Latin American Studies

Moira Fradinger is author of Antigonas: Writing from Latin America.

Oct 9, 2024

Oct. 18 talk to explore a decolonial reading of Antigonas

Yale Professor Moira Fradinger will be presenting "A Decolonial Reading: The Case of Latin American Antígonas" on Friday, October 18, 2024. The event will be held 3–5 p.m. in 182 Lillis Hall, 955 E 13th Ave, University of Oregon.

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Oct 18

A Decolonial Reading: The Case of Latin American Antígonas at Lillis Business Complex

Moira Fradinger is Associate Professor in the department of Comparative Literature at Yale University. She is the author of Antígonas: Writing From Latin America (Oxford University Press, 2023), the first book in the English language to approach classical reception through the study of one classical fragment as it circulates throughout Latin America. This interdisciplinary research engages comparative literature, Latin American studies, classical reception, history, feminist theory, political philosophy, and theatre history.

Oct 18 - 3:00pm

Oct 25

Madakarani as Screen Pleasure: Scandal and Soft-porn Imaginary at Straub Hall

In Malayalam soft-porn cinema of the 1990s, female leads were cast as madakarani (sex-siren), a label that symbolized both their narrative role and professional distinction as second-tier contract laborers. In this talk, Dr. Darshana Sreedhar Mini explores soft-porn’s invocation of the figure of madakarani to chart out different spectatorial relations built through her presence as an embodiment of screen pleasures.

Oct 25 - 3:00pm

Oct 29

The Future of Multiracial Democracy at Knight Law Center

Featuring Sara Sadhwani, assistant professor of politics at Pomona College. Sadhwani specializes in Asian American and Latino voting behavior, elections, interest groups and representation. Her analysis of politics and elections has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, NPR, Bloomberg, Politico, The Guardian, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, NBC News, The HuffPost and many more.

Oct 29 - 5:15pm

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Latin American Studies

Oct. 18 talk to explore a decolonial reading of Antigonas

A Decolonial Reading: The Case of Latin American Antígonas at Lillis Business Complex

Madakarani as Screen Pleasure: Scandal and Soft-porn Imaginary at Straub Hall

The Future of Multiracial Democracy at Knight Law Center

Oct. 25 talk looks at soft-porn in South Asian cinema

Oct. 18 talk to explore a decolonial reading of Antigonas

Camisha Russell is first at UO to win coveted Mellon Fellowship