[Summit] Fw: Featured Events at Brown Univ. through Sunday, May 7
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Events
Monday 24 April 5:00pm Book discussion: "The Other One Percent: Indians in America" Numerous scholars will convene for a book discussion on Devish Kapur's "The Other one percent: Indians in America." The book is a data-driven account about the rise of Indian immigrants in America over the last half century. Speakers include Richard Wright, a professor of geography at Dartmouth College, who is interested in studying how immigrants assimilate into American society; Prema Kurien, whose research focuses on race and ethnic group relations and who founded the Asian American Studies program at Syracuse University; and John Logan, a professor of sociology at Brown University who studies race and ethnicity, immigration and political sociology. Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary South Asia, the event begins at 5 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/southasia/events/2017/devesh-kapur-book-adda-other-one-percent-indians-america
Tuesday 25 April 5:00pm Theology for this Moment Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson will deliver a K. Brooke Anderson Lecture titled "Theology for this Moment." The recipient of the 2012 National Humanities Medal, Robinson is the author of several books including "The Givenness of Things" and "Mother Country," which earned her a nomination for the National Book Award. Named after K. Brooke Anderson, the annual lecture has brought respected speakers to discuss issues related to interfaith relations, race relations and world peace. The lecture was made possible by the contributions of the Anderson family, and is jointly sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life. The event begins at 5 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001, the College Green. https://www.brown.edu/academics/religious-studies/node/215/k-brooke-anderson-lecture
Tuesday 25 April 5:30pm An Evening with Ian Maxtone-Graham '83 and Ted Widmer The Program in Literary Arts presents a discussion between screenwriter Ian Maxtone-Graham and historian Ted Widmer. The recipient of seven Emmy Awards, Maxtone-Graham will share observations from his work in television. He has written for highly rated shows such as Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Veep and more. Widmer, who is the author of "Brown: The History of an Idea," currently serves as the director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events/evening-ian-maxtone-graham-83-and-professor-ted-widmer
Tuesday 25 April 5:30pm The Other Slavery Historian and author Andrés Reséndez will deliver a Maury A. Bromsen Memorial Lecture titled "The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America." Reséndez is the author of a book that shares the name of the lecture, which addresses the bondage of millions of Native Americans—mostly made up of women and children—from the time of Christopher Columbus' arrival to the beginning of the 20th century. A book signing and reception will follow. Reséndez, who teaches at the University of California, Davis, has research interests in colonial Latin America, borderlands and the Iberian world. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the John Carter Brown Library, the College Green. https://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/event/2017/04/25/maury-bromsen-memorial-lecture-andrés-reséndez-other-slavery
Wednesday 26 April 12:00pm The U.S. Role in Global Health: Past Success, Future Challenge Humanitarian worker Rebecca Black will draw from experience to deliver a lecture titled "The U.S. Role in Global Health: Past Success, Future Challenge." For decades the United States government has been a major contributor to improving global health, but new challenges await in the United States' effort in improving global health in the 21 century. Having spent 25 years with the United States Agency for International Development, Black was most recently the mission chief in Cambodia where efforts focused on eradicating HIV/AIDS infections and deaths. Her work has also led her to humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, India, South Africa and Eastern Europe. Sponsored by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Polic, the event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/taubman-center/events/rebecca-black-us-role-global-health-past-success-future-challenge
Wednesday 26 April 5:30pm Activism, Education, and the Protection of Indigenous Heritage When Indigenous groups are denied direct and meaningful engagement in decision-making, heritage management policies are ineffective at best and harmful at worst, according to scholar George Nicholas. Nicholas, professor of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Canada, will deliver a lecture on this topic titled "Activism, Education, and the Protection of Indigenous Heritage," hosted by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Nicholas' talk will lead into a discussion about opportunities for navigating through heritage research and management. Made possible by the Shepard Krech III Lecture fund, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001, the College Green. https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/events/2017/04/george-nicholas-activism-education-and-protection-indigenous-heritage
Wednesday 26 April 6:00pm Modeling the Melt The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) presents a lecture by Ken Golden titled "Modeling the Melt." Golden, who is often described as the "Indiana Jones of Mathematics," will discuss how the precipitous loss of Arctic sea ice has far outpaced expert predictions. He will share how math is being used to improve these projections, and will take audience members through a video tour of an Antarctic expedition. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The event begins at 6 p.m. in ICERM, 11th floor, 121 South Main St. https://icerm.brown.edu/public_lectures/pl-17-dpic/
