Plaza Requiem

Author : Martha Batiz,Martha Beatriz Bátiz Zuk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1550966820

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Plaza Requiem by Martha Batiz,Martha Beatriz Bátiz Zuk Pdf

"Mexican-Canadian Martha Bátiz has crafted, in her first collection written in English, visceral stories with piercing and evocative qualities. She has filled her recognizable, sisterly/motherly, and imaginative characters with qualities we all hold close to our hearts, but this is powerfully juxtaposed by the uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives. Most often they are women trapped in violent relationships, facing dangerous political situations, or learning to live with the pain of betrayal. Yet her stories shimmer with the emotional surge of vindication, evoking the rewards women attain after a powerful exploration of their darkest moments. As an emerging writer, Bátiz crafts her stories with qualities reminiscent of Joyce Carol Oates, Shirley Jackson, and Cuban author Leonardo Padura: with precision, haunting vision, and the will to survive all odds."--

Author : Marie Elizabeth Labonville
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780253116963

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Juan Bautista Plaza and Musical Nationalism in Venezuela by Marie Elizabeth Labonville Pdf

Juan Bautista Plaza (1898-1965) was one of the most important musicians in the history of Venezuela. In addition to composing in a variety of genres and styles, he was the leading figure in Venezuelan music education and musicology at a time when his compatriots were seeking to solidify their cultural identity. Plaza's compositions in the emerging nationalist style and his efforts to improve musical institutions in his home country parallel the work of contemporaneous Latin American musicians including Carlos Chávez of Mexico, Amadeo Roldán of Cuba, and Camargo Guarnieri of Brazil. Plaza's life and music are little studied, and Labonville's ambitious book is the first in English to be based on his extensive writings and compositions. As these and other documents show, Plaza filled numerous roles in Venezuela's musical infrastructure including researcher, performer, teacher, composer, promoter, critic, chapel master, and director of national culture. Labonville examines Plaza's many roles in an attempt to assess how the nationalist spirit affected art music culture in Venezuela, and what changes it brought to Venezuela's musical landscape.

Author : Linda Rogers
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781039124554

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Mother, the Verb, Swan Sister Treasure Book by Linda Rogers Pdf

Mother, the Verb is a collection of work by established and aspirant artists, mostly women, but a few alliies, who serve the idea of One Human Family in their work. Some, like Heather Spears who drew and reported about the children of the Intifada, and Yolonda Skelton, designer emmissary for North Coast Peoples, or lyricist and novelist Karen Lee White are activists who have challenged the status quo in meaningful ways. Some, like ballerina Andrea Robyn Bayne excel at beauty and strive to nuture their art in the next generation. Most are environmentalists, none more eloquent than Maria Luisa de Villa, whose work exalts the earth that gives her inspiration and natural artist materials. Photographers Çağdaş Dinç, Helene Cyr, Jack Adamson and Catherine Marcogliese, prove the yin yang balance as they move gracefully between genres, capturing the beauty and frustration of woman hood. The Swan Sisters are a diverse group and we believe diversity is our strength. Like the yellow sweater mothers who support BLM, we look to finding common cause. And we have met resistance. Central to the story I tell as editor is the failure of matriarchy following the Indian Act in Canada, a tragedy for one family that shines a light on the effort of church and state to collapse the integrity of First Cultures. Hopefully this book speaks in part for those who have been lost to this national tragedy. During Pandemic many in this book transformed their art to support the cure. Artists designed masks. Storytellers entertained and educated captive readers through book, visual art and film. Now we pause to celebrate and lift up the next generation.

Author : Martha Bátiz
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781487010034

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No Stars in the Sky by Martha Bátiz Pdf

“Profoundly moving and beautifully written . . . each story is its own universe that transports the reader through the characters’ joy and pain.” — Amy Stuart The nineteen stories in No Stars in the Sky feature strong but damaged female characters in crisis. Tormented by personal conflicts and oppressive regimes that treat the female body like a trophy of war, the women in No Stars in the Sky face life-altering circumstances that either shatter or make them stronger, albeit at a very high price. True to her Latin American roots, Bátiz shines a light on the crises that concern her most: the plight of migrant children along the Mexico–U.S. border, the tragedy of the disappeared in Mexico and Argentina, and the generalized racial and domestic violence that has turned life into a constant struggle for survival. With an unflinching hand, Bátiz explores the breadth of the human condition to expose silent tragedies too often ignored.

