Fall 2009
Arts & Lecture Events
CSUSM is pleased to present the annual Arts & Lectures Series. Our fall line-up offers an array of stimulating events that will spark the intellect and imagination. Programming is generated through a call for proposals in February and co-sponsorship is encouraged. Events are made possible by funding from Instructionally Activities Fees.
SEPTEMBER
Wed - Sept 16 @ 5:30 pm
ARTS 111
Genre- Lecture
Edible, Medicinal, Material, Ceremonial: Contemporary Ethnobotany of Southern California Indians
A multimedia presentation about the contemporary uses of native plants of profound importance to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural vitality of Indian people in the region. Presented by Rose Ramirez (Chumash/Yaqui), co-founder of the American Indian Channel, and Deborah Small, artist and CSUSM Professor of Visual and Performing Arts.
Wed - Sept 23 @ 5:30 pm
ARTS 111
Genre- Lecture
Indigenous Cultural Revitalization & the Arts in Baja, CA
A multimedia presentation about the revival in the production of handcrafts that is helping native artisans preserve, practice and reinterpret traditional and ecological knowledge. Presented by Teodora Cuero, Kumiai, and Leonor Farlow, Kiliwa, plant and language specialists, and anthropologist Mike Wilken.
Thurs - Sept 24 @ 12 pm
Cougar Courtyard (Tukwut)
Genre- Lecture
Southern California Indian Basketry
Basketweavers Rose Ramirez (Chumash/Yaqui) and Lydia Vassar (Luiseño) demonstrate contemporary and traditional basketry techniques. The discussion highlights concerns about revitalizing cultural practices and maintaining viable habitats and ecosystems for native plants.
Wed - Sept 30 @ 7 pm
ARTS 111
Genre- Theatre
Teatro Izcalli Anthology
Chicano comedy-troupe Teatro Izcalli is known nationally for their hilarious political and social satire. Come see Anthology, a collection of their most popular skits.
October 2009
Tues- Oct 6 @ 6 pmMarks 125
Genre-Lecture
Finding Your Writer's Voice - Thaisa Frank
Thaisa Frank will read from her works including, A BRIEF HISTORY OF CAMOUFLAGE, SLEEPING IN VELVET, and a forthcoming collection LITTLE ROOMS FOR ALMOST-NORMAL PEOPLE.
The fiction of Thaisa Frank works by a tantalizing sense of indirection. - New York Times
Wed- Oct 7 @ 5:30 pm
ARTS 111
Genre- Dance & Lecture
Meanings in Motion: A Lecture & Performance of Salsa & Ballroom
Jonathan S. Marion, author of Ballroom: Culture & Context in Competitive Dance, discusses the lived worlds of salsa and competitive ballroom dancing, followed by performances from both local salsa teams and nationally ranked professional ballroom competitors.
Co-sponsored by Dance-Forums.com and SalsaForums.com.
Thurs- Oct 8 @ 5:30 pm
Clarke 113
Genre- Lecture
The Invention of Human Rights - Dr. Lynn Hunt
Lynn Hunt, Professor of History at UCLA, discusses the historical origins of "human rights." Dr. Hunt is one of the country's most renowned historians and the author of several books including Inventing Human Rights, Telling the Truth about History and The Family Romance of the French Revolution.
Mon-Oct 12 @ 7pm
Markstein 125
Genre - Lecture
Foreclosing Our Future: The Recession's Impact on Immigrants
A dynamic panel discussion with activists Jesse Diaz (May Day Marches), Carmen Duran (former maquiladora worker), Carmen Valadez (CITTAC, La Colectiva, Feminista Binacional and Casa de Cultura Obrera), and Enrique Davalos (San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network).
Tue-Oct 13 @ 12 & 1:15 pm (2 concerts!)
ARTS 111
Genre - Music
Guitarist Pierre Bensusan Performs
French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan is recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians onthe concert stage today. His style of playing defies classification - crossing world, classical, jazz, traditional, folk music and more. In 2008 Bensusan received Guitar Player Magazine's prestigious readers Choice Award as Best World Music Guitar Player. Don't miss this incredible concert!
Please note:
$15 general admission for each concert
FREE for CSUSM students, faculty & staff
Co-sponsored by the Funes Fund.
Wed- Oct 21@ 5:30 pm
ARTS 111
Genre- Music
Gunnar Biggs' Latin Jazz Quartet
Noted jazz musicians Gunnar Biggs (bass), Irving Flores (piano), Mike Holguin (percussion) and Dan Reagan (trombone) perform Salsa, Latin Jazz, Afro Cuban rhythms and Latin Fusion.
Thurs- Oct 22 @ 12 pm
ACD 102
Genre- Lecture
From Holocaust to Harvard & Beyond: Reflections of a Survivor - Dr. John G. Stoessinger
Dr. John Stoessinger, a renowned scholar in international relations, shares his experience as a European Holocaust survivor. His lecture emphasizes the good of the people who helped him escape the horrors of the Nazis.
Tues - Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm
Marks 125
Genre- Film
Between - Jose Yenque
Actor Jose Yenque will screen and discuss his work in the feature film, BETWEEN, a complex and chilling thriller hailed by many to be the freshest, hip thriller since MEMENTO and THE SIXTH SENSE.
"A tightly conceived tour de force." - Sundance Film Festival.
November 2009
Tues-Nov 3 @ 12 pm
Clarke 113
Genre- Lecture
Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital - Dr. Heidi Kraft
Dr. Heidi Kraft will present her book, Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital and discuss her work regarding combat stress and her experiences working in a remote airbase in Iraq.
Thurs-Nov 12 @ 12 pm
ACD 102
Genre- Lecture
Sects & Violence: The New Economics of Religion & Terrorism
Dr. Eli Berman, Professor of Economics at UC San Diego and Research Director for the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, discusses from his book Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism (MIT Press, 2009).
Tues- Nov 17 @ 5:30 pm
Marks 125
Genre- Film
Who Does She Think She Is? - Pamela Tanner Boll
Academy Award-winning producer/director Pamela Tanner Boll's feature film focuses on five bold and talented women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. Boll will screen the film and invite discussion.
Tues- Nov 17 @ 7:30pm
Clarke 113
Genre- Lecture
Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama.
Among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the country, Tim Wise will present issues of race and privilege within the context of the Obama presidency. His lecture challenges participants to identify and dismantle racism in systems and institutions.
************Please Note************
This is a free event however, due to very limited seating...Tickets are required for this event!!! Limit 2 tickets per student, faculty, or staff member. Tickets can be obtained from the ASI Business Office (Foundation Classroom Building - 103) The Clarke Information Desk or through Arts & Lectures (Arts 304, x4366) beginning at 12 noon on Thursday, November 12
Wed- Nov 18 @ 6 pm
Clarke 113
Genre- Lecture
Indigenous Environmental Justice - Winona LaDuke
CSUSM welcomes keynote speaker, Winona LaDuke, (Anishinaabekwe Ojibwe enrolled member of the Mississippi Band Anishinaabeg) an internationally renowned activist and author working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two time vice presidential candidate with Ralph Nader for the Green Party. A graduate of Harvard and Antioch Universities, LaDuke has written extensively on Native American and environmental issues. She is the author of five books, including Recovering the Sacred, All our Relations and a novel, Last Standing Woman.
December 2009
Tues- Dec 1 @ 6 pm
Clarke 113
Genre- Lecture
A Boy, A Girl, A Virus & the Relationship That Happened Anyway
In honor of World AIDS Day, Shawn Decker and Gwenn Barringer highlight issues of safer sex, intimacy, communication between partners and the medical realities of HIV infection through witty performance.
