Events By Quarter
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.
Cup of Culture
Starving the Beast
MCC Theater
Starving the Beast tells the story of a potent one-two punch roiling public higher education right now: 35 years of systematic defunding and a well financed market oriented reform effort. It’s the story of a little known and misunderstood ideological fight, the outcome of which will change the future of public higher education.
The film reveals an historic philosophical shift that reframes public higher education as a ‘value proposition’ to be borne by the student as a consumer, rather than an investment in citizens as a ‘public good’. Financial winners and losers emerge in a struggle poised to profoundly change public higher education.
The film vividly illustrates these issues in unfolding dramas at six public research universities: University of Wisconsin, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Louisiana State University, University of Texas, and Texas A&M. (English, 2016, 95 min)
Watch trailer: http://www.starvingthebeast.net/trailer/
