āCelebrating Hispanic Heritageā at Ļć½¶Ö±²„on exhibit through mid-October
Contact: Landon Gibson
STARKVILLE, Miss.āMississippi State is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with two campus exhibits featuring over a century of Latinx history that can be viewed through Oct. 15.
Free to all, a history showcase on the second floor of Mitchell Memorial Library features several literary works, including work by former Ļć½¶Ö±²„professor Carlos Espinosa Dominguez. An āArt and Architecture in the Americasā exhibit in the Union Art Gallery displays artwork produced by Latinx students from Ļć½¶Ö±²„and celebrates Latin American built environments.
āThis exhibit was created to highlight items from Ļć½¶Ö±²„Library collectionsārare books, political papers, sheet music and photographsāeither created by or about Latinx people,ā said Ļć½¶Ö±²„Libraries Archivist Jessica Perkins Smith. āIt is our hope that students and the Ļć½¶Ö±²„community will learn from and enjoy this exhibit.ā
The library display includes literature such as Spanish translations of works from Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and Ļć½¶Ö±²„alumnus John Grisham, among others. Materials documenting political efforts of the Latinx community in the 20th century from the collections of former members of Congress Mike Espy and David Bowen, as well as the Delta Ministry Papers, also are featured.
The Union Art Gallery exhibit includes images of Latin American cities and modern architecture from the 20th and 21st centuries spanning a broad range of public buildings, social housing projects and private residences. Showcased are creators Silvinia Lopez Barrera, an Ļć½¶Ö±²„School of Architecture assistant professor and licensed architect in Uruguay who holds a Master of Architecture degree from Iowa State University; as well as junior architecture major Elisa CastaƱeda of Madison, Alabama; and junior art major Ana Sofia Licona of Starkville.
MSUās Holmes Cultural Diversity Center and Latino Student Association also are collaborating with other campus organizations to host additional events including a virtual poetry performance and the universityās inaugural iBaile virtual Latin dance competition.
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