Wednesday 26 April 7:00pm Film screening: "Estas São As Armas" The Africa Initiative and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs present a screening of "Estas São As Armas," a 1979 film directed by Murilo Salles. The film focuses on Mozambique's fight for independence from Portuguese rule. Detailing recent challenges, the hour-long film illustrates colonial rule's effect on illiteracy, disease, poverty, and underdevelopment within the East African country. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/africa-film-series-estas-s-o-armas-mozambique-1979-directed-national-film-institute
Wednesday 26 April 7:00pm Concert performance by Saleem Ashkar The Brown Arts Initiative presents a concert by pianist Saleem Ashkar, who made his debut at Carnegie Hall when he was 22 years old. Ashkar will perform four of Ludwig van Beethoven's sonata cycle. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, Ashkar has performed at some of the world's most renowned concert halls. He is also the ambassador to the Music Fund, a charitable organization supporting musicians and music schools in conflict areas and developing countries. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events
Thursday 27 April 4:00pm Fire: A Biography Environmental historian Stephen Pyne will deliver a keynote address titled "Fire: A Biography," as part of the April 19-28 What Fire Does conference. The trajectory of human civilization reached a pivotal point in history when humans learned to control fire. Pyne will discuss how humans' rise in the food chain was accelerated by the monopolization of fire as well as the geological threats humans have created in harnessing the power of combustion. A professor at Arizona State University, Pyne is the author of more than 30 books that largely focus on the history and management of wildlands and rural fires. The lecture will be live streamed. A poster session will precede the Pyne's talk. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Building for Environmental Research and Teaching, Room 130, 85 Waterman St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/agenda-0
Thursday 27 April 5:30pm A reading by digital writer and theorist Talan Memmott Digital writer, artist and theorist Talan Memmott will read from his work as part of the Program in Literary Arts' Writers on Writing Reading Series. Memmott is the author of more than 40 electronic literary works, including the fictions "Eye Bataille," "Minute" and "Trimalchio’s Diet."Currently serving as an assistant professor of creative digital media at Winona State University in Minnesota, Memmott has taught and been a researcher in a variety of fields including digital art, digital design, electronic writing and new media studies. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events/talan-memmott
Friday 28 April 3:00pm Archaeological Discoveries like Scientific Discoveries? Indian historian Nayanjot Lahiri will deliver an OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture titled "Are Archaeological Discoveries like Scientific Discoveries?" Lahiri will be joined by Brown faculty commentators Tamara Chin and Yannis Hamilakis, who will discuss the Indus civilization as a case for scientific discovery. Lahiri, recipient of the 2016 John F. Richards Prize, is currently a professor of history at Ashoka University. She is the author of several books including "Ashoka in Ancient India." Co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary South Asia, the lecture is the first in a two-part lecture series. The event begins at 3 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/southasia/events/2017/op-jindal-distinguished-lecture-nayanjot-lahiri-are-archaeological-discoveries
Friday 28 April 4:00pm Where Are The Gears? The Cogut Center for the Humanities presents a Politics in Humanities lecture by activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor titled "Where Are The Gears? Thoughts on Resisting the (Neoliberal, Networked) Machine." Taylor, who directed the film "Examined Life," will discuss the lessons she's learned in five years over organizing around indebtedness and debt refusal. Her film featured several contemporary philosophers and their thoughts on the biggest issues and problems people face today. The event begins at 4 p.m. in Pembroke Hall, Room 305, 172 Meeting St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/humanities/events/cogut-center-events
Friday 28 April 6:00pm to Saturday 29 April 8:00pm Interrupt 4: A Digital Language Conference The Program in Literary Arts presents a two-day conference titled "Interrupt 4: A Digital Language Conference." Made possible by the support of the Brown Arts Initiative, Interrupt 4 is the fourth in a series of festival and conferences that explore digital language-based works from a range of communities in art, literature, games, music and computation. The conference aims to break traditional silos by starting conversations between science and math inclined professionals and artists, poets and experimental performing artists. Organized by Todd Anderson and John Cayley, the conference will feature talks and performances by Darius Kazemi, Kate Compton, Steve Roggenbuck and many others. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The conference will kick off on April 28 in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell St., at 6 p.m. For a complete program, visit: http://www.interrupt.xyz/#Schedule
Sunday 30 April 11:35am Rhode Island Robot Block Party Members of the public are invited to attend the annual Rhode Island Robot Block Party, an expo that highlights the innovations of the Ocean State's robotic community. Featuring robotic equipment that range from ocean exploration devices to animatronic toys, the event has attractions for all ages. The expo was founded by Rhode Island Students of the Future in partnership with the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative and Brown's Department of Computer Science.The event begins at 11 a.m. in the Pizzitola Sports Center, 235 Hope St. http://cs.brown.edu/events/talks/robot.block.party.2/
