Literature and memory

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Anchieta House

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In this first encounter, Literature and Memory, through Poetry, memory becomes evident amidst voids and silences. The three Canarian authors, Alicia Llarena, Daniela Martín Hidalgo, and Juli Mesa, will reflect on the place of memory in literature, situating themselves within the Canarian context from a political, historical, and cultural perspective—a perspective that is intimate and sensitive—in dialogue with Marta García Acevedo. 

This meeting will also engage in dialogue with the parallel exhibition Constellation of Canary Island Writers, which takes place at Casa Anchieta, establishing a bridge between different generations of authors and highlighting the continuous expansion of this literary cartography, thanks to the emergence of new talents in the field of Canary Island literature. 

This literary event has been organized in collaboration with the Cultural Classroom of Language and Literature of the University of La Laguna.   

 

Speakers

Alicia Llarena González

Alicia Llarena González

Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Poet, novelist, and essayist.
Daniela Martín Hidalgo

Daniela Martín Hidalgo

Poet and translator. Graduate in Hispanic Philology.
Juli Mesa

Juli Mesa

Poet and visual artist. Graduate in Drawing from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Marta García Acevedo

Marta García Acevedo

Degree in Spanish. Language and Literature.

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