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Latin American literature specialist at Area Focus Lectures March 27-28

The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University will host Stephen Hart, a professor of Spanish at University College, London, for two Area Focus Lectures Monday and Tuesday, March 27-28.

Hart will present “Slick Grit of Contemporary Latin American Cinema” Monday, March 27, at 2 p.m. in B192 Joseph F. Smith Building, and “The Mystery of Cesar Vallejo’s Autographs” Tuesday, March 28, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Admission to both lectures is free and the public is welcome.

Hart teaches a general course on 19th- and 20th-century Latin American literature and more specialized courses on Latin American literature, including “magical realism.” He has also authored several publications.

This lecture is sponsored by Latin American Studies and will be archived online. For more information on Kennedy Center events, visit kennedy.byu.edu.

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