Dr. Jorge Santana to speak at Amador library

Monday, 13 September 2010 07:17

Dr. Jorge Santana to speak at Amador library

Amador County - Dr. Jorge Santana, a former professor at California State University in Sacramento, will give a lecture on the history and art of Mexico at the Amador County library next weekend. Santana is an acclaimed author of several books on the subject, and will be sharing excerpts from his books as well as signing copies at the end of the roughly hour long presentation. Santana told TSPN he will begin by talking about the Bicentennial Celebration of the Mexican Independence (September 16th) as well as the November 20th Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. In order to highlight this topic, Santana said he will refer to a series of prints currently hanging in the library which document the revolution and some of its icons, including Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. He said the lecture “will also focus on some of the artists that have portrayed Mexican cultural aspects, foremost being Octavio Ocampo a contemporary artist.” Finally, he will introduce a number of acclaimed books he has written on various related topics, including “El Folklore Hispano,” a book on intermediate level Spanish language acquisition, and “La adivinanza a través de 500 años,” an anthology of the Hispanic riddle across 500 years. A reception is planned, perhaps appropriately, at the authentic, Latin-themed Cafe De Coco on Main Street in Jackson. Santana’s own history is perhaps as interesting as the subjects he teaches. Born in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico of parents from the state of Jalisco, he is the third oldest of nine children and moved with his family to California at the age of four. He eventually received his B.A. and M.A. at San Diego State University. He is a recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes and a Del Amo Foundation Grant which allowed him to complete his Ph. D. at the Universidad de Madrid, Spain. He was a professor at CSUS for 37 years. He taught Spanish for the Professions, Mexican Civilization and Culture, Hispanic Folklore, and Seminars on the Civilization and Culture of Mexico and the Civilization and Culture of Hispanic America. During his tenure he led 45 groups on tours of places such as Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Peru as well as many European countries. Professor Emeritus Jorge Santana will speak next Saturday, September 18th at 2:30 pm in the Amador County library. The public is encouraged to attend. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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