[Summit] Fw: Featured Events at Brown Univ. through October 16
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Events
Wednesday 5 October 4:00pm Incarcerating the Crisis Postdoctoral fellow Jordan Camp will deliver a lecture titled "Incarcerating the Crisis: Freedom Struggles and the Rise of the Neoliberal State," hosted by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. With the largest prison population in the world, the United States' mass incarceration issue is one that can be examined through the lens of history. Camp will discuss the roots of the carceral crisis through a series of turning points in U.S. history. The discussion ties in with various other event offerings that deal with issues of incarceration and policing such as the half-day symposium titled Policing the Planet. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge, 75 Waterman St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/race-ethnicity/events/2016/10/jordan-camp-incarcerating-crisis-freedom-struggles-and-rise-neoliberal-state
Wednesday 5 October 6:00pm Film screening: What the Fields Remember The Center for Contemporary Asia presents a screening of "What the Fields Remember," a documentary directed by Subasri Krishnan that revisits the massacre of thousands of Muslims in 1983. Nearly wiped from India's collective memory, the documentary explores the devastating attack from the perspective of survivors that claimed the lives of more than 2,000 children, women and elders. The film touches on a larger theme of what civilizations choose to remember. The film will be shown with English and Bengali subtitles. A discussion with the director will follow the screening. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/screening-what-fields-remember-director-subasri-krishnan
Thursday 6 October 12:00pm Afro-Politics and Civil Society in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Human rights scholar Kwame Dixon will discuss the political projects being led by the Afro-civil society in Brazil as part of a Brazil Initiative lecture. His talk, titled "Afro-Politics and Civil Society in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil," will address the democratic challenges people of African descent in the Americas face. Dixon's talk will touch on themes of political hierarchies, new affirmative action measures, forms of citizenship and other topics. The author of numerous articles about Afro-politics in Latin America, Dixon is an assistant professor of African American studies at Syracuse University. Co-sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies, the event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/brazil/events/2016/kwame-dixon-afro-politics-and-civil-society-salvador-da-bahia-brazil
Thursday 6 October 5:30pm A reading by poet Cathy Park Hong The Program in Literary Arts presents a reading by poet Cathy Park Hong as part of its Writers On Writing Reading Series. Park Hong is the author of numerous poetry collections including Engine Empire, Translating Mo'um and Dance Dance Revolution, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize. The recipient of numerous awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Park Hong is a poetry editor at The New Republic and is an associate professor at Sarah Lawrence College. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events
Thursday 6 October 5:30pm Clinton, Trump and the Middle East Several professors will take part in a panel discussion titled "Clinton, Trump and the Middle East," as part of Middle East Studies' 7th Critical Conversations series. Focusing on the way Middle East issues are playing out in the presidential election, invited speaker Rami Khouri will address lessons the United States has learned from its long war overseas. An internationally syndicated political columnist and book author, Khouri is a adjunct lecturer at American University and senior fellow at Harvard University. Khouri will be joined by Brown faculty panelists Narges Bajoghli, postdoctoral research associate in international and public affairs; Jeffrey D. Colgan, associate professor of political science; Beshara Doumani, professor of modern Middle East history and director of MES; and Stephen Kinzer, senior fellow at the Watson Institute and Boston Globe columnist. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/mes/events/2016/critical-conversations-panel-fall-2016-clinton-trump-and-middle-east
Thursday 6 October 7:00pm Eugenics and the Ethics of Human Engineering Human rights author Edwin Black will deliver a lecture titled "Eugenics and the Ethics of Human Engineering," co-sponsored by the Center for Language Studies. With news of the first baby being born from the genetic material of three parents, debate about the role of genetic manipulation in society has reignited. Author of the award winning book War Against the Weak, Black will speak broadly about the role America played in eugenics during the 19th century, how telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell steered the eugenics movement and discuss the looming perils that exist because of it. Other co-sponsors include American Sign Language Studies and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Metcalf Research Building, Friedman Auditorium (Room 101), 190 Thayer St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/language-studies/
Thursday 6 October 8:00pm to Sunday 9 October 2:00pm Performance: By The Way, Meet Vera Stark The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and Sock and Buskin present Lynn Nottage's "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark," a satirical comedy about a fictional black actress that breaks into the Hollywood scene. Spanning the glamorous 1930s Hollywood to the revolutionary 1970s and finally to present day, the play tells the story of Vera's rise to fame and the price she had to pay for it. Aiming to reflect the strengths and the challenges that students face in making contemporary performances, this year’s season grew out of ongoing conversations about diversity and inclusion. The play runs from September 29 to October 2 and October 6-9 in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theatre, the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and $7 for students. For more information, visit: http://www.browntaps.org/by-the-way-meet-vera-stark/
Monday 10 October 12:00pm Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Members of the community are invited to attend the inaugural Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration, hosted by the Native Americans at Brown student group. The day-long event will feature Indigenous singing, dancing and a screening of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Brown, a documentary directed by Sierra Edd, Native American and Indigenous Studies faculty and student panel members. The event begins at noon on the College Green, 75 Waterman St. http://students.brown.edu/native-americans/home
