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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre of César Vallejo Studies (CCVS)

Instituto de Estudios Vallejianos (Filial Londres)

The Centre aims to encourage research on the life and work of the Peruvian poet, César Vallejo (1892-1938), as well as the larger remit of Peruvian literature and culture.ÌýFounded at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø onÌý6thÌýJanuary 2003, the Centre was inaugurated at Canning House on 30th September 2003 by the then Peruvian Ambassador, Armando Lecaros-de-Cossío.

The founder-director is Professor Stephen M. Hart.

Research Network

The London Centre of César Vallejo Studies operates within a research network consisting of other Institutes such as:

  • ,ÌýTrujillo, Peru (Director,ÌýDr César Adolfo Alva Lescano)
  • ,ÌýBrigham Young University, Utah, USA (Director, Dra Mara Garcia)
  • Instituto de Estudios VallejianosÌýin Caracas, Venezuela (Director, Dra Graciela Torres)
  • Association des Amis César Vallejo, Paris (Director, Carlos Henderson)
  • at Hofstra University
Publications

The centre has funded the publication of the following books:

Film Production

The has funded the production of several short films which trace the connections between film, poetry and Latin American culture:

  • Buscando a José Marti
  • Sin titulo (no video available)
Resources

The Centre of César Vallejo Studies has a specialist research library on the work ofÌýCésarÌýVallejo which may be consulted by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø students.

Research Project: "St Rose of Lima (1586-1617): A History"

Funded by the Leverhulme Trust and the British Academy (2013-2021), the project's principal aim is to provide a new biography of St Rose of Lima (1586-1617) by drawing on the archives relating to Santa Rosa's beatification and canonisation held at theÌýVatican and the Archivo Arzobispal in Lima, as well as publish the First and Second Apostolic Processes of the Peruvian saint. For more information see below:

Research Project: "St Rosa of Lima (1586-1617): A History"

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