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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Collapse of the Hispanic World

College of Arts and Humanities
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature & Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies Present:

The Collapse of the Hispanic World - A lecture on the Independence of Spanish America
with Jaime E. Rodríguez O. Professor Above Scale, University of California Irvine

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: Peters Educational Auditorium
(Student Rec Center)

More information call 559.278.2386

Parking Code: 17070009

Voicing Ideas

A Conference highlighting the work of the Philosophy Majors of California State University, Fresno

Session I

Date: Friday April 1, 2011
Time: 2:00 – 5:00pm
Place: Kremen Education Building, Room 170

2:00 PM: Patricia G. De Guzman
“Moral Relativism Defined and Defended”

2:30 PM: Nicolas Muñoz
“Harman’s Failed Defense of Moral Relativism”

3:00 PM Break

Session II

3:15 PM: Patricia Webber
“And Then it Was Now: An Investigation into the Metaphysics of A-Series Time”

3:45 PM: Joshua Stein
“Grasping at Other Minds: Optimism and Obstacles in the Search for Consciousness Outside Ourselves”

4:15 PM: Sarah Crawford
“Islamic Feminist Discourse and the Effects of the Eastern/Western Cultural Dialectic”

4:45 PM Dessert

For more information contact: Dr. Mariana Anagnostopoulos at marianaa@csufresno.edu or the Philosophy Department at 559 278-2621.

Monday, March 21, 2011

10 Great Student Film Festivals For Fans and Filmmakers

Let’s face it: many student films are, well, not that good. They’re invariably about suicide or troubled twentysomethings or one of a million other ideas that have been completely covered in the past 100 hundred years of movie-making. But for every few (or few dozen) that don’t live up to the hype, there are those that announce the presence of new talents and serve as calling-cards for the blockbuster directors of tomorrow. Some of today’s biggest filmmakers, from Christopher Nolan to George Lucas, got their start making student films. Because of that, student film festivals are amazing places to see new works and discover the women and men who will eventually graduate to bigger and better things. Whether you’re a student looking for ways to break into the fest circuit or a movie lover looking for new ways to experience film, these student-focused festivals should be on your radar.

  1. Silverscreen Film Festival: http://silverscreen.missouri.edu/?page_id=11
  2. Arizona Student Film Festival: http://azstudentfilmfestival.com/
  3. No Limits Film Festival: http://www.nolimitsfilmfestival.com/
  4. Campus MovieFest: http://www.campusmoviefest.com/
  5. Angelus Student Film Festival: http://www.angelus.org/
  6. Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival: http://www.torontoyouthshorts.com/
  7. Fresh Film Fest: http://en.freshfilmfest.net/
  8. City University Film Festival: http://www.macaulay.cuny.edu/CUFF/?q=node/4
  9. Ivy Film Festival: http://old.ivyfilmfestival.com/about
  10. The Shortie Awards: http://www.shortieawards.org/shortie_awards/About_Shortie.html
Source: http://www.bestuniversities.com/blog/2011/10-great-student-film-festivals-for-fans-and-filmmakers/

“Regarding the Moral Community”

Philosophy Department Colloquium “Regarding the Moral Community”

Alexa Forrester Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Date: Monday, March 21,2011
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Place: Fresno State
Professional & Human Services Bldg. (PHS) room 154

For more information contact Dr. Terry Winant, 559 278-2621

2011 Faculty Spotlight Concert

Department of Music Special Event: 2011 Faculty Spotlight Concert

Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: Fresno State Concert Hall

General Admission - $15
Students - $5

Featuring
  • Teresa Beaman (Flute)
  • Matt Darling (Percussion)
  • Helene Joseph-Weil (Soprano)
  • Thomas Loewenheim (Cello)
  • Hatem Nadim (Collaborative Pianist)
  • Also... several compositions by Benjamin Boone and Kenneth Froelich
Please join us for this festive evening of music.
All proceeds will be donated to the general scholarship fund
benefiting Fresno State Music Students.

Buy Tickets Now at https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=fafb8a2d54bd4e1feaad3661f8d4305d

Extreme Innocence: Is there a Practical Solution to America's Dilemma over Abortion?

Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture presents:
Extreme Innocence: Is there a Practical Solution to America's Dilemma over Abortion?
with moderator Lloyd Steffen

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Time: 12-1 PM
California State University, Fresno
Alice Peters Auditorium (University Business Center)

The abortion debate focuses on beliefs about fetal status. The concept of fetal innocence is critical for clarifying the difference between moral and religious viewpoints. Conflicting moral and religious perspectives on innocence points toward First Amendment protection and a practical “solution” to the abortion debate.

