Ilan Stavans

University of Arizona Press

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. An internationally-renowned, award-winning essayist, translator and the recipient of numerous honors, his recent books include a graphic-novel adaptation of "Don Quixote"--in Spanglish--, "I Love My Selfie" and "On Self-Translation: Meditations on Language." Stavans also is the publisher of Restless Books and host of the NPR podcast "In Contrast."

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Ilan Stavans

Sor Juana

University of Arizona Press*, Booth #239 (Seats 1)  
Sat, Mar 2, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Author: Ilan Stavans

Is Spanglish a Language?

Spanglish is a powerful cultural force today. It is used regularly across the U.S. and worldwide. Is there one Spanglish or many? Join us for a thought provoking discussion on this topic.

Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 2, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelist: Ilan Stavans

El Norte: Beyond Standard Narratives

The history of the Southwest is multi-layered and complex. A historian, an anthropologist, and a culture critic and essayist discuss the Spanish in North America and their on-going influence on our region.

UA Library - Special Collections (Seats 100)  
Sun, Mar 3, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Carrie Gibson, Ilan Stavans, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez
Moderator: Joan Wink

The Forgotten: The Latinx in America

Authors Ed Morales, Julissa Arce and Ilan Stavans discuss race, culture and politics in America through the oft-forgotten but powerful Latinx lens.

Nuestras Raíces/Presentation Stage (Seats 150)  
Sun, Mar 3, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: Julissa Arce, Ed Morales, Ilan Stavans
Moderator: Nancy Montoya

Books:

Sor Juana

Nuestras Raices
University of Arizona Press
September 2018
ISBN 9780816536078
80 pages
$15.95, INSTORE

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Sor Juana: Or, The Persistence of Pop encapsulates the life, times, and legacy of sixteenth-century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Ilan Stavans provides a biographical and meditative picture of how popular perceptions of her life and work both shape and reflect Latinx culture. More/less