#trendingtopics Film Series - Life on the Line: Coming of Age Between Nations (2014)
"Life on the Line tells the story of millions of children whose lived realities epitomize what mestiza-feminist theorist Gloria Anzaldua called "a struggle of borders" through a close-up look at one young girl who bravely tries to hold her family together in the face of great economic, social, emotional and political assault. As an antidote to the commonly xenophobic and dehumanizing public attitudes and policies surrounding illegal immigration, this film offers a heartfelt and humanizing portrait of a one of the most pressing issues of our time. This short film provides rich analytical fodder for teachers of Anthropology, Sociology, and Women's Studies classes to explore transnational families, hybrid consciousness, the quest for belonging, and the frequent dramaturgies of citizenship marked by rupture, liminality, heartbreak and hope."- Kanopy
Running time: 27 minutes
This documentary is not rated.
Screening Dates and Locations
September 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Palatka Campus Library, L219C
September 25, 2019 at 2:00 Orange Park Campus Library, L-111
#trendingtopics Film Series - Who is Dayani Cristal?: Stories of Crossing the Border (2013)
"The body of an unidentified immigrant is found in the Arizona Desert. In an attempt to retrace his path and discover his story, director Marc Silver and actor Gael Garcia Bernal embed themselves among migrant travelers on their own mission to cross the border, providing rare insight into the human stories which are so often ignored in the immigration debate.
Winner of a World Cinema - Documentary Cinematography Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
"With its compellingly multifaceted approach, its earnest compassion and a celebrity presence in the form of the actor Gael Garcia Bernal, the documentary could be enlisted in the perennial battle over immigration law." - Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times" - Kanopy
Running Time: 90 minutes
This documentary is not rated.
Screening Date and Location
September 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. St. Augustine Campus Library, L-112
Julia Alvarez
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In her poetry and prose, Julia Alvarez (born 1950) has expressed her feelings about her immigration to the United States. She was born in New York City of Dominican parents, who returned to their native land with their newborn daughter. After her family's reimmigration to the United States when Alvarez was ten, she and her sisters struggled to find a place for themselves in their new world. Alvarez has used her dual experience as a starting point for the exploration of culture through writing.
Alvarez's most notable work, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, fictionally discusses her life in the Dominican Republic and the United States and the hardships her family faced as immigrants. Apparently the culmination of many years of effort, the 15 stories which make up the novel offer entertaining insights for a wide variety of potential readers that includes both Hispanics and non-Hispanics." - from "Julia Alvarez." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Biography In Context
Online Resources
About Me The author's autobiography as provided on her web site
Julia Alvarez interview: In the time of discovery "Julia Alvarez shares the key elements of her life and work as a novelist, poet and researcher"
By the Book: Julia Alvarez New York Times interview from April 11, 2019 (Current SJR State students, faculty & staff can get free, unlimited access to the New York Times - here's how to register.)
Q&A With Julia Alvarez from 2014
THE ENTHUSIAST: In Praise of Julia Alvarez New York Times piece from June 20, 2018 (Current SJR State students, faculty & staff can get free, unlimited access to the New York Times - here's how to register.)
Julia Alvarez Talks About Her Experience as a Dual Citizen
Julia Alvarez To Receive 2013 National Medal Of The Arts The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government
Books at the SJR State Library by Julia Alvarez
Books may be checked out by community patrons as well as SJR State students faculty and staff. If a title is located at another campus, the book may be sent to another campus upon request.
Locations follow the call number. PAC = Palatka Campus Library OPC = Orange Park Campus Library SAC = St. Augustine Campus Library
Books and eBooks at the SJR State Library About Julia Alvarez and Her Work
Books may be checked out by community patrons as well as SJR State students faculty and staff. If a title is located at another campus, the book may be sent to another campus upon request.
Locations follow the call number. PAC = Palatka Campus Library OPC = Orange Park Campus Library SAC = St. Augustine Campus Library
Please note: eBooks are only accessible to currently registered SJR State students, faculty, and staff via MySJRstate due to licensing restrictions.
Page created and maintained by Dr. Christina Will
Published: 9/2019
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