Instituto Franklin-UAH analyzes Lorca's legacy in North American literature
On Wednesday, February 19th, 2025, Casa de América and Instituto Franklin-UAH organized the round table “El legado de Federico García Lorca en Estados Unidos,” held in the Room Simón Bolívar of Casa de América.
After welcoming remarks by León de la Torre Krais, General Director of Casa de América, and Esperanza Cerdá Redondo, Deputy Director of the Instituto Franklin-UAH, the round table discussion began, which was comprised of Manuel M. Martín Rodríguez, Professor of Literature at the University of California, Merced, José Manuel Rodríguez Herrera, Associate Professor of English at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Anne Day Dewey, Associate Professor of English at the Madrid Campus of Saint Louis University, moderated by María José López Pozo, resident director and Professor at Loyola University Maryland in Spain.
The speakers analyzed the work and legacy of Federico García Lorca through a review of the reception of his work in the past, the present and venturing how it may be interpreted in the future. They focused on the poet's trip to New York in the early 20th Century, how this experience enriched his work and gave it a critical dimension regarding capitalism and race, and the friendships he made during his stay. They discussed the translation of his works into English, which have generally been subject to the ideological and personal needs of the translator. And also the use of the figure of Lorca as a revolutionary symbol in different social movements throughout history.
