Renowned Mexican Novelist and Diplomat Carlos Fuentes Comes to UNCW
10/10/2006 11:27:15 AM
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Wilmington, N.C. - Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's most celebrated author, critic and diplomat, will discuss "Globalization: A New Deal for a New Age," at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6 in Kenan Auditorium at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The talk will be followed by a question and answer period and book signing. This is the second event of the UNCW Leadership Lecture Series and is co-sponsored by UNCW's Office of Campus Diversity and Centro Hispano.
A groundbreaking literary and social critic, Fuentes is one of Latin America's most distinguished novelists and a one-man international cultural and political force. Few Latin American writers have such an intimate knowledge of Americans or see the American/Latin American cultural dynamic with the great depth of which Fuentes possesses.
His novels include the classics Terra Nostra, The Death of Artemio Cruz and the New York Times bestseller The Old Gringo. In each, he examines the identity of Latin America, its internal conflicts -- which are complicated by a triple lineage (Native American, African and Spanish) -- and its contentious relationship with the United States. In his essays and non-fiction (including The Buried Mirror, which was made into a television series for the Discovery Channel), Fuentes seeks to reclaim that identity and celebrate the contributions of Latino culture.
The son of a Mexican diplomat, he spent most of his childhood in Washington, D.C. After earning his law degree from the National University of Mexico, he was a member of the Mexican delegation to the International Labor Organization. He served his government as director of International Cultural Relations and ambassador to France.
Fuentes inaugurated the Robert F. Kennedy Chair in Latin American Studies at Harvard and was the Simon Bolivar Professor at Cambridge. He is currently Professor at Large at Brown University.
He received the National Prize in Literature, Mexico's highest literary award; the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the highest honor for a Spanish-language writer; and the first Latin Civilization Award, presented by the presidents of Brazil, Mexico and France. He was the third writer to receive the Romulo Gallegos Prize, following Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Fuentes holds honorary degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, Wesleyan, Georgetown and Dartmouth.
BOX OFFICE AND TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are free for UNCW students, faculty and staff, and $7 for the general public. For tickets, call Kenan Box Office at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643 outside the Wilmington area, or by visiting www.uncw.edu/presents. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
About UNCW Leadership Lecture Series
The Leadership Lecture Series invites nationally and internationally-known speakers who enlighten, challenge, inspire, and demonstrate that all people have the ability to lead if they have the desire to make a difference. Sponsored by UNCW Presents, the series serves as a forum for intellectual inquiry and discussion offering the campus and community opportunities to discuss and explore the political, cultural, and economic trends and issues that shape and affect our communities today. By inviting a speaker to the campus, the university does not endorse any particular position. For more information about the series, please visit www.uncw.edu/presents.
Media Contact: Shannon Hooker, 910.962.7600 or hookers@uncw.edu
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