“17th Non-Stop Reading of Quixote”, 22nd- 24th April 2013

Last Tuesday, 23th April, the Latin American and Iberian Studies Department took part, once again, in the Quixote non-stop reading held in the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid from April 22nd to April 24th 2013. This event, promoted by the Instituto Cervantes, takes place annually for  the Book Day celebration, and it gathers some of the most representative figures in Spanish politics and culture.

At 3 PM (9 PM, Madrid time) and through Video-conference, UMass Students Hannah Mulken and Josefina Fernandez, and Magdalena Malinowska from Boston University; as well as Victor Requena, intern at the Spanish Resource Center took part in the event, reading several paragraphs of this representative work.

The Non-stop reading of Quixote was broadcast live  and worldwide through radio and video during the approximately 48 hours that the non-stop reading of the complete work lasted.

 

“XVII Lectura Continuada del Quijote”, 22-24 de Abril de 2013

El pasado 23 de abril el Departamento de Estudios Latinoamericanos e Ibéricos tuvo la fortuna, un año más, de participar en la lectura continuada del quijote celebrada en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid entre los días 22 y 24 de Abril. Este acto, promovido por el Instituto Cervantes, se realiza anualmente con motivo del día del libro, y reúne a representativas figuras del mundo de la política y la cultura española.

A las 3 PM (9 PM en Madrid) y a través de videoconferencia, las estudiantes de UMass-Boston Hannah Mulkern y Josefina Fernandez, y Magdalena Malinowska de Boston University; así como el becario Víctor Requena del Centro Español de Recursos intervinieron en la lectura leyendo varios fragmentos de la representativa obra en riguroso directo con Madrid.

La lectura continuada del quijote fue retransmitida en directo y a nivel mundial a través de radio y video durante las aproximadamente 48 horas ininterrumpidas que duró la lectura completa de la obra.