The College of Arts and Humanities Middle East Studies Program and the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Presents:
Revolution Egypt: What Happened? What Now?
The world witnessed 18 remarkable days in Tahrir Square, a grand uprising of defiance that toppled an autocrat. We saw the final act play out, like a theatrical production, in real time. But what to call the revolution that ended three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s iron grip in Egypt?
Was it primarily a rebellion of youth hungry for democracy? A revolt of discontent over rising food prices and other forms of economic injustice? What was the true role of Facebook and Twitter? How can the revolution be understood in the context of Egypt’s modern history? What did it share with other uprisings of the past decades--in Tunisia, in Iran, in the Philippines, in Tiananmen Square? And what will rise now in Egypt, a land not new to revolution?
These questions will frame a provocative panel discussion
Date: Friday, February 18, 2011
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium, UBC 191
Mark Arax, journalist and author who holds the Roger Tatarian Chair in Mass Communication and Journalism will moderate the panel that includes the following Middle East scholars:
Nubar Hovsepian, an Egyptian-born political scientist who teaches at Chapman University and is the author of The War on Lebanon: a Reader, Olive Branch Press, 2007; Palestinian State Formation: Education and the Construction of National Identity, 2008. He has written numerous articles in such venues as the Journal of Palestine and Arab Studies Quarterly. His most recent article “The Arab-Pro-Democracy Movement: Struggles to Redefine Citizenship,” appeared in Jadaliyya, 9 February 2011.
Sameh A. Elkhrabawy, Professor of Art and Design and author of several articles on Egyptian society and cultural politics, who just returned from Egypt, where he witnessed some of the remarkable events in Tahrir Square and Alexandria.
Sasan Fayazmanesh, Emeritus Professor of Economics and author of The United States and Iran: Sanctions, wars and the policy of dual containment, Routledge 2008, Money and Exchange: Folktales and Reality, Routledge 2006, and numerous articles on US policy in the Middle East.
Randa Jarrar, Professor of Creative Writing and author of award winning novel A Map of Home, Other Press 2008/Penguin 2009, and numerous other works published in venues such as Ploughshares.
A question and answer period will follow the panel discussion. The public is invited to attend. Relaxed parking in Lot J. For more information please contact the College of Arts and Humanities, 278-3056.
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José A. Díaz, DMA
Associate Dean & Interim Director for Center for Creativity and the Arts
College of Arts and Humanities
California State University Fresno
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Gospel Mass with World Renowned Composer Dr. Robert Ray
Fresno State will have the honor of hosting world renowned composer Dr. Robert Ray. He has graciously agreed to perform the Gospel Mass for African American History Month. As part of his visit we are extending an invitation for people in the community to take part in the performance. Enclosed is a poster with all the information.
Date: February 27, 2011
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Fresno State Concert Hall
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Anna Hamre at 559.278.2539 or via e-mail at ahamre@csufresno.edu
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Library of the Early Mind
Library of the Early Mind
The public is invited to an exclusive Central Valley showing of a new film, “Library of the Early Mind,” a documentary film about contemporary books for young people. The 85-minute movie explores the art and impact of children's literature on our kids, our culture, and ourselves. The film features 40 prominent authors and illustrators, including Gregory Maguire, Lemony Snicket, Nancy Garden, Jerry Pinkney, Brian Selznick, and more. The number of books in print by the cast of this film exceeds 240 million.
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Room 2206 in the south wing of the Henry Madden Library
refreshments will be served in that same room starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free but seating is limited to 95 on a first- come, first-served basis. Older children are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
For information call the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at 559-278-8116.
The public is invited to an exclusive Central Valley showing of a new film, “Library of the Early Mind,” a documentary film about contemporary books for young people. The 85-minute movie explores the art and impact of children's literature on our kids, our culture, and ourselves. The film features 40 prominent authors and illustrators, including Gregory Maguire, Lemony Snicket, Nancy Garden, Jerry Pinkney, Brian Selznick, and more. The number of books in print by the cast of this film exceeds 240 million.
