Tag: Literature

Rubén Medina Presents at Book Festival in Chicago, Curates Exhibit in Spain.

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Prof. Rubén Medina was invited to the Festival “Poesía en Abril,” sponsored by DePaul University, the Instituto Cervantes, and Casa Michoacán in Chicago, from April 23 to 26. He was also invited to the Feria del Libro de Chicago, at the University of Chicago, from May 7-9. Finally, he curated the Exhibit “Infrarealism: the Permanent …

Theresa Delgadillo Talks Literature and Immigration with the Badger Herald

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A recent feature story in the Badger Herald on the relationship between literature and politics of immigration drew on an interview with CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo, a Vilas Distinguished Professor of English and Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies.  The article noted that fictional stories can shed light on larger truths of immigrant experiences and the realities of …