”THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION”
The College for Equity and Diversity will also air a film featuring the history of the Black Panther Party. According to the College for Equity and Diversity’s description of the film, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” is the “first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.” You can watch the film in the Union Theater Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. and stick around for light snacks and discussion with Dr. Wilfred Samuels, Associate Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the U.
“HOW DEEP AND DARK: SLAVERY, PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE LIMITS OF THE NARRATIVE”
As part of the Black Faculty and Staff Association Spotlight Lecture Series, “How Deep and Dark: Slavery, Photography and the Limits of Narrative” will be led by Dr. Kya Mangrum, an assistant professor at the U, who specializes in African American literature and visual studies. According to the College for Equity and Diversity’s description, the lecture will “[…] reveal how photographic technologies like the daguerreotype, the carte de visite and the stereoview transformed how narratives of U.S. slavery were written, read, circulated and reproduced.” The lecture will be Feb. 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Sorenson Arts & Education Complex Auditorium.
”MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE”
In honor of Black History Month, the College for Equity and Diversity and KUED invite you to join in the screening of a series of films illustrating the stories and achievements of Black Americans throughout history. One of these films features writer and civil activist, Maya Angelou, in “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” According to the College for Equity and Diversity’s description of the film, it will feature Angelou reciting the renowned poem accompanied with “rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining moments.” The screening is Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Union Theater and will be followed by a brief discussion led by Davis School District Department Director of Educational Equity, Dr. Jacqueline Thompson.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS
Power of Poison
NHMU
Oct. 15-Apr. 16, 2017; during museum hours NHMU.utah.edu
HawkWatch: Birds in the Lab!
NHMU
Feb. 25, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. NHMU.utah.edu
Bug Brigade
NHMU
Feb. 25, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. NHMU.utah.edu
FILMS
Creativity in Film Focus Series —”Burden” Katherine W. and Ezekiel R.
Dumke Jr. Auditorium
Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. UMFA.Utah.edu
Miss Navajo Documentary Screening
CTIHB room 109
Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
“Moonlight” Film Screening
Equity Office
Feb. 28, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Campusrec.utah.edu
Kingsbury Hall
Feb. 21-23, 7:00 p.m.
MUSIC
Fridays with Faculty — Elizabeth Craft,
“Headfirst into a Political Abyss: Claiming Cultural Citizenship in Hamilton”
Dumke Recital Hall
Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. UMFA.Utah.edu
Lyric Opera Ensemble — Donizetti’s L’ Elisir d’Amore with Paradigm Chamber
Orchestra
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Music.utah.edu
Flute Choir
Dumke Recital Hall
Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Music.utah.edu
LECTURES
“Caleb Harper, Reinventing Our Food Future with Urban Farms”
NHMU
Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m. NHMU.utah.edu
Open Class — Indigenous Languages Encounter
CTIHB Room 315
Feb. 23, 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Here to Stay? Immigration, Executive Orders and Community Action
Campus-wide
Feb. 23, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Indigenous Languages Summit
CTIHB Lobby
Feb. 25, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Interpersonal Violence Forum: Consent
Union Theater
Feb. 21, 2:30 p.m. Campusrec.utah.edu
Measuring Gender Inequality
S.J. Quinney School of Law Room 6623
Feb. 21, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Charles James Nabors, Ph.D. Conference Series — African American Community
Public Health Classroom
Feb. 22, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Meet the Artist: Edgar Arceneaux
S.J. Quinney College of Law
Feb. 24, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Visiting Artist: Art Werger
Art Building Auditorium, Room 158
Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. art.utah.edu
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Aging: Sexuality and Relationships
Okazaki Community Meeting Room (155-B)
Feb. 23, 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
MISC.
Paint Mixer Workshop: Spiral Jetty
NHMU
Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wellness Advocate Certificate Trainings: Module 1
The Hub/Student Life Center
Feb. 22, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wellness.utah.edu
The Hillman Hop — “A Different World” Themed Jamboree SED
Student Lounge (Union 293)
Feb 24, 10:00 p.m. Campusrec.utah.edu