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EVENTS CALENDAR
last updated February 3, 2010
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Please visit the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
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| JANUARY 30, 2010-JUNE 6, 2010 Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Voorhees Special Exhibition Galleries CAC The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum presents an exhibition by artist Lalla Essaydi entitled, "Les Femmes du Maroc" comprised of 17 large scale photographs selected from the artist’s most recent series. |
| February 2 Tuesday 7:30pm Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room 126 College Avenue CAC flyer The College Avenue Campus Dean and co-sponsors (please see flyer for complete sponsor list) present a talk by Sam Daley-Harris (President of RESULTS; Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign) entitled, "The Business of Doing Good." The talk will include information about Jamii Bora, a microfinance program in Nairobi, Kenya. Click here for a narrative on Jamii Bora. |
| February 2 Tuesday 8pm Douglass Campus Center Trayes Hall B 100 George Street DOUGLASS flyer The Catholic Student Association presents a talk by Immaculée Ilibagiza (Rwandan genocide survivor and recipient of the 2007 Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation and Peace Award). Ilibagiza will share her experience as a genocide survivor and how forigiveness has miraculously transformed her. $10 tickets will be sold at the door. Refreshments will be served after the presentation. |
| February 9 Tuesday 11am-12:30pm (followed by a catered lunch) RCHA 88 College Avenue CAC flyer The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a "Vernacular Epistemologies" seminar by Barbara Cooper (History) entitled, "Toward a History of the Perception of Childbirth and Fertility in the Hausa-Speaking Sahel." The paper will be available at the RCHA one week prior to the seminar date. Copies of the papers may be obtained by stopping by the Center or contacting the RCHA at 732-932-8701 or rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
| February 9-10 Tuesday-Wednesday Trayes Hall, DCC DOUGLASS Tuesday 9am-4pm Wednesday 6pm-9pm flyer The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy's Meredeth Turshen presents a "Two Day Teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan." On Tuesday the National Geographic documentary film, "Inside the Green Berets" will be screened and presentations will be given by Stephen Bronner (Political Science) and Angus Kress Gillespie (American Studies). Women and War Part 1 panelists include Zakia Salime (Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies) and Ethel Brooks (Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology). Jan Barry and Ken Dalton (Veterans for Peace NJ Chapter 21) will conclude Tuesday's program. Professor Gillespie will begin Wednesday's program, followed by Women and War Part 2 panelists Fakhri Haghani (Middle Eastern Studies) and Golbarg Bashi (Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies). The panel will be followed by Ken Dalton, and then Norman Markowitz (History) will conclude the event. The program will be moderated by Professor Turshen. There is a dedicated sakai site for the project, which is universally accessible. |
| February 15 Monday 7pm Graduate Student Lounge CAC flyer CAS and the Department of History present a Black History Month film screening by Ousmane Sembène and Thierno Faty Sow entitled, Camp de Thiaroye (1987, Senegal, 153 minutes; in Wolof and French with English subtitles). Ben Twagira will introduce the film and lead a post-discussion. |
| February 16 Tuesday 8pm Student Activities Center 613 George Street CAC flyer Rutgers Student Life's "Black History Month" celebration includes a discussion with the student organization Twese entitled, "African Americans and Africans IN America: United, or Divided?" Contact Twese president Gilbert Bonsu for more information. |
| February 17 Wednesday 3:20-4:40pm Beck Hall Room 219 LIV flyer CAS, the Office of Undergraduate Education, International Programs, and Comparative Literature proudly present "An African Movie and Dialogue"/"Ecologies in the balance? Thinking through the crises" collaborative film screening of the film, "Becoming a Woman in Okrika." Special guest Mojubaolu Okome (Political Science, Brooklyn College CUNY) will speak after the 30 minute film about the Niger Delta and its relationship with gender and politics. Okome's talk is entitled, "Girls to Women: Responses to Social & Ecological Challenges in Okrika." Special thanks to Ousseina Alidou for hosting this program in her Comparative Literature course, "Comparative Approaches to African Literatures" 01:195:250, cross-listed with CAS 01:016:250. |
| February 17 Wednesday 4:30pm-6:30pm Alexander Library Teleconference Lecture Hall CAC flyer RU Libraries' Diversity Education Initiative presents a Black History Month film screening of the two-part BBC video, Mandela: The Living Legend. Part One is entitled, "Fighting on both sides of the law: Mandela and his early crusade." Part Two will be screened on Thursday, February 25 (same place, same time) and is entitled, "An irresistable vision: Mandela and the end of apartheid." Edward Ramsamy (Africana Studies) will will facilitate the post-discussion. |
| February 20 Saturday 10am Douglass Student Center DOUGLASS flyer Rutgers Student Life's "Black History Month" celebration includes a cultural trip entitled, "Africa's Presence in New York." Attendees will have an early lunch at the Senegalese restaurant, "Africa," and enjoy a production of "FELA." Visit www.getinvolved.rutgers.edu for ticket prices. Contact organizer Cheryl Wilson for more information. |
| February 25 Thursday 4:30pm-6:30pm Alexander Library Teleconference Lecture Hall CAC flyer RU Libraries' Diversity Education Initiative presents a Black History Month film screening of the two-part BBC video, Mandela: The Living Legend. Part Two will be screened on Thursday, February 25 and is entitled, "An irresistable vision: Mandela and the end of apartheid." (Part One is entitled, "Fighting on both sides of the law: Mandela and his early crusade" screened February 17.) Edward Ramsamy (Africana Studies) will will facilitate the post-discussion. |
