Hay Festival Querétaro 2023

Welcome to the Hay Festival Querétaro 2023 programme. The festival took place from 7 to 10 September, with 105 activities with 151 international guests from 20 countries, and with Hay Joven, Hay Festivalito, Hay Delegaciones and Talento Editorial events, as well as two activities in Cadereyta.

Event HFC2

Lecture by Elisa Guerra

Schooling in the era of artificial intelligence

UTEQ, Delegación Epigmenio González
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With the arrival of large language models such as ChatGPT, the whole world has been turned upside down. Will our brains be replaced by technology? What are the risks and the opportunities? Elisa Guerra, educator, author of La enseñanza en la cuarta revolución industrial and a member of the UNESCO International Forum on the Futures of Education, will try to answer an important question: can schooling survive the invasion of artificial intelligence?
Free event for the community
Lecture by Elisa Guerra

Event HFC3

Lecture-workshop with Rafael Volta

The book of outsiders

COBAQ, Delegación Santa Rosa Jáuregui
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El libro de los outsiders is the literary and audio-visual project of Rafael Volta, who gives a voice to those who are not usually named. This is not the Queretaro of the «outstanding figures» of the Heraldo de Navidad, but of those who walk on the fringes. A tale that tells of Queretaro from the periphery.

For secondary pupils of COBAQ
Lecture-workshop with Rafael Volta

Event HFC4

Juan Carlos Casas, María Yolanda García Ibarra and Carlos Talancón in conversation with César Báez

Centro Cultural La Lagartija
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Three Querétaro authors published by Letra Capital talk to the editor of the publishing house, César Báez: Juan Carlos Casas, author of Pajarito; María Yolanda García Ibarra, with Las locas de la casa; and Carlos Talancón, adoptive son of Querétaro, author of Vislumbres.
Event free
Juan Carlos Casas, María Yolanda García Ibarra and Carlos Talancón in conversation with César Báez

Event HFJ1

Mildred Calvillo and Diana Jiménez in conversation with Iliana Padilla

Letters to Rosario, an epistolary anthology

UNAM ENES
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The Epistolary Literary Prize Cartas a Rosario pays tribute to writer Rosario Castellanos as a conmemoration of the centenial of her birth. Mildred Calvillo, winner of the postgraduate category, and Diana Jiménez, winner of the undergraduate category, talk about the anthology published by Editciones UNAM, with litters written to her by students. In conversation with Iliana Padilla.

Event free for the university community
Mildred Calvillo and Diana Jiménez in conversation with Iliana Padilla

Event HFJ2

Ramón Gener in conversation with Felipe Bohorquez

Love for the piano

Universidad Anáhuac, Aula Magna Edificio C
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Ramón Gener (Spain) has found a true vocation in education on the subject of music, bringing his love of opera and art to new audiences. More than just a conversation, he will offer a journey of (re)discovery, allowing music to excite us, and talking about Historia de un piano, a captivating novel about the life of an instrument that becomes a metaphor for the redemptive power of love, friendship, beauty and, of course, music. In conversation with Felipe Bohorquez.

Event free for the university community
Ramón Gener in conversation with Felipe Bohorquez

Event HFJ3

Digital workshop with Jorge Hernández

To leave the algorithm on read

Universidad Anáhuac, Aula Magna Edificio C
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In a world where Gen Z and Millennials desperately look for a screen, media, advertising and digital detox, they face a huge challenge: how to connect with an audience that, ironically, wants to escape us? A good hook or following a formula aren’t enough anymore. So, how can we survive in an oversaturated environment from which everyone wants to escape? We don’t have all the answers but we’re on our way to figuring this out… together. With Jorge Jole Hernández, founder of Playground.
Event free for the university community
Digital workshop with Jorge Hernández

Event HFJ4

Lecture by Elisa Guerra

Schooling in the era of artificial intelligence

UAQ, Auditorio Jesús Pérez Hermosillo de la Facultad de Ingeniería
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With the arrival of large language models such as ChatGPT, the whole world has been turned upside down. Will our brains be replaced by technology? What are the risks and the opportunities? Elisa Guerra, educator, author of La enseñanza en la cuarta revolución industrial and a member of the UNESCO International Forum on the Futures of Education, will try to answer an important question: can schooling survive the invasion of artificial intelligence?

Event free for the university community
Lecture by Elisa Guerra

Event 1

Julieta Fierro and Leticia Carigi in conversation with Paula Rosas

Hay Festival Constellations: science

Teatro de la Ciudad
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Hay Festival Constellations creates a space for intergenerational dialogue within the Mexican cultural scene, in fields such as literature, film, music, science and activism. At this event the astronomers Julieta Fierro and Leticia Carigi will talk to Paula Rosas about the pleasures of looking at the cosmos with curiosity and without fear: this is an event where a love of science is shared by guests of different generations.

Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Julieta Fierro and Leticia Carigi in conversation with Paula Rosas

Event 2

Alan Riding in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto

A complex neighbour

Cineteca Rosalío Solano
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Border tensions, drug trafficking, asymmetrical power dynamics; these are all elements of the complex relationship between Mexico and the USA, dealt with by Alan Riding (United Kingdom) in Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans, published in 1985. Four decades later, although the various aspects of the context have changed, the deep roots of the relationship are still very much present, and the situation has become even more complicated after the latest decisions taken by the US government. The author of this essential work of non-fiction will talk to Alma Guillermoprieto.

Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Alan Riding in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto

Event 3

Juan Villoro in conversation

El País event

Teatro de la Ciudad
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The digital era has transformed us, to the extent that it is now possible to think about ourselves as digital beings. We no longer turn the page, but scroll on our mobile devices. What is the role of reading in this new era? Juan Villoro (Mexico) responds to these and other questions in his book No soy un robot, an essay that avoids academicism and combines autobiography with reflection and speculation.

Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Juan Villoro in conversation

Event 4

Ramón Gener in conversation with Sopitas

Love for the piano

Cineteca Rosalío Solano
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Ramón Gener (Spain) has found a true vocation in education on the subject of music, bringing his love of opera and art to new audiences. More than just a conversation with Sopitas, he will offer a journey of (re)discovery, allowing music to excite us, and talking about Historia de un piano, a captivating novel about the life of an instrument that becomes a metaphor for the redemptive power of love, friendship, beauty and, of course, music.

Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Ramón Gener in conversation with Sopitas

Event 5

Screening of the documentary '20 años del Hay Festival en Colombia'

Presented by Cristina Fuentes La Roche

Cineteca Rosalío Solano
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20 years of the Hay Festival in Colombia condensed into a one-hour documentary. With the voices of some of the most iconic festival guests, the audience will be able to see the secrets of the Hay Festival in Colombia. Presented by Cristina Fuentes La Roche. Before the documentary, there will be a presentation of a homage to the recently-deceased Mario Vargas Llosa, created using photos by Daniel Mordzinski.

Duration: 70 minutes

Director: Gustavo Gordillo

Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Screening of the documentary '20 años del Hay Festival en Colombia'

Event HFJ5

Liliana Viola in conversation with Carmen Dolores Carrillo Juárez

The nun who would take no more

Biblioteca Campus Centro Histórico - Dirección General de Bibliotecas UAQ
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In La hermana, the Argentinean journalist Liliana Viola reconstructs the story of Martha Pelloni, the nun who challenged the political authorities of Catamarca (Argentina) in the 1990s after the rape and murder of the young woman María Soledad Morales. A profile and a work of literary journalism that has won the 6th Anagrama Reporting/Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation Award. In conversation with Carmen Dolores Carrillo Juarez.

