Fall 2014 Featured Events - Past Events
Monday, September 15, 7 p.m.
1989 Revisited: Tiananmen and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
25 Years Later
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine, editor of the Journal of Asian Studies and author of Student Protests in Twentieth-Century China and China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know revisits 1989. How similar or different were the nearly contemporaneous protests that broke out in Beijing, Budapest and Bucharest in 1989? Do the interpretations of the events that circulated at the time still make sense, and why did the struggles in China – as opposed to places like Czechoslovakia – end so differently? And does 1989 hold the same significance today as it did in the immediate wake of the toppling of the Berlin Wall?
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Libary
For more information, please email Sarah.McCleskey{at}hofstra.edu
Wednesday, October 1, 3 p.m.
Why the Digital Is/Isn’t Important:
A Measured Approach to Using New Media Remarkably
Digital technologies bring with them a bounty of new processes, practices, and products that find their way into academic life. We are faced with the challenge of determining how best to incorporate them into faculty research, pedagogical practice and student projects, though we may be tempted to take this challenge on with breathless enthusiasm.
Kimon Keramidas, assistant professor and director, Digital Media Lab, Bard Graduate Center, focuses on a more measured approach, one that puts this digital era in historical perspective and better empowers us to create remarkable things with these new media.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Ethna.Lay{at}hofstra.edu.
Designing the Movies: John Muto and the Art of Production Design
John Muto is a member of the Design Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. During his long career as a production designer (one of the key creative roles in the film production process), he has been responsible for the overall "look" of such films as Night of the Comet (1984), Species (1985) and the two films that we will be screening: River's Edge and Home Alone.
Both films will be shown in the Student Center Theater,
Mack Student Center
Wednesday, October 1, 5 p.m.
River's Edge (1986)
Directed by Tim Hunter and starring Keanu Reeves in one of his best (and earliest) screen roles. In this shocking drama, a high-school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to his friends. His friends' reaction is almost as perplexing as the crime itself. The film also features performances from Crispin Glover, Ione Skye and Dennis Hopper. The film's stark, gritty realism is largely the result of the production design by John Muto.
Wednesday, October 8, 5 p.m.
Home Alone (1990)
Production designer John Muto will introduce this classic film starring Macauley Culkin and directed by Chris Columbus who plays an 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left home alone while his family flies to France for Christmas. He must defend his home against idiotic burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). The screening will be followed by a discussion with John Muto about his strategies in designing the overall "look" of the film. A light reception will follow.
Co-sponsored by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, the Herbert Lawrence School of Communication
For more information, please email Rodney.F.Hill{at}hofstra.edu
Wednesday, October, 8, 2:55-6 p.m.
Si Se Puede !
Cesar Chavez and Immigrant Rights Today
The Civil Rights Act became law fifty years ago and that same year Cesar Chavez founded the United Farmworkers Union as a popular movement for expanding immigrants' labor and human rights. As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, join us for a viewing of the new film Cesar Chavez (2014), followed by a discussion on the film and current immigration policy debates with Lori Flores, Professor of History, Stony Brook University and Emma Kreyche, Organizing Director, Worker Justice Center.
112 Breslin Hall or Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please visit hofstra.edu/laborstudies
Sunday, February 8, 2015, 5 p.m.
Hofstra Celebrates Black History Month
A concert exploring the African Diaspora — the spread of music and dance from Mother Africa throughout the world. Join us to experience West African drumming and dancing, South African choral music, concert music by African and Afro-Cuban composers, and Cubop and Calypso dances for Big Band. Hofstra student dancers and musicians, ensembles from Uniondale and Hempstead High Schools, and invited guest artists and alumni will perform.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse
For more information, please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669
Thursday, October 9, 6 p.m.
Inclusion and Exclusion Through Interfaith Dialogue:
Lessons From Crown Heights and the Interfaith Center of New York
Dr. Henry Goldschmidt, scholar and director of education programs at the Interfaith
Center of New York, draws on his extensive experience to describe what interfaith work
really looks like “on the ground.” He also explores how the category of “interfaith” can
include but also exclude potential participants in interreligious conversation and conflict
resolution. This 40-minute talk concludes with a question-and-answer dialogue with the
audience.
246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library
For more information, please visit hofstra.edu/religionevents.
