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2011 Master of Arts in Visual Anthropology Thesis Screenings & Reception
Friday, Sept. 9
Reception: 4:30pm • Films: 5-10pm • Break for Refreshments at 7:30pm
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to sdymally@usc.edu to ensure your place.

MVA 2011 Thesis Videos

The Center for Visual Anthropology is pleased to premiere the 2011 MVA thesis films.

Friday, Sept. 9

Reception: 4:30pm • Films: 5-10pm • Break for Refreshments at 7:30pm

The Rosen Family Screening Theatre,
Tutor Campus Center (TCC 227), USC campus

Map and Directions: http://www.usc.edu/visit/upc/driving_directions/

 

History and Tradition
Black-and-white images culled from the USC Archives and the USC Digital Library celebrate the iconic architecture and traditions that have helped shape the university’s identity.

Daily: Tuesday 10/04/2011 - Friday 05/11/2012; All day

Media Images of North Korea
New York Times correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning South Korean journalist Choe Sang-hun, former State Department official Bob Carlin, and Korean Studies Institute Sejong Society postdoctoral fellow Sandra Fahy will participate in a panel discussion on media images of North Korea. This panel will be moderated by David Kang.

Friday 02/10/2012: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Early Modern British History: Barbara Donagan

Saturday 02/11/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

American Origins: Public History Program

Saturday 02/11/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Interdisciplinarity in the Age of Networks

Tuesday 02/14/2012: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

An Evening with Denis Johnson
Join the Master of Professional Writing program for an evening of readings and conversation with acclaimed author Denis Johnson.

Wednesday 02/15/2012: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Melting the Ice: Global Governance in the New Arctic
Professor Lassi Heininen (University of Lapland—Rovaniemi, Finland) is one of the world’s leading experts on the Arctic.

Thursday 02/16/2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Symposium: Fortune is a Woman

Thursday 02/16/2012: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Past Tense: David Adams

Friday 02/17/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Renaissance Literature: Jeffrey Masten

Saturday 02/18/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Wonderland and the Mathematical Imaginary
Join Visions and Voices for a multidisciplinary discussion exploring a new side of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.

Wednesday 02/22/2012: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Religion on the Move: Material Culture and Popular Catholicism
A seminar features papers by Jennifer Scheper Hughes on the religious image in Latin American religion and Domino Torres on Irish and Chicana iconography in contemporary art.

Wednesday 02/22/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Levan Annual Distinguished Lecture: NIKKI GIOVANNI
Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator.

Wednesday 02/22/2012: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Interdisciplinary Research Group Annual Showcase
Join the Center for Religion and Civic Culture for a luncheon and presentations by faculty and doctoral students who have received fellowships to pursue innovative projects in religion.

Thursday 02/23/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Politics of Memory on Screen: 21st Century Latin America and Spain
A weekend of screenings and discussions investigates how Latin American and Spanish cinema have documented and constructed collective and personal memory.

Daily: Saturday 02/25/2012 - Sunday 02/26/2012; All day

Aquila Theatre in Euripides' Herakles
Aquila Theatre, a New York–based company dedicated to reinventing classical theater, performs Herakles, one of Euripides’ finest and most challenging plays.

Tuesday 02/28/2012: 7:00 PM

Transactivation: Revealing Queer Histories in the Archive
Join Visions and Voices for a series of live performances and video projects inspired by the collections at the One National Gay and Lesbian Archives.

Thursday 03/01/2012: 6:00 PM

Visual Knowledge in the Early Modern Americas

Dates: 03/02/2012, 03/03/2012: All day

Professor Bill Handley and "Brokeback Mountain's Broken and Unbroken Ground"
Prof. Handley discusses the ground-breaking movie Brokeback Mountain, and Annie Proulx's original story, and their ongoing cultural and political significance in Western genre, gay civil rights, and other contexts.

Monday 03/05/2012: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

American Origins: Jennifer Morgan

Tuesday 03/06/2012: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

"The Blue Revolution" and the Future of Human Food
Join Dr. Donal Manahan, Vice Dean for Students and Professor of Biological Sciences in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, for a presentation about student opportunities at USC and global food sustainability.

Wednesday 03/07/2012: 6:00 PM

Film Screening: Poetry
On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural centerand begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings.

Wednesday 03/07/2012: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Do You Dream in Color?
A fascinating evening of performance and conversation explores issues raised by blindness.

Thursday 03/08/2012: 7:00 PM

Sociology Book Party

Come celebrate the publications of the distinguished USC sociology faculty. Meet the authors at a breakfast reception.

Friday 03/09/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Long 18th Century: Lynn Festa

Thursday 03/15/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Roundtable: How Do We Bring the Rule of Law to Places That Don't Have It?
Join this interdisciplinary panel in considering important questions relating to the rule of law.

Tuesday 03/20/2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Religion on the Move
A seminar features papers by Thomas Tweed on religion in motion and Rebecca Kim on Korean missionaries in America.

Wednesday 03/21/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Seven: Art at Work for Human Rights and Social Justice
Based on personal interviews, this collaborative documentary theater piece tells the stories of seven incredible women who are campaigning for human rights around the globe.

Wednesday 03/21/2012: 7:00 PM

Past Tense: Susan Juster

Friday 03/23/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

American Origins: Amy Turner Bushnell

Saturday 03/24/2012: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

American Origins: Jack P. Greene

Monday 03/26/2012: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Poet: Gjertrud Schnackenberg
The USC Department of English is pleased to present a poetry reading by Gjertrud Schnackenberg.

Wednesday 03/28/2012: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

At Home in the World: New Directions in Writing from the Asia Pacific
Celebrate the arrival of Kaya Press at USC with award-winning authors Brian Castro (Australia), Sia Figiel (Samoa) and Shailja Patel (Kenya).

Monday 04/02/2012: 7:00 PM

Early Modern British History: Noah Millstone

Saturday 04/07/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

On Stage with LisaGay Hamilton
Accomplished actor LisaGay Hamilton presents a solo performance addressing her struggles and triumphs as an African American woman working in the visual and performing arts.

Tuesday 04/10/2012: 7:00 PM

Co-Sponsored Event: Ann Stoler

Dates: 04/12/2012, 04/13/2012: All day

Woody Guthrie's Los Angeles: A Centenary Celebration
Scholars, journalists and musicians come together for a daylong symposium commemorating Guthrie’s life, legacy and impact on American politics, music and culture.

Saturday 04/14/2012: All day

The Rise of Rome: A Lecture by Anthony Everitt
Anthony Everitt, best-selling author of Cicero, delivers a President’s Distinguished Lecture based on his forthcoming book The Rise of Rome.

Friday 04/20/2012: 5:30 PM

Renaissance Literature: Jean Howard

Saturday 04/21/2012: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

From Poem to Stage: The Face
Created by composer Donald Crockett and poet David St. John, The Face is a multidisciplinary chamber opera featuring music, film and choreography.

Wednesday 04/25/2012: 7:30 PM

From the Ashes
A conference marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, charting a city on the rise.

Thursday 04/26/2012: 9:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Past Tense: Creatively Writing a Huntington Object

Friday 04/27/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Borderlands: David Rex Galindo

Saturday 05/12/2012: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM