All Events
Children’s Event
The Tree & The Donkey Who Loved to Sing AKA “El Árbol' with Cascada de Flores
MCC THEATER
Children of all ages and their families are invited to sing, dance and play with Cascada de Flores in this bilingual, participatory program telling the story of traditional music and dance inspired by the trio's journey to Veracruz, Mexico. The stories explode with rhyme, poly-rhythms, musical instruments and sweet characters -- you might meet the donkey and its jawbone, the abuelito and the vulture, the marimbol, the dance box, and the little 'mosquito' guitar. Co-sponsored by UCSB Children’s Center
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