Lloyd Steffen is Professor of Religion Studies, University Chaplain, and Director of the Center for Dialogue, Ethics and Spirituality at Lehigh University. He is the author of seven books, including Life/Choice: The Theory of Just Abortion, He has served as representative to the U.N. for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State with support from the Leon S. Peters Foundation

Contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu or Ethics Center’s website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter
Relaxed Parking in the UBC Lot—for parking information call 278-2621

Great Cities Study Abroad Program

College of Arts and Humanities Great Cities Study Abroad Program
announces:

Summer Session in London, England
July 25 - August 14, 2011

Applications are now being accepted for a summer session study abroad program in London, England. Spend 3 weeks in the heart of London with Prof. John Beynon (English) for an authentic British experience while earning 4 units of course credit. Students enroll in Humanities 101 TWZ London will earn Area IC upper division course credit and fulfill the upper division writing requirement. Course credit applies to Fall 2011 semester and qualified students can apply Fall 2011 financial aid to cover program fee. Additional scholarship support is also available.

Estimated cost and fees: $3, 356 (subject to additional fuel surcharges) include airfare, international student identity card, shared accommodations, program fee, and a non-refundable deposit ($100).

Orientation/Class meetings are scheduled for
Dates: Sunday afternoons - April 3, April 17, and May 1, 2011
Time: 1- 4 PM:
Place: California State University Fresno
Education Bldg 140


Enrollment is limited to 25 students, so apply NOW!

For more information contact:
Carla Millar, London Program Office
College of Arts and Humanities
MB 186
559.278.5846

--
José A. Díaz, DMA
Associate Dean & Interim Director for Center for Creativity and the Arts
College of Arts and Humanities
California State University Fresno

Celebrating Women's Herstory Month & International Water Day

Date: Friday, March 25, 20100
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Fresno State, McLane 121


Parking is relaxed after 4 p.m.

Living Downstream (2010)

Discussants: Maricela Mares-Alatorre (Green Action, Kettleman City) & Kara Brodfuehrer (California Rural Legal Assistance)

Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic feature-length documentary. This poetic film follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. Living Downstream is a powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our air, land and water. 85 minutes.

http://www.livingdownstream.com/

Co-sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

For further information, contact Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu

CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/

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.

CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Chamber Music with Strings

College of Arts and Humanities & Department of Music Chamber Music with Strings

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 8:00 P.M.
Place: Fresno State
Department of Music - Concert Hall

Performers:
  • Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
  • Matthew Mazzei, violin
  • Devinda Gunasekara, viola
  • Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Special guest artist Bruce Bransby, double bass (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)

Works by Boccherini, Barriere, Rossini, and Dvorak

Michael Caldwell
Department of Music
559-278-7683
mcaldwell@csufresno.edu

Piano Majors in Concert Robert Schumann Festival

The Henry Madden Library & Department of Music present Piano Majors in Concert Robert Schumann Festival

Date: Friday, March 18, 2011
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place" Fresno State
Henry Madden Library
Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery

Students of Professor Andreas Werz:
  • Mark Gutierrez
  • Iryna Smolyakova
  • Elliot Nelson
  • Joseph Arax

Michael Caldwell
Department of Music
559-278-7683
mcaldwell@csufresno.edu

Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas (UCMLA)

The Department of English invites you to its 2nd annual Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas (UCMLA)

Date: Friday, March 18, 2011
Time: 8:30AM - 3:00 PM
Place: California State University, Fresno
Alice Auditorium (Peters Building 191)

Panels in Alice Auditorium followed by two events with renowned playwright, poet, essayist, and activist Cherríe Moraga

Times:
  • Q&A 3:00-4:00 in PB 191
  • Keynote address 6:30-8:00 in the Satellite Student Union

All events are free and open to the public. Relaxed parking in University Business Center during the day, and in all campus lots for Moraga’s keynote address. Enter campus on Barstow.

