NEWSLETTER Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies September 2014 issue

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ACIS

conference……….…….1 Association for Contemporary Spanish Film

Iberian Festival……....…………..2 Studies Job Opportunities……3 th 36 Conference Conferences…...... ……4 UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, Events………….…....5,6,7 nd th LONDON (UK) 2 to 4 SEPTEMBER

2014 Plenary address: Keith Salmon

Rebuilding the Spanish economy: The contribution of the banking sector

Dr. Keith Salmon works in the Global Economy and Business Research Unit at the University of Hertfordshire and his series of articles, published in the International Journal of Iberian Studies (vol. 23, issues 1&2) Boom to Bust –Reconstructing the Spanish Economy, charts the passage of the economy into recession and examines conditions in the financial system, property market and labour market in , tracing the political and economic factors that contributed to a protracted recession, accompanied by rapidly increasing sovereign debt and exceptionally high unemployment. 1 THE 10TH LONDON SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

25TH of September – 5th of October 2014

Now in its 10th year the London Spanish Film Festival offers a wealth of film screenings, talks by directors as well as actors, archive material and sessions of shorts. Some of this year’s highlights are the hilarious opening film, Tres bodas de más, and Sánchez Arévalo's latest comedy-drama, La gran familia española.

The Catalan and Basque Window sessions offer film screenings of works produced in Catalan and Basque and a special feature on Vicente Aranda, one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers, explores his work as

well as staging an interview with him.

A treasure from the archives this year will be La vida en un hilo, a delightful screwball comedy by Hollywood devotee Edgar Neville, with Conchita Montes, one of Spain's most popular actresses in the 1940s and ‘50s.

ACIS Conference: focus on film on Tuesday the 2nd and Thursday the 4th of September!!!

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* Job Opportunities

Lecturer in Catalan Studies (fixed-term)

The School intends to appoint a Lecturer in Catalan Studies. The successful candidate will be an expert in modern Catalan literature. Teaching responsibilities include Catalan Culture: Language, History and Art, and Catalan Literature: 1900 – 2010, and the post holder may be required to contribute to Spanish language teaching.The post is full-time and fixed term (1 November 2014 – 31 July 2015). The successful candidate should be able to take up his or her appointment from 1 December 2014. Salary will be in the range of £39,351 - £41,553 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, a defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.Further details about the post, and application information can be found at: www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies. Completed applications, including a CV and covering statement should be submitted by 29 August 2014. Teaching Associate in Spanish or Spanish American Studies

Based in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, main duties will include teaching andcontributing to the design, delivery and assessment of modules on (i) Spanish or Spanish American film, literature or cultural studies, (ii) Spanish language and (iii) Translation from Spanish into English. Other duties will include supervision of undergraduate dissertations, undertaking of administrative duties as directed by the Head of Department, and acting as a personal tutor for UG students.Applicants should have a first degree (or equivalent) in Hispanic/Spanish studies, and a PhD (or equivalent) in Hispanic/ Spanish studies (or under examination for PhD). They should also have proven expertise in an aspect of Early Modern or Modern Spanish or Spanish American culture, and translation from Spanish into English or in language studies. Native level of fluency in English and native or near-native command of Spanish is also essential.This post is available from 01/09/2014 on a fixed term basis until 31/08/2018 and the hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week).Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Adam Sharman, Email: [email protected]. 3 * Conferences

-Women Writing Across Cultures CONFERENCE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY, 26 – 28 SEPTEMBER 2014

An international symposium at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford

Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September 2014

This symposium aims to foster dialogue among researchers and practitioners dealing with women’s writing in a variety of fields:

-transnational writing and writing across cultures; -writing across academic disciplines, across the humanities and social sciences, across the arts and sciences; -encounters between the critical and the creative, the academic and the popular, art and life, history and life-writing, orality and literacy, collective and individual authorship, analysant and analyst; -crossing temporal boundaries: women’s writing of the past impacting on the present, imagining futures for women’s writing. Organized by the ‘What is Women’s Writing?’ Interdisciplinary Research Group, supported and funded by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH).

