Cultural implications of Argentinian literature

Date of Event: October 18, 2012

Posted: October 4, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—A lecture, “Translation and Argentine Literature: Great Exchanges, Secret Circulations,” will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in room 210 of Denison University’s Talbot Hall (350 Ridge Road). The talk, by Sergio Waisman, a professor of Spanish and International Affairs at the George Washington University, will highlight the importance of translated Argentine texts in both Argentinian and American culture. Sponsored by the department of modern languages and the Patty Forseman Foundation, the lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Elizabeth Barringer-Smith at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

Waisman specializes in Latin American literature, having authored several of his own books and translated six Latin American texts.

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CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Lecture: “Translation and Argentine Literature: Great Exchanges, Secret Circulations,” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in room 210 of Talbot Hall (350 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Elizabeth Barringer-Smith at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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