Tracing Texts

Sylvia Veronica Morin
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This is a podcast dedicated to texts from the Spanish-speaking world, hosted by Dr. Anton Garcia-Fernandez and Dr. Sylvia Morin. We want to provide educational content in an entertaining way in order to give wider exposure to texts that may not be as well known to English speakers.

  1. 06/05/2018

    Tracing Texts - Episode 15: Rosalia de Castro's "El primer loco" ("The First Madman")

    A new episode of the podcast Tracing Texts is now available. In it, Sylvia and I discuss the work of the Galician poet Rosalia de Castro, with special attention given to her 1881 novel written in Spanish, El primer loco (The First Madman). The episode will soon be available on Podomatic and iTunes as well.

    59 min

  2. 03/16/2018

    Tracing Texts - Episode 14: Cristina Rivera Garza's "El hombre que siempre soñó"

    In Episode 14, Sylvia and Anton have a lively conversation featuring a previously discussed author, Cristina Rivera Garza. But instead of revisiting her novel, the literary chat focuses on one of her short stories, "El hombre que siempre soñó" from the collection "Ningún reloj cuenta esto" published in 2002. We hope you enjoy this new episode!

    58 min

  3. 02/07/2018

    Tracing Texts - Episode 13: Alejandro Sawa's The Cave of Igúzquiza (1888)

    In Episode 13, Antón introduces the Spanish writer Alejandro Sawa (1862-1909), who formed part of the Spanish Bohemia. Antón delves specifically into Sawa's short novel, La sima de Igúzquiza (The Cave of Igúzquiza, 1888). We hope you enjoy our latest discussion of literary texts in Spanish.

    1h 4m

  4. 01/17/2018

    Tracing Texts - Episode 12: Valeria Luiselli's "Faces in the Crowd"

    In Episode 12, I introduce the young Mexican author Valeria Luiselli, and Anton and I have and interesting discussion about her novel "Faces in the Crowd". As a "chilanga" residing in New York City, Luiselli's work provides a liminal space that allows us to question reality, time, and identity. Her novel is a gem that we hope will intrigue others to read it as well.

    50 min

  5. 11/17/2017

    Tracing Texts - Episode 11: Rafael Dieste’s From the Goblin’s Archives

    In this episode, Antón discusses Rafael Dieste, one of the lesser-known figures of the Spanish Generation of 1927. His relative obscurity is perhaps due to the fact that he wrote both in Galician and Spanish, though he was very active throughout his long literary career. We discuss Dos Arquivos Do Trasno (From the Goblin's Archives), one of his most renowned works, which is a collection of short stories originally published in 1926. It was totally different from what other Galician and Spanish authors were writing at the time, especially because of his use of mystery, the supernatural, and elements of the horror story. We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, we welcome comments and feedback!

    53 min

  6. 09/24/2017

    Tracing Texts - Episode 10: Jorge Luis Borges' Ficciones

    Our 10th anniversary episode features one of our favorite authors, Jorge Luis Borges, and his collection of short stories entitled "Ficciones." Dr. David Carithers, a friend and colleague, also joins us as a special guest in order to add another perspective to the discussion. We hope you enjoy the show!

    1h 1m

  7. 08/08/2017

    Tracing Texts - Episode 9: Emilio Carrere’s La torre de los siete jorobados (The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks)

    In Episode 9, Antón discusses the Spanish author, Emilio Carrere. He was one of the foremost representatives of the Bohemian writers and artists who lived and worked in Madrid in the early- to mid-20th century. We hope you enjoy this new episode after the summer break!

    53 min

  8. 05/10/2017

    Tracing Texts - Episode 8: Álvaro Cunqueiro and Sophisticated or Reconstructive Literature

    In this episode, Anton discusses Álvaro Cunqueiro, one of the most important Spanish and Galician writers of the 20th century. Anton presents Cunqueiro's use of magical realism, which makes him one of the pioneers of this narrative technique. This type of literature serves as an example of sophisticated/reconstructive literature.

    1h 2m
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This is a podcast dedicated to texts from the Spanish-speaking world, hosted by Dr. Anton Garcia-Fernandez and Dr. Sylvia Morin. We want to provide educational content in an entertaining way in order to give wider exposure to texts that may not be as well known to English speakers.

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  • Creator
    Sylvia Veronica Morin
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2018
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Tracing Texts