‘Rituals of Faith’ with Patricia Mendez Obregon

PATRICIA MÉNDEZ OBREGÓN, was born in Navojoa, in the state of Sonora, México, in 1966. Photographer since 1998, she has dedicated her work to observe, investigate and document the ceremonies and rites related to the figure of “El Niño Fidencio” in Espinazo in the state of Nuevo León. She is the author of the photographic project “Fe y Fidencio” (Faith and Fidencio).

In 1987, Patricia received her engineering degree in computer science from the InstitutoTecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey. As a photographer, she received honorary mention in the X National Photography Biennale in Mexico in 2002, and she was one of the finalists in the 1st Art Biennale Ex-A-Tec in Mexico in 2014.

Moderated by Adela Pineda, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Boston University. Co-sponsored by the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs

When 3:30 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2018
Building Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road
Contact Name Elizabeth Amrien
Contact Email edamrien@bu.edu
Contact Organization BU Center For Latin American Studies
Fees Free