Nov. 3, 2011

BCU Spanish Professor Presents at International Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Carlos Vargas-Salgado, assistant professor of Spanish at Briar Cliff University, recently presented at the Fifth Annual International Conference of Peruvianists, held at Tufts University, Medford, Mass.

In his presentation titled "Dramaturgy of José María Arguedas: Memory and Theatricality in the Andes,” Dr. Vargas-Salgado’s describes the importance of indigenous novelist José María Arguedas  to better understand conservancy of  the memory of Indigenous/Andean cultures throughout popular dramatic texts and performances.

The International Conference of Peruvianists is one the most important meetings for specialists on Andean Literatures and Cultures, attended by scholars from Peru, Korea, Germany, and the U.S.

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