[Summit] Fw: Brown’s Featured Events through Sunday, February 19

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  Monday 6 February 4:00pm   Free Speech and Civil Disobedience    As part of the Reaffirming University Values series, Martha C. Nussbaum will deliver a lecture titled "Free Speech and Civil Disobedience." Sponsored by the Offices of the President and Provost, the lecture series is intended to cultivate an environment to discuss conflicting values and controversial issues in constructive and engaging ways. The recipient of 56 honorary degrees throughout the world, Nussbaum currently teaches at the University of Chicago as a professor of law and ethics. She is the author of several books, including "Political Emotions," "The New Religious Intolerance," and most recently, "Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice," which the Atlantic described as a "different framework for thinking about the rise of Trump." The event begins at 4 p.m. at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Carmichael Auditorium, 85 Waterman St.  https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/provost/initiatives/free-speech-and-civil-disobedience
   Tuesday 7 February 5:00pm   Politics and Policy in the Era of Trump    Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review magazine, will take part in a discussion titled "Politics and Policy in the Era of Trump." The conversation between party lines will focus on the presidential election and Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. Tanden has served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations as well as on presidential campaigns. Ponnuru has written articles for major newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, among others. Edward Steinfeld, director of the Watson Institute, will moderate the discussion. The event is co-sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, the Watson Institute and the Women Empowered Seminar Series. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 5 p.m. in the Metcalf Research Building, Friedman Auditorium, 190 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/politics-and-policy-era-trump-conversation-healthcare-economy-national-security-and-more
   Tuesday 7 February 5:30pm   The Destruction of Cultural Heritage    Syrian archaeologist Salam Al Kuntar will discuss the destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, as part of a lecture sponsored by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Titled "The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq: Current Debate and Protection Efforts," Kuntar will discuss how the damage to cultural heritage will have an impact on the people who survive the war and identify preservation projects designed to address the local needs of Syria. Kuntar is a National Geographic emerging explorer and is involved in the Nat Geo Saving the Past initiative. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the List Art Building, Room 120, 64 College St.  https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/events/2017/02/destruction-cultural-heritage-syria-and-iraq-current-debate-and-protection-efforts-sa
   Wednesday 8 February 12:00pm   Confronting Affirmative Action in Brazil    As part of the Brazil Initiative, professor Vânia Penha Lopes will discuss the impact of affirmative action in Brazil as part of a lecture titled "Confronting Affirmative Action in Brazil: University Quotas and the Quest for Racial Justice." The lecture, which shares the name of her forthcoming book, will address whether university quota policies is enough to bring about full racial justice in Brazil. Her talk will lead into a discussion about the future of affirmative action following the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/brazil/events/2017/v-nia-penha-lopes-confronting-affirmative-action-brazil-university-quotas-and-quest
   Wednesday 8 February 4:00pm   Empowering First-generation College Students to Succeed    Northwestern University researcher Nicole Stephens will deliver a lecture titled "Let’s Talk about Difference: Empowering First-generation College Students to Succeed," as part of the Friedman Family Fund Diversity Lecture series. A social and cultural psychologist, Stephens has studied how social class experiences can influence people's understanding of themselves and their actions. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences. The event at 4 p.m. in the Metcalf Research Building, Friedman Auditorium, 190 Thayer St.  http://brown.edu/Departments/CLPS/events
   Wednesday 8 February 5:30pm   Trump's Ban: A Teach-In    Several Brown faculty members will take part in a teach-in that examines President's Trump executive order on refugees and immigrants. Titled "Trump's Ban: A Teach-In," the discussion will address the legal ramifications of the executive order, analyze the impact of the ban on people throughout the world, and identify how it affects the Middle East, South Asia, and Latin America. Speakers include Watson Institute scholars Narges Bajoghli, a socio-cultural anthropologist; Arnulf Becker, author of "Mestizo International Law: A Global Intellectual History;" Beshara Doumani, professor of modern Middle East history and director of Middle East Studies; Matthew Gutmann, professor of anthropology population studies; Sreemati Mitter, author of "A History of Money in Palestine: From the 1900s to the Present;" and Bhrigupati Singh, who has written numerous articles on issues of religion, politics, media, and popular culture. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Room 130, 85 Waterman St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/trumps-ban-teach