Friday, October 10, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Media and Migration from Africa to Spain
This daylong event features film screenings and a round-table discussion on the intersections of media, migration, Africa, and Spain organized by Benita Sampedro Vizcaya, Hofstra University, and H. Rosi Song, Bryn Mawr College. The film curator is
María Teresa Cabo, director of the Galician Film Festival of New York, and the event features scholars from the tristate area and Pennsylvania researching topics such as media and migration, labor studies, borders, Afro-European relations, the Maghreb and West Africa, Mediterranean studies, Spain, Galicia and Cataluña.
Films include Sahara Chronicle (2007), El espectáculo (2012),Tann Sa Yoon (2013), and Todos vos sodes capitáns (You Are All Captains) (2011).
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Benita.Sampedro{at}hofstra.edu.
Tuesday, October 14, 3 p.m.
Ada Lovelace Day
Named for the 19th-century scientist who pioneered computational programming, the event is part of an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Dr. Rebecca Wright, director, Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Rutgers University, and a professor in the Rutgers Computer Science Department, is the guest speaker for Hofstra’s Ada Lovelace Day celebration.
Dr. Wright’s research focuses on information security, including cryptography, privacy, foundations of computer security, and faulttolerant distributed computing, as well as foundations of networking.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Elizabeth.Scott{at}hofstra.edu.
Saturday, October 18, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Managing New York Ocean Resources: Connecting Science and Policy
The 2014 New York Marine Sciences Consortium meeting is focused on the future of New York ocean policy and implementation. Input from the scientific community, policy makers, other stakeholders and the general public will be used to develop recommendations and identify critical knowledge gaps regarding ocean-related human uses, natural resources, and cultural factors. Responses from the meeting will be presented to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Oceans and New York state to guide development of regional and New York ocean action plans and ocean assessments, and help maximize the benefits of our ocean resources and protect the health of the ecosystem.
Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center
Please visit Marine Sciences Consortium to register. For more information, email Maureen.Krause@hofstra.edu. To submit poster titles, please email your title to christine.gurdon@stonybrook.edu.
Tuesday, October 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Domestic Violence: Dare to Speak Its Name
(Communities Respond to Intimate Partner Abuse)
The Criminology Program of Hofstra’s Sociology Department, in association with the Herstory Writers Workshop, presents a conference that brings together memoir writers and experts on the social, economic and political causes of domestic violence and introduces the most recent changes to the legal system in dealing with this offense, which has only recently been defined as a crime. Social and political movements and academic research (particularly feminist research) have made immense contributions to understanding the nature and causes of intimate partner abuse.
This conference will explore how community response, legal innovations and the raising
of public consciousness through a story-based strategy can change hearts, minds and
policies around domestic violence, while giving a voice to those who have too often been
silenced in the arenas that affect their lives the most.
246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Liena.Gurevich{at}hofstra.edu.
Wednesday, October 22, 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. (Common Hour)
46TH HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY LECTURE
Dilemmas of Shared Parenting in the the 21st Century:
How Law and Culture Shape Child Custody
J. Herbie DiFonzo, Professor of Law
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please contact the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at 516-463-5400.
Wednesday, October 29
Day of Dialogue 2014: Social Responsibility and Human Security
A day of workshops, panels and performances devoted to deliberation and reflection
on some of the major issues that face our community, our nation and the world, from
the crises in the Middle East to the midterm elections and racism in professional sports,
to the state of the economy. This all-day annual event presented by Hofstra’s Center
for Civic Engagement serves as an important forum for community engagement and
participation. Students, faculty and community members are welcome. All events are free
and open to the public.
Various campus locations
For more information and a detailed listing of Day of Dialogue events, please visit hofstra.edu/cce.
Wednesday, November 5, 11:15 a.m.
I Was Born a Baby: The Dynamic Development of Gender Variability
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor Emerita, Brown University, is a leading expert in biology and gender development and a frequent commentator for media outlets such as The New York Times and PBS. Dr. Fausto-Sterling’s current research on parent-infant interactions and the embodiment of gender uses dynamic systems theory to demonstrate how cultural difference becomes bodily difference.
This groundbreaking new approach to the study of gender differences exposes the flawed premise of the nature vs. nurture debate.
Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center
For more information, please email Karyn.Valerius{at}hofstra.edu.
