Partners Talk 2019

Partners Talk is a project from the Illinois-Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas. We invite experts to discuss Brazil-related topics with the Brazilian-American community in Illinois.

Frances de Pontes Peebles

Frances de Pontes Peebles is the author of the novels The Seamstress and The Air You Breathe. Her books have been translated into ten languages and won the Elle Grand Prix for fiction, the Friends of American Writers Award, and the James Michener-Copernicus Society of America Fellowship. Her second novel, The Air You Breathe, was a Book of the Month Club pick. Born in Pernambuco, Brazil, she is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has received a Fulbright Grant, Brazil’s Sacatar Foundation Fellowship, and was a Teaching Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Her short stories and essays have appeared in O. Henry Prize Stories, Zoetrope: All-Story, Missouri Review, Indiana Review, Catapult, and Real Simple. Her novel, The Seamstress, was adapted for film and mini-series on Brazil’s Globo Network. She is proud to serve on the Board of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. In Spring 2019, she will serve as Visiting Associate Professor of Fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Moderator: Dr. Héctor García Chávez

For Héctor García Chávez, intersectionality and conversation are at the core of his approach to his life and his teaching at Loyola. He has an open door office policy where his office hours—about six hours a week—extend literally beyond office doors into nearby cafés or campus lounge areas. The student and alumni conversations run the gamut from their current work to future graduate research interests. This is all part of his horizontal, inclusive approach to pedagogy. To García Chávez, it is about bringing students into the academia through one-on-one dialogue.

 

Where:

Loyola University
Water Tower Campus
Schreiber Center, Room 908
111 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL

Where:

Saturday – September 14
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Followed by Q&A, book signing
& reception

Cost:

Free Admission

Register
Today

How to arrive there:

Lots and Garages Near Water Tower Campus

Campus Transportation works with SP Plus so that Loyola affiliates can buy discounted parking for area Water Tower Campus garages online. Loyola validation can also be obtained using one of the machines located in the lobby of Corboy.

To use the ParkMobile reservation system, please follow the below instructions:

1.  Visit: https://loyola.clickandpark.com/

2.  Select your desired facility and then select the Service Type (Loyola Parking). *please note that Loyola does not have validated rates with Ontario Place or Water Tower Place

3.  Input your entrance date/time and your exit date/time.

4.  On the next page, enter your access code. The Loyola access code is LUC1234. Click “Update” and the available Loyola rate(s) will then populate, along with instructions on how to use the validation.

5.  Select the rate you want to use, click “Add to Cart” and complete the checkout process.

If you have any questions, please contact Campus Transportation at 773.508.7036 or campustransportation@luc.edu.

Source info from: https://www.luc.edu/campustransportation/generalinformation/watertowercampus/

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  • Be part of an international non-profit organization that supports and promotes Brazil related projects
  • Join a network of individuals, business and organizations
  • Receive early RSVP alerts for Illinois Partners events and early bird prices/discounts for ticketed Illinois Partners events
  • Learn about volunteers opportunities
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