News Release

Dr. Rocio Quispe-Agnoli Speaks on " Stereotyping Native Latin Americans in the Film Industry"

The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archives (CLASA) and the Student Programming Board at University of Detroit Mercy are sponsoring an conversation with Dr. Rosio Quispe-Agnoli who will speak on "The Fear of the Other: Stereotyping Native Latin Americans in the Film Industry". Her talk will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 10 a.m. in the Jane & Walter Briggs Building, Room #10 of the McNichols campus.

Based on her extensive knowledge of the subject she will discuss the films "The Royal Hunt of the Sun," Cabeza de Vaca," "Pocahontas" (2005) and "Apocalypto" (2006), with critical emphasis on how the films portray Native Americans.

Associate professor of Colonial and Postcolonial Latin American Studies and Acting Director of the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University, she co-directed an intensive summer institute for teachers that examined how stereotypes may be reinforced in K-12 textbooks and curricular resources.

Release date: October 31, 2007

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