In May, Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies Argelia González Hurtado participated in the 62nd Congress of the Canadian Association of Hispanists, held in Salamanca, Spain.
At the congress, González Hurtado presented a paper on Maya cinema as part of a panel dedicated to regional cinemas in Latin America. She also took part in a roundtable discussion on her collaborative research project, “Cinematic Motherhood,” during which the research team shared updates on the project's progress and ongoing work.
The congress also served as the venue for the presentation of “Cuando escribo YO ¿hablo de mí? Narrativas del yo en Hispanoamérica,” (University Press of Universidad Ricardo Palma, Peru). The volume explores narratives of the self in Latin American literature and film. González Hurtado contributed a chapter to the volume that explores narratives of the self in Latin American literature and film.
