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Letter |
July 21, 1993 |
letter to Pérez |
Spanish |
In this letter to Juan Francisco Pérez, director of Comfacor (Caja de Compensación Familiar de Córdoba), Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of offering a workshop-seminar on national identity to teachers and students as a way of reflecting on Colombia's ethnicity and multiculturalism. This seminar was part of Zapata Olivella's efforts to promote Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional reform, by which Colombia became a multicultural nation. |
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Letter |
March 03, 1995 |
letter to Santacruz |
Spanish |
In this letter to Carlos Santacruz, Director of the Municipal Institute of Culture and Tourism of San Juan de Pasto (Nariño), Manuel Zapata Olivella discusses the seminar he would give in this municipality, titled: "Colombia Multiétnica y Pluricultural, Desarrollo del Artículo 7 de la Constitución Nacional" (Multiethnic and Multicultural Colombia, Development of Article 7 of the National Constitution). The talk would explore the language, culture, philosophy, religious practices, and folklore of different Colombian ethnic groups. |
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Letter |
April 30, 1993 |
letter to Sanin de Rubio |
Spanish |
Letter to Nohemi Sanin de Rubio, Minister of Foreign Relations of Colombia, regarding two projects developed by the Fundación Colombiana de Investigaciones Folclóricas: the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana," and the Oral History of Wayu indians project. |
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Letter |
May 17, 1995 |
letter to Lamus |
Spanish |
In this letter to Marina Lamus, Sub-Gerente Cultural at the Banco de la República, Manuel Zapata Olivella asks for funding from the bank in order to provide a series of cultural and academic activities in different cities in Colombia. Those included: a talk on the Wayuú Indians at the University of La Guajira, in Ríohacha; a talk on George List's work "Música y Poesía en un Pueblo Colombiano" in Cartagena; a lecture to students and the general public in Quibdó about Colombia's multiethnic and multicultural identity; and a talk on the local culture of Nariño to teachers in San Juan de Pasto. |
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Publication |
[1982] |
Manuscript draft of "A Stranger Under my Skin" |
English |
Draft of the English version of Manuel Zapata Olivella's short story "Un extraño bajo mi piel."
Note: document is incomplete. |
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Letter |
April 26, 1985 |
Letter from Fernandes |
Portuguese |
In this letter, Brazilian sociologist Florestan Fernandes discusses the difficulties of publishing Manuel Zapata Olivella's novels in Brazil. |
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Letter |
December 08, 1986 |
letter from Maidique |
Spanish |
Letter from Dr. Modesto A. Maidique, inviting Zapata Olivella to participate in the "Negritude, Ethnicity and Afro Cultures in the Americas" conference held at Florida International University from February 26-28, 1987. Zapata Olivella would be among seven scholars receiving a special tribute at this conference. |
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Letter |
January 1977 |
Appreciation letter to congress participants |
Spanish |
This is the template of the "thank you" letter that Manuel Zapata Olivella wrote to participants of the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, which took place in Cali, Colombia, in August, 1977. |
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Letter |
July 22, 1988 |
letter to Ruiz Copegui |
Spanish |
In this letter to Juan Angel Ruiz Copegui, Manuel Zapata Olivella proposes hosting the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in Badajoz, Spain. |
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Letter |
April 20, 1989 |
Letter from MZO |
Spanish |
In this letter, Manuel Zapata Olivella asks for support to organize an organizational meeting to prepare for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
April 05, 1990 |
letter to Mayor |
Spanish |
In this letter, Manuel Zapata Olivella thanks UNESCO Director Federico Mayor for the institution's support given to the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
August 17, 1995 |
letter to Lewis |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Dr. Marvin Lewis about potentially hosting the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in the United States. |
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Letter |
August 03, 1986 |
Letter from Cozannet |
Spanish |
Françoise Cozannet writes about publishing Manuel Zapata Olivella's novels in France. |
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Letter |
November 01, 1986 |
Letter from Cozannet |
Spanish |
Françoise Cozannet comments on the French translation of Manuel Zapata Olivella's "Levántate mulato!," and writes about Zapata Olivella's visit to France. |
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Letter |
November 29, 1987 |
Letter from Ruochuan |
Spanish |
In this letter Duan Ruochuan offers to translate and publish some of Manuel Zapata Olivella's novels in China. |
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