Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Film screening and discussion with Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara (IL Alumna): "Raspando Coco"

Event Type

Film Screening

Sponsor

Spurlock Museum, LAS Global Studies, Center for Global Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, thanks to National Resource Center funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The views expressed are the presenter's own and do not reflect Department of Education policy or views.

Location

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. 600 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

Date

Apr 11, 2023   4:00 pm  

Speaker

Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara

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Join us for a film screening and filmmaker discussion with Illinois Alumna Dr. Pilar Egü ez Guevara on April 11, 2023!

Raspando Coco is a 31 mins documentary about the health impacts and cultural and culinary traditions surrounding coconut by Afro-Ecuadorians in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Following the film, the director Pilar Egüez Guevara will discuss her experience producing the documentary. Dr. Pilar Eguez Guevara is CLACS Alumna and Ecuadorian cultural anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker.

Do not miss the Lecture on Apr 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 306 Coble Hall!
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