CULTURAL
AGENDA SEPTEMBER 2012
Free
admission
Waste, recycling and art, music and
poetry, and Peruvian cinema and cuisine, will be some of the topics we have
programmed for September at the Instituto Cervantes.
SCIENCE AND HISTORY
Thursday 13th
(6:30 PM)
Talk: “Sources, exposure and risks associated with e-waste”
by
Silvia Lacorte Bruguera
Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to
consumer and business electronic equipment that are near or at the end of its
useful life. It applies to computers, televisions, stereos, copiers, and fax
machines, among other electronic products. Although many of these products can
be reused, refurbished, or recycled to reduce the volume that goes to disposal,
most electronic discards are often inappropriately treated. It is reported that
two thirds of electrical and electronic waste in the European Union go to
landfills and to sub-standard treatment sites in or outside the European Union.
Inadequately treated e-waste poses environmental and health risks.
In this conference, several aspects
related to e-waste will be presented and discussed. The generation of e-waste
from different countries will permit to have an overview of the magnitude of
the problem. Global managing the e-waste is a new challenge and a difficulty that
has to be resolved considering social, political, economical, environmental and
health viewpoints. Modern electronics can contain up to 60 different elements,
ranging from metals, flame retardants, plastic and glass, among others; many
are valuable, some are hazardous and some are both. Recycling techniques will
be briefly discussed, according to European or other legislations which define
the conditions and terms for electronic waste disposal and treatment. On the
other side, the uncontrolled discarding or inappropriate waste
management/recycling generates significant hazardous emissions, with severe
impacts on health and environment. First, primary emissions or compounds able
to migrate of leach from electronic waste will be identified. Also, secondary and
tertiary toxic emissions will be discussed in terms of compounds generated
during the treatment of e-waste. Depending on the physico-chemical properties
of these compounds, some can leach to water or adsorb to soil or sediment,
while more volatile compounds are emitted to atmosphere. The effects they may
cause to the environment will be highlighted. Finally, health risks associated
with the improper handling of these materials will be discussed, since in most
cases, there is a lack of knowledge on the effects metals and organic compounds
associated to e-waste can cause to humans, especially, to infants.
Friday 28th (4 PM to 6 PM)
Workshop: “Olive oil”
by Javier Delgado Lista
& Wenceslao Moreda
In collaboration with FECYT, Olive Oil Professional Association and
Foods and Wines from Spain
Synopsis:
Olive oil, classified by UNESCO as
Intangible Heritage of Humanity in November 2010, is an essential ingredient of
the Mediterranean diet and, according to recent research possesses beneficial
properties to our health, such as the prevention and fight against breast
cancer, among other diseases. This workshop will try to raise awareness of
nutritional values, the scientific studies on health claims and the cultural
heritage of Spanish olive oil. As part of the activity, there will be a
presentation of the organoleptic properties of oil and its uses in gastronomy
that will culminate with a tasting of several varieties of Spanish extra virgin
olive oil.
Biographies: Javier Delgado Lista, doctor and professor of the Department of Medicine, ORK – Dermatology of
the UCO, is also an expert and researcher at the Lipid and Atherosclerosis
Unit, of the Internal Medicine Service of University Hospital Reina Sofia.
Wenceslao Moreda, chemist specialized in olive oil, develops his research at the
Instituto de la Grasa
in Seville.
International Festival
of Buddhist Heritage of Ladakh
Open from the 3rd
to the 9th of September
Exhibition: “The color of
Buddhism”
by Jaime León
“The
presence of a Buddhist monk is unexpected on the island of excessive luxury
that is Hong Kong. The young religious man,
wearing the traditional orange robes and shaved head, has just came down with
other impressionable tourists from the boat that links Kowloon Bay with Hong
Kong. All eyes are raised to the skyscrapers. The monk pulls out his camera and
captures the skyline of Hong Kong, symbol of
financial greed. This man, devoted to meditation, material renunciation and
monastic life is today a tourist…” Jaime
León (photographer and journalist)
Biography: Jaime León is the correspondent in India for the
Spanish journal ABC. During the last four years he has covered the Nargis
cyclone in Myanmar, the
Mumbay attacks in 2008 and the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka,
among others. Before that, he had lived for two years in Beijing, where he enjoyed walking around the
hutongs. He is a journalist and a photographer.
ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th
Workshop: Art and
recycling
By Basurama
Synopsis: The Basurama
workshop attempts to fore fill a set of different objectives. First off, we
discover, evaluate and re-use the local trash in a creative manner.
Additionally, we ask to look past the obvious, and look at a city through a
different more complex glance. As a collective we then proceed to reflect on
the environment of the 21st century and thus brainstorm alternative
solutions or paths we can take to improve our world. In this way we aim to
intervene in public spaces, claiming it as the stage of life and art. One of
the main goals of Basurama is to be able to relate the different problems of
contemporary culture in all kinds of different cities, whether municipal,
environmental, social etc. They are reflected in their trash.
Biography: Basurama is a collective dedicated to
investigation and cultural management since 2001, their main focus has been the
study and action of production processes, the generation of waste that this
implies, and the creative processes this contemporary situation raises. A
proposition has been made to find garbage in unlikely places and study it in
all formats. The aim is to study the mass production of trash both real and
virtual, and to bring new visions to act as generators for thought and attitude
to the consumer culture. Furthermore, the collective intends questions on how
to exploit our resources but also how we think, work and perceive reality. to
detect the loopholes within these processes of generation and consumption that
not only raise questions about how to exploit our resources,
but also on how we think, work, to perceive reality.
Open from Monday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7
PM, until 14th October
Exhibition: Singular.es
Traditional
craftwork exhibition. It questions the diffuse frontier between traditions and
arts, the thick barriers between disciplines and trends. The visitor will enjoy
a selection of pieces from each Spanish community and from different handicraft
offices from Spain,
a representation of traditional craft collectives and young values that
outstand for their creativity, design and innovation.
CINEMA
PERUVIAN FILM
SERIES
Sunday 2nd
(4:30 PM)
Film screening:
“The elusive good ”
By Augusto Tamayo
Direction: Augusto Tamayo
Duration: 130min.
Language: Español
Subtitles: English
Year: 2002
Synopsis: With a careful recreation of colonial Peru in the XVII century. “El bien
esquivo / “the elusive good” tells the story of the social, racial and
spiritual marginality of the two tormented characters in a key moment of
Peruvian history, when national identity is defining its parameters. The
mixture of bloods and cultures, the struggle between conflicting religious
beliefs, but also adventure, romance and intrigue combine in the story of two
outcasts fighting against prejudice and intolerance.
“The elusive good” has been selected by Peru for the
Academy awards in the category of best foreign film for 2002. The film has been
nominated for the GOYA and ARIEL awards for 2002.
Sunday 9th (4:30 PM)
Film screening:
“Days of Santiago”
by Josué Méndez
Direction: Josué Méndez
Duration: 83 min
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Year: 2005
Synopsis: Santiago Román, 23 years of age and
ex-combat soldier has returned to Lima after
years of fighting against underground terrorism and drug trafficking in his
native country, as well as participating in the war against Ecuador. He is
part of a lost generation that is taking the blame for the political mishaps
conducted by governments. In Lima Santiago finds himself in a hostile, chaotic
and decadent city that is reflected in his family. He attempts to adapt to a
normal civilian life, but his war memories stand in the way. Society and his
family are moving to a different beat; they did not wait for him and have no
space for him now. Santiago
will come to realize that things are not as he had hoped.
“Dias de Santiago” has won more than 35
international awards making it the most prized film in Peruvian history.
Sunday 16th
(4:30 PM)
Film screening:
“Do not tell anyone”
by: Francisco José Lombardi
Direction: Francisco José Lombardi
Duration: 120 min.
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Year: 1998
Synopsis:
“No se lo digas a nadie” is the first
Peruvian film to incorporate homosexuality as one of its main themes. The film
tells the story of a young homosexual, Joaquin Camino, who belongs to the
higher social class of Lima,
and is confronted with the prejudice of his own parents and exclusion from a
homophobic society, which claims to be conservative but in reality is
hypocritical. The film shows a series of events that occur to Joaquin from his
adolescent years till his adulthood.
