"The Word in the Woods: Documentary Filmmaking and History" - lecture and film screening
Historian and filmmaker Jeffrey Gould will give a lecture and screen his co-directed documentary film, La Palabra en el Bosque (The Word in the Woods) about liberation theology and peasant organizing in El Salvador. The event is co-sponsored by Latin American Studies and the Department of History and is open to the public.
Prof. Gould is a leading expert on Central America and author of several pathbreaking histories of race and labor in Nicaragua and El Salvador. His books include: To Lead as Equals: Rural Protest and Political Consciousness in Chinandega, Nicaragua, 1912-1979; To Die in this Way: Nicaraguan Indians and the Myth of Mestizaje, 1880-1965; and To Rise in Darkness: Revolution, Repression, and Memory in El Salvador, 1920-1932, all published by Duke University Press. La Palabra en el Bosque is his first film. He is currently finishing a second documentary on El Salvador about violence and labor organizing in the fishing industry.
Other events with Prof. Gould
On Thursday, February 23rd, Prof. Gould will participate in a History graduate seminar about his work that is open to UCI students. Prof. Gould will be available to meet with students and faculty on Friday before his lecture and film-screening. His scheduled events include:
Thursday, Feb. 23rd: Graduate Seminar, discussion of Gould’s book To Rise in Darkness: Revolution, Repression, and Memory in El Salvador, 1920-1932. Krieger Hall 126, 2:00-4:50PM. (History 250B, taught by Prof. Steven Topik.)
Friday, Feb. 24th: Morning meetings with Prof. Gould, by appointment. Please contact Prof. Heidi Tinsman to schedule: hetinsma@uci.edu
Humanities Center Feb 24 2017 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM McCormick Hall, Humanities Gateway