According to Primera Hora, on Sunday, September 22, 2024, there will be a tribute to the life and work of Puerto Rican essayist, poet, and journalist Félix Jiménez, who passed away last April. The event will be held between 5:00 and 7:00pm at The Museum of Contemporary Art [Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico – MAC] located at 1220 Ponce de León Avenue (close to Bus Stop 18) in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event is co-sponsored by Humanidades Puerto Rico and the MAC.
Participants include Rafael Acevedo, Carmen Graciela Díaz, Mariela Fullana, Maritza Hernández, Larry La Fountain-Stokes, María Teresa Martínez-Díez, Alfredo Nieves Moreno, Ilean Pérez, Angélica Plá, Rubén Ríos Ávila, Shey Rivera, and Huáscar Robles Carrasquillo. Primera Hora informs:
[. . .] The celebration will be from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the inner courtyard of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico (MAC) in Santurce. It will be a space to remember his invaluable dedication to writing, critical thinking, his students, and engaged discussions.
Félix Jiménez was a prolific author whose works have left an indelible mark not only in the literary field, but also among his colleagues, readers, and friends. His work was prominent in renowned publications such as The Village Voice, The Nation, and The Washington Post in the United States, as well as in local newspapers such as El Mundo and El Nuevo Día, and in the journal 80 Grados. In addition, his work as a producer at CNN and his dedication as a professor of Cultural Studies at the University of the Sacred Heart [Universidad del Sagrado Corazón], as well as his role as a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York, reflect his commitment to education and the dissemination of knowledge.
Among his most recognized works are Las prácticas de la carne: construcción y representación de las masculinidades puertorriqueñas; La cultura material del deseo: objetos, desplazamientos, subversiones; Audioeuforia; Vieques and the Press: The Fragmented Idyll; and the poetry collection Serenos, semejantes. His literary legacy continues to inspire new generations of writers and academics. [. . .]
Excerpts translated by Ivette Romero. For original article (in Spanish), see https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cultura-teatro/notas/rendiran-homenaje-a-felix-jimenez/