   Wednesday 8 February 5:30pm   A Photographic Narrative about Death and Life    The Department of Emergency Medicine and the Cogut Center for the Humanities present a lecture titled "December/January: A Photographic Narrative about Death and Life," by Josephine Sittenfeld and Thad Russell. The lecture, explained in part through photographs, is about the simultaneous gestation and birth of the artists' second child and the decline and death of Thad's father. The husband and wife duo are photographers and faculty members at the Rhode Island School of Design. As part of the Creative Medicine Lecture Series, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. in Pembroke Hall, Room 305, 172 Meeting St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/humanities/events/cogut-center-events
   Thursday 9 February 12:00pm   The Future of IDEA Policy    New York University assistant professor Natasha Strassfeld will discuss what new federal regulations mean for minorities with disabilities. The lecture, sponsored by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, is titled "The Future of IDEA Policy: Monitoring Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education." Strassfeld will address the impact of recent regulatory changes under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on monitoring disproportionate representation of racial/ethnic minority students with disabilities. The event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.   http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/natasha-strassfeld-future-idea-policy-monitoring-disproportionate-representation
   Thursday 9 February 1:40pm   A reading by novelist Deni Ellis Béchard    Novelist and journalist Deni Ellis Béchard will read from his work as part of the Program in Literary Arts' Writers on Writing Reading Series. Ellis Béchard is the author of five books including "Into the Sun" and "Vandal Love," winner of the Commonweather Writers' Prize. As a journalist, Ellis Béchard has reported from Colombia, India, Cuba, the Congo, Iraq and Afghanistan. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events/deni-ellis-béchard
   Thursday 9 February 4:00pm   Hidden in Plain Sight    University of Chicago political scientist Austin Carson will discuss the covert affairs of nations during the Vietnam War. Titled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Escalation Control and the Covert Side of the Vietnam War," the lecture will focus on how the United States, China and the Soviet Union intervened in the Vietnam War covertly in order to influence battles while minimizing risks for further escalation. The lecture will share how similar tactics play out overseas today. As part of the Security Seminar Series, the event begins at 4 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/austin-carson-hidden-plain-sight-escalation-control-and-covert-side-vietnam-war
   Thursday 9 February 8:00pm to Sunday 12 February 8:30pm   Performance: Honour    The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies presents Maurice Decaul's "Honour," as part of the eighth annual Writing Is Live festival. Directed by Ken-Matt Martin, a graduate student in the Class of 2019, the play focuses on internet celebrity Nadia, who shows up at the at the American Embassy in Quetta seeking asylum after learning of a plot to kill her. After semi-nude photos of Nadia surface on the internet, she learns plans are underway to restore her family's "honour." She meets with American consul officer Karen, who is sympathetic to Nadia, but the next decisions the protagonist makes could lead to a catastrophic outcome. Showtimes are Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8:30 p.m., respectively. All performances will be held in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theater, Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For more information, call 401-863-2838.  http://www.browntaps.org/writing-is-live-workshop-piece/
   Friday 10 February 8:00pm   Momenta Quartet Concert    New York City-based group Momenta Quartet will perform a concert as part of a two-day residency, hosted by the Department of Music. The program will feature several works that include Wang Lu's "Double Trace," Eric Nathan's "Multitude, Solitude," George Crumb's "Black Angels," and Ludwig van Beethoven's "String Quartet op. 135." As part of the residency, the quartet will read student compositions and record the session in a separate event on February 9. Having premiered over 100 works and collaborated with more than 120 living composers, the Quartet describes its work as an eclectic vision that "encompasses contemporary music of all aesthetic backgrounds alongside great music from the recent and distant past." Free and open to the public, the event begins at 8 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/momenta-quartet-concert
   Friday 10 February 8:00pm to Sunday 12 February 5:00pm   Performance: The Ferry to the Isle of Wight    The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies presents Beth Nixon's "The Ferry to the Isle of Wight," a play about a humorous tour to the Isle of Wight. Directed by Class of 2019 graduate student Addie Gorlin, the play invites audience members to take heed of the captain's assurances that the boat is well stocked and provides the right number of flotation devices in the event that the boat goes off course and into festering caves, slippery cliffs, toxic vapors and more. As part of the annual Writing is Live festival, all performances will be held in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theater, the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Showtimes are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For more information, call 401-863-2838.  http://www.browntaps.org/the-ferry-to-the-isle-of-wight/
   Saturday 11 February 11:00am to Sunday 12 February 2:00pm   Performance: Residue    A performance about racial injustice will play out in Kyla Searle's "Residue," as part of the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies' annual Writing is Live festival. Directed by graduate student Mauricio Salgado, the play takes place on a midnight bus ride that examines past moments that shaped the present through stories of ghosts, lands and erasure. All performances will be held in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theater, the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Showtimes are Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For more information, call 401-863-2838.  http://www.browntaps.org/residue/