Event free for the university community
Liliana Viola in conversation with Carmen Dolores Carrillo Juárez

Event HFC1

Workshop with Adolfo Córdova

The character poem: between story and verse

LEO AC - Casa Hogar Santa Rosa de Lima
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The epic oral poetry of works such as the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Mahabharata focuses on memorable characters. Inspired by this tradition is the «character poem»; at this event with Adolfo Córdova we will create one, with a narrative heart but poetic limbs. To give it life, we will need a name, a body, a place and a wish.

From 8 to 12 years old
Event aimed to the Leo AC community
Workshop with Adolfo Córdova

Event HFC5

Workshop with Trinidad Olarte

LEO AC
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Trinidad Olarte (Colombia) draws stories that have never been told before and that, by turning into books, become told. Her most recent work has been to illustrate La jugada del día by Ariadna Sánchez Hernández, a tale about how a love of baseball and dedication can change lives and leave an indelible legacy.

Ages 6 to 12
Event aimed to the Leo AC community
Workshop with Trinidad Olarte

Event HFJ6

Marina Azahua in conversation with Paulina Macías and María José Vázquez de la Mora

Tec de Monterrey, Punto Blanco
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Archivo agonía is the debut novel by Marina Azahua (Mexico), who, using the epistolary genre, creates a voice that offers personal testimony and reflection on the last moments of life. We see memory as a palimpsest, and however much we try to forget the past, mourning, loneliness and pain persist. This is an introduction to a writer whose style is startling, poetic and precise. In conversation with Paulina Macías and María José Vázquez de la Mora.

Event free for the university community
Marina Azahua in conversation with Paulina Macías and María José Vázquez de la Mora

Event HFJ7

Reed Brody in conversation with Noemí Rubio Gudiño

How to trap a tyrant

Auditorio José Arana Morán, Facultad de Derecho
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In his fascinating work, To Catch a Dictator, Reed Brody (USA) shows how, sometimes, the struggle for justice and in favour of victims can overcome impunity. The lawyer known as the Dictator Hunter has written a book telling the story of the campaign to bring the Chadian dictator, Hissène Habré, known as the «African Pinochet», to trial. A reminder that even the most powerful tyrants can be brought to justice. In conversation with Noemí Rubio Gudiño.

Event free for the university community
Reed Brody in conversation with Noemí Rubio Gudiño

Event HFJ8

Tania Tagle in conversation with Jazmín Agreda Rios

UAQ, Central de Servicios a la Comunidad (CESECO) Norte
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Tania Tagle (Mexico) is a writer with a meticulous literary style, one employed in Fauce to tell how, after a bereavement, the protagonist finds the words to speak to her son through a fog of silence. In Jardines errantes, her previous book, she cultivates a garden of words with a sensitive approach that allows her experiences as a daughter, mother, reader and inhabitant of this world to flourish. In conversation with Jazmín Agreda Rios.

Event free for the university community
Tania Tagle in conversation with Jazmín Agreda Rios

Event HFJ10

Mar García Puig in conversation with Ester Bautista Botello

The value of metaphors

Biblioteca Campus Centro Histórico - Dirección General de Bibliotecas UAQ
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In her long essay Això tan tenebrós, Mar García Puig (Spain) makes a defence of the power of figurative language, since existence unfolds among metaphors, and these represent not only all that exists, but everything we can conceive of. This is a matter that women know particularly well, given that they can give life, but also take it away. In conversation with Ester Bautista Botello.

Event free for the university community
Mar García Puig in conversation with Ester Bautista Botello

Event HFJ9

Simon Reynolds in conversation with Ramón Santillana

The music of the future

Tec de Monterrey, Punto Blanco
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After almost a decade of silence, Simon Reynolds (United Kingdom) is back with a very optimistic conclusion: that music has a future. If Retromania exposed the lack of innovation in the industry, on the other hand Futuromania maps the electronic soundscapes that are our present and future. From Kraftwerk to Daft Punk, via Giorgio Moroder, Arca and Travis Scott. In conversation with Ramón Santillana.

Event in English

Event free for the university community
Simon Reynolds in conversation with Ramón Santillana

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