A Special Thanks to our Sponsors: The Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures Department The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music The Office of the Provost The Office of the Vice Provost The Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts The Office of the Dean, College of the Arts Spanish Graduate Student Association Graduate Musicology Association Composers Guild The Cole Conservatory New Music Ensemble ASI Thanks also to: Manuel Romero, Program Assistant Martin, Herman, Ray Briggs, Alicia Doyle The Cole Conservatory Laptop Ensemble The Cole Conservatory Jazz Area Performers Matt Pogue, Kate Gillon, Colleen Ryan, Rychard Cooper California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840

Presented by:

The Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures Department &

The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

9:00 AM – 8:30 PM

 

 

Morning Morning Registration & Breakfast (8:30 - 9:00 AM) Introductory Remarks (9:00 – 9:30 AM) Claire Emilie Martin & Adriana Verdié Markus Muller, RGRLL Chair Associate Dean Mark Wiley (College of Liberal Arts) Session I (9:30 – 10:45 AM) Amanda Rigdon (Capital University) “Los modos de comunicación: el mundo real, visual, y mental en ‘Las babas del diablo’ de Julio Cortázar” Adriana Verdié (California State University, Long Beach) “Composing Rayuela: the Musical Element in Cortázar’s Writing” David Butler (Capital University) “Jazzing Julio Cortázar’s Rayuela” Araceli Abras Daneri (Universidad de Granada, España) “Memoria e imagen musical: tiempo y sonido en la narrativa de Cortázar” Moderator: Benito Gómez, CSUDH Coffee Break (10:45 – 11:00 AM)

Session II (11:00 - 12:00 PM) Dalia Gómez (Cal Poly Pomona) “Una experiencia sensorial: de una euforia a un frenesí colectivo en ‘Las ménades’ de Julio Cortázar” Lucy P. Gaviria (California State University, Long Beach) “Razón/Emoción: La oposición binaria entre Bruno y Johnny en ‘El Perseguidor’” Mariana Dietl, (Author) “Cortázar y la espontaneidad: un escritor de su tiempo” Moderator: Laura Loustau, Chapman University Welcoming Remarks (12:00 – 12:30 PM) Alicia Doyle, Assistant Chair (Bob Cole Conservatory) Interim Dean Chris Miles (College of the Arts) Laptop Ensemble Performance, Martin Herman, director. New Interactive Electronic Music inspired by Julio Cortázar’s literature. Lunch (12:30 – 1:45 PM) Served in the foyer of Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

 

 

   

Afternoon Afternoon Keynote Speaker (2:00 – 3:00 PM) Dr. Rene Prieto (University of Texas, Dallas) Margaret McDermott Professor in Arts and Humanities and Guggenheim Fellow, 2003-2004 Session III (3:15 -4:30 PM) Mary Capelli (Emerson College) “Eroticism, Mysticism, and Desire in Julio Cortázar’s Rayuela” Benito Gómez (California State University, Dominguez Hills) “‘Casa tomada’ y la literatura como autoterapia en la obra de Julio Cortázar” Dan Stemen (Capital University) “Gothic Traces in Julio Cortázar’s ‘Casa tomada’” Laura R. Loustau (Chapman University) “Influencias cortazarianas en representaciones artísticas contemporáneas” Moderator: Bonnie Gasior, CSULB

Session IV (4:45 – 5:45 PM) Adriana Verdié (California State University, Long Beach) “Rayuela, the Composition: an Interview with Jazz Musician/Composer Miguel Zenón “ Jazz Performance, featuring themes from the Album Rayuela composed by Miguel Zenón and Laurent Coq Reception (6:00 PM) New Music Ensemble Concert (7:30 – 8:30 PM) New compositions based on Julio Cortázar’s literature, especially composed for this conference.