Events By Quarter
Art Exhibition
Iridescent Tongues Khushboo Kataria Gulati
MCC Lounge:
Iridescent Tongues reflects upon the spirituality of sensations and movement through queer Desi femme imaginations. These sensorial meanings explore queer desire, duality, pain, release, and sensuality to unravel deeper, liberatory practices of loving/being. Khushboo Kataria Gulati draws from intimate rituals and conversations with their flesh, spirit, community, and the divine elements.
Opening Reception / MCC Lounge: Mon, Oct 16, 6 pm
Welcome Week / Discovery Days
La Misa Negra
San Miguel Stage
La Misa Negra is an 8-piece band from Oakland, California that plays a unique blend of 1950's and 60's style cumbia and high-energy dance music. Powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs, a fierce rhythm section, and a vintage Colombian sound, La Misa Negra delivers an electrifying performance that explodes with infectious dance grooves and punk rock energy.
Cup of Culture
Whose Streets?
MCC Theater
The killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, marked a turning point for residents in St. Louis, Missouri. This is a documentary about the Ferguson uprising; a community that transformed into freedom fighters when faced with long-standing grief and tension. When the National Guard descended onto Ferguson with military grade weaponry, residents became the torchbearers of a new wave of resistance. 103 min.
Race Matters Series
What’s Up with White People? A Field Guide for the Perplexed. with Matt Wray
MCC Theater
What is up with white people? What is the deal with Rachel Dolezal? Donald Trump? Richard Spencer? They each represent a type of whiteness that has become common in the early 21st century. In this talk, Temple University sociologist Matt Wray explores the different types of white people and how you can learn to spot them in their natural habitats. In addition, Wray offers a sociological and cultural analysis of what produces and sustains these different white social types and concludes with observations about the implications of white differentiation for social issues like immigration, mass incarceration, and the growing epidemic of self-destruction among whites.
