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summer Spanish course @ University of Salamanca

Course taken: 31-07-2019 – 15-08-2019, University of Salamanca, Spain I was incredibly lucky this Summer to take part in a two-week Spanish course at USAL. I have wanted to take Spanish at university since I started learning it, so I decided to go on this course to enhance my spoken and comprehension of Spanish. University of Salamanca, founded in 1218, is the third oldest university … Continue reading summer Spanish course @ University of Salamanca

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ancient Mexico’s influence on the work of Frida Kahlo @ UCL

Seen: 30-04-2019, University College London I am sure I’ve mentioned it before, but EventBright is a great website for finding out about upcoming events around the UK; you can type in what interests you and applicable events are suggested. For me, Frida Kahlo has been a great interest if mine for a few years, so I registered for this lecture at UCL. The event centred … Continue reading ancient Mexico’s influence on the work of Frida Kahlo @ UCL

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el espíritu de la colmena

Watched: 26-08-2019, DVD I decided to watch this film to find out more about life during the Franco dictatorship, both from its plot and how daring the director (Victor Erice) could be considering it was released in 1973: before Franco’s dictatorship. The film focuses on the life of an six year-old girl called Ana, who grows up in Castile shortly after the Civil War and … Continue reading el espíritu de la colmena

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the tale of the unknown island

Read 12-08-2019 Having read some Mozambican Portuguese literature which centred on the colonialist past of Portugal, I thought it would be interesting to explore further into literature from the Iberian peninsular. The Tale of the Unknown Island (O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida in Portuguese) by José Saramago tells the story of a man and woman who attempt to set sail to find undiscovered shores, having … Continue reading the tale of the unknown island

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la historia oficial

Seen: 14-08-2019, DVD Having already explored a range of European Spanish language films, I thought it was certainly time to look outside of the Iberian peninsula, especially since I am interested in South American culture and history. Trailer for La Historia Oficial The Official Story (directed by Luis Puenzo) is an Argentinian drama historical film. The plot deals with the story of an upper middle … Continue reading la historia oficial

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que mi hombre no se borre de la historia

Seen: 05-08-2019 I have been recently trying to explore further the role of women during the Spanish Civil War, since spending some time in a Hispanic department at the LSE. Having done some research about the best documentaries to watch to help with this, I read about Las Trece Rosas: 13 women executed by the Franco regime after the Civil War. About Que Mi Nombre … Continue reading que mi hombre no se borre de la historia

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flamenco @ sadler’s wells

02-07-2019, Sadler’s Wells I was fortunate to attain tickets to London’s coveted Flamenco Festival (from 2-14 July) which takes place annually at Sadler’s Wells. Since beginning my studies of Spanish four years ago, I have become particularly interested in the traditional customs and traditions of the country. My ticket was well priced at £15 for one hour 45 minutes of flamenco, with Sara Baras as … Continue reading flamenco @ sadler’s wells

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the last flight of the flamingo by mia couto

Read June 2019 This was my first experience of Portuguese literature and certainly won’t be my last! I chose Couto’s The Last Flight of the Flamingo (O Último Voo do Flamingo in Portuguese) because of its magical realist style. I particularly enjoyed exploring Márquez’s works in translation, so I thought this would be a good place to start. I am also interested in exploring colonial … Continue reading the last flight of the flamingo by mia couto

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la piel que habito

Seen: 26-05-2018, DVD This film is about a surgeon, Robert Ledgard (played by Antonio Banderas) who kidnaps a young man, who has raped, and subsequently caused the death of his daughter. Trailer for la piel que habito Vincente (played by Jan Cornet) is continually operated on over a 6-year period, until he has become a woman called Vera, to allow Robert Ledgard to develop synthetic … Continue reading la piel que habito

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todo sobre mi madre

Seen: 15-04-2018, DVD Regarded as on of Pedro Almodóvar’s classics, I felt this was a must-watch. The film follows the story of a woman and her circle of friends, who are suffering from a rare of crises emotionally. Trailer for Todo Sobre Mi Madre Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is a single mother who has raised her son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), suffers a brutal loss when he … Continue reading todo sobre mi madre

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