Greetings,

From the Year of Brazil Speaker Series:

Slavery and Memory in Brazil February 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Campbell Dome http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/slavery-and-memory-in-brazil/ Please join Professor Mattos in a conversation about her research on the construction of slavery and race in Brazil through the analysis of selected personal narratives. The range of narratives extends from seventeenth--‐century letters of Henrique Dias, a black soldier in the war against the Dutch, to contemporary oral--‐history life narratives of the political leadership of the Brazilian new quilombos. Best regards, Cecilia Britez, Program Assistant Center for Teaching and Learning Writing Across the Curriculum 718-997-4650 -718-997-4695 Fax: 718-997-4698 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY