Date: March 27-29, 31-April 4
Place: Woods Theatre
Speech Arts Building
Faculty/Staff tickets only $15
When it was published in 1997, TALES FROM OVID was immediately recognized as the best rendering of Ovid in generations, a classic in its own right and a major book for Ted Hughes. For Hughes, one of the most admired and widely read poets of our day, had translated twenty-four of Ovid's stories--legends connected by their transformational motifs--with the elegance and passion that distinguished his own poems.
His vigorous, fluid poetry is drama itself and demands to be spoken aloud. Tim Supple and Simon Reade take ten of the tales --including the stories of Echo and Narcissus, of Venus and Adonis, of Pyramus and Thisbe, among others--and transform them into elegant works for the stage. Erotic, violent, and magical, this dramatization of TALES FROM OVID realizes the immense power of Hughes's original text, which Michael Hofmann celebrated in The Times (London) as "one of the great works of the century."
Ted Hughes was Poet Laureate of England and the author of many books of poetry. His works include Phedre, Birthday Letters, and Oresteia of Aeschylus, among others. He died in 1998.
The University Theatre production is directed by Ruth Griffin.
Visit our website for tickets: www://csufresno.edu/theatrearts or call 278-2216
Pamela Dyer
Business and Promotions Manager
Theatre Arts Department
California State University, Fresno
5201 N Maple Avenue
Fresno CA 93740
559.278.7512
pamd@csufresno.edu
Monday, March 30, 2009
ARIS JANIGIAN-PRESENTING HIS NEW BOOK-RIVERBIG
Date: April 1, Wednesday
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Fresno State
University Business Center
A. Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
This introspective second novel from California writer Janigian (Bloodvine) relates the tale of an agrarian Armenian-American family scrambling to survive in 1964 Fresno. Farmer Andy Demerjian, 33, is kicked off their land by his brother, Abe, after a loan scheme between them goes bad. Unable to support his wife and two young children, Andy hauls produce to L.A. until a fortuitous run-in with two entrepreneurs, one of whom Andy knows from school.
Vibrant Armenian culture is smartly stitched into the plot, including historical rancor towa rd domineering Turks. Janigian's prose provides rich detail (and then some) on agricultural life in an engrossing, satisfying tale of betrayal, feud and redemption. (Mar.)
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Fresno State
University Business Center
A. Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
This introspective second novel from California writer Janigian (Bloodvine) relates the tale of an agrarian Armenian-American family scrambling to survive in 1964 Fresno. Farmer Andy Demerjian, 33, is kicked off their land by his brother, Abe, after a loan scheme between them goes bad. Unable to support his wife and two young children, Andy hauls produce to L.A. until a fortuitous run-in with two entrepreneurs, one of whom Andy knows from school.
Vibrant Armenian culture is smartly stitched into the plot, including historical rancor towa rd domineering Turks. Janigian's prose provides rich detail (and then some) on agricultural life in an engrossing, satisfying tale of betrayal, feud and redemption. (Mar.)
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
Thursday, March 19, 2009
"THE ARMENIAN CHURCH UNDER RUSSIAN RULE: 1600-1800"
The Armenian Studies Program presents
"The Armenian Church Under Russian Rule: 1600-1800"
by Dr. George Bournoutian, Kazan Visiting Professor
Date: Tuesday, March 24,2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Fresno State
University Business Center
Alice Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
"The Armenian Church Under Russian Rule: 1600-1800"
by Dr. George Bournoutian, Kazan Visiting Professor
Date: Tuesday, March 24,2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Fresno State
University Business Center
Alice Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
“HOW TO RUIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HOW TO SAVE IT”
The University Lecture Series Proudly Presents:
Ben Stein
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Satellite Student Union
“How to Ruin the United States of America and How to Save It”
Ben Stein is perhaps best known for his work in the entertainment industry as an actor in movies, TV and commercials. His role of the boring teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was recently ranked as one of the fifty most famous scenes in American film. In 1997, Stein was given his own game show by Comedy Central titled, “Win Ben Stein’s Money”. In 1973 and 1974, he was a speechwriter and lawyer for Richard Nixon at The White House and then for Gerald Ford. Stein has taught a variety of courses including the political and social content of mass culture, political and civic rights under the Constitution, libel law and securities law and ethical issues.
There are a limited number of Faculty and Staff tickets left.
For Ticket Information please contact the University Student Union Information Center at 278-2078 or visit them in the University Student Union.
Ben Stein
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Satellite Student Union
“How to Ruin the United States of America and How to Save It”
Ben Stein is perhaps best known for his work in the entertainment industry as an actor in movies, TV and commercials. His role of the boring teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was recently ranked as one of the fifty most famous scenes in American film. In 1997, Stein was given his own game show by Comedy Central titled, “Win Ben Stein’s Money”. In 1973 and 1974, he was a speechwriter and lawyer for Richard Nixon at The White House and then for Gerald Ford. Stein has taught a variety of courses including the political and social content of mass culture, political and civic rights under the Constitution, libel law and securities law and ethical issues.
There are a limited number of Faculty and Staff tickets left.
For Ticket Information please contact the University Student Union Information Center at 278-2078 or visit them in the University Student Union.
Monday, March 9, 2009
MC-SCHOLAR - JIHAD LUMUMBA AKA ROUGHNECK JIHAD
Interested in the spoken word aspect of Hip-Hop also known as MCing? Ever want to know how to deterrmine a good MC from a poor one? Come hear an MC-scholar, Jihad Lumumba (also known as Roughneck Jihad of the Bay Area group Third Sight) talk about the history of MCing, the California tradition, the various genres that have been developed over the last 35 years, and how to assess the difference between expert and poor MCing!
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 3:30pm
Place: Science Bldg. #2, 2009
Hope to see you there!
T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Africana and American Indian Studies
California State University, Fresno
Of (559) 278-8801
THJohnson@csufresno.edu
www.THasanjohnson.org
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 3:30pm
Place: Science Bldg. #2, 2009
Hope to see you there!
T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Africana and American Indian Studies
California State University, Fresno
Of (559) 278-8801
THJohnson@csufresno.edu
www.THasanjohnson.org
Friday, March 6, 2009
"THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN"
Director Marziyeh Meshkini highlights women in Iran and their struggle for freedom. Winner of many international awards.
Discussant Dr. Hamid Dabashi
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Place: McLane 121
CineCulture is also offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.
MCJ 177T (37230) 4:30-7:30 p.m.
For further information contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu.
Cineculture: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu
Discussant Dr. Hamid Dabashi
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Place: McLane 121
CineCulture is also offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.
MCJ 177T (37230) 4:30-7:30 p.m.
For further information contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu.
Cineculture: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu
"THE WORLD IS MY HOME: CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN ARTISTS ABROAD"
College of Arts and Humanities Middle Eastern Studies Program Presents:
Dr. Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Education Building 172
Relaxed Parking in Lot C
Hamid Dabashi is an Iranian-American intellectual historian, cultural critic and literary theorist who has made important contributions to the study of Iran, world cinema and Shi'Islam from a post colonial perspective. He is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City, the oldest and most prestigious Chair in Iranian Studies. He is the author of nineteen books. Among them are his Authority in Islam; Theology of Discontent; Truth and Narrative; Close Up: Iranian Cinema; Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran; an edited volume, Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema; and his one-volume analysis of Iranian history.
Dr. Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Education Building 172
Relaxed Parking in Lot C
Hamid Dabashi is an Iranian-American intellectual historian, cultural critic and literary theorist who has made important contributions to the study of Iran, world cinema and Shi'Islam from a post colonial perspective. He is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City, the oldest and most prestigious Chair in Iranian Studies. He is the author of nineteen books. Among them are his Authority in Islam; Theology of Discontent; Truth and Narrative; Close Up: Iranian Cinema; Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran; an edited volume, Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema; and his one-volume analysis of Iranian history.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
"THE ARMENIAN CHURCH UNDER PERSIAN RULE: 1600-1800
The Armenian Studies Program presents
"The Armenian Church Under Persian Rule: 1600-1800" By Dr. George Bournoutian, Professor of History, Iona College
Dr. Bournoutian will discuss the role of Etchmiadzin vis-à-vis the various Persian rulers after Erevan was conquered by Persia from the Ottomans. The political, social, and economic dealings of the Church with the Persian shahs and governors will be examined.
