[Summit] Fw: Featured Events at Brown Univ. through Sunday, May 26

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Events

   Friday 24 May 10:00am to Monday 30 September 4:00pm   In Between: Public Humans in Hong Kong    In four sections, this exhibit showcases the creativity of the Brown students and faculty who visited Hong Kong in January 2019. Two sections focus on Lo Ting, a mythical half-fish, half-human creature; one explores the city’s food scene; and one explores issues of identity, memory and belonging. Carriage House Gallery, Nightingale-Brown House, 357 Benefit Street.  Learn more
   Friday 24 May 4:30pm   Opening Reception: Memory Dishes    Torn from their homelands, families and traditions, African immigrants reimagined their culinary landscape in the New World by blending traditional recipes with indigenous and European staples. This exhibit highlights the meals and cooking practices of five families within Providence’s diasporic community, exploring how a recipe can illuminate the ways people use food to connect to both their present and past. Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, 94 Waterman Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 9:00am   Commencement Forum: The Future of Media and Political Engagement    For the past decade, media and news companies have experienced rapid disruption and digital evolution. Join the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a panel featuring Brown alumni who are operating at the intersection of commerce, politics, new technology, startups and news. Room 101, Stephen Robert ‘62 Hall, 280 Brook Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 11:00am   Slavery and Legacy Walking Tour    In the 18th century, slavery permeated every aspect of social and economic life in Rhode Island. The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice’s walking tour invites guests to learn about the history and legacy of slavery as it pertains to Brown and the state of Rhode Island. Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle, Thayer Street between Waterman and George Streets.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 11:00am   Commencement Forum: Reflections on the Open Curriculum    Brown’s Open Curriculum prepares graduates to thrive as independent, innovative leaders no matter what path they choose. Join a conversation with Brown alumni who are also Brown faculty members as they discuss their journeys through the curriculum and its impact on their teaching and scholarship. De Ciccio Family Auditorium, Salomon Center for Teaching, 79 Waterman Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 11:00am   Commencement Forum: The Promises and Perils of Diversity    It is widely presumed that more diversity naturally expands racial understanding and equality, but Brown alumna Jennifer Richeson’s award-winning research reveals a more complex picture. A more diverse society, Richeson finds, engenders more racial tension and a rollback of various civil rights protections. Richeson joins Professor of Africana Studies Tricia Rose for a conversation on how we can expand democracy and guarantee protections for all in a multi-racial society. Carmichael Auditorium, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, 85 Waterman Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 11:00am   Commencement Forum: If I’m Not Safe, No Body Is: Science, Power and Activism in the Age of #MeToo    Sexual harassment has been shown to be more prevalent in academic sciences, engineering and medicine than in any other public sector, private sector or government workplace except for the military. This talk covers how #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM movements are raising awareness of sexual harassment as a major contributor to the so-called “leaky pipeline” that drives women out of academic sciences. Room 001, Salomon Center for Teaching, 79 Waterman Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 11:00am   Screening: ‘Walkout!’    “Walkout!” is a recollection of the Black Student Walkout of 1968 at Brown, as performed live and filmed during the Black Alumni Reunion in the fall of 2018. The performance was conceived by alumna Sheryl Brisset Chapman and directed by alumnus and Brown faculty member Elmo Terry-Morgan. George Houston Bass Performing Arts Space, Churchill House, 155 Angell Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 25 May 12:30pm   Commencement Forum: Battling Cancer: Translating Research Into Better Care for Patients    Over a 25-year career, Dr. Wafik El-Deiry has made numerous important discoveries about targeting cancer cells. Come hear about trends in cancer prevention, strategies for early detection and Brown’s new effort to use cancer research to impact patient care. Room 106, Smith-Buonanno Hall, 95 Cushing Street.  Learn more

Exhibits
    Thursday 13 September (2018) 9:00am to Monday 27 May 5:00pm   Joy + Justice    How do we live joyfully while working for justice? That question lies at the heart of this exhibit. The 22 artists assembled display a broad range of subjects, styles and traditions, but they share one common thread: connecting joy to justice. Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, 96 Waterman Street.  Learn more
   Tuesday 22 January 4:00pm to Saturday 15 June 6:00pm   River Mile Zero    Rhode Island artist Kate Aitchison explores human intervention of free-flowing waterways in new, large-scale works on paper depicting the power, awe and obstruction of hydroelectric dams. Upper Lobby, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 6 April 1:00pm to Sunday 7 July 4:00pm   Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson: The Only Show in Town    Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson’s exhibition is their response to the plight of the saltmarsh sparrow, a species predicted to be extinct by 2050 due to climate change. The artists followed researchers in Rhode Island as they tracked the sparrows’ movements and habits in an ever-rising tide. David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art, 64 College Street.  Learn more
   Friday 5 April 9:00am to Sunday 30 June 5:00pm   Textual Afterlives: Generating Editions and Editing Generations of Americana    In the early modern period, there were no intellectual copyright laws in place to prevent editors and publishers to adapt texts in order to sell their wares. Authors would often change their work to reflect popular views of the time, and translators would often do far more than just translate. This exhibition follows several of the most celebrated texts related to the early modern Americas as they made their way from inaugural to subsequent editions, ruminating on this question: When does a text stop being “original” and start becoming something else? MacMillan Reading Room, John Carter Brown Library, 94 George Street.  Learn more
   Thursday 4 April 9:00am to Friday 14 June 9:00pm   Wild Edible Botanicals    Since 2008, Jimmy Fike has been creating a photographic archive depicting America’s rich trove of wild edible flora. His botanical images function as reliable guides for foraging, and they ask the viewer to contemplate evolution and our relationship to the plant kingdom. Atrium Gallery, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 4 May 9:00am to Friday 19 July 5:00pm   The Providence Album, Vol. 1    “The Providence Album, Vol. 1” explores the life, look and history of Providence in the 1960s through the photography of Carmel Vitullo and Harry Callahan. Photos show a city in an era of tremendous change, as residents began moving out of the city and into the surrounding suburbs at a rate faster than any American city except Detroit. Carriage House Gallery, Nightingale-Brown House, 357 Benefit Street.  Learn more
   Saturday 20 April 9:00am to Friday 31 May 5:00pm   Blind Origin: New Work by Judd Schiffman    Artist and academic Judd Schiffman responded to objects selected from the collections of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World by creating a new series of ceramic sculptures. His work speaks to the meaning, stories and power we ascribe to objects, whether ancient or contemporary. Room 108, Rhode Island Hall, 60 George Street.  Learn more
   Thursday 18 April 9:00am to Friday 14 June 9:00pm   The Interior Landscape    A collaborative exhibition from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Forrest Gander and Indian ceramic artist Ashwini Bhat explores Tamil poetry, Indian temple architecture and fossil memories preserved in ancient ceramic objects. Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell Street.  Learn more
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