Tuesday 2 May 4:00pm Quietly Ukraine? As part of the Development and Governance Seminar Series, Watson Institute senior fellow Tony Levitas will discuss the "decentralization" of the Ukraine government after Russia's annexation. In the talk, titled "Quietly Ukraine? The State of the (Subnational) State after Russian Occupation," Levitas will discuss how new reforms are strengthening and streamlining the Ukrainian state at both the national and subnational levels. His talk will lead into a discussion about rebranding the discourse around "decentralization" and the struggle against corruption. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St. http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/tony-levitas-quietly-ukraine-state-subnational-state-after-russian-occupation
Tuesday 2 May 5:00pm The Pen and the Brush French author Anka Muhlstein will deliver a Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series Lecture titled "The Pen and the Brush," hosted by the Brown University Library. The lecture will focus on the close friendships and constant borrowings among artists and writers during 19th century France, as reflected from novels during that period. Muhlstein will discuss the relationships between well known artists and painters that include the likes of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Marcel Proust. The recipient of two prizes from the Académie Française and the Goncourt Prize for Biography, Muhlstein has published the biographies of Queen Victoria, James de Rothschild, Cavelier de La Salle and others. She is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. The event begins at 5 p.m. in the John Hay Library, Lownes Room, 20 Prospect St. https://blogs.brown.edu/libnews/anka-muhlstein/
Tuesday 2 May 5:30pm "Freedom Riders" director to deliver Debra Lee Lecture Filmmaker and MacArthur “Genius" Fellow Stanley Nelson Jr. will deliver the annual Debra Lee Lecture, hosted by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Mr. Nelson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2013 by former President Obama. He is the director of the Emmy award-winning PBS documentary,"Freedom Riders," which aired in 2011 and focused on the civil rights activists who deliberately violated Jim Crow laws in order to challenge the segregated interstate travel system. The lecture will be preceded with a screening of "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" on Monday, May 1. Both events are free and open to the public, but tickets are required. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Building for Environmental Research and Teaching, Room 130, 85 Waterman St. https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/2017-debra-lee-lecture-slavery-and-justice-stanley-nelson-jrs-black-panthers-vanguard-revolution-scr
Thursday 4 May 5:30pm A reading by novelist, journalist Deni Ellis Béchard Award-winning novelist and journalist Deni Ellis Béchard will read from his work as part of the Program in Literary Arts' Writers On Writing Reading Series. Béchard is the author of five books including "Into the Sun," a novel about the expatriate community in Kabul, Afghanistan, and "Vandal Love," which earned him a Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2007. He has written articles and taken photographs that have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Salon, National Geographic Adventurer and numerous other magazines and newspapers. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St. https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events/deni-ellis-béchard
Thursday 4 May 8:00pm to Sunday 7 May 2:00pm Festival of Dance The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and Sock & Buskin present the annual "Festival of Dance," a dance concert produced by Julie Adams Strandberg that brings together the best works of students, faculty and staff. This year's dance concert features pieces that were selected because of their focus on the role of dance in carrying cultural tradition and in storytelling. Dance performances include "Marakadon," which celebrates the life-cycle ceremonies and has roots in Mali traditions; "RiverRun," an exploration into the Buddhist notions of releasing worldly attachments into a sea of awakening; and "Closer to Light,"a produced in 1990 by Strandberg in memory of George Houston Bass. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and $7 for students with an ID. Running from May 4-7, showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in Stuart Theater, Faunce House, 75 Waterman St. For more information, visit: http://www.browntaps.org/festival-of-dance/
Friday 5 May 8:00pm Wind Symphony Concert The Brown University Wind Symphony will perform a "special by request" concert that will honor the graduating class and will be conducted by Matthew McGarrell, Kevin Plouffe and Daniel Muller, a member of the Class of 2017. The program will feature works by famed composers John Alfieri, Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, Frank Ticheli and David Holsinger. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium, the College Green. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/wind-symphony-concert-8
Exhibits
Thursday 28 January 10:00am to Wednesday 31 May 4:00pm Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing Devoted to beer cultures around the world, the Haffenreffer Museum Student Group has curated an exhibition titled "Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing." 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. In honor of the Haffenreffer family's gift to Brown University more than 60 years ago, 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 May 2017 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
