All Events
Race Matters Series
New Racisms, Sexisms, and Homophobias in Video Game Worlds Lisa Nakamura
MCC LOUNGE
Racist, homophobic, and sexist language are common in military networked console games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a digital game franchise whose most recent releases Modern Warfare: Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3 broke media sales records. While many video game critics warn users against the dangers of video game violence, the racism and sexism that occur between players of these games are perhaps more worrisome than violent game content, and are poorly regulated and monitored. Social games are part of a new networked public sphere, one where youth are sorting out civility more or less on their own. Lisa Nakamura is the Director of the Asian American Studies Program, Professor in the Institute of Communication Research and Media and Cinema Studies Department, and Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Cup of Culture
Golden Venture
MCC THEATER
Three hundred undocumented Chinese immigrants sail into a 1993 tragedy that becomes a crucial turning point in US immigration history. The Golden Venture crash fed a media circus and became a symbol of a growing national concern over illegal immigration. Peter Cohn, 70 min., Chinese and English, 2006, USA. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRE-ECCI).
Performance
An Evening of Andean Music with Quijeremá Al Son del Tunduki
MCC THEATER
Quijeremá is a dynamic force driven by sweeping bandola choruses with a firm foundation of acoustic bass and the deep reverberations of the Cajon, a Peruvian 'beat box.' Melodies are based in the percussion, interwoven with trumpet and the complex rhythm of Venezuelan maracas. Their current work, Al Son del Tunduki, is a musical journey to unearth the African Diaspora in the Americas. The San Francisco Chronicle calls them 'A potent mix of Latin American folk music and jazz.' Tickets $5 UCSB students/$15 general. Contact the A.S Ticket Office at 805-893-2064. Limited seating.
Cup of Culture
¡Viva México!
MCC THEATER
City of Los Angeles, USA. In the heart of the city, undocumented Mexican immigrants are hunted by the police and struggle to earn a living without losing their identity. On the other side of the border, in a journey from the mountains of southeastern Mexico to the northern border with the United States, Sub-commander Marcos and the people of Mexico trace the forgotten face of a country. A celebration of the struggle for land and dignity. Nicolas Défossé, 120 min., Spanish with English subtitles, 2010, Mexico.
