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TRANSLATION, MEDIA AND COSMOPOLITICS – Part 2

TRANSLATION, MEDIA AND COSMOPOLITICS part 2 of a colloquium presented by the Amazon Lab Oraliteragraphic and Mirror Visions in Contemporary Indigenous Literature and Media in Abya Ayala Monday, April 3,[…]

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Text for the event (same as description on webpage) With eight photos of people who will be involved in the colloquium

Translation, Media and Cosmopolitics

Translation, Media and Cosmopolitics a colloquium presented by the Amazon Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University – via Zoom – March 30, 2023 Translating Mário de Andrade’s Macunaíma with[…]

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Three Short Films by Ana Vaz - Image of an Indigenous person with green text written over the image

Amazon Film Series – Three Short Films by Ana Vaz

Three Short Films by Ana Vaz March 25, 2023 2:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Ana Vaz is a Brazilian artist & filmmaker whose films, installations & performances speculate upon[…]

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Film poster for Los Silencios - Image of an Indigenous person's face with green and red face paint

Amazon Film Series – Los Silencios

Los Silencios (Beatriz Seigner, 2018, 89 minutes, Brazil, Spanish & Portuguese w/ English subtitles, DCP) March 24, 2023 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Nuria, Fabio and their mother Amparo[…]

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Uyra: The Rising Forest - poster - Image of a person with face paint in red, yellow, white, and blue colors

Amazon Film Series – Uýra: The Rising Forest

Uýra: The Rising Forest (Juliana Curi, 2022, 63 minutes, Brazil, USA, Portuguese w/ English subtitles, DCP) March 9, 2023 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Uýra, a trans-Indigenous artist, travels[…]

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Alt text: Text: An Inter-American Conversation on Indigeneity, Art, & Education Images: a brown, orange, and white wood-carved print; a red and white Indigenous Amazonian artwork, with Gustavo Coboco standing in front of it; a painting of Native American people protesting, with one holding a sign saying "My Culture is Not Your Costume" (a painting by Jessica Clark); Image of Wesley Nóog, a brown-skinned man wearing sunglasses, a white button-down shirt, standing against a wall with a mural in yellow, light and dark blue. Text: A dialogue between indigenous artists from the Brazilian Amazon and North Carolina, followed by a talk on indigenous art from Jamille Pinheiro Dias, a Q&A discussion, and a catered reception with drinks, food, and live music from Wesley Nóog (Brazilian). Date: MONDAY 2/27 4:00PM - TALKS AND ROUNDTABLE 6:30PM - RECEPTION AND LIVE MUSIC Location: Duke University, Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall Followed by a catered reception with drinks, food, and live music from Wesley Noog (Brazilian) Register at https://cutt.ly/interamerican Gustavo Caboco, from the Wapichana people, is one of the rising stars of indigenous arts in Brazil as well as an important public intellectual and advocate for indigenous rights, cultures, and lifeways. You can see some of his work here: https://caboco.tv/ Jessica Clark is from the Lumbee people of North Carolina and has had her work exhibited in many prominent US galleries and museums. She is also an educator. You can see some of her work here: https://www.jessicaclarkart.com/ Jamille Pinheiro Dias is a Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of London. She is currently a von der Heyden Fellow at the Franklin Humanities Institute's Amazon Lab at Duke University. Wesley Nóog is a widely acclaimed Samba-Soul singer, composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist from Rio de Janeiro. Co-Sponsors: Amazon Lab at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, Program in Education, Romance Studies, Duke Brazil Initiative, Art, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Art History & Visual Studies, International Comparative Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Kenan Institute for Ethics

An Inter-American Conversation on Indigeneity, Art & Education

A dialogue between indigenous artists from the Brazilian Amazon and North Carolina, followed by a talk on indigenous art from Jamille Pinheiro Dias, a Q&A discussion, and a catered reception[…]

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Image still from the film "Journey into a land otherwise known" - Image of a person wearing a bird costume, with all black feathers, standing in a forest, with arms spread like wings.

Reception and Event with Filmmaker Laura Huertas Millán

Reception with food and drinks, a screening of three short films by Laura Huertas Millán, and a panel discussion with the filmmaker.

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Amazon Lab Film Series

An indigenous man living in the Brazilian city of Manaus is struck by a fever and the sensation that he is being hunted by an invisible beast.    A Colombian[…]

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