Friday, November 7, 2:20-5 p.m.
Singing on Stage: A Master Class with Jane Streeton of the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London
Jane Streeton presents a master class with Hofstra drama and music students featuring techniques from her book Singing on Stage: An Actor’s Guide (June 2014). Ms. Streeton is an international soprano soloist in opera and concert and has worked as a singing coach and vocal advisor for film; with the BBC; in West End musicals; and at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe.
She is the coordinator of the singing team and course leader for the Musical Theatre Short Courses at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
The master class is open to the public.
Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m.
Bridging Community and Academic Research:
What’s in It for Us?
Academics do research to understand the world better and to make sense of complex and interesting phenomena, but how can they connect that research to the problems of the “real world”? Communities that are the focus of academic study often have little say in the research process, though their input and experiences make valuable contributions to improving the very issues being researched. Join us in a conversation with sociologist Barbara Katz Rothman, professor, CUNY Graduate Center, that highlights the benefits of and barriers (for both researchers and community members) to working together to solve problems, with practical tips on how to bridge the participation gap.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Martine.Hackett{at}hofstra.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 4:30-6 p.m.
Pride and Purpose Debate: Does Nuclear Energy Have
a Role in Our Sustainable Energy Future?
In recent years, many concerned with the role of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming have advocated that we quickly increase the amount of nuclear energy produced around the world in order to replace carbon-based energy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, many others have raised concerns about nuclear waste and safety and disagree with this approach. Participants will debate whether nuclear energy has a place in our efforts to create a more sustainable future.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/ccdebates.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come first serve basis.
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Tuesday, December 2, 9:30-11 a.m.
Clash of Civilizations in Italy
Amara Lakhous, author, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, examines the theme of identity through the descriptions of idiosyncrasies in multicultural
Italy by way of a story of a murder in Rome.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please contact Stanislao Pugliese at
516-463-5611 or email stanislao.pugliese{at}hofstra.edu.
Thursday, December 4, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Poetry and the Visual Arts in Romance Languages
(XIX-XXI Centuries): A Tribute to Jorge E. Eielson (1924-2006)
Hofstra University will host a one-day symposium honoring the great Peruvian poet/artist Jorge Eduardo Eielson. One of the most radical voices of Latin American poetry of the 20th century, Eielson was known for his iconoclastic poetry and his quipus, today considered precursors of conceptual art. The symposium is in collaboration with the Americas Society and The Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
Fall 2014 – Music Performances, Lectures and Demonstrations
Joseph G. Astman International Concert Series
Music From Around the World
Friday, September 19, 12:30 pm
The Taiko Masala Drum Ensemble*
Founded by master drummer Hiro Kurashima, the ensemble combines the training and discipline of Japanese martial arts with the precision and power of complex drumming.
*Presented in conjunction with the Hofstra Cultural Center conference Asia Transforming: Old Values and New Presences Main Dining Room, Mack Student Center
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Tuesday, November 11, 7 p.m.
Lecture and Demonstration: Women in India: Music and Culture
Professor Rita Ganguly, New Delhi, India Professor Rita Ganguly is an authority in the fieldvof semiclassical Indian music, with particular reference to the romantic repertoire performed by female artists. She is the foremost disciple of the legendary Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar, and she will be at Hofstra to share her memories and her music.
Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
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Friday, November 14, 7 p.m.
Gamelan Kusuma Laras performing The Spirit of Gamelan
Gamelan Kusuma Laras is a classical Javanese gamelan orchestra based in New York City that performs music, dance and theater from the classical repertoire of the courts of Central Java. The orchestra was formed 30 years agoto study and present Indonesian performing arts to American audiences. Kusuma Laras has entranced music and dance lovers in the United States and in Indonesia with its authentic performances on instruments created especially for the Indonesia Pavilion at the World's Fair of 1964-65 in New York.
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID.
Tickets on sale beginning October 14, 2014
For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at 516-463-6644, Monday-Friday, 11a .m.-3:45 p.m.
Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
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Joseph G. Astman Concert Series Sacred Music From Around the World
Persian Mystic Songs for Nowruz
Sepideh Raissadat, vocal and sehtar
Naghmeh Frahmand, zarb, daff
The event celebrates the Nowruz, the festivity marking the Iranian New Year on March 21. The repertoire presented by Sepideh Raissadat includes masterpieces of Persian mysticism set to music.
Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Sikh Holy Hymns
Dr. Francesca Cassio, vocal and tanpura
Parminder Singh Bhamra, pakhawaj
Nirvair Kaur Khalsa, taus
Dr. Francesca Cassio (Sardarni Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology at Hofstra University) will perform traditional hymns from the Sikh Gurus's repertoire (16th-18th centuries) in the traditional dhrupad style. Dr. Cassio will be exceptionally accompanied on pakhawaj by Parminder Singh Bhamra (from the Anad Foundation, India) and on taus by Nirvair Kaur Khalsa. The event aims to celebrate the Sikh Festival of Vaisakhi.
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
The Alash Ensemble Performing
Overtone Singing from Mongolia
The Alash Ensemble is a trio of master overtone singers (xöömei) from Tuva, a tiny republic in the heart of Central Asia. The ancient art of overtone (or throat) singing developed among the nomadic herdsman of this region. Alash remains grounded in this tradition, while expanding its musical vocabulary with new ideas from the West.
Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
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Cambridge Union Society Debate
Hofstra University will host one of the oldest and most prestigious debating societies in the world, the Cambridge Union Society, from the University of Cambridge (England).
A series of debating workshops for students will be followed by a debate, featuring mixed Hofstra-Cambridge teams.
First Debate: Individualism
Tuesday, March 25, 11:10 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Watch the debate
Second Debate: Surveillance
Wednesday, March 26, 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Watch the debate
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Electrify Your Strings With Mark Wood
Mark Wood, Emmy-winning composer and music education advocate as well as an original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, presents innovative techniques in music education and performs on an electric violin, the Viper, his own invention.
Friday, March 28, 2:55 p.m.
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2014 Donald Sutherland Lecture: The Honorable Joe Lieberman
The 2014 Donald Sutherland Lecture will feature former United States Senator Joe Lieberman (1989-2013) from Connecticut.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Thursday, April 3, 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
For more information, visit: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=8214
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NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK (NPHW)
Various events around campus.
Thursday, April 10, 6-7:30 p.m.
National Public Health Week Keynote Address
Dr. John McDonough, Harvard School of Public Health
Monday, April 7-Friday, April 11
More information and a detailed listing of the NPHW events, please visit hofstra.edu/NPHW2014.
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The Butler
Film directed by Lee Daniels. As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Dates/Times: Saturday, February 22 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sunday, February 23 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
More information: Please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.
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Soul of a Nation
By the creators of the nationally acclaimed theatrical series of multimedia, one-person plays Faces of America.
In this performance three actors all portray young African Americans, who examine topicsthat the present college generation feel need to be addressed. These include the U.S. Justice System, hair, balancing adulthood, intersection of cultural identities, and more.
Date/Time: Monday, February 24, 7 p.m.
More information: Please contact Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs at MISPO@hofstra.edu or 516-463-6796
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A Conversation with Wil Haygood
Washington Post journalist and author of the book The Butler will speak about his book, which inspired the movie, followed by a book signing.
Date/Time: Tuesday, February, 25, 7:30 p.m.
More information: Please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.
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Hofstra Heart Health Week
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Surprisingly many young people are at risk. Learn how you can change this during a week of free activities, including health screenings and nutritional consults; expert talks on cardiac arrest and stress management; a blood drive; and “Hoops for Hearts” and “Dodgeball for Hearts” tournaments.
More information and a detailed schedule of the week's events: hofstra.edu/laborstudies
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The Edge of Therapy: Students, Yoga and Mindful Practice — A Four-Hour Workshop
A panel discussion with mindfulness and yoga-in-school experts, followed by break-out groups. Exciting new dimensions of psychotherapy are emerging from the juncture of Eastern and Western traditions. This is a rare opportunity to meet with leading practitioners and researchers. Participating students will speak about their experiences with yoga and mindful techniques. This is a workshop of importance to students, educators and psychotherapists alike.
Date/Time: Monday, March 4, 4-8 p.m.
Please visit Hofstra Cultural Center Event Recordings to view the event video.
More information: Please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.
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Women’s History Month/Religion and Film Series:The Works of Margarethe von Trotta
Both screenings will be followed by a panel discussion led by Hofstra professors from various departments to examine the intersection of religion, politics and gender as portrayed in the films of renowned German director Margarethe von Trotta.
