Schedule of Events:

Monday, March 26th:

Michael Chanan
Principal Lecturer in Cultural and Media Studies University of the West of England

5:15 PM  A lecture on "Cuba and Civil Society" 

5:30 PM  Panel discussion with Gloria Rolando and Pedro Pérez Sarduy
AMR1 Multipurpose Room

Tuesday, March 27th:

Gloria Rolando
Filmmaker

6:00 p.m. A screening of her film: "Oggun: An Eternal Presence"
Krieger 304

7:00 p.m. AMR1 Multipurpose room
A presentation of her new film:
"Raíces de mi corazon" ("Roots of my Heart," on the 1912 genocide of the Independents of Color - in Spanish), followed by discussion of her films with Pedro Pérez Sarduy, Gilberto Martinez and Michael Chanan

Wednesday, March 28th

Pedro Pérez Sarduy

Writer and Poet
6:00 PM  A Multimedia Presentation on Afrocuban Culture "From the Bottom of my Roots"
Krieger 205

Thursday, March 29th

4:00 Poetry Reading by Pedro Pérez Sarduy
Room 162 Mattin Center

Listen to the Marc Steiner Show on Tuesday, March 27th at 1:00 p.m. for an interview with Gloria Rolando and Pedro Pérez Sarduy

A poster for the events is accessible at www.jhu.edu/~compamer/

Generously co-sponsored by:

The Hewlett Foundation . Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power, and History . Cuba Exchange Program . Program in Latin American Studies . Film and Media Studies