{"id":3640,"date":"2024-08-21T11:12:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/laclxs\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3640"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:16:47","slug":"lecture-jose-montelongo","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/laclxs\/event\/lecture-jose-montelongo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture – Jos\u00e9 Montelongo"},"content":{"rendered":"
BLC Macksey Seminar Room 2043<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies & the Virginia Fox Stern Center for the History of the Book in the Renaissance, are pleased to welcome Jos\u00e9 Montelongo, <\/strong>the\u00a0Maury A. Bromsen Curator of Latin American Books at John Carter Brown Library, for a lecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jos\u00e9 Montelongo <\/strong>Before joining the JCB, he was head of collection development at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection (University of Texas-Austin). He received his PhD in Spanish American Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. He has published two novels, three books for children, and the YA book\u00a0Mi abuelo fue agente secreto. He translated into Spanish Nicolas Grimaldi\u2019s\u00a0Bref trait\u00e9 du d\u00e9senchantement<\/em>, and co-edited (with Julianne Gilland) the collective volume\u00a0A Library for the Americas. The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection<\/em>. At the JCB, He works on acquisitions and exhibitions, and collaborate with fellows whose research deals with Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Virginia Fox Stern Center for the History of the Book in the Renaissance<\/strong>\u00a0was established with a permanent endowment in 2017 to support lectures, fellowships, master classes, symposia, and publications related to the Sheridan Libraries’ premodern and early modern rare book and manuscript collections. The center\u2019s focus encompasses the historical reception of classical and medieval thought\u00a0and the culture and influence of the Renaissance throughout the early modern period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIN SEARCH OF THE INTENDED READER: HISTORICAL READING PRACTICES IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MEXICO <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n