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In Celebration of Professor Emerita
Graciela Palau de Nemes: Critic and Educator
April 3, 2009
David C. Driskell Center
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Arts and Humanities
Office of the Vice President for Research
Latin American Studies Center Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
In collaboration with: The Embassy of Spain
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| 9:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 9:30 |
Welcoming Remarks:
James Harris, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities
Michael Long, Chair of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Carmen Benito, Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese |
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| 9:45 |
The Intellectual Contributions of Dr. Nemes
Dña. Carmen Hernández Pinzón, Madrid, Spain
“Graciela Nemes and Juan Ramón Jiménez: An Overview”
Dr. Mercedes Juliá, Villanova University
"Dr. Nemes’ Inspirational Work on the Life and Poetry of J.R. Jiménez”
Dr. Emilia Cortés Ibáñez, U.N.E.D., Albacete, Spain
“Collaborations: Working with Dr. Nemes on Epistolary Literature”
Respondent: Dr. Graciela Palau de Nemes |
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| 11:30 |
Book Presentation: Emilia Cortés Ibáñez
Camprubí de Jiménez, Zenobia y Graciela Palau de Nemes. Correspondencia cruzada
(1948-1956). Algunas precisiones en torno al Nobel. Emilia Cortés Ibáñez, editora.
Madrid: Residencia de Estudiantes, 2009. |
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| 12:00-2:30 |
Lunch |
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| 2:30 |
Documentary screening on Dr. Nemes' Journey to Maryland |
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| 3:30 |
Round Table: Colleagues and former students pay tribute to Dr. Nemes and her influence as an educator:
Dr. María Salgado, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dr. Biruté Ciplijauskaité, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conversations with Dr. Graciela Palau de Nemes |
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| 4:30 |
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Saúl Sosnowski, Associate Provost and Director of International Programs |
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| 4:45-7:30 |
Reception and Concert by Spanish Musician and Singer Chili Valverde. |
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