University Libraries Colloquia Series

Eloisa Cartonera, Much More than Books
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, 4:00 pm, North Conference Room (W449), Main Library
Admission is Free

Speakers: Maria Soledad Gomez and Washington Cucurto of the Eloísa Cartonera publishing cooperative.
Host: Maria Mudrovcic, Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Presentation and Exhibition of Books -- Maria Soledad Gomez and Washington Cucurto will discuss the work of the Eloísa Cartonera cooperative of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which publishes low-cost, avant-garde works by writers from throughout Latin America, who in turn support the press by donating their unpublished material. Their books have covers made of cardboard, which is gathered by collectors, called "cartoneros," and are hand-painted with tempera. The production of these uniquely designed books thus provides a meeting point for two groups who would otherwise rarely meet, writers and cartoneros, while simultaneously fulfilling two objectives-- promoting literary culture and combating social exclusion.

Cosponsored by the MSU Libraries, the Center for Integrative Studies in Arts & Humanities, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Public Humanities Collaborative.

Library Film Series

Henry V (1989, UK, 138 minutes)
Thursday, October 8, 7:00pm, North Conference Room (W449), Main Library

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Presented by: Jyotsna Singh, Department of English, and cosponsored with the Department of English and the Early Modern Studies group.

Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson and Judi Dench star in this heroic, action-packed epic based on the timeless play by William Shakespeare. "Magnificent, passionate and steeped in powerful emotion" (The Washington Post). Henry V is a "stunning," (Leonard Maltin) Oscar-nominated adventure that takes its place amongst the greatest war films of all time.