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Race Matters Series
Queer of Color Critique and the Failures of Citizenship Chandan Reddy
MCC LOUNGE
In this talk, Chandan Reddy argues for viewing U.S. gay and lesbian politics, such as the movement for gay marriage, as expressing a key tension within contemporary neoliberalism, namely the dual movements to develop more elaborate forms of social recognition through the expansion of rights while restructuring and restricting the role of the political state. Reddy argues that queer of color social practices constitute alternatives to the diminishing horizon of democracy created by this historical moment, not as appeals to the political sphere but as examples of new understandings of violence and publicity. Dr. Reddy is associate professor of English at the University of Washington. Co-sponsored by UCSB Center for New Racial Studies
Cup of Culture
In the Name of the Family Honor Killings in North America
MCC THEATER
Schoolgirl Aqsa Parvez, sisters Amina and Sarah Said, and college student Fauzia Muhammad were all North American teenagers—and victims of premeditated, murderous attacks by male family members. Only Muhammad survived. Emmy® winner Shelley Saywell examines each case in depth in this riveting investigation of 'honor killings' of girls in Muslim immigrant families. With consummate documentary skills and a passion for human rights, Saywell puts a much needed human face on a subject that is all too often silenced or sensationalized in post-9/11 North America. Shelley Saywell, 60 min., English, 2010, Canada.
Cup of Culture
Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights
MCC THEATER
Where do black women activists fit into the epochal struggles for equality and liberation during the 1960s and 70s? Through archival footage and in-depth interviews with former members of the Black Panther Party, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and other organizations, this documentary unearths the story of black women’s political marginalization—between the male-dominated Black Power movement and second wave feminism, which was largely white and middle class—showing how each failed to recognize black women’s overlapping racial and gender identities. Nevline Nnaji, 81 min., English, 2013, USA. Co-sponsored by UCSB Sociology Department
Art Exhibit
Arte Intimo, Arte Público: Spirit, Vision and Form | The Art of Judy Baca
MCC LOUNGE
Judy Baca is a world-renowned painter and muralist, community arts pioneer, scholar and educator. Currently a professor of Chicano/a Studies and World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, she was the founder of the first City of Los Angeles Mural Program in 1974, which evolved into a community arts organization known as the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). Baca’s murals and public artworks reflect the lives and concerns of populations that have been historically disenfranchised, including women, the working poor, youth, the elderly and immigrant communities. She is one of the most remarkable public artists for social transformation in modern American history. Co-sponsored by UCSB Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies; Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Academic Policy; Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment/Title IX Compliance; UCSB Chicano Studies Institute
