Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Assistant Professors, Emily Fenichel, Ph.D., and Camila Afanador-Llach, about The Arquin Slide Collection. FAU has become home to a unique collection of images showcasing 1940’s and 50’s Latin American artists, architecture, and culture.&nbsp; Among these are 25,000 slides by renowned photographer, Florence Arquin.&nbsp; Arquin was a contemporary and friend of artists Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera. She also hoped her work would enhance the study of Latin America and promote Pan-Americanism. &nbsp;Art History Professor Emily Fenichel and Graphic Design Professor Camila Afanador-Llach have made it their mission to bring Arquin’s work to life for a twenty-first century audience through a digital archive of FAU’s Arquin Collection. &nbsp;

The Arquin Slide Collection: Preserving the Heritage of Latin America, Emily Fenichel, Ph.D., and Camila Afanador-Llach

In Conversation is a podcast that features faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, talking with Dean Michael Horswell, Ph.D., about research and creative activity that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each episode spotlights a professor whose scholarly work is affecting the world in a significant way. Listeners will not only learn of the latest developments in the many academic disciplines of the college, but will gain insight into the creative and critical processes our scholars and artists brings to their projects. In Conversation is a production of Dr. Kevin Petrich and journalism students in FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies.