The University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Liberal Arts and Education 2022-2023 Faculty Forum Series will continue on Thursday, March 2 with a presentation by Dr. Chris Schulenburg and Dr. Alyssa Holan, titled “Business as Usual? Black Bodies Empowered in Nuestra Señora De La Noche.”
Schulenburg’s presentation will focus on the literary bodily image of Isabel Luberza, a famous Puerto Rican madame of the twentieth century. “I will speak about her depiction in the Puerto Rican novelist Mayra Santos-Febres’ 2006 novel ‘Nuestra Señora De La Noche’ and the ways in which this bodily representation challenges cultural conceptions of control and power in the Caribbean,” said Schulenburg, professor of Spanish.
Schulenburg will also have a more general conversation about novelistic manipulations of the female body in Latin America, as a whole, to provide context for Santos-Febres’ novel.
Holan’s response will revolve around Spanish culture. “After briefly considering body/power relationships in contemporary Spain, I will focus on the challenges facing Spanish Gypsy women and their efforts to dismantle cultural stereotypes,” said Holan, assistant professor of Spanish.
Open to the public, the forum will take place in Room 136, Doudna Hall from 5-6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
The LAE Faculty Forum Series, a program instituted in the fall of 2004, is sponsored by UW-Platteville's College of Liberal Arts and Education. The purpose of the forum is to allow faculty to present information in their research areas. Presenters tailor their presentations to a general audience.