Salazar to Present 'Blood of the Dawn: Women and the Contemporary Writing on Violence'

This Friday, Feb. 3, Claudia Salazar of Lima, Peru, will present her lecture, "Blood of the Dawn: Women and the Contemporary Writing on Violence." The lecture will be held in the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room, located on the lobby level of Mullins Library, from 2-3:30 p.m. 

Salazar has published several anthologies and short pieces. Her 2013 novel, La Sangre de la Aurora (translated for Deep Vellum as Blood of the Dawn), was awarded the prestigious Premio de las Americas in 2014, establishing her as a new voice on issues surrounding the effects of armed conflict on indigenous populations and women. She is also active in her local Spanish-speaking community and recently organized PeruFest, the first Peruvian film festival in New York City, where she currently teaches.

This lecture is part of the World Languages, Literature and Culture speaking series, "Survival Stories/Historias de Sobrevivencia: Narrating the Effects of Violence," and is sponsored by the Office of Latino Academic Advancement, the Honors College, the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, University Libraries, the Department of English, the Fulbright College Honors Program, the European Studies Program, and the Artist and Concerts Committee.