Upcoming Publications: La traducción literaria en América Latina

Literary translation is one of the most creative ways to promote cultural exchange between nations and to enrich the production of texts, ideas and thoughts of a country. Where does this activity lay today in Latin America? TyPA Foundation has invited Latin American specialists - translators, researchers, critics, journalists and publishers, among others - to reflect on the current practice of translation in their respective countries and outline answers to these questions

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The Film Edge: Contemporary Filmmaking in Latin America
Fundación TyPA & Editorial Teseo - December 2010

What does it mean to produce films today in Latin America? The question is a complicated and dynamic one. New projects, emerging filmmakers, and inaugural festivals are all taking place in a new context that is a veritable explosion of film in Argentina. At the same time, the uncertainty is a creative force in this panorama that is as active as it is difficult to trace. This book compiles feedback from filmmakers, producers, investigators and critics who intervene in the Latin American film scene and who trace a trajectory and find a place in the question.

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El museo en escena Política y cultura en América Latina
Fundación TyPA & Paidos - October 2010

Compiled by Américo Castilla, this book offers an overview of the historical context and intellectual climate surrounding the most emblematic museums in Latin America from the moment of their creation up to the present. The authors represented in the book - acclaimed investigators and leaders with experience in different regions across the continent - share a rich debate around the question of what museums offer, or should offer, in society.

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HACER CINE. Producción Audiovisual en América Latina
Fundación TyPA & Paidos – March 2008

This book is a compilation of feedback from twenty-three specialists who are a critical part of the Latin American film scene. Based on their experience as film makers, producers, investigators, and critics, this book aims to address the question, examine trends and lay out possible future routes for film. The book offers a panorama that shows the common trends between the different realities of different countries of the region. Eduardo A. Russo was the editor of the compilation and it was published in 2008 in conjunction with the Editorial Paidos.

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Idea Crónica
Fundación TyPA & Beatriz Viterbo Editora, 2006

This is a compilation of fifteen Iberoamerican nonfiction pieces organized by Maria Sonia Cristoff. The book focuses on nonficition pieces by authors who have for the most part written fiction and poetry. Authors include Alan Pauls (Argentina), Luis Chitarroni (Argentina), Jorge Carriòn (España), Carlos Monsivàis (Mexico), and Miguel Saches Neto (Brazil). The book was published in 2006 in conjunction with Beatriz Viterbo Editora.

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