Lecture Series "Being Paraguayan"

Conference "The invisibilization of Afro in the identity of Paraguay"

SPEAKERS:

Ignacio Telesca

"The black pigment does not overshadow our skin. The afro invisibilization on Paraguay’s identity"; Ignacio will help us understand how and why this special invisibilization arises and how the identity of Paraguay cannot be understood without the Afro component. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.

Conference "Towards a design with Paraguayan identity"

SPEAKERS:

Celeste Prieto

"Towards a design with Paraguayan identity" 🇵🇾 Celeste invites us to a journey through some design works that lead us to discover the elements that could be part of a contemporary Paraguayan identity; developed since the times of dictatorship until today. She presents us with a design that is often allied to the vindication of the rights of women, children, ethnic groups, the environment, among so many protagonists of our time and our history. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support. Conference "National identity, the present of the past".

Conference "National identity, the present of the past"

SPEAKERS:

Fabián Chamorro

Lecture by Fabián Chamorro "National Identity, the present of the past" A journey as a Nation, from the past to the present, passing through the wars that marked the future of our country. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.

Conference "Paraguayan music: thinking ourselves yesterday, today and tomorrow"

SPEAKERS:

Pedro Martínez

"Música Paraguaya: pensarnos ayer, hoy y mañana" 🇵🇾 Can traditional music be contemporary? What does it mean to be contemporary? These are some of the questions that are intended to lead us to a reflection on the search for a Paraguayan and Latin American identity in music. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.

Conference "The diverse readings of the Paraguayan Being".

SPEAKERS:

Milda Rivarola

"Las diversas lecturas del Ser Paraguayo". An analysis through time and different social groups of what it means to be Paraguayan. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.

Conference "Different moments of indigenous and popular art in Paraguay"

SPEAKERS:

Ticio Escobar

Lecture by Ticio Escobar "Different moments of indigenous and popular art in Paraguay, as expressive of some of the plural identities that make up the Paraguayan culture, heterogeneous and plural". We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.

Conference "The Paraguayan Being"

SPEAKERS:

Mario Rubén Álvarez

Is it possible to define who the Paraguayan is? Is there a way of being Paraguayan? It is possible, because there are characteristic and differentiated features that allow us to find some common aspects of our identity. We thank our presenter, the Itaú Paraguay Foundation and Toyotoshi S.A. for their support.