| March is Women’s
History Month, a time to learn about the women who have shaped
society
 |
| This year’s Darl Snyder Lecture
will be delivered by Kate Winskell (left) of Emory University.
She will speak about “Scenarios from Africa: Communicating
HIV/AIDS Prevention” at 3:30 p.m. March 1 in
the Chapel. The lecture, sponsored by the African Studies Institute
and the Women’s Studies Institute, is open free to the
public. In 1996, Winskell and her husband set up a non-profit
organization, Global Dialogues, that produces a film series
called Scenarios from Africa. Young people from 25 countries
have participated, making short films about the HIV/AIDS crisis
in Africa that have been shown in nearly every country in sub-Saharan
Africa. |
with their contributions to science, the humanities and politics.
This year’s theme, “Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility,”
is carried through every speaker and film chosen for the month-long
celebration.
The festivities will kick off March 1 with the African Studies Institute’s
annual Darl Snyder lecture, delivered by Kate Winskell of Emory
University. Winskell has produced a series of films about HIV/AIDS
prevention created by and for young people in Africa. The films
are available in nine different languages and have been shown throughout
sub-Saharan Africa. This event will be held at the Chapel at 3:30
p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Well-known writer Katha Pollitt will give the Women’s History
Month keynote lecture at the Chapel on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Pollitt
is best known as a columnist for The Nation, and has won
several awards for her writing. She has written on a variety of
topics, from Shakespeare to teenage pregnancy to the Million Man
March. The lecture is free for university students and $2 for non-students.
Tickets are required and may be picked up or purchased at the Tate
Student Center cashier’s window.
Films will be shown throughout the month. They include Fire,
a film that led to rioting and censorship in India because of its
controversial content, and the award-winning documentary The
Return of Sarah’s Daughters, about modern women seeking
fulfillment in the Orthodox Jewish faith. POV: Mai’s America,
tells the story of a Vietnamese teenager who gets to study in the
United States—only to find out that it’s not at all
what she imagined. MTV’s production of True Life: I’m
Coming Out depicts people from different walks of life revealing
their homosexuality to families and friends. A discussion with Lambda
Alliance members will follow the program. Finally, Married in
America explores the relationships of a variety of couples,
from biracial to same-sex to second marriages.
Grammy Award–winning guitarist Sharon Isbin will perform at
Hodgson Hall March 20 at 8 p.m. Isbin is known for her lyricism,
technique and stylistic breadth, reflected in her 20-plus recordings.
She has performed with a variety of other artists, including the
Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Aretha Franklin and Steve Vai.
A discussion about the women’s rights movement during the
1970s and ’80s is planned for March 19 in room 137 of the
Tate Student Center at 12:20 p.m. Participants include Garnett Stokes,
Gail Cowie, Sharron Hannon and Janice Mathis.
At the end of the month, Valerie Boyd will read from her biography
of Zora Neale Hurston. The reading will take place in room 265 of
Park Hall on March 30 at 7 p.m. |
