Events By Quarter
Race Matters Series
Ongoing Nakba: Lessons from Palestine
Dr. Sherene Seikaly
In-person: MCC Theater
This talk traces the experience of catastrophe in Palestine as an ongoing condition of dispossession and the denial of political rights. It explores the lessons Palestinians teach us about resistance, survival, and holding ground.
Music Performance
The UCSB Middle East Ensemble
Solo vocalist: Steven Thomson
In-Person Performance: MCC Theater
Peforming the Umm Kulthum song Aghadan Alqak
FREE ADMISSION
Masks Required
(For the reception following the event in the MCC Lounge, registration at UCSB Shoreline is REQUIRED by November 3rd: https://cglink.me/2dD/r1251080 )
Umm Kulthum (c.1904-1975) is recognized as the most famous Arab singer of the 20th century. In 1971 she premiered the song Aghadan Alqak (Will I See You Tomorrow), composed for her by Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahhab, the 20th century’s most famous Arab composer.
In celebration of the song’s 50th anniversary, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble presents a free concert of the entire song, with a performance featuring Steven Thomson, solo vocalist. The UCSB Middle East Ensemble, founded in 1989, presents a wide variety of music and dance reflecting the great diversity of cultures found in the Middle East.
Cosponsors: UCSB Department of Music and the Center for Middle East Studies.
Spoken Word
Corazón a Corazón: An Evening of Poetry
Yesika Salgado
Online
Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her fat brown body. She has shared her work in venues and campuses throughout the country.
Salgado is a two time National Poetry Slam finalist and the recipient of the 2020 International Latino Book Award in Poetry. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Univision, CNN, NPR, TEDx, and many digital platforms. She is an internationally recognized body-positive activist and the writer of the column Suelta for Remezcla. Yesika is the author of the best-sellers Corazón, Tesoro, and Hermosa, published with Not a Cult.
Cup of Culture
Shoplifters
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
In-person: MCC Theater
A Japanese family of small time thieves and cons take in a young child off the street and into their cramped apartment. When the girl is shown on the news as missing, the family must go to elaborate lengths to keep her with them, further distancing themself from legality. 2018. 2h 1m.
