Writing Resistance Symposium

Authors

• Natalia Borges Polesso, Writer-in-residence, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
• Leonardo Tonus, Associate Professor, Université Paris-Sorbonne

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Description

Join us for "Writing Resistance," a mini-symposium focused on the theme of writing resistance and featuring Brazilian author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Prêmio Jabuti award Natalia Borges Polesso and literary and cultural critic Leonardo Tonus. Participants are invited to engage with the speakers in several ways:

• Creative Writing Workshop with Natalia Borges • Ortega 137 • 2:00 - 3:15
• Lecture with Leonardo Tonus, "Refugees and Migrants: Resistances in and of Literature" • Ortega 135, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
• Lecture with Natala Borges, "Amora: Lesbian Protagonists" • Ortega 135, 3:30 - 5:00

The event will bring together literary criticism and creative writing to address how literature broaches contemporary socio-political issues. On the one hand, literary scholar, Leonardo Tonus questions how contemporary authors are engaging the present socio-historical moment. Tonus looks at whether contemporary literature establishes a critical dialogue of resistance or whether contemporary literature favors marketable narratives that spectacularize human suffering and migratory movements. On the other hand, writer Natalia Borges Polesso addresses the issue of labeling in her own output. She will reflect on how she, as an author, attempts to avoid the trap of having her works pigeonholed by the label of “lesbian” literature. Additionally, Dr. Polesso will offer a creative writing workshop to students.

Publication Date

4-24-2018

City

Albuquerque

Comments

This event is free and open to the public.

Recommended Citation

Borges Polesso, Natalia and Leonardo Tonus. "Writing Resistance Symposium." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_events/673