Results for Ethnicity Colombia : Manuel Zapata Olivella: Correspondences

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9 records found where subject: Ethnicity Colombia. showing records 1 - 9.

Document Type	Document Date	Title	Language	Brief Description
Letter	May 18, 1993	letter to Osorio Fonseca	Spanish	In this letter to Ramiro Osorio Fonseca, director of the Colombian Institute of Culture (Instituto Colombiano de Cultura--COLCULTURA), Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of offering a seminar on national identity to teachers and students as a way of reflecting on Colombia's ethnicity and multiculturalism. The proposed seminar would consist of a six-hour program of lectures and analyses of audiovisual materials.
Letter	March 31, 1995	letter to Vergara	Spanish	In this letter to Maria Cristina Vergara, Chief of Cultural Activities at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Manuel Zapata Olivella provides details on the lectures he would give at the University. Focusing on the topic of Colombia's multiethnic and multicultural identity, lectures would explore the historical roots of Colombia's cultural mestizaje. There would also be a workshop section on traditional ethnic groups.
Letter	June 09, 1995	letter to Buelvas Aldana	Spanish	In this letter to Carlos Miguel Buelvas Aldana, Governor of Córdoba, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of a cycle of seminars to promote community development in the municipality through a better understanding of the terms of the new constitution (issued in 1991), by which Colombia officially became a multiethnic and multicultural nation.
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.
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.
Letter	February 07, 1992	letter to Gómez López	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to the Governor of the Departamento de Guaviare Daniel Gómez López to garner his support for the upcoming "Segunda Expedición Llanera para la Liberación Económica y Cultural de Colombia."
Letter	April 03, 1995	letter to Abella	Spanish	In this letter to Aida Abella, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the idea of developing activities in local schools to disseminate the meaning of Colombia's multicultural and multiethnic identity as defined by the new constitution (issued in 1991). The proposed program of activities includes a conference on the historical roots of cultural mestizaje, and a workshop on traditional Colombian ethnic groups.
Document	[1991]	Identidad Colombiana - General Agenda	Spanish	This document, created by Manuel Zapata Olivella, is a General Agenda (Temario General) of guidelines on how to organize conferences on Colombian identity using the material developed by the Fundación Colombiana de Investigaciones Folclóricas. The material--the "Enciclopedia Audiovisual de la Identidad Colombiana"--was one of Zapata Olivella's project to promote Afro-Colombian identity following the 1991 constitutional change, by which Colombia officially became a multicultural nation. These guidelines suggest focusing on topics of regional identity such as ethnicity, oral tradition, customs, music, etc., and offer ideas on how to use the related audio-visual material. It includes the titles of twenty-two episodes of the radio program "Identidad Colombiana."
Letter	April 03, 1992	letter from Medina de Ruiz	Spanish	Ana Medina de Ruiz, Dean at the Universidad de Santo Tomas, writes to the Fundación Colombiana de Investigaciones Folclóricas asking for suggestions for materials to be incorporated into a new textbook about Colombian regional groups.