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Link to FedEx Global Education Center Special Events
August 29th to December 6th - Almost Now: Cuban Art, Cinema, and Politics in the 1960s an 1970s |
November 16th to January 3rd - Center for Global Initiatives Photo Contest Exhibit |
November 16th to January 3rd - Study Abroad Photography Exhibition |
December 2nd - South Asia Film Festival: Laagan |
December 3rd - Constructing a Diaspora: The Gnawa Black West Africans in Morocco |
December 3rd - Arabic Music and Film Series: Syrian Film |
January 7th to May 31st - Ice Counterpoint: Encounters in Antarctica and the Arctic |
January 17th - Soweto Gospel Choir |
Art : Almost Now: Cuban Art, Cinema, and Politics in the 1960s an 1970s
August 29th to December 6th | Times vary | Ackland Art Museum
On display August 29 through December 6, 2009
Featuring sixteen Cuban cinema posters (and a signed and numbered print of Alberto Korda's iconic photograph of Che Guevara) recently given to the Ackland Art Museum by eminent art historian, collector, and Carolina alumnus David Craven, Almost Now: Cuban Art, Cinema, and Politics in the 1960s and 1970s examines the central role that artists, filmmakers, and film audiences have played in Cuban cultural and political discourse since the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
During the 1960s and 1970s, both printmaking and filmmaking flourished in Cuba, and the cinema poster became the artistic medium of the moment. Some of the most prominent Cuban artists of this time are represented in Almost Now, including Rene Portocarrero, Raul Martinez, and Alfredo Rostgaard.
The posters seen in Almost Now announce films of varied genre and subject, including feature films, shorts, and documentaries about literary, social, and political topics. For example, Cartas del Parque is an adaptation of stories by author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hasta la Victoria Siempre honors Che Guevara on the occasion of his death, and Por Primera Vez shows audiences in rural communities watching Charlie Chaplin's classic film Modern Times for the first time.
November 16th to January 3rd | Times vary | FedEx Global Education Center Galleries
Each year the Center for Global Initiatives hosts an amateur photography competition to celebrate International Education Week. Entries are judged on the ability to represent a cross-cultural/international experience and on artistic merit. Come view the winners of the 10th annual competition in an exhibition and reception at the FedEx Global Education Center on November 16th at 4PM. This photography exhibition will be on display through January 3 in the second and third floor FedEx Global Education Center Galleries. Hosted by the Center for Global Initiatives.
Event takes place during International Education Week.
November 16th to January 3rd | Times vary | FedEx Global Education Center, Peacock Atrium
Every year the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sends approximately 1,000 students all over the world. Study abroad provides the learning experience of a lifetime! Participating students are encouraged to photograph their travels and experiences, and upon their return, the students may submit their photos for the Study Abroad Photography Contest. This exhibition of contest entries offers brief glimpses of what our students can experience studying abroad. This photography exhibition will be on display through January 3. Hosted by the Study Abroad Office.
This photo was taken by Mallory Minter who went on the University of Florida's program to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in Fall 2008.
Event takes place during International Education Week.
Lecture : Legacy of a Champion: Kid Chocolate and Sport as Nationalist Expression in Cuba
November 22nd | 6:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium
The Institute for the Study of the Americas will host a talk by recent UNC history Ph.D. Enver Casimir entitled “Legacy of a Champion: Kid Chocolate and Sport as Nationalist Expression in Cuba.”
Following the talk will be a presentation of the film “Kid Chocolate.” In this documentary, Cuba’s first boxing world champion recounts some of his exploits in the rings of New York City and reflects on his experience as a sporting celebrity during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
From 1929 to 1933 Kid Chocolate was at his peak as a fighter, facing a vast array of top featherweights and lightweights. He fought 8 world champions. He won his first 51 professional fights without loss before coming out on the short end of a split decision to Jackie “Kid” Berg. He won the Jr. Lightweight Title by stopping Lew Feldman in 12 rounds in 1931 and won the NYSAC World Featherweight Title in 1932 by decisioning Fidel LaBarba. Chocolate ranks among the all time greats of boxing history in the featherweight division.
Part of the Institute for the Study of the Americas' series, The Cuban Revolution at 50: Art and Cinema.
