|
|
Arizona State philosopher Richard Creath examines the uses of tolerance in the thought of Rudolf Carnap, one on the major philosophers of the 20th century.
The Celso Duarte Quintet mixes classically trained harpists and jazz players. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at x2064 for tickets.
The founders of the MultiCultural Drama Company and Hail to the Piece will host a retrospective show of comedic work from each company to benefit the center. Call x8411 for details.
UCLA Holocaust scholar Saul Friedlander will discuss and sign his new book, "The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews."
Contact x2317 for details.
Best-selling author Amy Tan ("The Joy Luck Club") will be joined by esteemed author Pico Iyer to discuss her recently released novel and other works. Contact x3535 for tickets.
Kapil Raj, of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, discusses "Towards a Global History of Science: Promises and Challenges." For details, contact x2901.
Donald Preziosi, professor of art history at Oxford and UCLA, suggests why art and religion should be seen as distinct perspectives in the present global climate of intolerance.
Marcia Chatelain will summarize her dissertation on African-American girls in Chicago during the Great Migration era.
"Social Implications of the Internet and New Media" is sociologist Jennifer Earl's topic. Call x4388 for reservations.
Italian choreographer Emio Greco and Dutch theater director Pieter C. Scholten present a dance show they call "Double Points: Nero." A meet-the-artists discussion will follow. For tickets, call x3535.
Clarence Barlow is the featured composer in the annual festival of contemporary arts and digital media, which ends on April
21. Special guest artists include video artist Pascal Fendrich (April
17) and clarinetist Gareth Davis (April 19). See <www.music.ucsb.edu> for the complete list of performances.
 |
The Greco? PC dance company performs on April 17 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
|
The Friends of the UC Santa Barbara Libraries presents one in its series of book sales. Call x5509 for details.
In this free film, Byron Hurt examines issues of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. It includes interviews with artists Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
American nature poet Mary Oliver continues to influence generations of younger poets. Books will be available for signing. For tickets, call x3535.
 |
Nature poet Mary Oliver, seen here with her dog, will read from her collected works on April 18 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Call x3535 for tickets.
|
Historian John W.I. Lee will discuss "Objective Babylon--Life and Death in an Ancient Mercenary Army." Call x4388 for reservations.
Ohio State's John A. Powell joins UCLA's Devon Carbado to lead this symposium on Critical Race Theory and its radical reinterpretation of the dynamics of racism. Visit <www.newracialstudies.ucsb.edu> to register. Continues on Friday at 10 a.m.
Pomona College theater professor Leonard Pronko will discuss the history and aesthetics of kabuki, and demonstrate its fundamental movements.
Elizabeth Kolbert, political reporter and author of "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change," will talk about her discoveries in this free lecture that is part of the Science & Society Event Series. Books will be available for signing. (See story on page 1.)
Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad are a popular guitar duo. Contact x3535 for tickets. Repeats at 5 p.m.
Coleen Rowley, a career FBI staff attorney who turned whistleblower, will deliver a free, public talk on "U.S. Intelligence, 9/11, and Iraq." Call x2317 for details.
 |
Former FBI agent Coleen Rowley delivers a free talk on April 22 at
3 p.m. in Victoria Hall.
|
Led by Julian Weissglass, director for the National Coalition for Equity in Education, this workshop will focus on what people who identify as straight (heterosexual) can do to combat anti-gay oppression.
The Music Department hosts this free, public master class with guitar experts the Assad Brothers.
James J. Yee, a former U.S. Army chaplain who served Muslim prisoners in the U.S.'s controversial Guantanamo Bay prison camp, will give a free talk on his experiences. For more information, contact Samara Lectures at (206) 529-4711.
 |
Former U.S. Army Muslim chaplain James Yee tells about his Guantanamo tour of duty in a free lecture on April 23 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
|
Under director Momo Yashima, four actual resisters address the issues surrounding the U.S. government's persecution of Japanese Americans who said "no" to the World War II draft.
UC Berkeley sociologist Troy Duster, who also directs New York University's Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge, will speak on "A Post-Genomic Surprise: The Molecular Reinscription of Race."
The effects of childhood sexual assault on people of different genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic identities will be discussed. For more information, contact: chueh.jun-fung@sa.ucsb.edu.
This documentary tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction, and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the time of the Third Reich. Call x3535 for tickets.
Templeton Visiting Professor Paul L. Farber of Oregon State University concludes UCSB's New Visions of Nature, Science and Religion series by contrasting the search for moral guidance in nature with more traditional disciplines that focus on ethics and morality. Call x2901 for details.
G. Donald Richardson of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, D.C., will present "Testing an Airborne Radar: Monitoring the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia" as the Geography Department's annual Golledge lecturer.
Scott Horton, president of the International League for Human Rights, and Gita Gutierrez, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights who represents a Guantanamo detainee, will discuss holding officials accountable for abuse.
Kay Trimberger and Bella DePaulo, the authors of two recent books on singles, will share their myth-debunking research on single Americans.
Distinguished educators who are also UCSB alumni will be honored at a reception sponsored by the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. RSVP reservations by April 19 to Lauren Linn at x4775.
The Spring 2007 CREATE concert, under director JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, will feature the latest in electronic and computer music.
This jazz workshop with Irvin Mayfield and UCSB students is open to the public.
All UCSB employees who are alums are welcome at a free reception. RSVP to x2957. Reunion continues through April
29.
Jazz musician Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra present the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and others. Call x3535 for tickets.
Writer/performer Pamela Sneed presents a free, one-woman show that tackles political issues and racial images in films and other media. Call x8411 for details.
 |
Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, seated
on left, brings his New Orleans Jazz Orchestra to UCSB on April 27 at 8
p.m. in Campbell Hall. Call x3535 for tickets and program information.
|
Free, multi-media presentations will explore the technological, economic, political, and social challenges involved in creating environmental media content for traditional and new media outlets. Details are at <www.cftnm.ucsb.edu>.
DREAM's pieces fuse the breadth of African diasporic movement (including hip-hop, house, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean dance) with rap, poetry, beatbox and live music.
Best-selling authors Sarah Vowell and David Sedaris join forces in a tour de literary comedy by reading from their newest works. Books by the authors will be available for signing. Call x3535 for tickets.
A reading from her first novel, "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," a darkly comedic coming of age tale, will be part of this free event. Books will be available for signing. Call x3535 for tickets.
|
|
EXHIBITIONS
An exhibition of selected works by MFA students is presented by the Department of Art. The opening reception, which is free to the public, is on April 27 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Large format landscapes from around the world are the specialty of nature photographer Steve Hinkley. |
|
