SYMPOSIUM9:00 Poster session 3rd floor hallLatin America <strong>and</strong> Its Literature10:00 Keynote addresses Room 303<strong>The</strong> <strong>Legacy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Gabriel</strong> García Márquez3:30 Closing commentsRobert Blake <strong>and</strong> Marshall OldsThur., Apr 18, 7:00 pmHispanic <strong>The</strong>atrical PerformanceRCAH <strong>The</strong>atre, Snyder HallMagia y Realismo: Escenas Latinoamericanas(Magic <strong>and</strong> Realism: Scenes from Latin America)Students in Hispanic <strong><strong>The</strong>ater</strong>, SPN 491Directors: Elvira Sánchez-Blake <strong>and</strong> Joni StarrAct oneHistoria del mono que se convirtió en hombreStory <strong>of</strong> a Monkey Who Turned Himself into a Man fromStories to be Told (Historias para ser contadas) by ArgentinianOsvaldo DragúnAct twoHistoria del hombre que se convirtió en perroStory <strong>of</strong> a Man who Turned Himself into a Dog from Storiesto be Told (Historias para ser contadas) by Argentinian OsvaldoDragúnAct threeEl descubrimiento<strong>The</strong> Discovery by Colombian Elvira Sánchez-BlakeFriday, April 193rd floor, International Center8:45 am Welcome Room 303Jeffrey M. Riedinger, Dean, International Studies & ProgramsIntroductionMarshall Olds, Chairperson, Romance <strong>and</strong> Classical StudiesEl rastro de tu sangre en la nieve/ <strong>The</strong> trail <strong>of</strong> your blood onthe snowSarah Miller, EducationEl ahogado más hermoso del mundo/ <strong>The</strong> most beautifuldrowned person in the worldEileen Stefansky, Animal ScienceUn día de éstos/ One <strong>of</strong> these daysMaxwell Winkler, PhysiologyEl incesto en ‘Cien años de soledad’Kendra Peterson, Spanish <strong>and</strong> Supply ManagementLos espejos y espejísmos en ‘Cien años de soledad’Hillary Nienhouse, SpanishLos elementos de la memoria, el olvido y el trauma en ‘CienAños de Soledad’María Elena Navedo, Spanish <strong>and</strong> Music<strong>The</strong> TrainMorgan Murphy, International Relations, Comparative Culture<strong>and</strong> PoliticsLa verdadera cola de cerdo?/ <strong>The</strong> Real Pig’s tail?Megan Aprile, English <strong>and</strong> Spanish for Secondary EducationLos ejes: Las mujeres en ‘Cien años de soledad’Megan Frayer, Spanish <strong>and</strong> ZoologyFacilitator: Elvira Sánchez-Blake, Michigan State UniversityIntroductionsRocío Quispe-Agnoli, Michigan State UniversityToward ‘One Hundred Years <strong>of</strong> Solitude’ <strong>and</strong> Beyond: GarcíaMárquez <strong>and</strong> his PrecursorsMichael Palencia-Roth, Trowbridge Scholar in LiteraryStudies <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus <strong>of</strong> Comparative <strong>and</strong> WorldLiterature, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois<strong>The</strong> <strong>Legacy</strong> <strong>of</strong> García Márquez, Ethical PoetJonathan Tittler, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus <strong>of</strong> Hispanic Studies,Rutgers University12:00 n Lunch <strong>and</strong> View Posters1:00 pm Magical Realism on Canvas Room 302Presentation (in Spanish) <strong>and</strong> discussion <strong>of</strong> electronic images<strong>of</strong> an exhibition <strong>of</strong> oil paintings colorfully depicting themes<strong>of</strong> love, death <strong>and</strong> politics in García Márquez’ seminal novel,Cien Años de Soledad. David Alvarado, Colombian artistbased in Granada, SpainInterpreter: Mark Davis, Michigan State UniversityFacilitator: Elvira Sánchez-Blake2:00 Break2:30 Panel Discussion: Legacies Room 303Panelists Palencia-Roth, Tittler, Alvarado <strong>and</strong> Sánchez-Blakewill engage the audience in discussion <strong>of</strong> the legacies <strong>of</strong><strong>Gabriel</strong> García Márquez.Convenor: Danny Méndez, Michigan State University4:00-5:30 Reception <strong>and</strong> Entertainment 3rd FloorStaged reading <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Solitude <strong>of</strong> Latin America, GarcíaMárquez’ 1982 Nobel Lecture, by Diómedes Solanoaccompanied musically by Discurso (Discourse), Ty Forquer,percussionist; Víctor Márquez, composer.Music by Grupo El Amparo playing an arrangement byMaría Elena Navedo <strong>of</strong> Alfonsina y El Mar (Violeta Parra’stribute to Argentinian writer Alfonsina Storni) <strong>and</strong> otherLatin jazz compositions.Group members are Walter Cano (trumpet), JerrickMatthews (trombone), Caroline Glaeser (piano), LouisRudner (bass), Jordan Otto (drums), <strong>and</strong> María ElenaNavedo (saxophone).PRE-SYMPOSIUM ACTIVITIESCollege <strong>of</strong> Music Latin Is America Musical, <strong>Art</strong>istic, <strong>and</strong>Scholarly Event SeriesMonday, April 15Andy Narell, steel pan star with “University <strong>of</strong> Calypso” Ensemble7:30 p.m., MSU Community Music SchoolWednesday, April 17Dream HavanaScreening <strong>of</strong> this award-winning film followed bydiscussion with producer/director Gary Marks7:30 p.m., MSU Community Music School