Carl Fischer
@carlospescador.bsky.social
Opinions are my own. Prof of Chilean and Latin American lit and film at Fordham, author of Locas excepciones: La vía chilena a la disidencia sexual, occasional translator and curator, recovering former dept chair, he/him 🏳️🌈
Tonight I’m helping to launch this special issue at CCNY along with Claudia Salazar & Mariano López:
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October 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Tonight I’m helping to launch this special issue at CCNY along with Claudia Salazar & Mariano López:
www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/lau...
www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/lau...
A statue, along the River Liffey in Dublin, of William Brown (1777-1857), “founding father” of the Argentine Navy who “defended Argentina against Brazil” according to the plaque on the base, written in English and Spanish. If Wikipedia is to be believed, this was in the Battle of Juncal in 1827.
June 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A statue, along the River Liffey in Dublin, of William Brown (1777-1857), “founding father” of the Argentine Navy who “defended Argentina against Brazil” according to the plaque on the base, written in English and Spanish. If Wikipedia is to be believed, this was in the Battle of Juncal in 1827.
Exciting (and long awaited) new book just arrived from José Miguel Palacios. Can’t wait to read.
April 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Exciting (and long awaited) new book just arrived from José Miguel Palacios. Can’t wait to read.
Seen at the entrance to my local subway station.
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Seen at the entrance to my local subway station.
Variaciones sobre la bandera chilena en el primer número de la revista Araucaria de Chile, editada en París por Volodia Teitelboim en el exilio, 1978 (la imagen de la portada es de Gracia Barrios).
December 19, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Variaciones sobre la bandera chilena en el primer número de la revista Araucaria de Chile, editada en París por Volodia Teitelboim en el exilio, 1978 (la imagen de la portada es de Gracia Barrios).
Anyone else out there watching the queer masterpiece that is Somebody Somewhere? 🌈
December 7, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Anyone else out there watching the queer masterpiece that is Somebody Somewhere? 🌈
When cool people bring cool books from Brazil
December 4, 2024 at 8:02 PM
When cool people bring cool books from Brazil
One of the feral cats that live under the bushes next to the Fordham Library. Is this the closest thing I have to a pet?
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
One of the feral cats that live under the bushes next to the Fordham Library. Is this the closest thing I have to a pet?
The four quadrants of Chilean literature (via Librería Pedaleo)
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 PM
The four quadrants of Chilean literature (via Librería Pedaleo)
LASA 2025 with some of my besties: “Reponer lxs cuerpxs: Archivos, búsquedas y quiebres en la producción audiovisual chilena.” Nos vemos en San Francisco!
November 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
LASA 2025 with some of my besties: “Reponer lxs cuerpxs: Archivos, búsquedas y quiebres en la producción audiovisual chilena.” Nos vemos en San Francisco!
Un pajarite me cuenta que esto se viene pero YA ✨👏👏👏👏
November 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Un pajarite me cuenta que esto se viene pero YA ✨👏👏👏👏