Southern Arizona Language Fair
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Modern Languages Bldg., Integrated Learning Center, Psychology Bldg.,
Education Bldg, and adjoining plaza
No admission charge to observe: Competition registration is now closed.
The College of Humanities hosts the 13th season of this regional competition and multicultural fair on the UA campus. Over 2100 competitors in grades K-16 from 45 Arizona schools will recite poetry and present short plays in 13 languages ranging from Latin and Chinese to Persian and French, against a backdrop of music, dance, and games from around the world. The Southern Arizona Language Fair is unique in the US for its size and for the great diversity of languages in competition. The 2009 Language Fair is dedicated to Tucson icon Cele Peterson, in recognition of her impassioned promotion of the cultural education of children.
Contact: John Urban, Partnership Across Languages 520-626-3643
Email:jturban@email.arizona.edu
Film: Rudo y Cursi, Mexican Box Office hit
7 p.m.
Harkins Theatres Tucson Spectrum 18
5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz – Tucson 85706
$10 general public, tickets available at theatre box offices one hour before showtime
$25, reserved seats and post screening reception: 520-621-9303
The 2009 Tucson Cine Mexico winds up two weekends of Mexican film screenings with Rudo y Cursi, a 2009 Sundance Film Festival entry that reunites Y Tu Mamá También costars Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna in a romp of a comedy about two dim-witted brothers who each has a dream: becoming a professional soccer player and a famous singer. In person at this screening is Frida Torresblanco, producer of the Academy Award winning Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Frida has been named by The Hollywood Reporter one of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood.
The College of Humanities joins many other UA departments and programs, as well as Tucson businesses and Mexican government agencies, in supporting this exciting film series, which also includes vintage Mexican sci-fi.
For more Tucson Cine Mexico 2009 Festival information: http://clas.arizona.edu/cinemexico or 520-626-9825.
Panel Discussion: Cross-Fertilizations Between Humanities and the Sciences
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, Room 120
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge.
Distinguished faculty from the College of Humanities and College of Science discuss how they have built bridges between disciplines in their scholarship and teaching. Panelists include astronomy professors Chris Impey and Richard Poss, creative writing professor Alison Deming, classics professor Mary Voyatzis, and geosciences professor emeritus George Davis. The preeminent scholars have already demonstrated- sometimes through shared research and projects- how interdisciplinary perspectives have informed and enriched their scholarship and teaching.
Contact: Pat Brooks, College of Humanities 520-626-4319
Email: pbrooks@email.arizona.edu
Film: Award-winning French short films of 2008
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, Room 120
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Voted on by 2000 French cinema professionals each year, “Les Lutins” (Leprechauns) represent the best in fiction, documentary, and animation, many of which have won awards at film festivals around the world. For a few of these films to be shown on the UA campus during Humanities Week, the event represents their US premiere. The UA showing features one animation and four live-action honorees for 2008.The films are in French with English subtitles. The evening of “Les Lutins” is co-sponsored by the UA Department of French & Italian and the Alliance Française of Tucson.
Contact: Dava Jondall, Department of French & Italian 520-621-5345
Email: davaj@email.arizona.edu
Discussion: Jesus’ Son, novel by Denis Johnson
5:30 p.m.
UA Poetry Center Library
1508 E. Helen St.
No admission charge
“A Closer Look Book Club” event. Published in 1962, Jesus’ Son was instantly recognized as a groundbreaking work of art. Fiction writer Cybele Knowles leads a discussion of one of the most important books of contemporary literature. This discussion is a prelude to a reading with Denis Johnson on April 9.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Photography Exhibit: A Life in Poetry and Art: Celebrating the work of LaVerne Harrell Clark
Exhibit is on-going through the week.
Check Poetry Center Website for Center hours.
