Identity Themed Events
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February 2009
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March 2009
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Lisa Sowle Cahill
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Williman Room, Benson Center
Santa Clara graduate Lisa Sowle Cahill '70 will speak on Catholic notions of feminism, politics, peacemaking and ethics in the 21st century. Cahill serves as the J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor of Theology at Boston College, has authored several important books on modern Catholic teachings, and was recently appointed a political advisor to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
Co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost, and the Council on Inclusive Excellence.
Martin Luther King Jr. Night
Monday, January 19th, 2009
"Journey to the Beginning"
Doors open at 7:00 pm
Event starts at 7:30 pm
Mayer Theatre (Tickets: $8 presale, $10 at the door)
Coordinated by Igwebuike.
**This show may contain situations not suitable for all audiences**
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Women of Color Network
Do innovations like "beat blogging" and citizen journalism improve inclusion?
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Kennedy Commons
Katharine Fong, Deputy Managing Editor, SJ Mercury News. Katharine Fong will share her experience working at the San Jose Mercury News.
For more information, please contact Mary Ho or visit www.scu.edu/oml/programs.
Music at Noon
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
12:00 pm
Recital Hall
India (Kathak) dancer
Women's and Gender Studies
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Benson Parlors B & C
Jewelle Gomez, award-winning author & activist reading from her new book Televised
RSVP by Friday, January 23rd to wgst@scu.edu.
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Music at Noon
Wednesday, January 28th
12:00 pm
Recital Hall
South African performance (tentatively scheduled).
Please contact Bob Bozina for additional information.
Coming Out and Coming Back ...
Openly Gay SCU Alumni return to campus to reflect on their experience as students at Santa Clara University.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St. Clare Reading Room, Harrington Learning Commons
Coordinated by Xavier RLC and co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost.
This program is funded by the Identity Grant.
Thinking Outside the Boxes: How Do You Identify?
How do you define your identity? A panel of students who attended the Kip Fulbeck lecture will share how they come to understand their own identity.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Sobrato BC
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Art and Art History, Council on Inclusive Excellence, Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost.
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Forrest Hamer
Forrest Hamer is a former winner of the Beatrice Hawley Award and the Northern California Book Award. Hamer is an Oakland, California psychologist and affiliate member of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and Society. His poetry appears in many journals, and he has received fellowhips from the California Arts Council and Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. He has taught on the poetry faculty of the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshops. Rift (2007) is his third collection of poems, following Call & Response (1995) and Middle Ear (2000).
Monday, February 2nd
4:00 pm - An Interview with Forrest Hamer / The Saint Clare Room
5:00 pm - Poetry Reading / The Saint Clare Room (located in the Harrington Learning Center Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library)
This program is co-sponsored by the English Department, the Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost, the University Library, and the Santa Clara Review.
For more information, please contact Rebecca Black, Director of Creative Writing.
Kim Nalley
Date: Postponed
Time: TBA
Recital Hall
Nalley sings songs of civil rights and black protest. For information on the event and to purchase tickets go to www.scu.edu/cpa.
Coordinated by the Center of Performing Arts.
RE:DEFinition
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Transforming Hip Hop Through History, Community, and Self-Definition
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
USF Xavier Chapel and Fromm Hall
This free day-long conference will chronicle the journey of hip hop, diving into the questions of ownership, identity, and our role in shaping its future direction. Interactive workshops featuring Jeff Chang (author of "Can't Stop Won't Stop"), Paul Flores (poet, novelist, playwright, spokenword performer and University of San Francisco instructor), USF's Poetic Engagement, and Dr. Susie Lundy (Graffiti Historian, b-girl, deejay, educator, and muralist) and more will be featured throughout the day. Coordinated by USF, SJSU and Mills College.
Registered for this event for FREE by February 2, 2009
Please also RSVP to Mary Ho at mdho@scu.edu if you are interested in attending this conference.
