Crisis In Buenos Aires

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Argentina experienced a devastating economic and political collapse in December 2001. In this book women take up the pen and the camera to capture the new reality. Silvina Frydlewsky's photos juxtapose the plight of Buenos Aires with its faded glory, and poets from all walks of life express their anguish and frustration. Essays discuss and illuminate the crisis from diverse perspectives, conveying what that moment meant for those who lived it. Sample lesson plans offer practical applications for teachers of Spanish, literature, Latin American Studies, and Women's Studies. Ideal for scholars, teachers, students, and anyone interested in Latin America, these pages put a human face on the crisis and revisit the chaos in the
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Argentina experienced a devastating economic and political collapse in December 2001. In this book women take up the pen and the camera to capture the new reality. Silvina Frydlewsky's photos juxtapose the plight of Buenos Aires with its faded glory, and poets from all walks of life express their anguish and frustration. Essays discuss and illuminate the crisis from diverse perspectives, conveying what that moment meant for those who lived it. Sample lesson plans offer practical applications for teachers of Spanish, literature, Latin American Studies, and Women's Studies. Ideal for scholars, teachers, students, and anyone interested in Latin America, these pages put a human face on the crisis and revisit the chaos in the words and images of Argentine women.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781588711243
  • Publisher: LinguaText, Limited
  • Publication date: 7/15/2007
  • Pages: 160
  • Product dimensions: 8.45 (w) x 8.52 (h) x 0.44 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Photographs 6

Preface Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz Schmidt-Cruz, Cynthia 7

I Essays

Introduction: The Crisis, Illustrated Anthony Faiola Faiola, Anthony 15

Argentina May Be Down But I Don't Plan to Get Out Santiago O'donnell O'donnell, Santiago 25

Sociohistorical, Gender, and Genre Contexts David William Foster Foster, David William 29

Writing the City from the Crisis: Poetic Discards, Buenos Aires, 2001 Gladys Ilarregui Ilarregui, Gladys 47

Translating the Experience of the Crisis into Poetry Delfina Muschietti Muschietti, Delfina 63

The Little Voice of the World Diana Bellessi Bellessi, Diana 87

II Poetry

Day breaks Barbara Gill Gill, Barbara 93

Anchored in the Riachuelo Betty Tosso Tosso, Betty 95

Buenos Aires, Temperley Marta Cwielong Cwielong, Marta 97

It is time. No one says anything Olga Drennen Drennen, Olga 99

When I was a girl Majorie Ross Ross, Majorie 101

The Cacerolazos Analia Bernardo Bernardo, Analia 103

The Task of Losing Valeria Flores Flores, Valeria 105

Psalm for the City of Buenos Aires Ivonne Bordelois Bordelois, Ivonne 107

X Zulema Moret Moret, Zulema 109

Last Pictures of the Shipwreck Zulema Moret Moret, Zulema 111

Death by Hunger Diana Bellessi Bellessi, Diana 113

Regina/Queen Gladys Ilarregui Ilarregui, Gladys 117

Buenos Aires: Story of Nightfall Gladys Ilarregui Ilarregui, Gladys 119

The Collectors Cecilia Rossi Rossi, Cecilia 123

City of Gold Cecilia Rossi Rossi, Cecilia 129

Buenos Aires, 2002 Silvia Tandeciarz Tandeciarz, Silvia 131

I wake up at night Delfina Muschietti Muschietti, Delfina 133

She walks her future infantile Delfina Muschietti Muschietti, Delfina 139

Appendix Using Crisis inBuenos Aires: Women Bearing Witness in the Classroom: Sample Lessons and Themes Stacey Hendrix Hendrix, Stacey 145

About the Contributors 155

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