CLA Weekly Announcements May 23-30, 2016
Events:
Social Media and Political Branding: The Case of Narendra Modi
10 – 11 a.m. Monday, May 23
Architecture & Environmental Design Building (No. 5), Room 104
Joyojeet Pal, assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, will give his talk on the rise in the importance of social media by political leaders in the Global South. His talk will focus on the case of India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, using a qualitative analysis of his tweets to discuss his specific outreach strategies and how these have evolved over time.
Jessica Lynn shares ‘A Transgender Journey’
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 23
Chumash Auditorium (UU 207)
Lynn has dedicated her life to educating the world about the lives and experiences of transgender-identifying people. She will give a personal testimony explaining how her youngest son was separated from her because of her transgender status in a botched Texas court ruling. For more information, contact Christina Latner at cmlefevr@calpoly.edu or at ext. 6-6561.
‘Byzantium’ Unveiling and Reading at Steynberg
7 p.m. Monday, May 23
Steynberg Gallery, Downtown SLO
“Byzantium” is the English Department’s award-winning annual literary magazine produced entirely by undergraduate students. The magazine’s poems and stories are selected in Cal Poly’s longstanding Alfred Landwehr Creative Writing Contest, for which students of all majors can submit their work. Professors Kevin Clark and Todd Pierce will emcee the event and contest winners will read a selection from their works. For more information, contact Kevin Clark at kclark@calpoly.edu or at ext. 6-2506.
‘No Mas Bebes’ Film Screening with Filmmaker
3 – 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24
Spanos Theatre (Bldg. 44)
Filmmaker and Director, Renee Tajima-Pena, will be at Cal Poly to show and discuss her film “No Más Bebés”. The film tells the story of a small group of Mexican immigrant women who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were sterilized while giving birth at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The discussion will cover questions of reproductive justice and the lengths medical professionals should go to in order to ensure understanding.
Student Film Exhibition Opening Reception at University Art Gallery
5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24
University Art Gallery (Bldg. 34)
Kickoff a showcase of student films. They were written, directed, edited and produced by students in the Art and Design Department’s Digital Video course and the Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts Cinematic Processes course. The films include stories of conflict and connection, magic and murder, and love and loss. They will continue to play in the gallery from May 24 to May 27.
CLA Speaks: Disney Animator Tom Sito and the Evolution of Animation
7:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 24
Baker Science (Bldg. 180), Room 102
Tom Sito is a veteran of the Hollywood animation industry and has been called “one of the key players in the Disney Animation Revival” by Animation World Network. His 31 movie credits include the Walt Disney classic films “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty & the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and “Fantasia.” In his presentation, he will discuss the evolution from hand-drawn animation to computer animation.
Italian Movie Night
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25
Agriculture Sciences (Bldg. 11), Room 0104
The Italian Program of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will host the second screening of their Italian Movie Nights series, which features films from acclaimed 1960’s director Pietro Germi. The film will be “Sedotta e Abbandonata” (“Seduced and Abandoned”), 1964. Admission is free. Seating is limited to 40 seats. The film includes English subtitles.
Creating Inclusive Digital Spaces with Haben Girma
11 a.m. – noon Thursday, May 26
University Union (Bldg. 65), Room 220
Harvard Law’s first deafblind graduate, Haben Girma, excelled in large part because of the creation of a community that valued inclusion. Through this thoughtful presentation, Haben invites everyone to design technology and services from the ground up with universal access in mind. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact John Lee at jlee245@calpoly.edu or at ext. 5972.
Retirement Party for Photography Professor Eric Johnson
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26
University Art Gallery in Dexter
The Art and Design Department is commemorating the retirement of Eric B. Johnson. He joined the department in 1980, and over the past 36 years, Johnson has helped shape and define the program. His work has been published and exhibited throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Writers at Work: Nathan Deuel
5 p.m. Thursday, May 26
Engineering East (Bldg. 20), Room 143
Nathan Deuel presents his book, “Friday Was the Bomb: Five Years in the Middle East,” which was an Amazon Best Book of the Month. Deuel is a former editor at “Rolling Stone” and “The Village Voice” and has written essays, reviews and criticism for “The New York Times Magazine” and “GQ,” among others. He currently teaches writing at UCLA and Mount Saint Mary’s University.
'All That Brass!'
7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26
San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church
Cal Poly's Brass Ensemble and Trombone Choir will perform compositions and arrangements by composers Aaron Copland and J.S. Bach.
Rodrigo y Gabriela in Avila (Cal Poly Arts)
7 p.m. Friday, May 27
Avila Beach Resort Outdoor Venue
Cal Poly Arts expands its partnership with Otter Productions, Inc. that will now include additional co-presentations to be held in Avila. The first concert is internationally-acclaimed Mexican acoustic rock duo, Rodrigo y Gabriela. Learn more here.
Arab Music Ensemble to Perform with Guest Artists
8 p.m. Saturday, May 28
Spanos Theatre
The concert will feature a diverse program of music and dance from the Eastern Mediterranean, including some of the region's most celebrated instrumental, vocal and poetic repertoire composed and performed by artists such as Dahmane El-Harrachi and Rachid Taha from Algeria; Mohamed Abdel-Wahab and Sayyid Darwish from Egypt; Fairuz, Philemon Wehbe, and the Rahbani Brothers from Lebanon; and Tatyos Efendi from Ottoman Turkey.
Early Music Ensemble to Present 'Craig Russell, A Musical Tribute!'
2 p.m. Monday, May 30
Harman Hall in the PAC
The concert is a celebration of music Professor Craig Russell, who has been at Cal Poly for 34 years. It will feature music from the Mexican cathedrals by Antonio de Salazar and Manuel de Sumaya, which Russell reconstructed using original manuscripts from the Puebla Cathedral in Mexico City. He composed parts that had gone missing over the span of three centuries.
Career Services Events:
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Unlocking Interview Success
11:10 p.m. – noon Tuesday, May 24
Career Events Center (Bldg. 124), Room 117
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