Tuesday 11 October 4:00pm A Note from the Margin: The Unsafe Spaces of Democracy The New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb will deliver a lecture titled “A Note from the Margin: The Unsafe Spaces of Democracy," sponsored by the Offices of the President and Provost. As part of the Reaffirming University Values: Campus Dialogue and Discourse project, the lecture is intended to cultivate an environment to discuss conflicting values and controversial issues in constructive and engaging ways. Cobb, professor of journalism at Columbia University, writes frequently about race, politics, history and culture and is the author of The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 4 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/provost/lectures-university-values
Wednesday 12 October 12:00pm Former president on future of Guatemala Former President of Guatemala Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen will reflect on the 20th anniversary marking the end of the Guatemalan Civil War, as part of the Watson Distinguished Speaker Series. Having been elected as Mayor of Guatemala City for five terms, Yrigoyen will also discuss his thoughts on the country's future. Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/lvaro-enrique-arz-irigoyen-reflections-20th-anniversary-end-guatemalan-civil-war-and
Wednesday 12 October 4:00pm India, Pakistan, and Kashmir With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, We the People television host Barkha Dutt will deliver a lecture titled "India, Pakistan, and Kashmir." After emerging as a prominent figure for her reporting on the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999, Dutt went on to win many national and international awards including the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor. Dutt is also the host of the prime time show The Buck Stops Here and works as a consulting editor for the New Delhi based NDTV. Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary South Asia, the event begins at 4 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/barkha-dutt-india-pakistan-and-kashmir
Wednesday 12 October 5:00pm Artist Talk: Abelardo Morell Photographic illustrator Abelardo Morell will take part in an Artist Talk hosted by the Department of Visual Art. With works being shown in over 70 museums across the United States and abroad, Morell's portfolio includes a photographic illustration of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1998) by Dutton Children’s Books, A Camera in a Room (1995) by Smithsonian Press and many others. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1948, Morell immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1962. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1977 and earned his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art in 1981. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 5 p.m. in the List Art Building, Room 120, 64 College St. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/visual-art/
Thursday 13 October 12:00pm Community Policing Without the Cameras South side Providence native Kobi Dennis will discuss "Community Policing Without the Cameras," sponsored by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. With extensive experience in addressing issues pertaining to the urban community, Dennis' lecture will focus on how community policing in an urban setting can have a positive impact. Dennis has led and has been involved in several programs to improve communities and police relations including United Solutions, the Building Bridges initiative and the Providence Midnight Basketball League. Dennis also facilitates anti-bullying and violence prevention trainings as a consultant with the Partnership to Address Violence through Education. The event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/kobi-dennis-community-policing-without-cameras
Thursday 13 October 6:00pm How Structural Racism Works: Industrialized Punishment Professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore will deliver a lecture titled "Industrialized Punishment," as part of the How Structural Racism Works series. With a focus on mass incarceration, Gilmore will discuss the criminal justice system that reinforces structural racism and what lawmakers should do about it. Tricia Rose, professor and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, will moderate a discussion following the lecture. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 6 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/race-ethnicity/category/event-categories/how-structural-racism-works
Thursday 13 October 7:00pm Chika Unigwe, Mónica de la Torre to read from works The Program in Literary Arts presents a reading by Chika Unigwe and Mónica de la Torre as part of the Contemporary Writers Reading Series. A native of Nigeria and assistant professor at Brown, Unigwe is the author of several novels, poetry, and children’s books including Night Dancer and A Rainbow for Dinner. A senior editor of BOMB Magazine and professor of poetry, Mónica de la Torre is the author of the forthcoming book The Happy End/All Welcome. Her previous works include Public Domain, Talk Shows and two collections in Spanish published in Mexico City, where she was born and raised. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events
Friday 14 October 12:30pm Election 2016: Behind the Scenes Following the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, two political commentators will take part in a series titled "Election 2016: Behind the Scenes." The second in a three-part interview series with David Corn, political journalist, author, and the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, the lecture will feature invited speaker Glenn Kessler, a veteran journalist who writes for the Washington Post's "Fact Checker" column. James A. Morone, director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, will moderate the discussion. The series is co-sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Political Affairs and the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. in the Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/election-2016-behind-scenes-0
Friday 14 October 4:00pm Film screening: Embrace of the Serpent The Cogut Center for the Humanities and the Department of Hispanic Studies present a screening of the award winning film Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente ), as part of the Unearthing the South: Indigeneity, Globality, Community colloquium. The film follows the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant. The film will be shown with English subtitles. A discussion with the film's screenwriter Jacques Toulemonde will follow the screening and will be moderated by Brown undergraduate Hugo Lucitante. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2016/screening-embrace-serpent
