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University of Michigan – Frankel Center for Judaic Studies – Public 2010-11 Colloquia Series
A unique opportunity to see a wonderful conference Monique Balbuena, published by University of Michigan
by Balbuena, Monique
2011-01-27 12:09:00-05:00
Ann Arbor, MI – University of Michigan – Alumni Center Rooms A & B
Duration: 01:07:00
Spanyolit, or Ladino, the vernacular Judeo-Spanish, has been living its death sentence for quite a number of years. And yet, it has been the language of choice for a series of works appearing in different parts of the world: Latin America, the US, and Israel, to name a few. Balbuena examines the resurgence of Ladino in Latin America and its new and different uses by writers and popular artists, focusing on modern appropriations of the language in contemporary music and poetry. From new poetry in Ladino (including that by Ashkenazi writer Juan Gelman), to translations of foundational national poems (such as Martín Fierro, in Argentina), to the incorporation of Latin American genres into the Ladino repertoire (such as Argentine Tango), Balbuena will discuss the circumstances that make Ladino a compelling linguistic option to artists in the 21st century, as well as the construction of a specific Jewish, Sephardic, and Latin American identity.
Monique Balbuena is Associate Professor of Literature at the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon.
