The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program cordially invites the campus community to a lecture with Dr. Gerardo Pignatiello, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Binghamton University.
The talk is entitled “’Ten cuidado mariposa’: violencia y racionalidad económica de la moral tanguera” [‘Be Careful Butterfly’: Violence and Economic Reason in Tango Morality].
Dr. Pignatiello will discuss the betrayal plot in tango, and how it explains a variety of relationships: friendship, love, fidelity to the neighborhood, and economic exploitation. To avoid these betrayals, tango lyrics can advise, threaten, or ‘kill’. The presentation will explore the representation of these different types of violence in the Golden Age of the “tango cancion”, 1916-1955.
Bio: Gerardo Pignatiello, has a PhD in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on crime and detective fiction (literature and film) in the Southern Cone of Latin America. He co-edited two volumes: Crimen y pesquisa. El género policial en la Argentina (1870-2015): literatura, cine, televisión, historieta y testimonio (Blatt&Ríos, 2016), and El género policial en el período clásico (1930-1960) entre Sur y el peronismo: modelos narrativos, tensiones y debates culturales (Libros Medio Siglo, 2021). He is working on his first book El policial campero argentino.
The talk will take place on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 at 1:10PM in the Ithaca Falls Room (Campus Center).
Please note: the talk will be in Spanish.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Prof. Camilo A Malagón at cmalagon@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
