{"id":2074,"date":"2023-02-09T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2023-02-20T17:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:50:50","slug":"xxi-binational-literary-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/xxi-binational-literary-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"XXI Binational Literary Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top authors in the Spanish-speaking world will convene at 51ÁÔÆæ for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Binational Literary conference in the SET B Lecture Hall from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 10<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event is open to students, employees and the general public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TSC Spanish instructor and published author Juan Antonio Gonzalez is the principal organizer of the event. His decades of work writing, curating and elevating Spanish Literature has allowed him to bring big names to Brownsville for the annual conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s keynote speaker is Eduardo Langagne, General Director of the Foundation of Mexican Literature. Langagne has published over 20 books of poetry and prose. 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