| February 25 Thursday 6:10pm-7:30pm RCHA Seminar Room 88 College Avenue CAC flyer The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a Black Atlantic Seminar by Abosede George (Barnard College) entitled, "Penal Reform and the Normalization of the African Child 1930-1940." A copy of the paper is available at 88 College Avenue. For further information or to receive a copy of the paper, please contact rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
FEBRUARY 25-27 |
| February 27 Saturday 9am-6pm Busch Campus Center 604 Bartholowmew Road BUSCH flyer Rutgers Student Life's "Black History Month" celebration includes the "First Annual Black Student Leadership Conference" presented by the United Black Council. Contact Cheryl Wilson for workshop topics and weekend schedule. |
| MARCH 3 Wednesday 2pm-5pm Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Lower Dodge Gallery 71 Hamilton Street CAC The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum presents an interdisciplinary symposium which will address some of the issues that Moroccan artist Lalla Essaydi's photographs raise from a variety of perspectives. Essaydi's "Les Femmes du Maroc," comprised of 17 large scale photographs selected from the artist’s most recent series, will be on display at the Zimmerli's Voorhees Special Exhibitions Galleries from January 30, 2010 through June 6, 2010. Donna Gustafson, Liaison for the Mellon Program and Assistant Curator of American Art, will moderate a panel discussion following the presentation of papers by faculty from Rutgers and the University of Pennsylvania. For more information on the symposium please contact Donna Gustafson: dgustafs@rci.rutgers.edu. Support for this program has been provided from an endowment fund established by the Andrew W. Mellon Program. |
| MARCH 4 Thursday 2:50pm-4:10pm Alexander Library 4th Floor Teleconference Lecture Hall CAC CAS, the African Studies Association, and the Department of History proudly present the Fifth Annual African Studies Association Presidential Lecture at Rutgers with a talk by 2010 ASA President Charles Ambler (Professor of History, University of Texas at El Paso) entitled, "African Audiences from Hollywood to Nollywood." Parking is available to non-Rutgers visitors in the College Avenue Parking Deck, located next to Alexander Library (see map). Special thanks to Professor Barbara Cooper for co-hosting this event during her History of Modern Africa course 01:508:222. |
| MARCH 8 - JUNE 1 Opens on a Monday, concludes on a Tuesday The Heldrich Brodsky Center Gallery 10 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 The Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions, the Institute for Women and Art, and DEVCO are pleased to present an African art exhibition entitled, "The Last Frontier: Five Contemporary African Women Artists." The works on view are by five artists: Ugandan artists Ritah Edopy, Lilian Mary Nabulime, and Sarah Nakisanze; Rwandan artist Duhirwe Rushemeza; and Zimbabwean artist Mercy Moyo. A reception for the show and several of the artists is being planned. Beginning the week of March 22, Edopy, Rushemeza and Nabulime will be available to meet with students and faculty, and participate in public events. If you would like to invite the artists to meet with your students and colleagues, or to speak at a public event, please contact Ferris Olin no later than February 20. |
| MARCH 23 Tuesday 4:30pm-6pm Van Dyck Hall Room 301 16 Seminary Place CAC flyer The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a Black Atlantic Seminar by Komozi Woodard (Sarah Lawrence College) entitled, "Black Power Studies, the Paradigm Shift, Not a Cultural Poverty: A Golden Age of Black Liberation and African American Renaissance." A copy of the paper is available at 88 College Avenue. For further information or to receive a copy of the paper, please contact rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
| MARCH 24 Wednesday 3:20pm-4:40pm Beck Hall Room 219 LIV CAS, Comparative Literature, Institute for Women and Art and the Brodsky Center in partnership with DEVCO, F3B and ABLE (Alliance of Black Lucent Employees) present three exhibiting African artists of "The Last Frontier: Five Contemporary African Women Artists." The artists incluce Ritah Edopy (Uganda), Lilian Mary Nabulime (Uganda), and Duhirwe Rushemeza (Rwanda) who will give a talk in Professor Ousseina Alidou's course "Comparative Approaches to African Literature" (095:250 cross-listed with 016:250). |
| APRIL 1 Thursday 6:10pm-7:30pm RCHA Seminar Room 88 College Avenue CAC flyer The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a Black Atlantic Seminar by Carolyn Brown (Rutgers University) entitled, "Cowboys, Letter Writers, and Dancing Women: Identity and Struggles Over Space, Leisure, and Time in a West African City – Enugu, Nigeria 1914-1955." A copy of the paper is available at 88 College Avenue. For further information or to receive a copy of the paper, please contact rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
| APRIL 6 Tuesday 11am-12:30pm (followed by a catered lunch) RCHA 88 College Avenue CAC The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a "Vernacular Epistemologies" seminar by Sherine Hamdy (Brown University) entitled, "When the Experts Disagree: Defining Death in Egypt." The paper will be available at the RCHA one week prior to the seminar date. Copies of the papers may be obtained by stopping by the Center or contacting the RCHA at 732-932-8701 or rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
| APRIL 7 Wednesday 10:30am-3:30pm Graduate Student Lounge CAC The CAS Graduate Affiliates will hold a workshop to present and discuss new graduate work on Africa. Interested presenters must forward an abstract to Stella Capoccia by mid March. |
| APRIL 22 Thursday 6:10pm-7:30pm RCHA Seminar Room 88 College Avenue CAC flyer The Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis presents a Black Atlantic Seminar by Ted Wilson (distinguished poet, writer, and activist) entitled, "A Look Back in Time: Autobiographical Reflection on the Afro-American Youth Culture Conference and the Year 1965." A copy of the paper is available at 88 College Avenue. For further information or to receive a copy of the paper, please contact rcha@rci.rutgers.edu. |
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