Pterodáctilo

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Hans Frex nos lleva a la Patagonia chilena y escribe en Perdido en el corazón de las antípodas:

"Ahí comprendí el valor de la geografía y sus leyes, que no son las mismas que las de las matemáticas o la física." 🚌⛰️

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Foto: TripAdvisor

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"Cuando la tierra tiembla de memoria - Pterodáctilo"

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Por Pilar Villanueva-Martínez

📸: https://t.co/HBz8IYRbPh

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Habitar y narrar. Pilar Villanueva-Martínez da cuenta de su proceso creativo en Cuando la tierra tiembla de memoria:

"Me senté con mis pies dentro del agua­–congelados y ya rojos por el frío del agua–y no pude evitar pensar en las personas que habitaron estas tierras." ✍🍃⌛️

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"Texto urgente desde Quito – Pterodactilo" https://t.co/2V6fuCpeen

Por Gabriel Noriega

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Gabriel Noriega da una mirada compasiva y satírica al panorama social latinoamericano desde Ecuador.

"Se caen las máscaras. Vuelve el fantasma del paro. Se le viene el mundo encima al Banquero." 🌎🎭📣

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It's happening! See you all TODAY. 🍾 📒 💥 📣

Questions? You can reach us at [email protected]

Our new look - https://t.co/PGdjs5qKXt 😜

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We're celebrating our new good looks THIS week - https://t.co/PGdjs599yT 🦖

Fri, Oct 8 5:30pm at Eastwoods Park (3001 Harris Park Ave, Austin, TX 78705)

We'll have UT folks sharing their poetry, prose, theater, music. Interested? You can reach us at [email protected] 💥

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Ptero fam, we'll celebrate our Launch Party NEXT WEEK instead due to the weather forecast. Same place (see pic). Can't wait! 💚

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Helps us spread the word. 🎉

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Pterofam, we have a new look (https://t.co/PGdjs599yT)

AND we have a launch party (see pic). 🎉

Want to share your poetry, prose, theatre, music? Get in touch at [email protected] for more details. 💥

Help us spread the word!

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Valerie Osorio nos cuenta lo que se vive en Bogotá, Colombia estos días. #ParoNacional5M 📣

"[E]l fragor del presente es una deuda con el pasado, con el modus operandi de quienes nos gobiernan". ⛰️

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Photo: AP News

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On May 1, the criminalization of homelessness is on the ballot in Austin 🗳️ #HomesNotHandcuffs

Michael Reyes writes, "The debate surrounding homeless encampments begs the question: who has a right to the city?" 🌵

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Photo: Austin-American Statesman

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Pterodáctilo, the online revista de arte, literatura, lingüística y cultura led by UT-Austin's Spanish and Portuguese grad students, is *looking for writers.* We publish short pieces on literature, film, music, archives, pedagogy, scholarship, among others. Ideas? ✨ Let us know!

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Noemí Segarra is a movement artist. We made a sound walk through the streets of Austin, she recorded the sounds and we talked about her practice, last Summer in Puerto Rico and the value of walking! Check her out!

👉🏼 https://t.co/BvIrFh9t77

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Remember 🇵🇷’s 2019 #summerprotests? Movement artist Noemi Segarra visited UT-Austin last fall and shared why she chooses to work at the intersection of #socialjustice and embodied practices today. 10-min audio story here.

👉🏼 https://t.co/BvIrFh9t77

📷 Rebecca Lloyd-Jones

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siri reflects on how the Zoom app could transform our teaching practices for the better. 💻 “I get frustrated when some students check out or get distracted. But since I’ve been that student, it keeps me thinking”. https://t.co/QAgqOlVRRZ #selfcare #teaching #learning

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#Pterodáctilo stands in solidarity with the Black community and against all the systems of oppression that destroy them. Todas las vidas negras importan, todas as vidas negras são sagradas. Here is a list of useful resources CVC compiled. Donate. Share.
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Our friends at Malvern Books created a special list of Span & Port books since we weren't able to have our traditional Poetry, Ptamale party with them. Pick one or more of these freshly translated titles and support the best indie bookstore in town. https://t.co/ikDkshxlXx

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The Library of Congress’s preservation program talked scientific research, archiving tools, and Nicholas Cage with Marlena Cravens. 🕯 Check out their convo on taking science into the archives! https://t.co/8ewPk7mNdw

📷: Coffey Talk

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"Why is it then, that Ahmaud and Manuel —an African American and a Romani— were presumed to be thieves?" Read today's post by Mariana Sabino, a strong denounce of racism and colonization in Spain and the US.

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#justiciaparaManuel
#justiceforAhmaud