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SUMMARY: FHIS Research Seminar | Book Launch of “Madres que cuentan” with O
 lga Albarrán Caselles and Marina Bettaglio
DESCRIPTION: Presented by co-authors Marina Bettaglio\, Associate Professor
  of Hispanic and Italian Studies (University of Victoria) and Olga Albarrán
  Caselles\, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS) Moderated by María Ade
 laida Escobar\, Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS) Co-sponsored by UBC Latin Am
 erican Studies About the talk:  What is the relationship between artistic c
 reation and human reproduction? How […]
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 h="content"]</p><h3>Presented by co-authors Marina Bettaglio\, Associate Pr
 ofessor of Hispanic and Italian Studies (University of Victoria) and Olga A
 lbarrán Caselles\, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS)</h3><p><strong>
 Moderated by María Adelaida Escobar\, Lecturer of Spanish (UBC FHIS)</stron
 g></p><p><em>Co-sponsored by UBC Latin American Studies</em></p><p><strong>
 About the talk: </strong></p><p>What is the relationship between artistic c
 reation and human reproduction? How have female authors confronted a canon 
 marked by an androcentric perspective that simultaneously praises and denig
 rates motherhood? Motherhood is perhaps one of the best-kept secrets with e
 normous creative potential that\, nevertheless\, has been conveniently sile
 nced—until now:</p><p><a href="https://edicioneslatormenta.com/producto/mad
 res-que-cuentan-conversaciones-con-16-autoras-sobre-escritura-y-maternidad/
 "><em>Madres que cuentan / Mothers Who Count</em></a> (2024)\, edited by Ma
 rina Bettaglio and Olga Albarrán Caselles\, presents 16 interviews with pro
 minent writers in the Latin American literary field who\, in recent years\,
  have published works that make motherhood the central theme of their narra
 tives\, including Claudia Piñeiro\, Lola López Mondéjar\, Gabriela Wiener\,
  Mar García Puig\, Rosario Izquierdo\, and Margarita García Robayo.</p><p>T
 his event will be held in Spanish.</p><p><strong>About the FHIS Research Se
 minar: </strong></p><p data-start="109" data-end="327">Hosted by the Depart
 ment of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) and open to the entire
  UBC community\, the FHIS Research Seminar is a forum for sharing the lates
 t research related to French\, Spanish\, Italian\, Portuguese\, and Romance
  Studies. Each seminar involves thought-provoking presentations by guest sp
 eakers\, faculty members\, and graduate students. Engage in lively discussi
 ons\, connect with fellow scholars\, and enjoy complimentary coffee\, tea\,
  and light refreshments. Please RSVP in advance to confirm your attendance.
 </p><p data-start="129" data-end="384">[buttons][button link_text="View the
  full schedule" link_url="https://fhis.ubc.ca/news/fhis-seminar-schedule-20
 25-26/"][/buttons]</p><h2>Registration:</h2><p>[gravityform id="167" title=
 "false" description="false"]</p><hr /><p><strong>Contact:</strong></p><p>If
  you have questions\, please contact Dr. Katharina Piechocki (<a href="mail
 to:katharina.piechocki@ubc.ca">katharina.piechocki@ubc.ca</a>).</p><hr /><p
 ><em>UBC Vancouver is situated on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded
  territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.</em></p>
LOCATION:Buchanan Tower - Room 726
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