Join us on Thursday, May 24 at 11:00am in the Multi Cultural Center Theater to celebrate the life and work of Valentín Paz Andrade for the 2012 Day of Galician Letters.

The 2012 Day of Galician Letters is dedicated to Valentín Paz Andrade. UCSB Spanish and Portuguese celebrates his life and work - May 24th, Multi Cultural Theater 11-4.

11:00 – Opening Remarks – The Day of Galician Letters -­? Silvia Bermúdez, Chair

11:15 – The sea in the work of Valentín Paz Andrade and antecedents in medieval Galician-­?Portuguese lyric poetry– Harvey Sharrer

11:30 – Paz Andrade's commitment to fishing and aquaculture: Galicia and Pescanova– Daniel Chui & Viola Miglio

11:45 – Paz Andrade’s galeguismo and Basque Parallels – Diana Palenzuela

12:00 Galecidade in Guimarães Rosa – Eduardo V. Da Silva

12:15 Deterritorialization in the poetry of Paz Andrade – Ricardo Brites

12:30 Paz Andrade’s poetry in images and LUNCH in the Lounge (next to theater)

1:30 ***** NOKA CONCERT ***** About Noka: http://www.chinoka.com/ THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Sponsored in part by: the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Xunta de Galicia, the Etxepare Institute, Barandiaran Endowment.