Date: March 3, Tuesday
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM (Welcoming Reception w/Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments)
7:30 PM (Lecture)
Place: Fresno State, University Business Center,
A. Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J after 6:30PM.
Co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
"The Armenian Church Under Persian Rule: 1600-1800" By Dr. George Bournoutian, Professor of History, Iona College
Dr. Bournoutian will discuss the role of Etchmiadzin vis-à-vis the various Persian rulers after Erevan was conquered by Persia from the Ottomans. The political, social, and economic dealings of the Church with the Persian shahs and governors will be examined.
Date: March 3, Tuesday
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM (Welcoming Reception w/Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments)
7:30 PM (Lecture)
Place: Fresno State, University Business Center,
A. Peters Auditorium, Rm. 191
Free Admission. Parking restrictions are relaxed in UBC Lot and Lot J after 6:30PM.
Co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the Armenian Studies Program Web Page at
http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/
Monday, March 2, 2009
LEONARD OLSON: GOD, DARWIN, AND THE CULTURE WARS
Ethics Center Lecture
Leonard Olson: God, Darwin, and the Culture Wars
Most observers would agree that there is something like a cultural war taking place in America today, especially over the question of the origins of life on Earth. Is the choice as simple as one between evolution or creation? Extremists on both sides frame the issue poorly. As a result, a reasonable middle position is ignored. This talk will examine the middle and criticize the extremes.
Leonard Olson is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno, where he has been teaching ethics courses since 1986. A native of the Central Valley, he was educated at San Francisco State and U. C. Davis.
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time: 12-12:50 P.M.
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium in the University Business Center
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Ruth Aparicio
Department of Philosophy
559-278-2621
559-278-6484 (fax)
Leonard Olson: God, Darwin, and the Culture Wars
Most observers would agree that there is something like a cultural war taking place in America today, especially over the question of the origins of life on Earth. Is the choice as simple as one between evolution or creation? Extremists on both sides frame the issue poorly. As a result, a reasonable middle position is ignored. This talk will examine the middle and criticize the extremes.
Leonard Olson is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno, where he has been teaching ethics courses since 1986. A native of the Central Valley, he was educated at San Francisco State and U. C. Davis.
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time: 12-12:50 P.M.
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium in the University Business Center
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Ruth Aparicio
Department of Philosophy
559-278-2621
559-278-6484 (fax)
IN COMMENORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – MARTYRS DAY APRIL 24
CINECULTURE SPRING 2009
Film Screening
IN COMMENORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – MARTYRS DAY APRIL 24
March 6: The Armenian Genocide. (2006). This film documents the first Genocide of the 20th century, when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I. Interviews with the leading experts in the field are featured, in addition to never-before-seen historical footage of one of the greatest untold stories of the 1900s. Goldberg (director) gives a voice to a people and tragedy that has been kept quiet for far too long. 60 min.
This film is screened in honor of Armenian Martyr’s Day.
Post Discussant: Barlow Der Murgrdechian
Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 5:15 P.M.
Place: McLane 121
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.
For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Cineculture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/ Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
Club President: Roxanne Villaluz lokaane3@csufresno.edu Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
Film Screening
IN COMMENORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – MARTYRS DAY APRIL 24
March 6: The Armenian Genocide. (2006). This film documents the first Genocide of the 20th century, when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I. Interviews with the leading experts in the field are featured, in addition to never-before-seen historical footage of one of the greatest untold stories of the 1900s. Goldberg (director) gives a voice to a people and tragedy that has been kept quiet for far too long. 60 min.
This film is screened in honor of Armenian Martyr’s Day.
Post Discussant: Barlow Der Murgrdechian
Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 5:15 P.M.
Place: McLane 121
CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.
For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Cineculture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/ Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
Club President: Roxanne Villaluz lokaane3@csufresno.edu Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
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