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Southwark Playhouse, 7th September The House Of Bernadeta A by Lourdes Ortiz

The House of Bernadeta A takes place in a whorehouse in where Bernadeta and her girls fight to free themselves from the chains of the dominant and egocentric pimp El Romano. The girls will overcome death, jealousy, disillusionment and frustrations in order to take charge of their own lives. Lorca’s classic The House of Bernarda Alba has been brilliantly reimagined for this dramatised reading in English (6pm) and Spanish (7.30pm).

Spanish cinema at Cambridge Film Festival 28 August 2014 to 07 September 2014

The Cambridge Film Festival celebrates its 34th edition this year and its programme presents a large number of Spanish films created by talented and brilliant professionals.

5 Fashion: Emilio de la Morena at LFW SS2015

16 September 2014

Spanish designer Emilio de la Morena presents his Spring / Summer 2015 collection at the London Fashion Week in September. This is the tenth time that De la Morena takes part in this event, which is considered as one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks together with those held in New York, Milan and Paris. Since Emilio de la Morena was awarded with the New Generation Prize in 2005, he is a regular designer at this event. Born in Spain, Emilio de la Morena studied sculpture whilst in Spain, and came to the UK some 12 years ago to study business. It was whilst he was working as a consultant in London that he discovered his passion for fashion design. He decided to study at the Saint Martins College of Arts and Design and continued his studies at the London College of Fashion. After working at the studios of Rafael Lopez, Jonathan Saunders or Michiko Koshino, he founded his own brand in 2005. Spanish and Latin American classical music concerts 23 September 2014 to 18 November 2014

The Instituto Cervantes in London presents, in collaboration with the Iberian and Latin American Music Society, a series of concerts which aims to promote Spanish and Latin American classical music as well as to offer an auditorium to young musicians with very promising careers.

Tuesday 23rd September 2014 Concert by the guitarist Manus Noble. He will play works by Piazzolla, Brouwer, Dyens, Barrios, Yocoh, Ryan, Albéniz and Noble. Tueday 21st October 2014 Concert by TangOpera, duet formed by soprano Amaia Azcona Cildoz and pianist Helen Glaisher-Hernández. The duo will perform works by Guastavino, Montsalvatge, Estévez, Santoro and Piazzolla. Tuesday 18th November 2014 Concert by the Roncesvalles Duo, formed by guitarist Francisco Javier Jaúregui and violinist Elena Jáuregui, and special guest Gúdrun Ólafsdóttir (mezzosoprano). They will perform works by Jáuregui, García Lorca, Morales, Castilla-Ávila, del Puerto and Barber. 6 Collisions Festival, London 27 September 2014 to 30 September 2014

HisPanic Breakdown presents its theatre production ‘The Copla Musical’ at the Collisions Festival on September 27, 28 and 30. This piece, which is an original play inspired by traditional Spanish folk songs, tells the story of a drag artist (La Gitana) during the last stages of the and the beginning of the Franco’s dictatorship. Freed from prison by Republican revolutionists, La Gitana is set on a mission to spy on the forces that captured her. HisPanic Breakdown is a young theatre company dedicated to develop and showcase original collaborations between English and Spanish artists. Its artistic mission addresses the depiction of traditional culture and folklore through contemporary new writing and its projects deal with current social issues such as immigration or sexual minorities. The Place, London: ‘Idiot-Syncrasy’ by Igor and Moreno 30 September 2014 to 01 October 2014

After their successful performances during the spring season, the dancers Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas return to scene and perform again their work ‘Idiot-Syncrasy’ in London. ‘Idiot-Syncrasy’ is a jumping and quirky piece that reflects about the commitment to a cause and the perseverance despite feeling idiots when trying to change the world. Inspired by their folk Sardinian and Basque tradition, the two performers jump and dance searching for empowerment and happiness. Urzelai and Solinas are two London based dance artists who have presented their work extensively in Europe and also in the USA. They have created dance works in partnership since 2007 and their pieces are characterized by a strong will to employ a poetic yet political language through the use of the body, voice, text and design. The Drayton Arms Theatre, London: The Unquiet Grave of Garcia Lorca

30 September 2014 to 25 October 2014

Written by Nicholas de Jongh and directed by Hamish MacDougall, the play combines facts, fantasies and recent revelations to offer a challenging new perspective on the mysterious assassination of the Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca. Exploring the tenderness of Lorca´s last great relationship and exposing Britain´s role in Spain’s civil war, the work explores the life and time of this enigmatic writer like never before.

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