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Cup of Culture
KTOWN Cowboys
MCC Theater
Based on the wildly successful web-series of the same name, KTOWN COWBOYS is a bro-mantic dramedy that follows a group of ball-busting, hard-partying friends wrestling with their evolution into adulthood. As their individual struggles come to light, the group of friends band together in Koreatown and through late nights at seedy after-hour soju bars, karaoke, drinking, girls and even a stint in jail, each emerges as a better version of himself. Live Q&A with the filmmaker and the cast to follow the screening. (English, 2016, 81 min)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIzBxl1J_Uw
The MCC in IV
An Evening of Self Expression
IV Coffee Collaborative, 6560 Pardall Rd, Goleta, CA 93117
The MCC hosts an open mic for anyone to artistically express themselves through all creative outlets including music, poetry, spoken word, and dance while educating others on current issues affecting students of color, women, and all marginalized groups. This quarter’s MC is Sarah Toutant, 2016 Berkeley Champion for the Women of the World Poetry Slam.
Social Justice Workshop Series
Poetic Bodies
MCC Theater
This workshop uses poetry writing, performance, and our personal narratives to explore how we are connected to larger political, historical, social, and economic systems. In this way, attendees will leave with a richer appreciation for poetry and performance, as well as sharpen their creative and critical skills. Facilitated by Javon Johnson.Javon Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Performance and Communication Studies at San Francisco State University, and currently finishing two books: Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities (Rutgers University Press, July 2017) and Towards and End to Chiraq: A Literary Mixtape (Northwestern University Press, Fall 2017)
Race & Religion Series
Whiteness as God: The Theo-Politics of a Post-Democratic USA
MCC Lounge
Given that the 2016 election has been a farce largely orchestrated by marketers, civic participation in politics is on the decline, and our political representation is paralyzed, we must ask the question: is democracy a language of equality that produces inequality? Considering this question through a theological lens that takes whiteness seriously helps us get a better understanding of where we are and how we might best move forward together. Andre C. Willis is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University.
