Helena Maria Viramontes, award-winning author of several works of fiction, including Under the Feet of Jesus, will read from her work on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. in the Hamilton College Fillius Events Barn. The reading is in celebration of Hispanic History Month and co-sponsored by the Kirkland Endowment, Diversity Initiatives and the Dean of Faculty. It is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a book signing.
Viramontes is committed to exploring imaginative representations of Chicana women in the contemporary United States. In her career, she has written numerous short stories and has co-edited two anthologies that examine the creative works and publications of Chicana women and their influence on politics. Her most recent novel, Their Dogs Came with Them, is a fictional narrative about the impending destruction of a Chicano neighborhood, and the community's struggle for cultural continuity and survival.
Viramontes has been critically acclaimed for her works, having received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the John Dos Passos prize in literature. Viramontes is an assistant professor of literature at Cornell University.
Viramontes is committed to exploring imaginative representations of Chicana women in the contemporary United States. In her career, she has written numerous short stories and has co-edited two anthologies that examine the creative works and publications of Chicana women and their influence on politics. Her most recent novel, Their Dogs Came with Them, is a fictional narrative about the impending destruction of a Chicano neighborhood, and the community's struggle for cultural continuity and survival.
Viramontes has been critically acclaimed for her works, having received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the John Dos Passos prize in literature. Viramontes is an assistant professor of literature at Cornell University.
