UCI Illuminations
The Journey Home: A Veterans Day Remembrance ♥
ZoomThis virtual recital about war and homecoming features song by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Berlin, and more Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, The Journey Home tells the story of men and women who must find their way back home, literally and figuratively. While most of…
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…
A Play About Flags: A Live Zoom Reading of a New Play ♥
ZoomWhat is the significance of a national flag? Does its symbolic meaning change during a war? During a time of crisis, is a national flag to be reverenced or despised, protected or destroyed? In A Play About Flags, two Iranian women work in a flag factory in Tehran amidst escalating tensions between Iran and the US…
A true story of travel, war and heroism, shared by faculty author Héctor Tobar ♥
ZoomHéctor Tobar's new novel, The Last Great Road Bum, tells the true story of Joe Sanderson, who died fighting with guerrillas in El Salvador. Interviewed by Alejandro Morales (Chicano / Latino Studies) and hosted by Julia Lupton (English). THE BOOK: The Last Great Road Bum: A Novel Joe Sanderson died in pursuit of a life worth writing…
UCI Author Frank Wilderson III, Afropessimism ♥ ★
ZoomAcclaimed Memoirist and Theorist Frank B. Wilderson III in conversation with Jocelyn Burrell Afropessimism, long-listed for the National Book Award Published by W. W. Norton, 2020 RSVP Why does race seem to color almost every feature of our moral and political universe? Why does a perpetual cycle of slavery—in all its political, intellectual, and cultural…
Lisa See, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” ♥ ★
ZoomIn this event, author Lisa See will talk about her novel, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” and take questions from the audience. About this Event In this event, author Lisa See will talk about her novel, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” and take questions from the audience. About the book From #1 New…
Cathy Park Hong – Student Q&A, author of the best-selling Minor Feelings ♥ ★
ZoomApril 14, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (student Q & A) and April 15, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (book conversation) Cathy Park Hong, author of the best-selling Minor Feelings, fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee…
The Suppliants Project ♥ ★
ZoomDramatic readings of scenes from Aeschylus' The Suppliants as a catalyst for powerful discussions about immigration and the refugee crisis. About this Event The Suppliants Project presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of scenes from Aeschylus’ play The Suppliants—an ancient tragedy about fifty female refugees who seek asylum in the ancient city of Argos, and…
Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh ♥ ★
ZoomCathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh About this Event Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh In Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths…