[Cwgrad-announcements] Fwd: Poet and writer Lucha Corpi at UC Riverside

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> From: Estella Acuna <estella.acuna at ucr.edu>
> Date: February 25, 2009 1:56:02 PM PST
> To: ucmexusdirector at ucr.edu, alfredomirande at yahoo.com, katherine.kinney at ucr.edu 
> , tiffany.lopez at ucr.edu, Juan Felipe Herrera <juanfherrera at mac.com>, chuck.whitney at ucr.edu 
> , alicia.arrizon at ucr.edu, susan.straight at ucr.edu, michael.jayme at ucr.edu
> Subject: Poet and writer Lucha Corpi at UC Riverside
>
> Dear All
>
> Chicano Student Programs is hosting Lucha Corpi during our annual  
> Semana de la Mujer celebration taking place March 2-6. Ms. Corpi is  
> scheduled to present on Monday, March 2 from 6-8pm in Commons 355 (I  
> will send you a flyer shortly).
>
> Book signing and Platica with Lucha Corpi
> Detective Fiction of Resistance: Rethinking Justice from a Chicana  
> Historical Perspective
>
> Poet and writer Lucha Corpi born and raised in Mexico, brings a  
> Chicana feminist perspective to the mystery genre. She has authored  
> four works of detective fiction, the first three featuring Chicana  
> detective Gloria Damasco. They include Eulogy for a Brown Angel  
> (1992), for which she received the Pen Oakland Josephine Miles  
> Award, Cactus Blood (1995), Black Widow's Wardrobe (2001), and  
> Crimson Moon (2004). Ms. Corpi's detective fiction novels are  
> informed by her history of participation in the Chicano Movement and  
> in the organizational development of Chicano culture. Ms. Corpi is  
> also a notable and prolific writer of poetry, children's and adult  
> fiction
>
> I have a couple of requests...
>
> Prior to the conference Lucha has made her self available from  
> 3:00-6:00 pm. During those three hours she is very willing to meet  
> informally with students or faculty, she is open to any other  
> activity you might have in mind. Please let me know if you have any  
> suggestions...anybody have a class you might want her to present at?
>
> Please spread the word with your colleagues and students.
>
> We are also looking for sponsorship, any amount would be appreciated.
>
> Gracias for your support and I will send more info before the end of  
> the day.
> Estella Acuña
> Chicano Student Programs
> University of California, Riverside
> 145 Costo Hall
> Riverside, CA 92521
>
> Phone: (951) 827-3821
> Fax: (951) 827-2189
> Email: estella.acuna at ucr.edu
> Website: cspraza.ucr.edu
>

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