Saturday 15 October 8:00pm Brown University Orchestra concert The Brown University Orchestra will perform two concerts featuring the Neave Trio, sponsored by the Department of Music. The program will include a triple concerto of Beethoven works for violin, cello, and piano, Op. 56, the LÉON Batá RI premiere and Ottorino Respighi's Roman Festivals. Performers include Anna Williams, violin; Mikhail Veselov, violoncello; and Eri Nakamura, piano. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $7 for seniors and $3 for students. Showtimes are October 15-16 at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/orchestra-concert-featuring-neave-trio-1
Exhibits
Friday 27 May 9:00am to Tuesday 31 January 4:45pm The Black Shackle: African Americans and the Coal Economy The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice presents an exhibition that tells the stories of African Americans who migrated from the rural South to make their home in the coal fields of West Virginia, Tenn., and Eastern Kentucky. Titled "The Black Shackle: African Americans and the Coal Economy," the exhibition grew out of a partnership between the Southern Historical Collection, Karida Brown, and the Appalachian communities. Informed by more than 200 oral history interviews handled by Brown, a descendent of coal miners, the exhibition features recordings along with photographs, organizational records, and family papers that were offered to Brown. The exhibition will be on display through January 2017 in the CSSJ gallery, 94 Waterman St. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/black-shackle-african-americans-and-coal-economy
Saturday 28 May 10:00am to Sunday 18 December 4:00pm Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Haffenreffer family's gift to Brown University, the Haffenreffer Museum Student Group has curated an exhibition titled "Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing." Devoted to beer cultures around the world, the exhibition will highlight the important role beer has in social gatherings throughout various parts of the world and in various settings including ceremonies, relationships and even medical treatment. The exhibition will feature objects linked to brewing and beer consumption from a broad range of communities including Bolivia, Peru, Kenya, Nepal, Tibet and the United States. Paying homage to the Haffenreffer family's roots as brewers, the objects will provide a context for how fermented beverages have been consumed for the last 2,500 years. The exhibition will be on display through December in the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays and University holidays. For more information visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/brewed-thought-cross-cultural-exploration-beer-and-brewing
Saturday 3 September 4:10pm to Sunday 30 October 4:10pm Phantom Limb The David Winton Bell Gallery presents Diana Al-Hadid’s "Phantom Limb," a collection of works that draws imagery from Classical and Renaissance periods. Referencing the sensation of a missing arm or leg that still feels present, Phantom Limb features large sculptures and architectural structures that appear fragmented or incomplete. Born in Syria, Al-Hadid has exhibited her work internationally throughout the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and other parts of Asia. An artist lecture and opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition will be on display through October 30 in the List Art Center, Bell Gallery, 64 College St. Hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursdays from 1 to 9 p.m.; weekends from 1 to 4 p.m.; closed on University holidays. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery/exhibitions/diana-al-hadid-phantom-limb
Tuesday 20 September 6:00am to Friday 23 December 5:00pm A Hymn for the Brave: the Sharps and Humanitarian Work in World War II The Brown University Library presents an exhibition titled "A Hymn for the Brave: the Sharps and Humanitarian Work in World War II." Featuring professional documents and personal records from the Martha and Waitstill Sharp Collection and the Robert Cloutman and Elisabeth Anthony Dexter papers, the exhibit tells the story of Brown alumna Martha Dickie and her husband Waitstill Sharp, who conducted relief missions in war-torn Europe from 1939 to the 1950s. They worked with alumnus Robert Dexter to rescue nearly 300 refugees and to provide aid to those living under Nazi occupation. The records will be on display through December 23, 2016, in the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St. Exhibition hours are Monday through Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively; Closed on Saturdays and open from noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays. An opening reception will be held in the Library on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. A film screening of Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War will be held in conjunction with the reception at 8 p.m. the same day in the Rockefeller Library, Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect St. To register for the events, contact Jennifer_Braga at brown.edu. For more information, visit: https://library.brown.edu/create/sharpswar/ https://library.brown.edu/create/sharpswar/
Friday 30 September 6:00pm to Monday 24 October 7:00pm The Sound of Ceramics The Brown Arts Initiative presents "The Sound of Ceramics," a musical and sculptural collaboration by composer Wang Lu and artist Polly Apfelbaum. Influenced by Harry Partch’s instruments, the early American shape-note tradition, and an ancient Chinese tradition of hanging bronze and stone bells, the exhibition includes a hanging installation by Apfelbaum that features ceramic geometric shapes and clay bead mallets which are used to compose and orchestrate two performances. A performance by Lu and a group of her students will accompany prerecorded and sampled sounds produced by the hanging shapes. The exhibition will be on display through Oct. 24 in the Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell St. An opening reception and performance will be held Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. A closing performance is scheduled for Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; weekends from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.brown.edu/academics/creative-arts-council/exhibitions/cohen-gallery
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