   Saturday 11 February 11:00am to Sunday 12 February 2:00pm   Performance: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea    As part of the annual Writing is Live festival, the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies presents Julia Izumi's "Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea." Directed by graduate student Kate Bergstrom, the play is about a "Little Rain Cloud" that falls in love with a human. All performances will be held in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theater, the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Showtimes are Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. For more information, call 401-863-2838.  http://www.browntaps.org/sometimes-the-rain-sometimes-the-sea/
   Tuesday 14 February 5:00pm   Lecture by RoseLee Goldberg    Art historian and curator RoseLee Goldberg will deliver a lecture hosted by the Brown Arts Initiative. Goldberg is the founding director and curator of Performa, established in 2004 to explore the critical role of live performance by visual artists and encourage new directions in performance for the 21st century. The event begins at 5 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/creative-arts-council/
   Tuesday 14 February 7:00pm   An evening with Roxane Gay    Members of the Brown and greater Providence community are invited to attend a lecture by New York Times writer and scholar Roxane Gay. A prominent educator — whose scholarship, writing, activism and commentary continue to shape public discourse on feminism, race, identity and culture — Gay's work discusses “issues of diversity and inclusion through her own perspective." Gay's visit "will create a space for critical engagement with popular culture and attention to the role of academics in public discourse.” The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium, the College Green.  https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/02/davisgay
   Wednesday 15 February 12:00pm   The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire    Watson Institute senior fellow Stephen Kinzer will talk about his new book "The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire." The book focuses on the first time the United States grappled with American imperialism, which has become a divisive topic every time Americans argue to intervene in a foreign country. A book signing will follow the talk. The event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/stephen-kinzer-true-flag-theodore-roosevelt-mark-twain-and-birth-american-empire
   Wednesday 15 February 12:45pm   New Global Africa: Literary Readings    Five African writers will read from their work as part of a one-day festival titled "New Global Africa," hosted by the Program in Literary Arts. In the almost six decades since Chinua Achebe published Things Fall Apart and brought African writing into the consciousness of the West, African writers have firmly cemented their place in the global consciousness. Writing on everything from technology to war to sex and politics, African writers have "reinvented what it means to be public intellectuals." During this festival, the writers who are American residents will give their perspective on present day discussions of blackness, race, police brutality, immigration and other issues. A panel discussion with the writers will precede the readings at 9:30 a.m. The event begins at 12:45 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St.  
   Thursday 16 February 4:00pm   Seeking a Good Path in the Anthropocene    ProPublica reporter Andrew Revkin will deliver a lecture titled "Seeking a Good Path in the Anthropocene," sponsored by the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES). Revkin, who has written about climate change since the 1980s, is credited with developing the idea that humans, through growing impacts on Earth’s climate and other critical systems, had created a “geological age of our own making,” known increasingly as the Anthropocene. The winner of numerous science journalism awards, Revkin joined ProPublica after reporting for the New York Times for two decades and teaching at Pace University for six years. The event begins at 4 p.m. in IBES, Room 130, 85 Waterman St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/events/details/seeking-good-path-anthropocene
   Thursday 16 February 4:00pm   Gender, Punishment, and Jim Crow Modernity    African American studies scholar Sarah Haley will discuss "Gender, Punishment, and Jim Crow Modernity," for a lecture sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. Haley will discuss how the criminalization of black women in the late 19th century and early 20th century shaped the development of modern political, economic, and cultural life under Jim Crow. An assistant professor of gender studies and African American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, Haley is the author of a book which addresses the same topic. A book signing and reception will follow. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge, 75 Waterman St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/race-ethnicity/events/2017/02/sarah-haley-gender-punishment-and-jim-crow-modernity