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Room 2206 in the south wing of the Henry Madden Library
refreshments will be served in that same room starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free but seating is limited to 95 on a first- come, first-served basis. Older children are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
For information call the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at 559-278-8116.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Ciao Professore (1993)
Film Screening: Ciao Professore (1993)
Date: Friday, January 28, 2011
5:30 P.M
Place: Fresno State, McLane 121
Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
Parking is relaxed after 4 p.m.
In director Lina Wertmüller's upbeat comedy, Marco Sperelli (Paolo Villaggio) -- a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy -- is mistakenly assigned to a tumbledown school in an impoverished village near Naples. But upon arriving, he finds most of his students hustling on the streets to earn money for their families; Sperelli becomes the pupil as the kids tutor him about life's realities. Based on Me, Let's Hope I Make It, a collection of essays written by Neapolitan street kids and edited by Marcello D'Orta. In Italian with English subtitles. Rated R, 91 minutes.
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. (MCJ 177T, Spring 2011 course # 36134).
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions.
For further information, contact Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
Date: Friday, January 28, 2011
5:30 P.M
Place: Fresno State, McLane 121
Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
Parking is relaxed after 4 p.m.
In director Lina Wertmüller's upbeat comedy, Marco Sperelli (Paolo Villaggio) -- a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy -- is mistakenly assigned to a tumbledown school in an impoverished village near Naples. But upon arriving, he finds most of his students hustling on the streets to earn money for their families; Sperelli becomes the pupil as the kids tutor him about life's realities. Based on Me, Let's Hope I Make It, a collection of essays written by Neapolitan street kids and edited by Marcello D'Orta. In Italian with English subtitles. Rated R, 91 minutes.
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. (MCJ 177T, Spring 2011 course # 36134).
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions.
For further information, contact Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Cinecuture Film Screenings: Spring 2011
Film Screenings Friday, 5:30 p.m., McLane Hall 121 (exceptions noted*)
January 28: Ciao Professore (1993)
Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
In director Lina Wertmüller's upbeat comedy, Marco Sperelli (Paolo Villaggio) -- a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy -- is mistakenly assigned to a tumbledown school in an impoverished village near Naples. But upon arriving, he finds most of his students hustling on the streets to earn money for their families; Sperelli becomes the pupil as the kids tutor him about life's realities. Based on Me, Let's Hope I Make It, a collection of essays written by Neapolitan street kids and edited by Marcello D'Orta. In Italian with English subtitles. Rated R, 91 minutes.
February4: Welcome (2009)
Discussant: Dr. Rose Marie Kuhn
Welcome by writer/director Philippe Lioret is a compassionate and inspiring drama about the hope of new beginnings and the power of true love, centered on two couples contending with issues of separation and dislocation. A huge critical and box office success in its native France, this profoundly moving masterwork was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, named Best Film at the 2010 Lumiere Awards, and received an astonishing ten Cesar nominations including Best Film and Director. In French, English & Kurdish with English subtitles. NR, 109 minutes.
http://www.welcomemovie.com.au/
February 11: Fresno Filmworks: Made in Dagenham (2010)*
This dramatic comedy tells the story of the 1968 strike at the Ford car plant in Dagenham east of London, where 187 female sewing machinists walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. After being re-classified as “unskilled workers,” the women put down their tools and strike, a fight that leads to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. The film is nominated for four British Independent Film Awards, including best actress for Hawkins and best supporting actor for Hoskins. Directed by Nigel Cole, who also directed Calendar Girls. 113 minutes. http://www.sonyclassics.com/madeindagenham/#/home/
Screenings: 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. at the Tower Theater.
February 18: A Day Without a Mexican (2004)
Discussants: Sergio Arau (filmmaker) & Yareli Arizmendi (film co-author and leading actress)
Directed by Sergio Arau and co-starring Yareli Arizmendi. One morning, California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state; they have all inextricably disappeared. The economic, political and social implications of this disaster threaten California's way of life, and for one group (all white, except for one Latina), the cracks in their private lives are forced wide open. Rated R, 100 minutes.
