Literatura 2

El cine de cárceles ha desarrollado un lenguaje propio, casi como si de un género se tratase. Y lo ha hecho para presentarse ante la audiencia con muy diferentes intenciones: desde denunciar un sistema penal con serias imperfecciones a relatar historias de superación, pasando por descubrir injusticias e implicarnos en trepidantes fugas. Pero ya sea con la intención de emocionarnos, sobrecogernos o incluso hacernos reír, cada vez que una cámara se ha colocado al otro lado de las rejas lo ha hecho para recordarnos el valor de un bien no siempre del todo apreciado: nuestra propia libertad.

An effort to determine the origin of the African slaves brought to the central region of Cuba through a linguistic study that analyzes the speech of practitioners of the Palo Monte Afro-Cuban religion which contains remnants of Bantu languages.

Published as the catalog of the exhibition that began at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art—and later moved to the Dallas Museum of Art and New York City's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art—this book documents the manifestations of royal authority between the ancient Mayas and their descendants. Publicado como el catálogo de la exposición inaugurada en el Los Angeles County Museum of Art y trasladada más tarde al Dallas Museum of Art y al Metropolitan Museum of Art en Nueva York, este libro abre nuevos caminos al documentar las manifestaciones de autoridad real entre los antiguos...

Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so much about an artist from what she records inside the picture frame. Frida Kahlo truly is Mexico’s gift to the history of art. She was just eighteen years old when a terrible bus accident changed her life forever, leaving her handicapped and burdened with constant physical pain. But her explosive character, raw determination and hard work helped to shape her artistic talent. And although he...