The Akan myth of Anansi [other variations include Annancy, Anancy, or even Aunt Nancy], which most of our readers will identify as prevalent in the Caribbean region or the southern United States, has crossed geographic boundaries and survived for centuries “recreated as a sign of identity, a force of resistance, a search for heritage, and a reconstruction of new expressive forms.” Dr. Aponte will focus on this myth in the context of the works of Quince Duncan in Costa Rica, Colombian oral tradition, and Afro-Peruvian music, while reflecting on the transformations of gender, representation, and the diverse manifestations of stories based on “the master of all the stories in the world and the keeper of all existing wisdom.”