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Bruising for Besos
MCC Theather
Bruising for Besos is an intimate character study of Yoli--a charismatic Xicana lesbian making familia in a queer/trans people of color scene in Los Angeles. One night she decides to pursue Daña, an alluring Puerto Rican woman. This romance upends the seeming calmness of Yoli's present life. She soon finds herself recreating a tumultuous past and must choose between a familiar pattern of hurt or begin to face the history that haunts her in order to learn to love 'right.' A Q&A discussion to follow with the director and producer. (English and Spanish w/ English subtitles, 2016, 90 min)
Watch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikOqd1oN-oA
Co-presented by the Department of Chicano/a Studies and the Resource Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity
The MCC in IV
An Evening of Self-Expression with PoetRoniGirl
Biko Garage, 6612 Sueno Rd, Isla Vista
With spoken word, poetry or music as means of expression, this quarter’s open mic night is hosted by Roni Walter aka poetronigirl. She is the founder of 'poetronigirl Gear' and 'roni'z Bakstreeet Poetri.' A self-identified Black woman, Roni teaches poetry workshops at schools and nonprofit organizations.
Kabir in Song: A Night of North Indian Devotional Music
MCC Theater
The poetry of Kabir, the acclaimed 15th century poet-saint of North India, has had a transformative influence on both Hindu bhakti traditions and the Sikh scriptural tradition enshrined in the Adi Granth. Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble of singers make Kabir’s poems come to life in the joyful folk style of Madhya Pradesh’s Malwa region. Join us for a truly unique concert where Linda Hess, a leading scholar of Kabir, will present translations of the powerful poetry put to song.
*Purchase tickets online: $5 for UCSB students and youth under 12; $15 for general admission.
Resilient Love in a Time of Hate Series
Bridging Scholarship and Activism
MCC Lounge
By reflecting on his own personal trajectory from being a social-justice activist and social worker turned scholar and researcher, Bernd Reiter describes how moving through geographic and cultural spaces facilitates scholarly explorations of the contingencies between the freedoms associated with globalism and the human desire to find social connection. Reiter, Professor of Political Science at the University of South Florida, explores scholar-activism as it confronts the neoliberal university.