UA Poetry Center Library
1508 E. Helen St.
No admission charge
LaVerne Harrell Clark was the first director of the Poetry Center (1962-66) and an avid photographer of many visiting poets and writers who came to Tucson. Her photographic portraits were a gift to the Poetry Center upon her passing.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Panel Discussion: Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Challenges and Opportunities
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Family and Consumer Sciences Bldg, Room 202
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Dr. Robert Burns, head of the College of Humanities’ Religious Studies Program, moderates a panel with retired Rabbi Joseph Weizenbaum, Dr. Aomar Boum and Dr. Scott Lucas of Religious Studies and the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Dr. Boum’s research specialty is North African Jewry, while Dr. Lucas is an Islamic Studies specialist. Rabbi Joseph Weizenbaum is the retired Rabbi of Temple Emmanuel.
Contact: Religious Studies Program, 520-621-1383
Talk: Creative Writing in Arizona prisons
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cushing Street Bar and Restaurant
198 W. Cushing Street
Downtown Tucson
No admission charge: Food and beverage can be purchased at venue.
Regents Professor Emeritus Richard Shelton, of the Department of English, leads an inaugural Humanities Salon dedicated to dialogue and reflection on topics in the humanities. Come listen and join in as Shelton talks of his experiences in the Arizona prison system and of the issues of relevance and purpose of the writing process. Shelton is recently retired from the UA’s highly ranked Creative Writing Program and is closely associated with the UA Poetry Center. He is an Arizona icon, whose writings such as Going Back to Bisbee and Crossing the Yard, have brought national attention to Arizona landscapes and issues. His prison workshops were featured on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS
Contact: Pat Brooks, College of Humanities 520-626-4319
Email: pbrooks@email.arizona.edu
Reading with UA Medical Humanities Students: Art Aloud at the Poetry Center
5:30 p.m.
UA Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel room
1508 E. Helen Street
No admission charge
Students from the UA Medical Humanities Program read original prose and work they admire. Creative voices from the world of medicine find their space at the UA Poetry Center.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Film: Nazi Skinheads: Hate Crime in Ukraine
5:00-7:00pm
Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, Room 150
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
This documentary traces the beginning of the Nazi Holocaust on Soviet soil (Ukraine), then brings the story up to the present with footage of neo-Nazi skinhead groups continuing attacks on foreigners in Ukrainian cities today. The film was directed by Daniel Reynolds, who was a Peace Corps worker in the Ukraine at the time he became interested in the film’s subject after reading a seminal book by Prof. John Garrard of the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, and Carol Garrard. An additional short Swiss documentary, which focuses on the massacre at Berdichev and discusses the Garrards’ treatment of that incident, will be shown.
The screening will be introduced by Theresa Polowy, Head of the Dept. of Russian & Slavic Studies; and the Garrards will be on hand to expand on the film and to answer questions.
Contact: Department of Russian & Slavic Studies 520-621-7341
Discussion: A Post-Tucson Cine Mexico Festival Conversation
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
César E. Chávez Building, Room 307
University of Arizona Campus
No admission charge
Dr. Laura Gutiérrez of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and Vicky Westover, Director of the Hanson Film Institute (UA Media Arts) , invite the community to join them in discussing the films that are to be presented at the Tucson Cine Mexico 2009 on the weekends of March 26-29 and April 3-4. The Festival is the only premiere film festival in the US focusing entirely on the work of Mexican directors. This year’s line-up features a mix of award-winning contemporary films, documentaries, and vintage 1950-60’s sci-fi. The highlight of the festival is the exclusive sneak preview of Rudo y Cursi on April 4 (see April 4 Humanities Week calendar listing). Join this discussion whether you catch the Mexican films, or not. The dialog will be a unique opportunity to discover the richness and variety of Mexican films, from experts in the field.
For a KUAT video clip about the Tucson Cine Mexico film festival, go to: http://tv.azpm.org/kuat/segments/2009/3/26/kuat-mexican-cinema/
Contact: Mary Portillo, Department of Spanish & Portuguese 520-621-1983
Email: portillo@email.arizona.edu
Film: Still Life (Chinese with English subtitles)
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Psychology Building, Room 305
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Grand prize winner at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, Still Life takes place amid the changing landscape of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, which cuts across the Yangtze in central China. Director Jia Zhang-ke chooses to focus on visual ideas and human behavior, following two principal characters looking for errant spouses, against the backdrop of the astonishing contrast between the beautiful mountains soaring above their heads and the ruined buildings of vacated villages. Jia Zhang-ke is regarded as “among the most strikingly gifted filmmakers working today.”
