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Alan Riding in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto
A complex neighbour
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
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.
Reed Brody in conversation with Noemí Rubio Gudiño
How to trap a tyrant
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Auditorio José Arana Morán, Facultad de Derecho
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.
Reed Brody and Andrea Rizzi in conversation with Olivia Zerón
Justice against power
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Museo de la Ciudad (espacio escénico)
The writers Reed Brody (USA) and Andrea Rizzi (Italy) will talk to Olivia Zerón about urgent matters such as the relationship between power and impunity, as well as the political uncertainty that this creates. Brody, known as the Dictator Hunter, tells the story in To Catch a Dictator of the campaign to bring the Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to trial. In La era de la revancha Rizzi analyses the new global order, characterized by the rise of authoritarian regimes who scorn multilateral initiatives.
Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Mario Arriagada
South to North Conversations
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
The Global South has its own commentators, and when they write, the West rarely comes out well. The essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra (India) is one of the most incisive and lucid of these voices. In Age of Anger he traces the links between contemporary violence and the rise of individualism and capitalism; while in The World After Gaza, he extends his criticism to the global racial order imposed by the West. In conversation with Mario Arriagada.
Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available
Visual and sound performance with Ricardo Giraldo, Leonardo Heiblum and Valeria Luiselli
Echos from the borderlands
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
Ecos de las tierras fronterizas is a sonic journey that follows the US/Mexico border from west to east, tracing a route that explores histories of violence and resistance. Its creators (Ricardo Giraldo, Leonardo Heiblum y Valeria Luiselli) will take part in a conversation after the presentation.
Price: $10.00 (MXN)
Ecos de las tierras fronterizas has been created in partnership with the Dia Art Foundation.
Reed Brody, Selma Dabbagh and Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Jaled Abdelrahim Aranda
South to North Conversations: Gaza and the silenced conflicts
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Museo de la Ciudad (espacio escénico)
Gaza has been under Israeli fire for almost two years. While its inhabitants are killed by military attacks, the West is silent, looking the other way, just as is happening in conflicts in places such as the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Syria and the Yemen. At this event, the conversation will be about these silenced conflicts, with the participation of Reed Brody (United States), Pankaj Mishra (India) and Selma Dabbagh (Palestine/United Kingdom). In conversation with Jaled Abdelrahim Aranda.
Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available
Pedro Baños (Spain), a reserve colonel and geopolitical analyst, is one of the most influential thinkers on strategy and international relations in the Spanish-speaking world. In his latest book, Geohispanidad, he considers a geopolitical strategy to unite Spanish-speaking countries and strengthen their global influence. He will talk to Javier Solórzano about the new alliances that are being forged, and they geopolitical map that is taking shape today.
