Death, Dying and The Afterlife in Mexican Literature

Dr. Maria Ramos, speaker

Mexico has a complex, rich and ambivalent relationship with death, the meaning of dying and the afterlife that is essential to its identity and culture. The idea of death is constantly present in Mexican cinema, folklore, music, dance, art and literature. In this lecture, Dr. Ramos, will discuss how the texts and novels of three of the most important Mexican authors – Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes and Juan Rulfo – incorporate, play, and reflect on the significance of death. Dr. Ramos is a foreign language professor at Macomb Community College.

While this presentation is complimentary, preregistration is required.