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Difficult Dialogue
Gender and Ethnic Specific Theme Parties. What's the intrigue!?!
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Williman Room, Benson Center
Discussion facilitated by Lulu Santana, Campus Ministry.
Please RSVP to Pauline Nguyen. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Black Film Series
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
"Bamboozled" screening (2 hours 16 min)
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Movie directed by Spike Lee.
Harrington Learning Center Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library - Conference Room A
Hot Tea, Cool Conversation
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
6:00 pm
TV Studio (room 109) Arts and Sciences Building
Iran has been labeled as a "Terrorist State" by the Bush Administration and the mainstream U.S. media have vilified it by lumping politicians, the people, religion, politics, and culture together, creating a stereotype that prevents understanding. How do Iranian people live? What do they think about America? What is the role of religion in their lives? These are some of the questions the film addresses as it provides a unique look at life inside Iran. For more information, please visit: http://www.iranthemovie.com. The film's director, Brenden Hamilton, and producer, Mehdi Ghafourifar will be joining us for questions and answers after the screening.
Coordinated by the Communication Department and funded by the Identity Grant.
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The Life of Clare of Assisi
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, February 17th, 18th & 20th, 2009
8:00 - 9:00 pm
Mission Santa Clara
An original theatre work performed by SCU student and alums and directed by Mark Larson and Kristin Kusanovich will explore the life of the woman Clare of Assisi drawing on the historical text by Thomas of Celano. This intimate and intense staged performance will blend contemporary theatre and medieval practices to create a work that delves into the profound existence of the namesake of our university.
Artist's talk back to follow. Learn about the process of conceiving of the show, writing the script, and working with the ensemble to create this work.
FREE. However, reservations are highly recommended.
Please contact the Mayer Theatre box office at 408-554-4015 to make reservations as seating is limited.
For more information, please contact Kristin Kusanovich.
In addition to the theatrical performances, a symposium organized by Religious Studies professor Jean Molesky-Poz will explore Clare's charism, leadership and meaning to us today with a panel of scholars in the St. Clare room of the new Library and Learning Commons.
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Dine and Discuss
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
"REEL Bad Arabs" (Film and Discussion)
5:00 - 7:00 pm
California Mission Room
Facilitated by Professor Farid Senzai, Political Science Department.
Brought to you by the Committee on Multiculturalism in the RLCs.
Clare of Assisi: Light for Identity, Community, and Humanity
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Library and Learning Commons, 3rd floor, St. Clare Room
Symposium featuring Jean Molesky-Poz (Religious Studies Dept.) and Guests.
Reception to follow. FREE.
For more information, please contact Jean Molesky-Poz.
The above programs on Clare of Assisi are made possible by the Bannan Institute of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, Funded by the Identity Grant from the Council on Inclusive Excellence and the Center of Performing Arts. Additional sponsors include the Departments of Religious Studies, Modern Languages, and Women and Gender Studies.
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Beautiful Me(s): Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black Cuba
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Kennedy Commons
This film displays Yale students interested in African and African American studies traveling to Cuba in order to find a closer connection with the Black roots in Cuba. This film is produced and directed by Professor Robin Hayes from the Ethnic Studies Program and Political Science Department. A conversation with Professor Hayes will follow the screening. For more information on this film, please visit www.beautifulmes.com/.
Co-sponsored by the Ethnic Studies Program, Igwebuike, and the Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost.
Black Film Series
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
"4 Little Girls" screening (1 hour 42 min)
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Documentary by Director Spike Lee.
Harrington Learning Center Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library - Conference Room A
Traces of the Trade: A Tale from the Deep North Screening
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Questions and Answers with Co-producer Juanita Brown
4:00 -5:30 pm
Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library - Conference Room A
In Traces of the Trade, Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Given the myth that the South is solely responsible for slavery, viewers will be surprised to learn that Browne's ancestors were Northerners. The film follows Browne and nine fellow family members on a remarkable journey which brings them face-to-face with the history and legacy of New England's hidden enterprise.