Also on 2-18, Conversations with Sergio & Yareli*
2 p.m., PB 191 (parking relaxed in the UBC lot)
http://www.sergioarau.com/menu.htm, http://www.yareli.com/menu.htm
February 25: Skin (2008)
Discussant: Tony Fabian (Filmmaker)
Based on a true story, SKIN is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their ‘white’ little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra’s thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all odds. SKIN is a story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit. PG-13, 107 minutes. http://www.skinthemovie.net/site/home
March 4: Vincent Who?(2009)
Discussant: Curtis Chin (Filmmaker)
In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers who said, "it's because of you mother** that we're out of work." When the judged fined the killers a mere $3,000 and three years probation, Asian Americans around the country galvanized for the first time to form a real community and movement. This documentary features interviews with the key players at the time, as well as a whole new generation of activists. "Vincent Who?" asks how far Asian Americans have come since then and how far we have yet to go. 40 minutes.
http://www.vincentwhofilm.com/about/
March 10 & 11: Fresno Filmworks: Oscar Nominated Shorts (2010)*
March 18: Super Amigos (2007)
Discussant: Adela Santana
Real-life superheroes take on corruption, poverty and hatred, including homophobia, in Mexico City in Arturo Perez Torres's documentary about five men who utilize the leitmotif of the masked luchador to promote their political agendas, fighting crime and hatred with a secret identity. In taking their fight from the ring to the streets, the masked avengers have attracted the attention of their country and become modern-day heroes to millions. In Spanish with English subtitles. 82 minutes. http://www.opencityworks.com/superamigos/
March 25: Living Downstream (2010)
Discussant: To be announced
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/
April 8-10: Fresno Filmworks Festival*
April 11 : Fresno Filmworks: Psycho*
Screening followed by discussion with Manuel Nunez, author of the book, What You See in the Dark
April 15: My Name is Khan (2010)
Discussant: Forouz Radnejad
Directed by Karan Johar. Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan), a Muslim man with Asperger syndrome, lives happily with his wife, Mandira (Kajol), in San Francisco until a tragedy drives her away after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now he is on a quest to recapture the heart of the woman he loves. Traveling across America, Rizwan faces prejudice because of his religion and unusual behavior, but he also inspires the people he meets with his unique outlook on life. Rated PG-13, in Hindi with English subtitles, 161 minutes. http://www.mynameiskhanthefilm.com/
April 29: Baba Aziz (2006)
Discussant: Joan Sharma
Nacer Khemir directs this visually stunning tale. While trekking across the desert with his granddaughter, a blind dervish, entertains her with nightly tales of a prince who gave up his kingdom to gaze into a mystical pool and meditate upon his own soul. Along the way, the pair meets similar dreamers who discover that the journey may be more important than the goal. In Farsi & Arabic with English subtitles, 96 minutes. NR. http://typecastfilms.com/1027/bab-aziz-the-prince-who-contemplated-his-soul/
May 6: To Be Announced
For more information: CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Parking is relaxed after 4 p.m. on Fridays.
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
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. [MCJ 177T, Spring course # 36134].
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions. For further information, contact Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms, maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain, mhusain@csufresno.edu
January 28: Ciao Professore (1993)
Discussant: Dr. Ed EmanuEl
In director Lina Wertmüller's upbeat comedy, Marco Sperelli (Paolo Villaggio) -- a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy -- is mistakenly assigned to a tumbledown school in an impoverished village near Naples. But upon arriving, he finds most of his students hustling on the streets to earn money for their families; Sperelli becomes the pupil as the kids tutor him about life's realities. Based on Me, Let's Hope I Make It, a collection of essays written by Neapolitan street kids and edited by Marcello D'Orta. In Italian with English subtitles. Rated R, 91 minutes.
February4: Welcome (2009)
Discussant: Dr. Rose Marie Kuhn
Welcome by writer/director Philippe Lioret is a compassionate and inspiring drama about the hope of new beginnings and the power of true love, centered on two couples contending with issues of separation and dislocation. A huge critical and box office success in its native France, this profoundly moving masterwork was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, named Best Film at the 2010 Lumiere Awards, and received an astonishing ten Cesar nominations including Best Film and Director. In French, English & Kurdish with English subtitles. NR, 109 minutes.
http://www.welcomemovie.com.au/
February 11: Fresno Filmworks: Made in Dagenham (2010)*
This dramatic comedy tells the story of the 1968 strike at the Ford car plant in Dagenham east of London, where 187 female sewing machinists walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. After being re-classified as “unskilled workers,” the women put down their tools and strike, a fight that leads to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. The film is nominated for four British Independent Film Awards, including best actress for Hawkins and best supporting actor for Hoskins. Directed by Nigel Cole, who also directed Calendar Girls. 113 minutes. http://www.sonyclassics.com/madeindagenham/#/home/
Screenings: 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. at the Tower Theater.