   Thursday 16 February 5:00pm   Science Denial: Why it Continues and Why it Matters    Biology professor Kenneth R. Miller will deliver a lecture titled "Science Denial: from Anti-Vaxers and Climate ‘Skeptics’ to the Ark Park -- Why it Continues and Why it Matters," as part of the Reaffirming University Values series. Miller's research work on cell membrane structure and function has produced more than 60 scientific papers and reviews in leading journals, including CELL, Nature, and Scientific American. The recipient of numerous awards, Miller, who testified in the Kitzmiller v. Dover case, is the co-author of four different high school and college biology textbooks that are read by millions of students nationwide. Sponsored by the Offices of the President and Provost, the event begins at 5 p.m. in Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106, 95 Cushing St.  https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/provost/initiatives/science-denial-anti-vaxers-and-climate-‘skeptics’-ark-park-why-it-continues-and-why-it
   Thursday 16 February 5:30pm   A reading by novelist Hirsh Sawhney    Novelist Hirsh Sawhney will read from his work as part of the Program in Literary Arts' Writers On Writing Reading Series. Sawhney, who teaches at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., is the author of "South Haven," a novel about an Indian teenager growing up in a New England suburb. His articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, the Indian Express, the Times Literary Supplement and the Financial Times. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events
   Thursday 16 February 7:00pm   Film screening: Deus e o diabo na terra do sol    The Brazil Initiative presents a screening of Deus e o diabo na terra do sol (1964, Black God, White Devil), as part of its Spring Film Series. Directed by Glauber Rocha, the classic film is a depiction of a messianic fervor in the Bahian backlands with subtle references to Brazil's history and state at the time. The film was named one of the 10 best Brazilian films of all time by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics. Co-sponsored by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, the event begins at 7 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/brazil/events/2017/spring-2017-film-series-deus-e-o-diabo-na-terra-do-sol-black-god-white-devil-1964
   Saturday 18 February 8:00pm   Man Will Not Outlive the Weather    The Department of Music presents “Man Will Not Outlive the Weather,” a chamber opera composed by Amber Vistein. The concert will feature several short compositions for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, piano, percussion and electronics. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Granoff Center, Studio One, 154 Angell St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/man-will-not-outlive-weather

Exhibits
    Thursday 28 January 10:00am to Wednesday 31 May 4:00pm   Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing    Devoted to beer cultures around the world, the Haffenreffer Museum Student Group has curated an exhibition titled "Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing." The exhibition will highlight the important role beer has in social gatherings throughout various parts of the world and in various settings including ceremonies, relationships and even medical treatment. In honor of the Haffenreffer family's gift to Brown University more than 60 years ago, the exhibition will feature objects linked to brewing and beer consumption from a broad range of communities including Bolivia, Peru, Kenya, Nepal, Tibet and the United States. Paying homage to the Haffenreffer family's roots as brewers, the objects will provide a context for how fermented beverages have been consumed for the last 2,500 years. The exhibition will be on display through May 2017 in the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays and University holidays. For more information visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/brewed-thought-cross-cultural-exploration-beer-and-brewing  
   Friday 21 October 10:00am to Wednesday 21 June 4:00pm   Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology    When Brown University acquired the King Philip Museum as a donation from Rudolf Haffenreffer's family, there was no space dedicated for the development of research and teaching in anthropology. An exhibition titled "Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology," aims to shed light on the profound contributions of anthropology pioneer James Louis Giddings as part of the 60th anniversary of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Featuring examples of Giddings' archeological research including Inuit snow goggles, projectile points, a fishing net and rare Iñupiat birchbark kayak, the exhibition serves as a celebration of Giddings' work and of his students that helped transform a small private museum with a Native American focus into a "university teaching museum with worldwide scope and global vision." The exhibition will be on display through June 30, 2017, in the Haffenreffer Museum, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Mondays and University holidays. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/northern-horizons-global-visions-j-louis-giddings-and-invention-haffenreffer-museum-anthropology  
   Thursday 26 January 7:00pm to Sunday 12 February 8:00pm   Re:memory Exhibition    At this year's Brown RISD Dual Degree exhibition visitors are introduced to artwork centering on themes of selective memory, imperfect translations, and personal identity. Titled "Re:memory Exhibition," the installation will guide viewers on a path that features cyborg installations, architectural fragments, abstract paintings, and a makeshift planetarium. A reception and live performance will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. The exhibition will be on display through February 12 in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, 154 Angell St. Granoff Center hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to midnight; Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 and 8 p.m. respectively. For more information, contact the Brown Arts Initiative at 401-863-1934.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/creative-arts-council/events
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