Events: Exhibitions, Receptions, Panel Discussions & Pre-Event Audience Work
Exhibition Openings and Receptions
Emerson College Exhibition Opening and Reception with Artists
Thursday, November 7, 4-6 p.m.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Walker Building 10th floor
120 Boylston Street, Boston Massachusetts 02116
Across Boston Common • Red Line: Park Street / Green Line: Boylston Street / Orange Line: Chinatown
Free and open to the public
Refreshments served
Duke University Reception, Exhibition and Discussion with Guest Artists: “A Model for Empowering a People to Reclaim Their Reality”
Tuesday, Nov 12, 6:30–8 p.m.
Fredric Jameson Gallery, Friedl Building, East Campus
Colombian refreshments provided
Live video interaction with public & artists at simultaneous reception in two countries
Colombia reception will take place at the Aula Internacional: Espacio Cultural Independiente. Barrio Carlos E. Restrepo. Calle 52 64a – 29 Bloque 73 Primer piso Tel: (574) 230-8543
Discussions
Duke University Panel Discussion: “Art as Research ~ The Intervention of Art in 21st Century Environmental and Social Justice Crises”
Wednesday, Nov 13, 7–8:30 p.m. Perkins 217
Dinner provided
Register by Nov 6
Duke University: Digging Deeper Discussion
Thursday, Nov 14, 12:15–1:45 p.m.
Trustees Board Room, 201 Allen Building
Lunch provided
Register via colloquium@duke.edu by November 6
Pre-Event Discussions with Duke University Students
Who is the Storyteller? Art as Rhetorical Mobility for Colombia and Colombians
Monday, Oct 28, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Bailey Sincox
Reading Assignment: “Disrupting Doble Desplazamiento in Conflict Zones: Alternative Feminist Stories Cross the Colombian-U.S. Border” (Tamera Marko, Reflections Volume 12.1, Fall 2012)
Register via colloquium@duke.edu by November 4. Space will be limited.
The New Medellín: Innovation and Violence Compete for a City’s Image Monday
Monday, Nov 4, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Vaibhav Penukonda
Reading Assignments: “Can innovative transportation help “the most dangerous city in the world” shake its reputation?” (Kaid Benfield, National Resources Defense Council blog) • “La Sierra” (directed & produced by Scott Dalton & Margarita Martinez)
Register via colloquium@duke.edu by November 2. Space will be limited.
Bananas, Coffee, and Cocaine: US-Colombia Commerce and Politics
Thursday, Nov. 7, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Gayle Powell
Reading Assignment: “Colombia and the United States: War, Unrest, and Destabilization” (Mario A. Murillo, “Introduction” and “National Security, Dependency, and Exploitation: Bogotá and Washington’s Complicit Dance” chapters)
Register via colloquium@duke.edu by November 5. Space will be limited.