February 18: A Day Without a Mexican (2004)
Discussants: Sergio Arau (filmmaker) & Yareli Arizmendi (film co-author and leading actress)
Directed by Sergio Arau and co-starring Yareli Arizmendi. One morning, California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state; they have all inextricably disappeared. The economic, political and social implications of this disaster threaten California's way of life, and for one group (all white, except for one Latina), the cracks in their private lives are forced wide open. Rated R, 100 minutes.
Also on 2-18, Conversations with Sergio & Yareli*
2 p.m., PB 191 (parking relaxed in the UBC lot)
http://www.sergioarau.com/menu.htm, http://www.yareli.com/menu.htm
February 25: Skin (2008)
Discussant: Tony Fabian (Filmmaker)
Based on a true story, SKIN is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their ‘white’ little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra’s thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all odds. SKIN is a story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit. PG-13, 107 minutes. http://www.skinthemovie.net/site/home
March 4: Vincent Who?(2009)
Discussant: Curtis Chin (Filmmaker)
In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers who said, "it's because of you mother** that we're out of work." When the judged fined the killers a mere $3,000 and three years probation, Asian Americans around the country galvanized for the first time to form a real community and movement. This documentary features interviews with the key players at the time, as well as a whole new generation of activists. "Vincent Who?" asks how far Asian Americans have come since then and how far we have yet to go. 40 minutes.
http://www.vincentwhofilm.com/about/
March 10 & 11: Fresno Filmworks: Oscar Nominated Shorts (2010)*
March 18: Super Amigos (2007)
Discussant: Adela Santana
Real-life superheroes take on corruption, poverty and hatred, including homophobia, in Mexico City in Arturo Perez Torres's documentary about five men who utilize the leitmotif of the masked luchador to promote their political agendas, fighting crime and hatred with a secret identity. In taking their fight from the ring to the streets, the masked avengers have attracted the attention of their country and become modern-day heroes to millions. In Spanish with English subtitles. 82 minutes. http://www.opencityworks.com/superamigos/
March 25: Living Downstream (2010)
Discussant: To be announced
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/
April 8-10: Fresno Filmworks Festival*
April 11 : Fresno Filmworks: Psycho*
Screening followed by discussion with Manuel Nunez, author of the book, What You See in the Dark
April 15: My Name is Khan (2010)
Discussant: Forouz Radnejad
Directed by Karan Johar. Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan), a Muslim man with Asperger syndrome, lives happily with his wife, Mandira (Kajol), in San Francisco until a tragedy drives her away after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now he is on a quest to recapture the heart of the woman he loves. Traveling across America, Rizwan faces prejudice because of his religion and unusual behavior, but he also inspires the people he meets with his unique outlook on life. Rated PG-13, in Hindi with English subtitles, 161 minutes. http://www.mynameiskhanthefilm.com/
April 29: Baba Aziz (2006)
Discussant: Joan Sharma
Nacer Khemir directs this visually stunning tale. While trekking across the desert with his granddaughter, a blind dervish, entertains her with nightly tales of a prince who gave up his kingdom to gaze into a mystical pool and meditate upon his own soul. Along the way, the pair meets similar dreamers who discover that the journey may be more important than the goal. In Farsi & Arabic with English subtitles, 96 minutes. NR. http://typecastfilms.com/1027/bab-aziz-the-prince-who-contemplated-his-soul/
May 6: To Be Announced
For more information: CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Parking is relaxed after 4 p.m. on Fridays.
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/
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. [MCJ 177T, Spring course # 36134].
CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening
discussions. For further information, contact Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu
Club President: Maggie Simms, maggies@mail.fresnostate.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Husain, mhusain@csufresno.edu
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