Vision
The inspirational portrait of Hildegard von Bingen, the famed 12th-century Benedictine nun, who has emerged from the shadows of history as a forward-thinking and iconoclastic pioneer of faith, change and enlightenment.
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Hannah Arendt
A biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. The film covers Arendt’s controversial reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann for The New Yorker.
Date/Time: Monday, March 10, 6:30 p.m.
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=7224
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Living With Nature: Food, Beauty and Healing in Post-Tsunami Japan
Internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Kazushiro Sato discusses his family’s experience with the tsunami and demonstrates his cooking skills as he sculpts fruits and vegetables into intricate shapes such as flowers and butterflies. He will explain how important it is for us to live alongside nature as we mark the third anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=7211
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Sixth Annual Seminar in Central Asian and Middle Eastern Numismatics
This seminar brings to Hofstra top world specialists on coins of the Ancient Near East and Islamic World. Over the past five years this event has evolved into an important North-American international forum for the specialists on the history of pre-modern coinage. 111 Breslin Hall, South Campus
Date/Time: Saturday, March 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information, please email aleksandr.naymark{at}hofstra.edu.
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65th Annual Hofstra Shakespeare Festival
Acting Shakespeare Lecture Series: FIASCO THEATER
Three co-founders of Fiasco Theater, one of New York's most innovative ensemble companies,will discuss the art of acting and producing Shakespeare today.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m.
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=8080
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Beauty and the Brain
Dr Anjan Chatterjee, discusses his new book The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art (Oxford University Press, 2013). Dr Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to explain why aesthetic concerns feature centrally in our lives.
Date/Time: February 5, 5-6:30 p.m.
Funding provided by the Hofstra Cultural Center Grants
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=7267
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Up South - The Great Migration in Sound and Movement
"Up South: The Great Migration in Sound and Movement" featuring performances by the Hofstra Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Hofstra student dancers, invited choral ensembles from Hempstead High School and Uniondale High School and acclaimed soloists Diana Solomon-Glover, Robert Hughes and Steven Herring. Hofstra student actors will guide the audience through a semi-historical narrative describing the great migration. Hofstra Jazz band will round off the show with a Count Basie dance featuring set choreographed by Mickey Davidson.
Date/Time: February 9, 5 p.m.
Funding provided by the Hofstra Cultural Center Grants
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=6773
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Ethnicity and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Italy: Film Viewings led by Italian Ghanaian Filmmaker Fred Kuwornu
Fred Kuwornu, film director and activist, will present two of his acclaimed documentaries and conduct a question and answer period after each screening.
Both films will be shown on Wednesday, February 12
18 Ius Soli: The Right of Citizenship
The documentary examines the difficulty in obtaining citizenship in modern Italy, particularly for those immigrants coming from North African and Sub-Saharan countries.
Showing at 12:45 p.m.
Inside Buffalo
The story of the 15,000 soldiers of the 92nd African-American Infantry Division who served in Italy during World War IIwent unnoticed upon their return to the United States.
Showing at 3:30 p.m.
More information: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=7355
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Artists Without Walls
Artists Without Walls inspires, uplifts, and unites people and communities of diverse cultures through the pursuit of artistic achievement. Through music, dance, and the spoken word, they build a multicultural community that springs from “creative chemistry.” Performers hail from all over the globe including Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, the U.S., and Hofstra University!
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 18, 2:20-3:45 p.m.
Funding provided by the Hofstra Cultural Center Grants
More information: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/irish/index.html
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Monday, November 17, 7 p.m.
Lecture: Sacred and Secular in the Sikh Musical Tradition
Dr. Virinder S. Kalra, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Manchester, UK
How does the sacred/secular opposition explain itself in the context of musical production? Through the deconstruction of the sacred/secular opposition, Dr. Kalra explores the relationship of religion and music to wider questions of religion and politics. Its postcolonial approach brings Asia into the Western sacred/secular opposition, and provides a set of analytical tools — a language and range of theories — to allow further exploration of non-Western religious music.
Presented in collaboration with the Sardarni Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology at Hofstra University
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
For more information, please email Francesca.Cassio[at]hofstra.edu.
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Photo credit: Aidan Cole