Author : R.M. Garino
Publisher : R.M. Garino
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781955503006

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Requiem's Reach by R.M. Garino Pdf

They are the E’ine. The fallen Aesari. They who defied the edict of Heaven. The elder race. The time of their end has come. But not all of them are content to accept their fate. An ancient war is coming to a close, and the E’ine face the extinction of their race. When desperate calls to surrender signal the breaking resolve of his people, Malachite seeks the fabled land of Raqui. It exists only as shards of mythology, relegated to mad ravings in obscure texts. But he believes this is the safe haven his people need. Armed with the perfect mathematical equation and an unstoppable team, he must open a gateway to a new world. But first, they must survive the fall of their homeland and destroy the Lo’ademn, the demons that pursue them, to align the two realms and open the Gates of Golorath. And the question becomes… did they flee the monsters that hunted them only to live amongst darker creatures?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : NYPL:33433036434409

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The Film Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Murray Pomerance
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0813540321

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City that Never Sleeps by Murray Pomerance Pdf

New York, more than any other city, has held a special fascination for filmmakers and viewers. In every decade of Hollywood filmmaking, artists of the screen have fixated upon this fascinating place for its tensions and promises, dazzling illumination and fearsome darkness. From Street Scene and Breakfast at Tiffany's to Rosemary's Baby, The Warriors, and 25th Hour, the sixteen essays in this book explore the cinematic representation of New York as a city of experience, as a locus of ideographic characters and spaces, as a city of moves and traps, and as a site of allurement and danger.

Author : Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972-10-21
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015000628191

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Music Of Latin America by Nicolas Slonimsky Pdf

Considers the history, characteristics, and composers of the music of twenty Latin American countries.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015054490381

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Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings by Library of Congress Pdf

Author : Winefred Howard Of Glossop,Winefred, Lady Howard Of Glossop
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781429005173

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Howard of Glossop's Journal of a Tour by Winefred Howard Of Glossop,Winefred, Lady Howard Of Glossop Pdf

A member of British royalty travels extensively through the North American continent, making social observations as she goes.

Author : Gretchen Papazian,Joseph Michael Sommers
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780786471140

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Game On, Hollywood! by Gretchen Papazian,Joseph Michael Sommers Pdf

The 14 essays in Game on, Hollywood! take on several points of game and film intersection. They look at storylines, aesthetics, mechanics, and production. The book is about adaptation (video game to film, film to video game), but it is even more about narrative. The essays draw attention to the ways and possibilities of telling a story. They consider differences and similarities across modes of storytelling (showing, telling, interacting), explore the consequences of time, place and ideology, and propose critical approaches to the vastness of narrative in the age of multimedia storytelling. The video games and film texts discussed include The Warriors (1979 film; 2005 video game), GoldenEye (1995 film), GoldenEye 007 (1997 and 2011 video games), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000-2004, television show), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003 video game), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003 video game; 2010 film), the Star Wars franchise empire (1977 on), Afro Samurai (2009 video game), and Disney's Epic Mickey (2010 video game).

Author : Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. Lopez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1833 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134788521

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures by Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. Lopez Pdf

This vast three-volume Encyclopedia offers more than 4000 entries on all aspects of the dynamic and exciting contemporary cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Its coverage is unparalleled with more than 40 regions discussed and a time-span of 1920 to the present day. "Culture" is broadly defined to include food, sport, religion, television, transport, alongside architecture, dance, film, literature, music and sculpture. The international team of contributors include many who are based in Latin America and the Caribbean making this the most essential, authoritative and authentic Encyclopedia for anyone studying Latin American and Caribbean studies. Key features include: * over 4000 entries ranging from extensive overview entries which provide context for general issues to shorter, factual or biographical pieces * articles followed by bibliographic references which offer a starting point for further research * extensive cross-referencing and thematic and regional contents lists direct users to relevant articles and help map a route through the entries * a comprehensive index provides further guidance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Union catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015082926679

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National Union Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Author : Jane Clements Monday,Frances Brannen Vick
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781603444606

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Petra's Legacy by Jane Clements Monday,Frances Brannen Vick Pdf

In this biography of Petra Vela Kenedy, the authors not only tell her story but also relate the history of South Texas through a woman's perspective. Utilizing previously unpublished letters, journals, photographs, and other primary materials, the authors reveal the intimate stories of the families who for years dominated governments, land acquisition, commerce, and border politics along the Rio Grande and across the Wild Horse Desert.

Author : Frances Itani
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194602

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Requiem by Frances Itani Pdf

A Washington Post Notable Book: A Japanese Canadian man is haunted by childhood memories of WWII internment camps in this “evocative and cinematic tale” (Maclean’s). In 1942, in retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Canadian government removes young Bin Okuma and his family from their home at a British Columbia coastal fishing village and forces them into internment camps. Allowed to take only the possessions they can carry, Bin watches looters raid his home before the transport boats even undock. One hundred miles from the “Protected Zone,” abandoned by his father, Bin spends the next five years struggling to adapt in the makeshift shacks of the brutal mountain community. For Bin, it was never forgotten, nor forgiven. Fifty years later, after his wife’s death, Bin embarks on a road trip across Canada. Accompanied by his dog, his classical music tapes, and his memories, he intends to find his biological father whose fateful decision destroyed his family all those years ago. But Bin must ask himself: does he really want to confront the ghosts of the past, or is it time to finally let them go? A novel of grief, coming-of-age, and coming to terms with our own personal histories, “Requiem is a great work of literature from a determined author at the peak of her powers” (Ottawa Citizen).