Arpillera Workshop
Event Type
Talk
Location
McIntosh Center (University Hall 3999)
Start Date
25-10-2010 1:00 PM
End Date
25-10-2010 3:00 PM
Description
Veronica De Negri, a former political prisoner from Chile, gave a talk on the Chilean women's art form, the arpillera, a kind of story-telling by sewing scenes on squares of cloth, often used as a means of protest or of bearing witness. She then lead an arpillera-making workshop for students, faculty, and staff.
Veronica De Negri survived disappearance, torture, and imprisonment in a concentration camp in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship. Since then, she has been a human rights activist and has spoken about issues on every continent, leading arpillera workshops and creating moving educational experiences for students and teachers alike.
Introduction was given by Professor Alicia Partnoy, Department of Languages and Literature.
Arpillera Workshop
McIntosh Center (University Hall 3999)
Veronica De Negri, a former political prisoner from Chile, gave a talk on the Chilean women's art form, the arpillera, a kind of story-telling by sewing scenes on squares of cloth, often used as a means of protest or of bearing witness. She then lead an arpillera-making workshop for students, faculty, and staff.
Veronica De Negri survived disappearance, torture, and imprisonment in a concentration camp in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship. Since then, she has been a human rights activist and has spoken about issues on every continent, leading arpillera workshops and creating moving educational experiences for students and teachers alike.
Introduction was given by Professor Alicia Partnoy, Department of Languages and Literature.
