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Global Conversations: Wang Chong, Experimental Theatre Director from Beijing ♥ ✚
ZoomWang Chong is a writer, director, translator and the founder and artistic director of Beijing-based performance group Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental, one of the leading experimental groups in China today. A UK-based magazine International Arts Manager notes, “Taking a radical approach to both form and text, Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental has been changing the face of China’s…
Everyday Boundaries and Returning Borderlands: The Films of Dr. Mael ♥ Vizcarra
ZoomTopic: Everyday Boundaries and Returning Borderlands: The Films of Dr. Mael Vizcarra Description: Join us for a live streaming of Dr. Mael Vizcarra’s documentary films, “La Línea” (2019) and “Pánico en Pánuco” (2020) preceded by her introduction. Dr. Mael Vizcarra’s work explores the everyday life of working-class people along the Mexico-U.S. border through filmmaking. “La…
Everyday Boundaries: A Panel Discussion on Borderlands Art ♥
ZoomTopic Everyday Boundaries: A Panel Discussion on Borderlands Art Description Join us for a live webinar discussion panel on the theories of borderlands art chaired by Dr. Ana Rosas and Dr. Rachel O’Toole with Dr. Mael Vizcarra, Amy Sanchez-Arteaga (MFA), and Dr. Misael Diaz. As artists making art on the border, these scholars prompt us…
Freedom of the Press Under Fire ♥
ZoomFreedom of the Press Under Fire UCI Office of Global Engagement has been hosting a series of webinars this year to address a number of timely international topics. The webinar on November 16 will explore the role of journalism in the world today, and the increase in attacks on journalists and the outlets they represent.…
Decolonizing the University in Global/Transnational Perspective: A Roundtable Conversation ♥ ★
ZoomDecolonizing the University in Global/Transnational Perspective: A Roundtable Conversation February 17, 2021 9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. Zoom (pre-registration required) REGISTER: https://uci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpd-CvrDorHdXuonDc8GRXxNllD7t8JIhQ What does it mean to approach efforts to decolonize the university from a global and transnational perspective? What kinds of North-South or South-South solidarities are possible or become impossible? How should we contend with the convergences…
Phantom Africa: A Discussion with Brent Hayes Edwards ♥ ★
Phantom Africa: A Discussion with Brent Hayes Edwards Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Time: TBA Brent Hayes Edwards is the Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he is also affiliated with the Center for Jazz Studies and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. He will present his recent…
GLAS & CBGHP | Colonialism, Capitalism, and Race in International Law ♥
ZoomGLAS & CBGHP | Colonialism, Capitalism, and Race in International Law Friday, September 17 More dates through September 18, 2021 Virtual Event This symposium centers on racial constructions and their effects as social, cultural, and legal phenomena. They are transnational, if not global. This workshop will address the construction of race in international law (both…
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance ★
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance A conversation on protest, repression, and threats to journalists and to academic freedom in Hong Kong between 2019 and the present with Jeff Wasserstrom and Louisa Lim. Dr. Louisa Lim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the author The People's Republic of Amnesia:…
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance ★
The Struggle for Hong Kong: Repression & Resistance A conversation on protest, repression, and threats to journalists and to academic freedom in Hong Kong between 2019 and the present with Jeff Wasserstrom and Louisa Lim. Dr. Louisa Lim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the author The People’s Republic of Amnesia:…
21st Century Korean/American Formations Media, Diaspora, Environment ♥
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center 100 Academy Wy, Irvine, CA, United States21st Century Korean/American Formations Media, Diaspora, Environment Friday, November 12, 2021 FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Hybrid Symposium (In-Person and Online) In-Person: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center * Please Read Below for the Vaccine and Mask Requirement * 100 Academy Wy, Irvine, CA 92617 (free parking) Webinar Register: bit.ly/CCKS2021 Schedule: bit.ly/ProgramCCKS The alliance between the…
Urban Women and China’s Demographic Crisis ♥
ZoomUrban Women and China’s Demographic Crisis with Sarah Mellors Rodriguez,Assistant Professor of History, Missouri State University and Wang Feng, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine Tuesday, Nov. 16 2:00-3:00 PM REGISTER Register: https://uci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-CA3LooRQR-e2FtHTYPIUQ About the talk: Given recent news that China’s birthrate has hit a historic low, the Chinese Communist Party has redoubled its…