Funded by the Council on Inclusive Excellence Identity Grant, www.scu.edu/identity.
Please RSVP to Pauline Nguyen.
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LGBT Issues in Collegiate Athletics
Speaker: Helen J. Carroll - Sports Project Director for National Center for Lesbian Rights
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
12:00 -1:30 pm
California Mission Room
In 2001, NCLR made history by becoming the first LGBT national organization to tackle the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sports with the launch of our Sports Project. Since the Project's inception, NCLR has worked to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in sports through advocacy, outreach, and litigation. Under the leadership of former NCAA women's basketball championship coach and athletic director Helen J. Carroll, we have provided assistance to hundreds of high school, university, and professional athletes, coaches, and sport personnel.
Helen J. Carroll joinde NCLR in August 2001 to lead the Sports Project. She is well known in the sports world as an acclaimed national championship basketball coach from the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Helen had been a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Athletic Director for 12 years, and now devotes all her efforts to fighting homophobia in sports by directing NCLR's Sports Project. She works closely with major national sports organizations including the San Francisco 49ers, the Women's Sports Foundation and the NCAA. She has been a dynamic speaker on panels with the NCAA, Nike, the U.S. Tennis Association, The New York Times and many others. She was featured in Dee Mosbacher's award-winning film, Out For A Change: Addressing Homophobia in Women's sports, and author Pat Griffins' book, Strong Women, Deep Closets.
Sponsored by: Women and Gender Studies, Office for Multicultural Learning-Office of the Provost, and Office of Student Life.
Please RSVP to Pauline Nguyen.
Tunnel of Oppression
Experience. Reflect. Act.
February 25th - March 1st, 2009
Benson Memorial Center
Tunnel of Oppression allows the Santa Clara community to stop looking at oppression from a distance and instead immerse in the trials and tribulations of others through an amazing, 100% student-run campus-wide event. Starting at one end of the exhibit, participants make their way through a series of rooms, observing, participating and taking in the gravity of each form of oppression. From race and religion to sexuality and beyond, Tunne of Oppression hopes to spread awareness of social injustice and provide an opportunity to experience and reflect on this oppression first-hand. Dont' wait. Become the solution. Interested in more information? Please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Jaber.
Sean Theriault
Lunch with Study Abroad students (by invitation only)
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Adobe Lodge
Professor Theriault will discuss the experiences he had leading 25 University of Texas students in Rome for a class called, "The Politics of the Catholic Church".
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The Role of Minority Groups in the 2008 Elections and Thereafter
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Wiegand Room
Professor Theriault will discuss the voting habits of marginalized groups in the 2008 Election and how they compared to years passed. He'll also speculate about their role in politics during the Obama presidency.
Please RSVP to Pauline Nguyen.
Lecture: "Growing up Gay in the Catholic Church"
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Kennedy Commons
How can someone be both proudly gay and proudly Catholic? In this personal reflection, Professor Theriault will discuss the process by which a loyal Catholic came to understand and to embrace his homosexuality in the light of the Church. Undeniably, tension exists between these two identities, but so does mutual understanding.
Professor Theriault is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has won numerous teaching awards. His primary research interests are in American political institutions, primarily the U.S. Congress. He received his B.A. from the University of Richmond (1993), his M.S. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Rochester (1996), and his M.A. and Ph. D. in Political Science from Stanford University (2000, 2001). He has published two books, The Power of the People: Congressional Competition, Public Attention, and Voter Retribution (Ohio State University Press, 2005) and Party Polarization in Congress (Cambridge University Press, 2008). He has also published numerous articles on subjects ranging from presidential rhetoric to congressional careers and the Louisiana Purchase to the Pendleton Act of 1883. His current research continues to focus on party polarization in the modern Congress.
Please RSVP to Pauline Nguyen.
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