An Interdisciplinary Colloquium
November 9—10, 2017
Rutgers University—New Brunswick
College Avenue Campus
PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH
in collaboration with the Departments of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures; Asian Languages and Cultures; Comparative Literature; English; and Spanish and Portuguese; The Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities; The Center for African Studies; Mason Gross School of the Arts; The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum; and Rutgers University Libraries.
Thursday, November 9
9:15AM | ACADEMIC BUILDING, 1170
Welcoming Remarks: Barbara Lee, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Opening of the Multilingual Political Poetry Exhibition
9:45AM–11:15AM | ACADEMIC BUILDING, FLOORS 4, 5, 6
Viewing of the Exhibition & Film(s), Multicultural Breakfasts
Student-curated political poetry in many languages from different times and cultures
Project directed by Mary Shaw (Department of French) and Atif Akin (Department of Visual Arts)
Student-created films, directed by Danielle Lessovitz (Head, Rutgers Film Lab)
11:30AM–6:45PM | ACADEMIC BUILDING, 1170
Colloquium
Friday, November 10
9:30AM–11:15AM | ACADEMIC BUILDING, FLOORS 4, 5, 6
Viewing of the Exhibition & Film(s), Multicultural Breakfasts
11:30AM–1:00PM | ACADEMIC BUILDING, 1170
Colloquium
2:00PM–5:15PM | ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM, LOWER DODGE GALLERY
Colloquium
6:00PM–8:00PM | VOORHEES HALL, 105
Multilingual Political Poetry Slam