Friday 21 October 10:00am to Wednesday 21 June 4:00pm Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology When Brown University acquired the King Philip Museum as a donation from Rudolf Haffenreffer's family, there was no space dedicated for the development of research and teaching in anthropology. An exhibition titled "Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology," aims to shed light on the profound contributions of anthropology pioneer James Louis Giddings as part of the 60th anniversary of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Featuring examples of Giddings' archeological research including Inuit snow goggles, projectile points, a fishing net and rare Iñupiat birchbark kayak, the exhibition serves as a celebration of Giddings' work and of his students that helped transform a small private museum with a Native American focus into a "university teaching museum with worldwide scope and global vision." The exhibition will be on display through June 30, 2017, in the Haffenreffer Museum, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Mondays and University holidays. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/northern-horizons-global-visions-j-louis-giddings-and-invention-haffenreffer-museum-anthropology
Wednesday 15 February 8:30am to Sunday 28 May 5:00pm The Lamphere Case: The Sex Discrimination Lawsuit that Changed Brown In contribution to the Women's Leadership Council's 125 Years of Women at Brown Conference, the Pembroke Center has updated and remounted an exhibition titled "The Lamphere Case: The Sex Discrimination Lawsuit that Changed Brown." Containing documents and images leading up to the 1975 Louise Lamphere v. Brown University case, the exhibition uses archival research and oral histories to highlight a key moment of change in Brown's history and the feminist activism that led to that change. The exhibition will be on display through May 28 on the first floor of the Pembroke Center, 172 Meeting St. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Pembroke_Center at Brown.edu. https://www.brown.edu/research/pembroke-center/
Thursday 9 March 10:00am to Friday 12 May 4:00pm A Dream Deferred The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) in collaboration with Youth In Action present "A Dream Deferred," an exhibition that offers a reflective space to evaluate the intersection of the American Dream, education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Shining a spotlight on the school-to-prison pipeline, the exhibition is part of a high school project where students learned the close ties between education and the criminal justice system, which disproportionately impacts students of color in and around Rhode Island. An opening reception will be held in CSSJ, 94 Waterman St., on Thursday, March 9. On display in CSSJ through May 12, exhibition hours are Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/news/2017-03/youth-action-uncovering-institution-presents-dream-deferred.
Saturday 18 March 1:00pm to Sunday 28 May 4:00pm Pierre Huyghe | Untitled (Human Mask) Pierre Huyghe’s exhibition “Untitled (Human Mask)” is one of two new shows presented by the Bell Gallery that focuses on nuclear ecology. The exhibition is the New England premiere of Huyghe’s film set in the Fukushima, Japan, exclusion zone, where a 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Grappling with apocalyptic and possibly redemptive themes, the film includes scenes of a monkey doing tasks while wearing a human mask. The exhibition will be on display through May 28 in the Bell Gallery, List Art Center, 64 College St. Exhibition hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 1-9 p.m., and weekends from 1-4 p.m. For more information, call 401-863-2932. https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery/exhibitions/pierre-huyghe-untitled-human-mask
Saturday 18 March 1:00pm to Sunday 28 May 4:00pm Gabriel Martinez | Mountain War Time A series of photos, along with a video installation and other works that comment on the human and ecological impact of nuclear detonations will be featured in Gabriel Martinez' exhibit, "Mountain War Time." Organized to coincide with the Brown Arts Initiative’s three-year thematic focus on “Arts and Environment,” the exhibition by Martinez focuses on Trinity, the site near Alamogordo, New Mexico, where the first atomic weapon was detonated in 1945. The images featured are a reference to the mysterious series of spots that appeared in batches of x-rays in 1945, which later became an accidental record to the scope of first fallout zone. Martinez’ exhibition includes a video of the recollections of Henry Herrera, a civilian who lived downwind from the Trinity site. The exhibition will be on display through May 28 in the List Art Center lobby, 64 College St. Exhibition hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 1-9 p.m., and weekends from 1-4 p.m. For more information, call 401-863-2932. https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery/exhibitions/gabriel-martinez-mountain-war-time
Tuesday 18 April 9:00am to Friday 30 June 5:00pm The Americas on Fire A new collection titled "The Americas on Fire" in the John Carter Brown Library depicts the inextricable link between fire and all facets of the American experience. Curated by historians Jake Frederick of Lawrence University and Júnia Furtado of Brazilian-based Federal University, the exhibition explores how fire was harnessed for agriculture, embraced as a mechanism for communicating with the divine realm and wielded in combat by Native Americans and European colonizers. The exhibition will be on display through June in the MacMillan Reading Room of the John Carter Brown Library, located on the College Green. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact jcb-events at brown.edu. https://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/about
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