The John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy is pleased to announce the availability of financial support for students to conduct independent research, undertake internships, and participate in conferences, colloquia, or workshops. Projects must be related to world affairs or the global economy for support. Well-executed research proposals focused on world affairs and political economy are prioritized.
On Feb. 18, Cooper Owens will deliver a lecture titled “Slavery, Gynecology and Black Placental Resistance: Why Black Mothers Matter.” A reception in the Johnson Hall Global Forum will take place from 5:30-6:45.
She will also hold a panel and healing circle on Feb. 19 from 3:30-5 p.m. in Choi Auditorium. The panel title is "On Reproductive Justice: On Communal Care and Resilience."
This collaborative talk by Drs. Lorena Sekwan Fontaine (University of Manitoba) and Dorota Glowacka (University of King's College) focuses on material objects and photographs that narrate the experiences of gender-based violence during the Holocaust and settler-colonial genocides in North America.
The short film Daughters of Abraham will screen before Screams Before Silence. There will be a panel discussion after the film.
Curious about the future of short films?
Why create short form cinema in the era of blockbuster films, infinite streaming TV, and social media?
Will AI-generated movies ruin everything?
If you could send a voicemail back to your past self, what would you say? And what does that have to do with an old blue plastic IKEA table?
How do you make a film about a pile of discarded VHS tapes you find on the street?
The Young Initiative invites Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso (Director) and Jordan Flaherty (Producer) for a panel discussion followed by a screening of their award-winning documentary Powerlands.
Schedule
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Reception in Global Forum
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Discussion in Choi Auditorium
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Film Screening in Choi Auditorium
*Open only to the Oxy community
In recent years, American democracy has bent but not broken. What are the threats facing American democracy, and what are its sources of resilience? In this talk, I investigate trends in three areas of American democracy: the rule of law, majority rule, and political equality. Each of these areas is a crucial component for a political system of the people, by the people, and for the people, and each area shows signs of strain. While much of the concern about democracy has been focused on the White House, the U.S.
This event is co-sponsored by GWSS and The Plus Bus. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with leading fat justice advocates. Be sure to register for the screening as it is likely to be a full house!
The film is followed by a panel with the filmmakers.