All Events
Race Matters Series
Muslims and Arabs on TV in a Post-Racial America Dina Ibrahim
MCC Lounge
In a post-racial landscape, cable television comedies are going beyond the portrayals of Muslims as terrorists and are using humor to humanize Muslims and Arabs. This conversation will be a platform to discuss the evolving images of Islam and Arabs and how audiences are reading them. Dina Ibrahim is an Associate Professor in the Broadcasting & Electronic Communication Department at San Francisco State University. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies; Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara; the Muslim Student Association; the Persian Student Group; and Students for Justice in Palestine.
Cup of Culture
Bronx Princess and A Son’s Sacrifice
MCC Theater
Two unique shorts on intergenerational immigrant conflict and identity. Bronx Princess follows headstrong 17-year-old teenager Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana, West Africa. A Son's Sacrifice is the coming-of-age story of Imran, a young American Muslim who struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in Queens, New York City respectively. Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 38 min., English, 2008, USA and Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, 30 min., English 2007, USA. Co-sponsored by Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara.
MCC in I.V.
An Evening of Spoken Word
Isla Vista Food Coop, 6575 Seville Rd
Calling all conscious poets to the stage! The MCC is creating an open mic for anyone to artistically express themselves while educating others on current issues affecting students of color, women, differently abled people, queers, and allies. Come, enjoy, and share talents in this safe space for a night of “edutainment.”
An Evening of Traditional Chinese Music with Weishan Liu
MCC Theater
Ms. Weishan Liu, one of the world leading Guzheng virtuosos, will perform traditional, classical, and regional Chinese music. She will be joined by members of the San Francisco Guzheng Society and Alan Yip on the Guqin. Ms. Liu has performed internationally and has collaborated with various artists in the U.S. such as George Winston, the Women's Philharmonic Orchestra, Diana Stork on the Harp Festival, Ultra World X-tet Jazz Group, and the World Music Festival.
Tickets $5 UCSB students and children under 12/$15 general. Contact the A.S Ticket Office at 805-893-2064. Limited seating. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI). Co-sponsored by the Education Abroad Program, UC Santa Barbara and the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI).
