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"Bauhaus 100+1: reverberaciones latinoamericanas / edición académica" is a book edited by Ingrid Quintana-Guerrero, César Peña, and Virginia Gutiérrez that explores the relationship between the German school of Bauhaus and modernism in Latin America. The book challenges the notion of one-sided influence and instead presents a nuanced dialogue involving negotiation, conciliation, and refusal from both sides. It is part of the Bauhaus Reverberada series of events and is divided into three parts, including a catalog for an exhibition curated by the editors. The book contributes to non-hierarchical historiography and includes new episodes, viewpoints, and local perspectives, questioning the hegemonic narrative about architecture and art. [Extracted from the article]

The book "View from a Sidewalk" by Fernando Molano Vargas was found in the Luis Ángel Arango Library in Bogotá by Ana Cox. The author, winner of the First Literary Contest of the Medellín Chamber of Commerce in 1992 with his novel "A Kiss from Dick," was HIV positive and knew that his time was limited. The book, edited by David Jiménez, was published in 2012 and tells the story of the writing of a novel through two intercalated timelines. The novel focuses on the love relationship between Oliver and Dick, as well as the personal history of the protagonists, and addresses topics such as sexuality, identity, and power, especially in relation to the AIDS crisis and government control of sexuality. The work offers an important testimony about the experience of AIDS in Latin America and criticizes the negligence of states in the fight against the pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

"From Water to the Desert" is a novel written by Azriel Bibliowicz that addresses social and ecological issues in Bogotá. The protagonist, David Goldstein, is a creative writing professor who is seeking inspiration for his novel. During his research on the city's wetlands, he meets Zue, a leader of the Muisca community, and together they explore the connections between Jewish and Muisca culture. The novel criticizes the city's development and the treatment of natives, and suggests replacing the statue of Bolívar in the center of Bogotá with the golden calf as a symbol of corporate greed. The article analyzes the novel and highlights its focus on the disappearance of water, spaces, people, and languages, as well as the presence of fluid identities and ancestral Afro-Colombian and indigenous knowledge. However, it criticizes that Colombian literature is limited to realistic and discursive themes. [Extracted from the article]

The article is a review of the book "Detective Santré, el caso Carranza" by Julián Nalber. The novel combines fiction with real events in Colombia and presents different narrative perspectives. It addresses topics such as the disappearance of a young man, the systematic murder of civilians by the military forces, and the increase of Venezuelan immigrants in Bogotá. It also portrays the city as a place where crime, fun, and death coexist without prejudice. The article highlights the importance of developing secondary characters and improving dialogues to add dynamism and personality to the text, and mentions the emergence of a new black literature in Colombia. [Extracted from the article]

Women in Latin American Communication Research: edited by Clemencia Rodríguez, Claudia Magallanes Blanco, Amparo Marroquín Parducci and Omar Rincón, Bogotá, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Comunicación, 2020, 259 pp., (ebook), ISBN 978-958-8677-45-3 As Silvio Waisbord [2] noted, the story of the field of communication studies in Latin America has been told numerous times. Furthermore, this could have initiated a discussion around potential perspectives for the study of intellectual history of communication studies from a feminist point of view in Latin America and beyond. [Extracted from the article]

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Se presenta una reseña del libro "Emergencia del sujeto excluido. Aproximación genealógica a la no-ciudad en Bogotá" de A. M. Robledo-Gómez y P. Rodríguez-Santana.

A review of the book "Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design," by Charles Montgomery, is presented.

The article reviews the book "Happy City: Transforming Our Lives through Urban Design," by Charles Montgomery.

Se presenta una reseña del libro "Quién es quién en 1810. Guía de forasteros del Virreinato de Santa Fe" editado por Armando Martínez Garnica y Daniel Gutiérrez Ardila.

The article reviews the book "Parece que va a llover" (It Seems Like It's Going to Rain), by Ricardo Silva Romero.