by reitsmar | Sep 23, 2022 | Faculty
The second Borders & Migrations event is coming up on October 5 at 12:00 p.m. in the Bouwhuis Library. The event features John Paul Brammer, the author and illustrator of the award winning book ¡Hola, Papi! – a funny and poignant memoir and advice column in the style of David Sedaris and Dan Savage.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information on the author and book, click here.
Submitted by: Richard D. Reitsma, PhD, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures
by reitsmar | Sep 7, 2022 | Faculty
The Borders & Migrations initiative invites the campus community to its fall 2022 series of events.
“From Stateless to Citizen”
Tuesday, September 13 / 6:00 p.m / Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
Featuring Dr. Oscar Gil
¡Hola, Papi!
Wednesday, October 5 / 12:00 p.m. / Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
Featuring award-winning LatinX Queer author JP Brammer, who will read from his new book
Ukrainian Refugees in Poland: A Conversation with Aid Workers in Warsaw and Przemysl
Wednesday, October 26 / 12:00 p.m. / Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
A Conversation with Art Director Jess Nichols on the Feature Film “FLEE”
Tuesday, November 15 / 12:00 p.m. / Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
All events are free, open to the public, and available in person, virtual, hybrid, and all will be in the library (with the exception of the film streaming).
Questions? Please contact Dr. Reitsma, reitsmar@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Richard D. Reitsma, PhD, chair, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
by reitsmar | Jun 8, 2022 | Faculty
June 2: Eat, Migrate, Love: Gastronomic and Sexual Desire as Identity
Richard Reitsma, PhD, is currently on a faculty exchange program at the University of Warsaw in the American Studies Center, organized with Margaret Stefanski, PhD, the Permanent Chair in Polish Culture at Canisius, Daemen University and the Kosciuszko Foundation.
Reitsma is teaching a course on LatinX in the U.S. in literature and film. He has welcomed virtual guests including scholars such as Dr. Deborah Kanter, Dr. Octavio Gonzáez and Dr. Paola Fajardo Heyward; authors Emanuel Xavier, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Michael Nava, Jaime Manrique and Homeboy Industries Reformed Gang Member Gabriel López.
Reitsma has also been invited to give a series of lectures on immigration, LatinX, and LGBTQIA+ issues. He has already presented a keynote talk for the center’s conference on Gender & Sexuality in American Studies (May 23, 2002). His paper was “Queer Identity & Queer Spaces in Cuba, Mexico, and the U.S.”
On June 2, Reitsma presented the last lecture in the American Studies Center colloquium series. His talk is available on the University of Warsaw’s YouTube Channel. Later in June, Reitsma will present a talk on U.S. Immigration issues in Krakow and another in Przemysl. He also plans to visit Ukrainian Refugee centers in Poland, as part of his ongoing research on issues of immigration.
Submitted by: Richard D. Reitsma, PhD, chair, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
by reitsmar | May 6, 2022 | Faculty
On Wednesday evening, May 4, award-winning author and television producer Sheri Holman visited HON 378: Magic Realism on Zoom with Richard Reitsma, PhD, associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures. Holman joined remotely from Brooklyn, NY, while Reitsma managed the class from Warsaw, Poland.
The class discussed her last novel Witches on the Road Tonight and talked about writing novels versus writing for TV, dealing with trauma and finding inspiration. The class recording is available but please contact Dr. Reitsma at reitsmar@canisius.edu if you are interested in the YouTube link.
For more on Sheri Holman’s career as a writer and as a TV producer click here.
Submitted by: Dr. Richard D. Reitsma, chair, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
by reitsmar | May 2, 2022 | Faculty
Michael Nava, author of the Henry Rios detective fiction series, visited Dr. Richard Reitsma’s SPA 436: Novela Negra class to discuss his novel Lay Your Sleeping Head, and his life as a lawyer and a writer. Michael Nava’s importance to the detective fiction genre cannot be overstated: he created Henry Rios, the first Mexican American gay detective in fiction.
In addition to the eight book series of Henry Rios, Nava is also the author of a historical novel The City of Palaces, he is currently working on the sequel.
The conversation with Michael Nava (which was conducted in English), is available on our YouTube channel.
Submitted by: Dr. Richard D. Reitsma, chair, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
