20th Annual CLIFF Conference: Appetites: Discourses of Consumption
March 10, 11, and 12
West Conference Room
Rackham Graduate School
Times Vary; Please See Complete Conference Schedule
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Keynote speaker: Rey Chow, Professor of Literature at Duke University.
"A Tale of Deliveries, or Unpacking the Lunchbox"
Thursday, March 10, at 5:00 p.m.
Rackham Assembly Hall
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Over the past twenty years, the rise of food studies has brought the culinary to the attention of academics, particularly among social scientists and in departments of cultural studies. This relatively new concern with food opens up the possibility of thinking about consumption and appetites in broader terms. How do we consume bodies, images, and cultures? How can the humanities engage with food studies? Is it possible to think the consumption of food alongside other forms of consumption? This conference, aimed at graduate students in all disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, is concerned with appetite and consumption in all their varied aspects.
This event is sponsored by the College of LS&A, Judaic Studies, Comparative Literature, Afroamerican and African Studies, Rackham Graduate School, the International Institute, Screen Arts & Cultures, Romance Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Asian Languages and Cultures, History, English Language and Literature, and Germanic Languages and Literatures.
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Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Film Series
Screening of Prejudice and Pride
March 14
Ypsilanti District Library
6:30 p.m. -- Free and Open to the Public
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Episode 5 of this PBS Series (full series to be screened at the Ypsilanti Library) details the creation of the proud “Chicano” identity, as labor leaders organize farm workers in California -- and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies, and empowerment in the political process.
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The 54th Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 15-20
Various Times and Venues; Please See Full Schedule
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The 54th Ann Arbor Film Festival will feature more than 200 films, videos, and live performances with over 30 world, North American, and US premieres.
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On Tuesday, March 15, the Opening Night Screening (Michigan Theater, 8:15 p.m.) will feature Short Films in Competition with Drive In (2015) by SAC's Media Technician Joel Rakowski and Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair Terri Sarris. Shot on Max 8mm, the film offers a "snapshot" of a summer evening at what was once the largest, and now one of the last, Detroit area drive-in theaters, still going 5-screens strong.
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On Sunday, March 20, the Regional Films in Competition (Michigan Theater Screening Room, 11:00 a.m.) will feature Our Last Hurrah (2015) by Terri Sarris -- a cinematic portrait of family, nostalgia, and impending loss.
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Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Film Series-
Related Discussion with Assistant Professor Colin Gunckel
March 16
Ypsilanti District Library
6:30 p.m. -- Free and Open to the Public
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Related Discussion with Assistant Professor Colin Gunckel: Civil Disobedience
Learn how art and activism influenced each other in 1970s Latino/a culture.
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SACapalooza: SAC's Undergraduate Declaration Event
March 18
Studio A, 1440 North Quad
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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If you are interested in declaring a Screen Arts & Cultures major or a Global Media Studies minor and/or you just want to learn more about what these academic programs offer, join us at SACapalooza! This year, in addition to the information session provided by our SAC advisors, the FVSA (Film & Video Student Association) and React to Film will be giving presentations about their organizations.
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TUNING IN TO WOLV TV: SPOTLIGHT ON THE ULTIMATE SPORTS SHOW
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photo credit - Julie Fassnacht
The Ultimate Sports Show, also known as USS, is WOLV TV’s scripted comedy program that blends the worlds of Sports and Sketch Comedy. Each week, the cast and crew films episodes using original sports jokes and sketches that "make you laugh til you cry." Whether poking fun at Jim Harbaugh or analyzing an NFL player’s Thanksgiving dinner, USS has you covered. This semester USS is filming their own parody of an ESPN 30 for 30 short film titled “17 for 38,” as a shout out to Fetty Wap’s infamous single “Trap Queen.” Following the story of Ann Arbor’s Dorm Basketball league, “17 for 38” provides an in-depth look at the rise and fall of a champion as well as the uplifting story of an unexpected talent. The short film is the first USS has produced and is expected to be hilarious -- as always. Look out for its release this April. All USS episodes and specials can be found at our website at WOLVTV.org.
Writer Credit: Jake Ferguson and Julie Fassnacht
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SPOTLIGHT ON SAC ALUMNI: SULTAN SHARRIEF
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SAC Alum ('06) and Visiting Production Faculty ('11-'14) Sultan Sharrief discusses the lack of diversity in Hollywood in episode one of his new YouTube show What's Really Going On?
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Sultan Sharrief's YouTube show What's Really Going On? recently premiered with a two-part episode entitled, "What if Deadpool was Black? (How Chunky Monkey Can Explain Why the Oscars Are So White)." In the episode, Sharrief addresses the underlying complexity of the "Oscars So White" issue, citing seven reasons he believes to have collectively contributed to the lack of diversity in Hollywood. In future episodes, Sharrief plans to continue to explore the lack of diversity in the industry, beginning with his process of developing his new reality TV show, STREET CRED, a show that challenges inner city youth to apply their street smarts and inherent grit to compete for a chance at a dream film internship.
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