Library Events
University Libraries Colloquia Series
Admission is Free
Oct. 6 - Eloísa Cartonera, Much More than Books
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, 4:00 pm, Main Library, W449
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low-cost, avant-garde works by writers from throughout Latin America, who in turn support the press by donating their unpublished material.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, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Nov. 16 - The Kessler Film Event, 2009 - Killing Kasztner (2009)
(also known as The Persecution and Assassination of Dr. Israel Kasztner)
Directed by Gaylen Ross
Monday, Nov. 16, 2008, 7:00 pm, Main Library, W449
Admission is Free
Commentary and discussion to follow with Director Gaylen Ross.
A contemporary tale of murder, conspiracy and intrigue.
Israel Kasztner. A Hungarian Jew who negotiated for lives with Adolf Eichman. A trial and verdict that forever stamped him as the "man who sold his soul to the devil." Murdered by Israeli assassins who gunned him down in front of his doorstep. Now fifty years later, his daughter's desperate efforts to restore her father's place as the greatest Jewish hero of the Holocaust, and to uncover the mystery that still clouds his death.
For additional information, please contact Jewish Studies: (517) 432-3493
Presented by: MSU Library and MSU Jewish Studies.