The Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Presents
Revolutionary Longings: The Russian Revolution and the World, 1917-1929
Wednesday, March 8 - Saturday, March 11, 2017
Rackham Amphitheatre (keynote) and 1014 Tisch Hall (other events)
Keynote, 4:00 p.m.
For a full conference schedule, please click here
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Commencing on the 100th anniversary of the inception of Russia’s “February Revolution,” this conference will set the February and October revolutions of 1917 in the larger context of their global reverberations. Presentations and discussions will focus on the early Soviet experience, revolutionary insurgencies elsewhere in the world (and the reactions they encountered), and the historical impact of that period’s visions of a socialist future.
Keynote featuring Robin D.G. Kelley (University of California, Los Angeles); S. A. Smith (Oxford University); and Elizabeth A. Wood (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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This conference is part of the Senses & Longings Theme; it is supported by Afroamerican and African Studies; American Culture; American Studies Program; Art History; Asian Languages and Cultures; Center for European Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for Middle East and North African Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Center for South Asian Studies; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Comparative Literature; Germanic Languages and Literatures; Copernicus Program in Polish Studies; History; International Institute; Institute for Research on Women and Gender; Institute for the Humanities; Joseph A. Labadie Collection; Lieberthal and Rogel Center for Chinese Studies; Office of Research; Rackham Graduate School; Romance Languages and Literatures; Screen Arts & Cultures; Slavic Languages and Literatures; Women's Studies.
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Digital Studies Presents
Public Talk by Professor Heidi Rae Cooley (University of South Carolina)
"Sensing Place: Habit Change in the Connected Present"
Thursday, March 9, 2017
2435 North Quad
4:00 p.m.
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Professor Heidi Rae Cooley (University of South Carolina) writes about the inter-relations among technology, sociality, and living bodies. Her talk will expand on these issues and include a demo of the most recent version of Ward One App, a mobile app for iPhone that presents the unacknowledged history of urban renewal that
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made possible the expansion of the University of South Carolina at the expense of a predominately African American community.
Dr. Heidi Rae Cooley’s monograph Finding Augusta: Habit and Governance in the Digital Present (Dartmouth College Press 2014) - winner of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2015 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award - considers routine practices that define the mobile present. Her recent work argues that because digital technologies set places, persons, things, and information in constant motion, habits of locatability and navigation assume decisive social and political importance. As such, Cooley argues that we should attend to the everyday habits of finding places, persons, and information that mobile media encourage and discourage.
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made possible the expansion of the University of South Carolina at the expense of a predominately African American community.
Dr. Heidi Rae Cooley’s monograph Finding Augusta: Habit and Governance in the Digital Present (Dartmouth College Press 2014) - winner of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2015 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award - considers routine practices that define the mobile present. Her recent work argues that because digital technologies set places, persons, things, and information in constant motion, habits of locatability and navigation assume decisive social and political importance. As such, Cooley argues that we should attend to the everyday habits of finding places, persons, and information that mobile media encourage and discourage.
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Basement Arts Proudly Presents the Premiere Production of
Paris at Dawn
Written by SAC major Eric Grant; Directed by SAC Major Abby Buchmeyer
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11, 7:00 p.m.
Walgreen Drama Center, Studio One
Free and Open to the Public
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“It's everybody's favorite city… but not everybody gets to live there - and learn to hate all the other people who live there."
A wall is torn down in a Parisian apartment, forcing two couples to live together for an evening. Outside, riots over the decision to legalize same-sex marriage turn violent and bloody. Inside, a clash of American and French ideals about love and civil rights turns bitter and personal.
Visit umichbasementarts.com for more information.
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Basement Arts presents the premiere of Paris at Dawn by Eric Grant - Directed by Abby Buchmeyer - Stage Managed by Levin Kim - Set Designed by Kat Johnson - Lighting Designed by Joe Howard - Poster Designed by Maggie Lemak - Board Operated by Andrew Zick - Featuring Hugh Entrekin (Sam), Logan Davis (Marine), Adrian Karnani (Jack), Arian Kambakhsh (François), Liliana Talwatte (Jack’s Mom), Adam Rarey (Sam’s Father), and Allie Reynolds (Madame Hulot / François’ Mom).
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The Center for Japanese Studies and the Michigan Theater Present
Kuro: The The Dark Edge of Japanese Filmmaking (Film Series)
Monday March 13 - Monday, March 20, 2017
Michigan Theater
All films begin at 7:00 p.m.
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The 10-week series brings the genre of Noir and its underworld of crime and suspense through the lens of some of Japan’s most prolific filmmakers who have delivered what we now consider classics to the silver screen. Select films will be introduced by professors from CJS and Screen Arts & Cultures, giving viewers insight into the captivating world of Japanese intrigue, yakuza, revenge and redemption.
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The next film in the series, screening on March 13, 2017, is Ichi the Killer. Love is painful and NOT for the faint of heart. Warring yakuza clans pit crime bosses against one another through deception and rumor. At the center of it all is the homicidal, unhinged Ichi. Warped by the rival gangs and their desire for ultimate power, Ichi is seduced by their psychological manipulation
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that catapults him into an enraged spree of pop art assassinations, in search for redemption and answers for his life.