About Cherríe Moraga: For the past three decades, Moraga has contributed richly to Chican@, feminist, and gay and lesbian studies, as well as to American theater. With Gloria Anzaldúa she coedited THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK (1981), which became one of the foundational texts of Third Wave feminism. She has since authored many books and garnered numerous awards, including for HEROES AND SAINTS (1994), a play that centers on the pesticide poisoning in the San Joaquin Valley town of McFarland in the 1980s. Moraga is Artist in Residence in the Drama department at Stanford University. For details, see Cherrie Moraga's official website: http://www.cherriemoraga.com/

Monday, March 14, 2011

“Neuroscience and the problem of other animal minds: Why it may not matter so much for bioethics”

Philosophy Department Colloquium

“Neuroscience and the problem of other animal minds: Why it may not matter so much for bioethics”

Andrew Fenton, Department of Novel Tech Ethics, Dalhousie University

Date: Thursday, March 17,2011
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Place: California State University, Fresno
Speech Arts Bldg. room 154


A recent argument in the neuroethics literature has suggested that (i) the discovery of brain-mental-state identities could settle epistemological uncertainties about animal minds and (ii) dismantle the deadlock over their moral status. I will argue that (i) does not so much help us resolve the problem of other animal minds as mark its resolution. (ii) is grounded in a naive view of how our views of animals as subjects impact our moral relations with them. Focusing on animal research, I will argue that what is required is a sea change in the perceived grounds for human moral obligations to nonhumans.

For more information contact Dr. Terry Winant, 559 278-2621

"Misak Medzarents: Songs of Freedom, Definance, and Joy"

The Armenian Studies Program cordially invites you to attend

"Misak Medzarents: Songs of Freedom, Definance, and Joy" by Dr. James Russell Mashtots, Professor of Armenian Studies, Harvard

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Time: 7:30PM
Place: University Business Center, Room 191

Dr. Russell will discuss the poet Misak Medzarents, whose work is layered in the complex cadences and imagery of two millenia of Armenian poetics.
--
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB4
Fresno CA 93740-8001

ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-4930
FAX: 559-278-2129

Visit the ASP Website: http://armenianstudies.csufresno.ed

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Portraits of Courage: American Women Have it

USU Productions Presents:

Portraits of Courage: American Women Have It All

Date: March 7, 2011
Time: 7:00pm
Place: Satellite Student Union

Celebrate Women's History Month with this live theatrical presentation that ties in relevant issues for women of today by enacting the lives and experiences of women of the past.

Helen Keller
Alice Paul
Mary Walker
Sylvia Rivera
Margaret Sanger

Fresno State Students with ID: $2
General Public: $5

For More Information, call (559) 278-2741
www.auxiliary.com/USU

Presented by Will & Company
http://www.willandcompany.com/portraits
(818) 990-1558

Monday, March 7, 2011

Oscar Shorts (2010)

CineCulture, together with Filmworks, presents: Oscar Shorts

Film Screenings

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 & Friday, March 11, 2011
Place: Tower Theater
815 E. Olive Avenue
Fresno, CA


Thursday showtimes: live action at 5:30 p.m. and animation at 8:30 p.m.
Friday showtimes: live action at 8 p.m. and animation at 5:30 and 10:30 p.m.

Tickets: $10 general, $8 students & seniors

March 10-11: Oscar Shorts (2010)

Fresno Filmworks presents Two Nights at the Oscars, at the Tower Theatre. The evenings will feature five full programs of Academy Award-nominated live action and animation short films.

Advance tickets cost $10 general and $8 for students and seniors, with a special $15 price for one double-feature program.

For more information:
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.

CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions.

For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

March 2011 Music Events

Fresno State Department of Music Department of State Department March 2011

Welcome to the latest edition! We hope you will join us for several concerts in March!

Upcoming Events

Fresno State Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble
Date: Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place Fresno State Concert Hall

Fresno State Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Band
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place Fresno State Concert Hall

Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts presents pianist: Andresa Haefliger
Date: Friday, March 11, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place Fresno State Concert Hall

Central California Day of Percussion-Full Day /Evening Concert
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 8:00am
Place Fresno State Concert Hall

Central California Day of Percussion - Evening Concert Only
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 6:00pm
Place Fresno State Concert Hall

Fresno State Hornists in Concert
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Fresno State Wahlberg Recital Hall

Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Fresno State Concert Hall

Faculty Recital-Limor Toren-Immerman
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Wahlberg Recital Hall

Fresno State Music Faculty Spotlight Concert
Featuring Teresa Beaman, Matt Darling, Helene Joseph-Weil, Thomas Loewenheim and Composers Ben Boone and Ken Froelich
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Fresno State Concert Hall

Fresno State Percussion Ensemble I & II in Concert
Date: Monday, March 28, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Fresno Concert Hall

Fresno State-Department of Music
Audience Development Staff
Dr. Michael Caldwell, Project Supervisor
Calvin Carr, Webmaster