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Cartonera Publishers: Conference, Book, Exhibit and Presentations
Posted 10/05/2009
MADISON, Wis. –The Cartonera Publishers: Recycling Latin American Bookscapes conference will take place on October 8–9, 2009 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The conference occurs in conjunction with the Wisconsin Book Festival (October 7–11) and involves the first reunion of editors from eight cartonera publishing houses in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico and Chile.
The cartonera publishing phenomenon began in Buenos Aires in 2003 and was spearheaded by writers and artists who were interested in reconfiguring the conditions in which literary art is produced and consumed. They came up with a progressive new publishing model that challenges and contests the neo-liberal political and economic hegemony. Several cartonera projects include social and educational aspects and are using the creation of the cartonera books to redefine the relationship between “the book” and the public.
The purpose of the conference and workshops is to bring together the community of scholars and members of different cartonera publishing projects. The conference will also serve to introduce the cartonera community to fellow faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students and the Madison community at large.
The conference, book, and activities are being sponsored by the General Library System, the Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, the Department of Art, the School of Library and Information Studies, Global Studies, Madison Children's Museum, Division of International Studies, Cyril B. Nave Grant, Anonymous Fund, The Friends of the Libraries, and the Silver Buckle Press.
The conference is free to all attendees and no registration is required. For the final program and more details go to the conference website.
On Wednesday, October 7th at 3pm, Professor Ksenija Bilbija, Jaime Vargas Luna, and Paloma Celis-Carbajal will be interviewed by Jean Ferraca in NPR's show "Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders" to talk about the conference and the Cartonera Project at UW-Madison.
Here are the highlights of the two days:
PRESENTATIONS: Thursday, October 8, 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, October 8th the Cartonera conference will open at 9:00 a.m. with words from General Library System Director Ken Frazier and Guido Podesta. There will be three sessions in which all the cartonera publishers invited will present their publishing projects. All events will be held in Memorial Library, Room 126. Most presentations will be in Spanish or Portuguese but handouts with translations in English on the manifestos they have submitted will be provided and there will be translators for Q&A.
EXHIBIT OPENING AND CARTONERA BOOK SALE:
At 6:30pm on Wednesday, October 7th there will be a small opening ceremony of the Cartonera exhibit in the front lobby of Memorial Library. GLS Director Ken Frazier and Memorial Library Director Lee Konrad will be cutting the ribbon. There will also be two Brazilian musicians performing for this opening. At the same time, you will be able to acquire one of these unique books that the cartonera publishers will be selling on the West Corridor of the library.
CARTONERA WORKSHOP AT SLIS:
On Friday, October 9th there will be several cartonera workshops offered throughout the city of Madison. In these workshops the attendants will be able to make a cartonera book themselves and also know more about the cartonera publishers. These hands on workshops will be offered by the cartonera publishers themselves. There are still spaces available for the one given at: School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS): Friday October 9, 10am-noon, SLIS Library. Feel free to join us and make you own cartonera book! Aldo Medinaceli from Yerba Mala Cartonera will be offering this workshop. All materials will be supplied and the workshop will be in English.
PRESENTATION OF THE CARTONERA BOOK PUBLISHED BY PARALLEL PRESS:
On Friday, October 9th at 8pm Akademia Cartonera: A Primer of Latin American Cartonera Publishers, will be presented during the Wisconsin Book Festival. The presentation will be in English and will take place in Promenada Hall at the Overture Center.