Based from the acclaimed manga of HIDEO YAMAMOTO and grated through the eye-popping prolific lens of filmmaker TAKASHI MIIKE, this sensationalist turn at gangster noir offers a unique vantage point from the new millennium.
Additional support will be provided by Nagomi Sushi Downtown who will host monthly menu samplings on-site and advertise additional offers in the weeks ahead to help support the series.
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Watching While Latinx: Media Reception and Latinx Audiences
Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17, 2017
Marsh Screening Room, 7th Floor, North Quad
Panel Discussions at 11:30 a.m.
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This two-day symposium explores Latinx audiences and the reception of US and Latin American media. Two guest scholars of Latinx Media Studies and two PhD Candidates (from SAC and American Culture) will participate in the panel presentations.
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On March 16, 2017, at 11:30 a.m, Jillian Báez (College of Staten Island) will present Consuming Latinas: Latina Audiences and Citizenship, and Richard Mwakasege-Minaya (SAC) will present The Cuban Exile Campaign: Media Reception & Cold War Documentaries. On March 17, at 11:30 a.m., Isabel Molina-Guzmán (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) will present “East Los High” and the Digital Centering of Chicana/Latina Audiences, and Orquidea Morales (American Culture) will present Vampires and Narcos: A Case Study of Border Audiences.
This symposium is hosted by the Latino/a Studies Program and the Department of Screen Arts & Cultures and organized by Richard Mwakasege-Minaya and Orquidea Morales.
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SACAPALOOZA: SAC's Undergraduate Information and Declaration Event
Friday, March 17, 2017
North Quad, Studio A
2:30 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, please join us at SACAPALOOZA. This year, in addition to the information session provided by our SAC advisors Victor Fanucchi, and Dawn Hollison, FVSA (Film & Video Student Association), WOLV TV, and M-agination Films will introduce their organizations; students from the SAC Honors Program will discuss their experiences; Director of Screenwriting Jim Burnstein will give an overview of the Screenwriting Program; and Internship Coordinator Mary Lou Chlipala will give information and answer questions about SAC Internships. We hope to see you there!
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CLIFF 2017: Undisciplined Readings: Rethinking Practices and Methods
Friday, March 17, 2017
Rackham, West Conference Room
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Keynote: Ilya Kaminsky: March 17, 5:30, Rackham Assembly Hall
How do we read texts, films and other objects? How do our methods reflect the intended and unintended audiences of a work, and how do they inform our interpretations? What do our readings include, and what do they exclude? In this conference, we aim to reflect on and reconsider our roles as readers, as well as the educational and political implications of our reading practices.
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This event is sponsored by CLIFF 2017, the Departments of Romance Languages & Literature, Slavic Languages & Literatures, English Language and Literature, American Culture, Philosophy, Screen Arts & Cultures,Classical Studies, Afroamerican and African Studies, Comparative Literature, and Judaic Studies; Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, International Institute, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program, and the Institute for the Humanities.
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LSA Major Minor Expo
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Rogel Ballroom, Michigan Union
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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The Major Minor Expo is an ideal chance for undergrads to explore the world of academic opportunities at LSA and throughout the University, as it brings together representatives from nearly every discipline so students can gather information about all areas of study. To find out more about the event, click here.
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Lasting Synergies
A Historical Exhibit of the Ann Arbor Film Festival
Created by Terri Sarris's SAC 304
Tuesday, March 21 - Sunday, March 26, 2017
North Quad, Space 2435
Opening Reception, Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
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The history of the Ann Arbor Film Festival is inextricably linked with the history of the University of Michigan. With support from the UM Bicentennial Committee and working with designer Melissa Gomis, students in Terri Sarris’ Screen Arts course (SAC 304) worked with ephemera from the Festival archives at UM’s Bentley Historical Library to create an
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exhibition exploring aspects of the Festival’s history. UM faculty and former student work exhibited at past fests will loop on monitors in the gallery.
A special thanks to Philip Hallman, Film Studies Field Librarian; Melissa Gomis, Exhibition designer; and Cinda Nofziger, Bentley Historical Library for their help and input.
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photo credit, Rob Gingerich-Jones
Terri Sarris' 304 class poses for a group photo: (from left to right, front) Rachael Kerr, Brigitte Matteson, Eli Winer (back) Terri Sarris, Geri Bryson, Sam Goldin, Shelby Polisuk
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED NEWS
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The Department of Screen Arts & Cultures is pleased to announce the recipients of the following awards
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The Alice Webber Glover Scholarship
Nikita Mungarwadi, Spencer Carmen, Jennifer Emery, Ashley Olney, Jacob Rich, Clare Higgins, Jeffrey Berris, Can Ozturk, Nick Sheehan, and
Logan Gardner
The Garnet R. Garrison Scholarship for Honors
Emily Browning
The Frank and Gail Beaver Short Script Writing Prize
Abigail Buchmeyer
Congratulations to all of the recipients!
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PHOTO
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photo credit, Paul Sutherland
After they wrapped up shooting titles as the '2nd camera unit' in the film production section of the course, students in Dawn Hollison's SAC 290 pose for a group photo with one of the studio's Canon Scoopic 16mm film cameras. Pictured clockwise (from 9 o'clock) are Jessie (Qianyan) Song, Brielle Bonetti, Micaela Jankowski, Yiming Huang, and Sean Moore.
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