IV Queer Literature Festival in Spanish in London
Wednesday, November 20
Festival Opening + Talk
A talk with author Pol Guasch and FLQEL director Jorge Gárriz on the translation of the book Napalm en el corazón – Napalm in the heart – published by Faber and Faber.
Location: Spanish Embassy – 39 Chesham Place London SW1X 8SB
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM – to be confirmed
Tickets: Free
Language: English
Thursday, November 21
Conference
Organised in collaboration with SRUK/CERU on research conducted by Spanish researchers residing in the UK and the presentation of the monograph on the history of queer erotic archives in Spain by Javier Fernández Galeano.
- Anna Moya (LSE): Epistemic injustice and obstacles in the reception of queer research in the UK.
- Álvaro González Montero (Leeds): Sexual dissent during Francoism and homosexual literature in Gil de Biedma.
- Lucía Gloria Vázquez Rodríguez (UCL): Forms of queer representation of desire in Latin American cinema made by women.
- Javier Fernández Galeano (UV/Wesleyan): Monograph on the history of queer erotic archives in Spain.
Location: Instituto Cervantes London – 15-19 Devereux Ct Temple London WC2R 3JJ
Time: to be confirmed (7 PM)
Tickets: Available
Language: English
Friday, November 22
Poetry Recital and Book Presentation
A recital with poets:
- Ángelo Nestore with his poetry collection Antología de poesía queer
- Eddi Circa with his poetry collection Cierva Imperio Perreo which will be presented musically.
- Rodrigo Gervasi will present his book Recorridos mínimos.
Location: Hundred Years Gallery – 13 Pearson St London E2 8JD
Time: to be confirmed (7 PM)
Language: Spanish
Saturday, November 23
Documentary Screening: Marisol llámame Pepa
Followed by a talk with its director Blanca Torres. Organized in collaboration with Cinema Mentiré.
Location: Rio Cinema – screen 1 – 107 Kingsland High St London E8 2PB
Time: 3:45 PM
Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Talk in Spanish with simultaneous translation to English.
Book Launch: A Queer History of Flamenco: Diversions Transitions and Returns in Flamenco Dance (1808–2018)
Published by University of Michigan Press, with author and dancer Fernando López Rodríguez and the screening of the film Queer Olé by choreographer Patricia Langa.
Location: The Divine – 33 Stoke Newington Rd London N16 8BJ
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Language: English
Sunday, November 24
Commemoration of the 31st Anniversary of the Death of Artist and Writer Pepe Espaliú
A talk by curator Jesús Alcaide on his book LA IMPOSIBLE VERDAD. TEXTOS 1987-1993 – published by La Bella Varsovia in 2018.
Location: Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery – Café – Fitzrovia W1.
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Language: English
Book Launch: La Seducción
With poet and author Sara Torres in conversation with visual artist Jaime del Fresno.
Location: Common Press – 118 Bethnal Grn Rd London E2 6DG
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Language: Spanish
Monday, November 25
Book Launch: A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays
By Pedro Lemebel, published by Pushkin Press. A talk with Rory Williamson and Lauren John Joseph.
Location: Gays the Word – 66 Marchmont St London WC1N 1AB
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Language: English
Online Events
Podcast: Niños Gratis
Celebration of the 115th anniversary of the publication of the first lesbian novel written in Spanish: Zezé by Ángeles Vicente. Podcast with Paz Olivares Weldon Penderton and a third person to be confirmed.
Language: Spanish
Podcast: Las Chicas del Volcán
For the fourth edition of the Queer Literature Festival in Spanish in London, we propose a podcast reviewing how trans women have been represented in Spanish-speaking literature from the mid-20th century to today. We will explore, quote, and comment on the works of key authors such as Severo Sarduy, Pedro Lemebel, Camila Sosa, Alana Portero, Eduardo Mendicutti, Roberta Marrero, and Évolet Aceves. We want to celebrate our trans sisters in this episode and analyze how they have been represented over the past fifty years.
Language: Spanish
Festival Link – https://bit.ly/FLQEL24
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