School of Arts, Iberian and Latin American Studies

Ronda nocturna: Cruising the crisiscape.

by Fernando Sdrigotti

Presented at ILAS postgraduate conference, 2011

This research paper, part of longer investigation into the representation of urban space in contemporary Argentine... more This research paper, part of longer investigation into the representation of urban space in contemporary Argentine film, has a twofold concern: on one hand it asks whether it is possible to speak of films "of the city" (as opposed to films "in the city"). On the other hand it is concerned with the figure of the flâneur: how relevant is this figure today for the analysis of urban cinema?

I will attempt to address these questions with the help of Edgardo Cozarinsky’s film Ronda nocturna (2003).

Afiches and Pintadas: Wall-speak and Collateral Politics in [n]ew Argentine [c]inema

by Fernando Sdrigotti

Presented at SLAS 2012

This research paper, part of a broader investigation into the representation of urban space in new Argentine cinema... more This research paper, part of a broader investigation into the representation of urban space in new Argentine cinema (1990s-2010s), is concerned with the diegetic appearance of political street-signs (afiches) and wall paintings (pintadas) in many of the films associated with this label. A familiar sight in any Argentine city, it could be argued their presence in film is not founded in choice but in coincidence or mere being-thereness. I will argue the opposite and suggest that these presences are coherent with new Argentine cinema's surreptitious modes of doing politics (also evident in dialogues, choices of characters, use of sound, narrative decisions, rejection of the allegory, etc). My argument will be sustained with what I will call "the politics of the frame" and "the politics of the depth of field".

Reseña de Notes on Conceptualisms. Lecciones sobre crítica práctica en el siglo XXI

by Alethia Alfonso

Revista Laboratorio, 5. Universidad Diego Portales. 2011.

Toma lo bueno: Un nuevo imperativo de goce

by Alexandra Hibbett

Publicado en "Industrias Culturales: Maquinas de Deseo en la Sociedad Contemporanea"

Analisis de la campana de Coca-cola, "Toma lo bueno". Analisis de la campana de Coca-cola, "Toma lo bueno".

La Verdad Cruel De Dante Castro

by Alexandra Hibbett

Los Ilegítimos De Hildebrando Pérez Huarancca: La Literatura Frente a La Necesidad Del Acto

by Alexandra Hibbett

La Palabra De Los Muertos O Ayacucho En Hora Nona: La Desarticulación De La Identidad Hegemónica

by Alexandra Hibbett

Eielson: el nudo, el medio, el espejo

by Alethia Alfonso

note after a conference held in Chile

Eielson’s work is a challenge for anyone who decides to undertake its analysis. The peruvian uses the knot-quipu as a... more Eielson’s work is a challenge for anyone who decides to undertake its analysis. The peruvian uses the knot-quipu as a mediator between the author and his public. The consequences include the use of language, the concept of author as an agent and, above all, artistic practice as an exercise of love and an axis of change.