
Dance!
Global Transformations of Latin American CultureFall 2007
Reader Forum
Readers comment and make corrections on previous issues. If you would like to comment further on this or any issue, please send your remarks to June Carolyn Erlick: jerlick@fas.harvard.edu.
Hello June,
I received the Natural Disasters magazines last week and I think the cover looks very good! One bit of misinformation on one of the inside pictures; the one of the police in Popayan was taken during a police operation not after an earthquake. I guess that got mixed up with the Guatemala pictures when you mentioned you needed pictures on violence and crime for an upcoming issue.
regards,
Joe Guerriero joegphoto1@mindspring.com
<www.joeg.com>.
The author was the photographer for the cover photo of the Winter 2007 issue of ReVista.
Hola June,
Te confieso que el colorido de la pagina me sorprendio, al igual que la foto, y tengo "mixed feelings" sobre si el formato deba cambiar o deba permanecer el tradicional bicolor de ReVista.
Pero te estoy escribiendo sobre otro asunto. En el artículo "The Brazilian Fight Against AIDS" escrito por mi y Mauro Brigeiro, faltan los créditos de las fotos e imágenes. Las referencias de las revistas con las que se ilustra el artículo son (en orden de aparición):
1. Banco de Horas ˆ IDAC (Instituto de Ação Social). Aids, Sujeito e Comunidade. Rio de Janeiro,1997.
2. Grupo Pela Vidda. O que acontece quando o exame é positivo. Viver a vida positivamente. Rio de Janeiro, 1993.
3. Cadernos Pela Vidda. Aids, informação e ativismo. Ano XII, Nº. 36, agosto de 2002.
4. BEMFAM ˆ Sociedade Civil de Bem-estar familiar no Brasil. Conversando é que a gente se entende. Rio de Janeiro, julho de 1992.
5. Saber Viver ˆ uma revista para quem vive com o vírus da Aids. Ano 2, Nº. 7 Octubre/noviembre de 2000.
6. RIOS, Luis Felipe; ALMEIDA, Vagner; PARKER; Richard (organizadores). Juventude e Homossexualidade: o que os pais precisam saber. Rio de Janeiro: ABIA ˆ Associação Brasileira Interdisciplinar de Aids, 2002.
Gracias por publicar la corrección.
César Ernesto Abadía-Barrero
[The author, together with Mauro Brigeiro, wrote the article, “The Brazilian Fight Against Aids” in the Spring 2007 issue of ReVista. The letter explains that the photo and image credits were inadvertently omitted and supplies the correct information. ]
For Merilee Grindle, DRCLAS director (in a telegram)
INCUMBIU-ME O SENHOR MINISTRO DE ESTADO DA CULTURA, GILBERTO GIL MOREIRA, DE AGRADECER O ENVIO DA REVISTA HARVARD REVIEW OF LATIN AMERICA SPRING 2007.
O MINISTRO GILBERTO GIL MOREIRA PARABENIZA-A PELA PUBLICACAO DA REFERIDA REVISTA.
ATENCIOSAMENTE,
MARISA BORGES
CHEFE DE GABINETE
SUBSTITUTA
[Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil through his Chief of Staff Marisa Borges thanks her for sending the Brazil issue of ReVista and congratulaties her on its publication. ]
Hi June,
I love the color!
I have been reading ReVista for several years now, and the Brazil issue is the first I've seen in color. It looks so sharp, and is a nice change from the standard format.
As much as I look forward to and enjoy reading ReVista, I think this color format looks so much more appealing. The photographs are true to life, and color on the pages drew me in closer and encouraged more interest.
The previous format now seems bland by comparison, painting articles and photos with the same, monotone grey color. This new format brings a fresh approach to such engaging material. I'd encourage you to maintain this format if funding is available.
Best regards,
Alan Rivera
Ed. M. 1998
To the Editor:
The ReVista is fun in color. I like the thought of punctuating with color now and then like this, rather than each issue in color. The content is terrific, as always.
Barbara W. Fash
Director, Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
June,
Ignorance of TB is not an exclusively Brazilian problem -- cuts have appeared everywhere, despite the appearance of totally drug-resistant strains. Even Robert K. Altman misreported from the South African TB conference last year, making it appear that the resistant strains had not reached US shores (they have—and had—as the AP reported, inartfully, the same day).
All the best,
Steven S. Ross
The writer is a consultant and science writer, formerly of Columbia University.
To the editor:
Brazil issue is the best issue by far I have seen. Color and layout are terrific. Articles are provocative; comments by students add a lot . Keep it up .
Bob Gross MD
Dear June,
I have wanted to write you since I first started reading the ReVista on Brazil.
It's a beautiful issue and yes, the color works. But B&W is also good.
Miryam Wiley
IN AMERICA column - Saturdays
Metro West DailyNews
Dear June:
Congratulations for the beautiful Spring 2007 issue. Brazil is impressive and looks more "Latin American" than they might like to admit. The use of color is important and it adds information that only coloured pictures can give. My suggestion for future features on Harvard-based projects: I would like to see more work in the area of fighting back violence and terrorism in the streets. Once again, my congratulations, June, for a job well done. Best regards
Lucila Castañeda, from Guatemala.
Hello,
I was thrilled to find an edition of ReVista in my mailbox this
spring. I graduated in 2006, and now I have time to read it more thoroughly than I did as a student! I appreciate that you continue sending it to me after graduation, and I especially appreciate the focus on Brazil and equity this spring. My roommate is entering the urban planning program at Harvard School of Design next year, and the magazine sparked a provocative conversation. She wants to read ReVista too!
Thank you for producing a high quality magazine!
Sincerely,
Laura Blank
Box:
Note from the Editor: Thanks, Laura! And everyone who has changed addresses, remember to update your information through our website or by e-mail.
And as for color in ReVista, as I noted in my opening letter, we will joyfully use it from time to time. We hope you’ve enjoyed its use in this issue.