Sunday 23th
(4:30 PM)
Film screening:
“Máncora”
by: Ricardo de Montreuil
Direction: Ricardo de Montreuil
Duration: 119 min.
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Year: 2008
Synopsis: Santiago is a young Peruvian from Lima, whose father commits suicide, and inherits all of
his personal liabilities, in order to escape from his internal demons; Santiago decides to flee to Máncora, an island to the
north of Peru.
There he finds his step sister Ximena, a young beautiful photographer, who
unexpectedly shows up with her husband Iñigo. Thus begins a spiral of excessive
chaos, drugs, sex and envy.
“Mancora” was chosen as the official
selection of Sundance 2008 film festival.
LITERATURE AND THINKING
Monday
10th and Tuesday 11th
Taller: “Words of Rock.
The lyricists of Spanish rock music”
By Silvia Grijalba
Synopsis: A closer look to
the literature of rock and pop Spanish lyrics. From a theoretic perspective, we
will analyze the different musical rock styles since the 80´s to today’s modern
trends, and the rock experts who have created works (with their lyrics for
songs) that are at the same level as the best writers of any other time. We
will explain each artist in their social and historical context, analyzing their
songs, the structures and the lyrics style to better understand all the
creative processes and be able to appreciate their work better. Sabino Méndez
con Loquillo, Corcobado, Nacho Vegas, Pauline en la Playa, Derribos Arias,
Siniestro Total or Santiago Auserón are some of the authors to be analyzed. Considering that they might not be so well known in foreign countries,
we will include examples of their music and videos, and a literary analysis of
their texts.
Biography: Silvia Grijalba
is a novelist, journalist, and song writer. Her most recent novel, Contigo
Aprendi (With You I Learned), won the Fernando Lara de Novela prize for 2010.
She published her fist novel Alivio Rápido back in 2001.Her following effort
was Atrapada en el Limbo in 2005. Silvia has worked as a columnist, and
reporter for the daily diary El Mundo. She began her work with the newspaper,
since it was founded and continues to contribute. She has also published
several essay papers such as, Dios Salve a la Movida in 2006 and Palabra de Rock in 2008 along
with a biography about Depeche Mode in 1995. Her work has been translated into
both Italian and German. Silvia has collaborated with a number of magazines
including Rolling Stone, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Yo Dona, and the British
news paper the Guardian. Additionally, Silvia has also been present in a couple
of radio and television programs such as Las Noches Blancas, Dragolandia and D
Calle. She is the current director of spoken word palabra y música and the
annual event Poesía del Rock. Her novel Atrapada en el Limbo is in pre
production phase, while she works with the director and writer Manuel Martin
Cuenca on the script.
Wednesday 12th
(6:30 PM)
Book presentation: “With
you I Learned”
By Silvia Grijalba
Synopsis: Silvia Grijalba has managed to
recreate a fascinating time through a very sensual language and transparent
style. The stiff and repressed society of Spain
in the 30´s is contrasted with the sophisticated, cultured and glamour of New York’s society and impassioned and voluptuous world
of Havana.
These are times of splendour but also of great contrasts and profound changes,
especially for women. A period in history in which there existed prohibition in
the United States, the
proclamation of the Republic in Spain
arose, and New York begins to move to Paris as a cultural city
in the world. Ultimately, this is a fascinating period in time that the author
has managed to recreate carefully, agility and with passion.
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th
(4:00 to 6:30 PM)
Peruvian Cooking course
By Nuría Rodríguez
Peruvian cuisine
is one of the most diverse cuisines in the world. The great variety of food is
due in great part to the countries unique geographic location, and the melting
pot of cultures that has made up much of its history. Classical Peruvian
cooking methods use a large variety of chilies to add more color and a
different spectrum of spiciness to the food. Rice is a very popular side dish
served with many meals. Other main ingredients include papa, tomato, fish and
corn.
Teacher:
Nuria Rodríguez: prestigious Spanish chef with over ten years of experience in renowned
hotels and restaurants as Clece Restoration, Ramiro Restaurants and Serunión.
She is currently working as chef at the Olive Beach restaurant of the Diplomat
Hotel in New Delhi.
Duration:
5 hours (Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM)
Enrollment: 1.500 INR
Contact:
cenndel@cervantes.es
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