In Mandarin, with English subtitles, the film runs 111 minutes. Dian Li, acting head of the UA Department of East Asian Studies, will introduce the film and lead a Q & A session afterwards.
Contact: Brenda Fraker, Department of East Asian Studies 520-621-7505
Email: bfraker@email.arizona.edu
Fair: College of Humanities Information Fair
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Alumni Plaza
No admission charge
The departments and programs of the UA College of Humanities hold an Information Fair under a tent on alumni plaza (to the south of the UA Administration Building). Students and faculty will be on hand to describe the majors, graduate study, study abroad, outreach, career opportunities, and news about Humanities alumni: what ARE Humanities grads up to? (a lot) Along with College Academic programs such as Spanish & Portuguese, English, and Religious Studies, expect to meet reps from Humanities programs such as the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), the Critical Languages Program, the UA Poetry Center, and the Partnership Across Languages consortium (PAL).
Contact: Diane Davis, College of Humanities 520-621-4743
Email: dianem@email.arizona.edu
Tours: Behind the Scenes Tours of the Poetry Center Library
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
UA Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen St.
No admission charge
Executive Director Gail Browne and head librarian Rodney Phillips will open up the climate-controlled archives to show off the rarest of Poetry Center treasures.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Reading: Fiction writer Denis Johnson, at the Poetry Center
8:00 p.m.
UA Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room
1508 E. Helen St.
No admission charge.
Denis Johnson is the author of novels, plays and books of verse, including The Incognito Lounge, Angels, Jesus’ Son and Tree of Smoke, which won the 2007 National Book Award. Johnson lives in Idaho and Arizona.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Travelling through Medieval Europe: A Hands-On Classroom Experience
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meinel Optical Sciences, Room 410
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Professor Albrecht Classen of the UA Department of German Studies has created a successful model for a thematic European study abroad program which he has conducted since 2004. Join Classen and students from the 2008 program to learn how the ordinary classroom can be transformed into a whirlwind travel course taking students to the actual sites to study medieval history, arts, architecture, philosophy and literature. The thematic, on-site classroom is an exciting option in the undergraduate curriculum at the UA today.
Contact: Kelly Dugas, Department of German Studies 520-621-7385
Email: kdugas@email.arizona.edu
Hollywood on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: Spain Conquers the American Silver Screen
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Meinel Optical Sciences, Room 410
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Professor Malcolm Compitello, Head of the UA Department of Spanish & Portuguese, discusses how the ground breaking success of Pedro Almodovar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1987) opened the way for this Spanish director’s subsequent Oscar winning films. This pivotal film also made it possible for actors such as Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem to make the cross over that made them international film stars and household names. This presentation –richly illustrated with film clips- traces this process and offers an explanation as to why this generation of Spanish film, film makers and actors succeeded in garnering success in Hollywood when previous ones failed.
Contact: Mary Portillo, Department of Spanish & Portuguese 520-621-1983
Email: portillo@email.arizona.edu
Film: Der blaue Engel / The Blue Angel – German Film Series
7:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center, Room 140
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge.
Join Professor Barbara Kosta of the UA Department of German Studies at this showing of the 1930 film which launched Marlene Dietrich into international stardom.
Synopsis: In a small-town music hall, the sultry Lola (Dietrich) fascinates her admirers, among them several boys from a local high school. When their teacher Professor Rath finds out about his pupils' dubious evening jaunts, he decides to pay a visit to the disreputable establishment himself. He finds Lola and falls in love with her, unleashing a chain of events that lead to the teacher’s destruction. Film: 106 minutes. Film is in German with English subtitles.
Dr. Kosta will introduce the film and lead a Q and A afterwards.
