Event Date
On October 13, 2020, professors Robert Patrick Newcomb (Spanish and Portuguese; UC Davis) and Edwige Tamalet Talbayev (French & Italian; Tulane University) will co-host an international symposium, via Zoom, featuring seven contemporary poets and prose writers from Gibraltar. The symposium is dedicated to fostering discussion on Gibraltar, its relationships with Spain, Great Britain, and North Africa, and its bilingual (English/Spanish) literary production. Professor Newcomb is conducting preliminary research on a new book project dealing with literature in Gibraltar. Professor Tamalet is a specialist in Mediterranean and Maghrebi literature.
The symposium is open to the public, and will run from 7-11 am (PST). Email Professor Newcomb (rpnewcomb@ucdavis.edu) for the Zoom ID and password.