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Assistant Professor of Global Studies Martha Chew Sánchez gave a presentation at New York University October 18, as part of a film screening and discussion of Mexican corridos, the subject of her new book.

The Carribbean and Latin American Studies department at NYU sponsored a screening of the film Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side), followed by a presentation by the film's director, Natalia Almada, and a presentation by Sánchez on her book, Corridos in Migrant Memory. Discussant for the panel was NYU Associate Professor of Music Ana Maria Ochoa, author of Músicas Locales en Tiempos de Globalización; moderator was NYU Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis Juan Flores.

Posted: October 26, 2006