Kaneff Tower, Room 519, York University
THEME: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS
8:30am-9:10am: Breakfast
9:15am – 10:15am
The Art of Translation: Language, Culture and Identity
Maria Constanza Guzman, Department of Hispanic Studies, Glendon College, York University
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am to 11:30am
“El monumento de La Concordia y la resistencia de las mujeres afroecuatorianas”
Francia J. Moreno Zapata, Departament of Social Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Xochimilco.
11:30 am-1:00pm: Lunch, Music and Sport
1:00pm-2:00pm
“Canto a América”
Rosa Evelia Cervantes, Singer
2:15pm-3:15 pm
Capoeira
Mestre Hélio Souza, Director of Capoeira (Angola) Centre Ori
3
“YOUNG AMAUTAS OF THE AMERICAS”: CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program 2016
Thursday, 21 July, Venues: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and Redpath Sugar Museum
THEME: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS
8:30am-9:10am: Breakfast
10:00am – 12:00pm
“Indigenous Cultures of the Americas”: Visit to an art gallery & clay workshop”
Julia Matamoros, Education Department, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
12:00pm-1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm
“Crafting sugar in Canada: the Latin American and Caribbean connections”
Abubacar Fofana León, Department of History, York University
Richard Feltoe, Curator, Redpath Sugar Museum
4
“YOUNG AMAUTAS OF THE AMERICAS”: CERLAC’s Youth Summer Program 2016
Friday, 22 July, Venue: Kaneff Tower, Room 519, York University
THEME: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS
8:30am-9:10am: Breakfast
9:15am – 10:15am
“Women in the Mexican Revolution: Los Corridos”
Anne Rubenstein, Department of History, York University
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am to 11:30am
ROUNDATABLE: “Art and Activism in the Americas”
Panelists:
Mao Correa, Visual Artist
Alex Esquiano, Visual Artist
Paola Gómez, Writer and Artist Facilitator
Pilar González, Poet and Educator
Liliana Suarez, Actress
Moderator: Silvia Argentina Arauz, Co-Chair of Latin-American Education Network (LAEN)
11:30am-1:00pm: Lunch, Music and Sport
1:00pm-3:30pm “CLOSSING SESSION”
Theatrical production, Spoken Word, Poetry, Music and Visual Arts & Latin American Community Services Exhibit
5