Contact: Kelly Dugas, Department of German Studies 520-621-7385
Email: kdugas@email.arizona.edu
Talk: When Dante’s Comedy Became “Divine”
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
UA Main Library, Special Collections Room C205
Southwest Corner of University and Cherry
No admission charge
Associate Professor Fabian Alfie of the UA Department of French & Italian discusses the transformation of Dante’s poem into a literary classic. When Dante composed his poem (ca. 1305-1320), he entitled his poem the Comedy; the adjective “divine” came centuries later in 1555. The addition of the epithet “divine” implied that in the intervening years the poem had attained an exalted stature in the culture. In this presentation, Dr. Alfie will detail that transformation, as well as point out the importance of the 16th-century editions held in the UA Library’s Special Collections. One or more of these special editions will be on display at the talk.
Addendum: Alfie will be participating in an all-night reading of the Inferno on April 9 at St. Philips in the Hills, Tucson.
Contact: Dava Jondall, Department of French & Italian 520-621-5345
Email: davaj@email.arizona.edu
Film: Brazilian Film Screening & Discussion
O Céu de Suely (Love for Sale: Suely in the Sky)
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Modern Languages Building, Room 310
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
O Céu de Suely, directed by Karim Ainouz, was released in 2006. The film follows Hermila / Suely as she returns to her Northeastern Brazilian home town after a failed attempt at making it in the big city of São Paulo. She works odd jobs, and eventually decides to raffle herself in an effort to raise enough money to leave the town again.
This film received nominations and awards for best actress, best film, and best director by the Havana Film Festival, the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, and others. .
The film will be introduced by Lucy Blaney, Ph.D. student in Spanish & Portuguese, who is using this film in her dissertation research on the representations of prostitution in film. There will be a brief Q & A and discussion after the film. Film: 90 minutes.
Be advised that the Brazilian rating system recommends that the film be viewed by those 16 years old or older because of sexual content, drug use and strong language.
Film is in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Contact: Mary Portillo, Department of Spanish & Portuguese 520-621-1983
Email: portillo@email.arizona.edu
Workshop: Writing Song Lyrics, with Marianne Dissard
12:00n – 3:00 p.m.
UA Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen St.
Workshop fee: $100
To register, download registration form at www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu and mail in completed form with fee. Phone registration is also accepted: 520-626-3765.
French chanteuse Dissard says you don’t have to know how to play or compose music to take this class. All you need is the willingness to try your hand at writing poems that are meant to be sung. This workshop is offered again on April 12.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Workshop: Writing Song Lyrics, with Marianne Dissard
12:00n – 3:00 p.m.
UA Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen St.
Workshop fee: $100
To register, download registration form at www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu and mail in completed form with fee. Phone registration is also accepted: 520-626-3765.
French chanteuse Dissard says you don’t have to know how to play or compose music to take this class. All you need is the willingness to try your hand at writing poems that are meant to be sung. This workshop is also offered on April 11.
Contact: UA Poetry Center 520-626-3765
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Film: “Forgotten Lives,” locally-produced documentary
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Harvill Building, Room 150
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Forgotten Lives is a new documentary directed by Department of Classics Regents Professor David Soren and KUAT’s Dan Duncan, with the participation of UA students as researchers and actors. The film, which examines the lives of three individuals whose accomplishments have been lost to the history books, was made in collaboration with KUAT and the UA Women’s Swimming and Synchronized Swimming Teams. See enticing film and photos of Vaudevillian Fred Stone, who created the role of the Scarecrow in the original Wizard of Oz musical, Annette Kellerman, who pioneered competitive swimming for women and launched the form-fitting swimsuit, and Frank Calvert, who discovered the lost city of Troy. UA President Robert Shelton and College of Humanities Dean Mary Wildner-Bassett will welcome the audience.
Contact: Debra Olson, College of Humanities 520-621-9294
Email: daolson@email.arizona.edu
Lecture: Time Management: A Humanistic Approach
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Integrated Learning Center Building, Room 137
University of Arizona campus
No admission charge
Time is not like other resources. Traditional time management courses treat the symptoms, not the problems. Join Associate Professor Lehman Benson III, the McCoy/Rogers Fellow of Management and Policy, and the Interim Program director of the Africana Studies Program, as he presents the misconceptions about time management, the twenty most common time wasters and more!
Contact: Ruby Shelton, Africana Studies 520-621-5664
Email: sheltonr@email.arizona.edu
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