Comparative Literature

Professor Esther Whitfield celebrates latest publication with book launch event in Hispanic Studies

On September 20th, Brown celebrated Esther Whitfield, professor of Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies, through a book launch event hosted by the Department of Hispanic Studies.

A New No-Man’s-Land: Writing and Art at Guantánamo, Cuba, “explores a multilingual archive of materials produced both at the US naval base and in neighboring Cuban communities and proposes an understanding of Guantánamo as a coherent borderland region, where experiences of isolation are opportunities to find common ground.” Organized by Olicia Urciuoli, the launch was held in conversation with Guillermina De Ferrari (U. of Wisconsin) and Jacqueline Loss (U. of Connecticut).

Panel discussion with Esther Whitfield and two guests