Lecture : Strategies and Perspectives of Migrants from Rural West Africa
November 23rd | 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Conference Room 4003
Professor Hans Hahn, of Frankfurt University in Germany will be speaking on the topic "Strategies and Perspectives of Migrants from Rural West Africa: Beyond the Rural/Urban Divide." This talk is part of the Carolina Seminar in African Ecology and Social Processes. This working group is comprised of Triangle area faculty and graduate students. Each month's meeting is an informal gathering for sharing new research and discussing contemporary issues in Africa. Light dinner is served. Open to all area faculty and graduate students in any discipline. Free. Please Contact: Barbara Anderson b_anderson@unc.edu for more information.
Film : Arabic Music and Film Series: Traditional Syrian Songs
November 23rd | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3024
Organized by the Arabic Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. For more information contact Doria ElKerdany (elkerdan@email.unc.edu) or Charles Joukhadar (cjoukhad@email.unc.edu).
Film : South Asia Film Festival: Laagan
December 2nd | 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium
Lagaan (2001) is a Bollywood feature film based on an original story by Ashutosh Gowariker. It was produced by Aamir Khan, who also plays the lead role, and stars Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, and Paul Blackthorne in supporting roles.
The film received critical acclaim and awards at various international film festivals, as well as many India film awards. It also became the third Hindi-language film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Lagaan Synopsis: This is the story about the resilience shown by the Indians when they were under the British Rule. They are already taxed to the bone by the British and their cronies, but when Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a handsome young man named Bhuvan, who challenges them to a game of cricket, a game that is to be played by veteran British cricket players, versus villagers, including Bhuvan himself, who have never played this game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country - as everyone gathers to see the 'fair play' that the British will display against their counter-parts, who are aided by none other than the sister, Elizabeth, of Captain Russell.
Organized by the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Asian Studies. The film will play with English subtitles. The event is free and open to the general public. For more information contact Afroz Taj at taj@email.unc.edu.
Lecture : Constructing a Diaspora: The Gnawa Black West Africans in Morocco
December 3rd | 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Conference Room 4003
Professor Chouki El Hamel, of Arizona State University, will present a talk on the Gnawa in Morocco. The Gnawa are a diasporic culture and one finds artistic and spiritual parallels between the Gnawa order and other spiritual black groups in Africa: the Stambouli in Tunisia, the Sambani in Libya, and the Bilali in Algeria. Outside Africa, one can also see a parallel as in the case of the Candomble in Salvador, Brazil, and the Vodoun religion practiced in Caribbean countries. This talk is part of the Carolina Seminar in African Ecology and Social Processes. This working group is comprised of Triangle area faculty and graduate students. Each month's meeting is an informal gathering for sharing new research and discussing contemproary issues in Africa. Light dinner is served. Open to all area faculty and graduate students in any discipline. Free. Please contact Barbara Anderson at b_anderson@unc.edu for more information.
Film : Arabic Music and Film Series: Syrian Film
December 3rd | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3024
In Out of Coverage (2007) by Abdellatif Abdelhamid, Amer and Zohair are friends. While Zohair spends time in prison for a crime he did not commit, Amer devotes his time, energy and own family needs towards Zohair's wife and little daughter.
Now, as Zohair is about to be released, Amer faces an unexpected conflict between good and bad--a classic duel between him and his devil. Will Zohair's return lead Amer back to his small family life?
Organized by the Arabic Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. For more information contact Doria ElKerdany (elkerdan@email.unc.edu) or Charles Joukhadar (cjoukhad@email.unc.edu).
Art : Ice Counterpoint: Encounters in Antarctica and the Arctic
January 7th to May 31st | 08:00 AM to 9:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center Galleries
A multimedia artistic collaboration, Ice Counterpoint views the Earth’s Polar Regions through the artistic collaboration of music, art, environmental soundscapes, and photography. The photography, recordings, and video of Antarctica and the High Arctic, taken in 2006 and 2009 by Brooks de Wetter-Smith, are presented along with the polar art of Nerys Levy. Ice Counterpoint is inspired by the extreme conditions, flora and fauna of both regions. Central to this exhibit is intergenerational attention on the importance of preserving the natural environment of those regions, as a part of our struggle to mitigate some of the causes and consequences of world-wide climate change.
Performing Arts : Soweto Gospel Choir
January 17th | 7:30 PM | Memorial Hall
When it comes to vocal talent, South Africa has produced some of the most evocative sounds on earth, and the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is a magnificent representation of this tradition. With glorious voices, rich harmonies and dance-in-your-seat rhythms, the dynamic young singers offer an inspirational program of traditional and contemporary gospel music in sold-out venues around the world.
Drawing on the best talent from the churches and communities in and around Soweto, the choir has become an overnight, award-winning sensation. This performance is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
For tickets and more information visit Carolina Performing Arts.
