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One Drop of Love: A Daughter's Search for Her Father's Racial Approval Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni
MCC Theater
Incorporating filmed images, photographs and animation, this one-woman show tells the story of how the notion of ‘race’ came to be in the U.S., and its effects on the narrator’s relationship with her father – a journey that will take audiences from the 1600s to the present, to cities all over the U.S. and to West and East Africa, where both father and daughter spent time in search of their ‘racial’ roots. Special performance by Ryan Yamamoto. FREE! FREE!Co-sponsored by the Black Student Union and the Department of Sociology
Fun at the MCC
Osuofia in London
MCC Theater
Based in Nigeria and London, this Nollywood comedy stars African Movie Academy Award winner Nkem Owoh as Osuofia, a lazy deer hunter supported by his five daughters. Luck is on his side when he finds out an inheritance has been left for him by a deceased relative in London. See his adventures as the cultural differences for this villager unfold. Discussion with Dr. Jude Akudinobi following the screening. Kingsley Ogoro, 105 min., English, 2003, Nigeria. Co-sponsored by Education Abroad Program – UC Santa Barbara; the EOP – African diasporic Cultural Resource Center; and the Pan – African Student Union.
Race Matters Series
Why Won’t They Just Pull Their Pants Up? People of Color and Colorblind Discourse Felice Blake
MCC Lounge
Many discussions of colorblindness examine white people's investments in refusing to talk explicitly about race, power, and privilege. Blake will address why colorblind ideals appeal to people of color in the post-Civil Rights era and enlists their support in disciplining behavior, pursuing individualism, and limiting aspirations. Felice Blake is Assistant Professor in UCSB’s Department of English. co-sponsored by the Black Student Union and the English Department.
Fun at the MCC
The Muslims are Coming!
MCC Theater
Using jokes as a way of combating Islamophobia, a group of Muslim-American stand-up comedians go on a comedy tour throughout the United States. The comedians use this tour as a chance to create dialogue, tackling stereotypes and other issues Muslim Americans face today. Discussion with Director/Comedian Negin Farsad following the screening. Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, English, 2012, USA. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies; the Department of Black Studies; the Department of Religious Studies; EOP – Middle Eastern Resource Center; Interdisciplinary Humanities Center; and the Muslim Student Association.
