Events

Join us for this special event celebrating the life and literature of Rolando Hinojosa, a pioneer of Chicanx Literature and a major literary figure in Texas and American Literature. 

Hinojosa’s literary career spanned four decades and he received many awards, including Quinto Sol Prize in 1973 for his first novel, Estampas del valle, the prestigious Casa de las Américas prize for best novel in Latin America in 1976 for his second novel, Klail City y sus alrededores. He also won Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Book Critics Circle, the Texas Institute of Letters, and the Texas Book Festival. 

Several literary figures and friends will pay tribute to Hinojosa, who passed away April 19, 2022. Featured speakers include Carmen Tafolla, Arturo Madrid, Carmen Boullosa, Nicolás Kanellos, Jaime Chahin, Carmen Boullosa, Mark Liberatore, Manuel Martín-Rodríguez, Rosaura Sánchez, Teresa McKenna, José Limón, Sergio Troncoso, and Jaime Armin Mejía. The celebration will also include live music and a screening of a vintage video interview of Hinojosa provided by filmmaker Jesús Salvador Treviño.

Artist Talk • Q&A • Reception

The Wittliff Collections is proud to present an evening with visionary photographic artist DANIEL RAMOS and to celebrate the exhibition, Tell Me Who You’re With & I’ll Let You Know Who You Are / Dime Con Quién Andas y Te Diré Quién Eres. Ramos will discuss both of his photographic series that are on view, The Land of Illustrious Men and Eres Muy Hermosa (You are Very Beautiful). 

Early in his career, Ramos decided that the people in his life —family, friends, coworkers— would be the subjects of his work. He used photography as a vehicle to magnify their presence in the world and has recently moved beyond the single image convention of picture-making to create 3-dimensional sculptures, large-scale collages, and mixed media installations.

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On display:
Tell Me Who You’re With & I’ll Let You Know Who You Are
Dime Con Quién Andas y Te Diré Quién Eres
     — a TXST COMMON EXPERIENCE Systems Thinking exhibition
     — a FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA SAFOTO exhibition

The Wittliff Collections • 7th Floor • Alkek Library • Texas State University

For Assistance, or for mobility impaired/accessible parking, please call 48 hours in advance at 512-245-2313, press 0.
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