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- Tuesday, October 15, 5 to 7:30 pm, Casa Hispanica 201
- Denice Frohman, a celebrated poet and performer, will give a reading of their poetry at Casa Hispanica in celebration of the culmination of Latinx Heritage Month. Afterwards, a dialogue between Frohman and Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner will dive into themes and insights within Frohman’s work.
Farida Benylazid: A Door to Moroccan Cinema
- Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 to 9 pm, East Gallery (Buell Hall)
- This screening of Farida Benylazid’s newly-restored 1989 film A Door to the Sky will be followed by a Q&A between film scholar Florence Martin, Columbia Professor Madeleine Dobie, and the director herself. A Door to the Sky is the first feature film directed by a Moroccan woman and focuses on themes of exile, return, feminism, and Muslim faith.
Infrastructures of Control: Photography Exhibition and Reception
- Thursday, October 17, 6 to 8 pm, Riverside Church
- This photo exhibition is the opening reception for the “Regardless of Frontiers: First Amendment and Exchange of Ideas Across Borders” symposium, hosted by the Knight First Amendment Institute. The exhibit will feature works by photographers Colter Thomas (Harvard University) and Dugan Meyer (University of Arizona), with the aim of creating a visual archive of the security and surveillance infrastructure in the US-Mexico borderland.
- The symposium will take place the next day on October 18, 9:15 am to 4:15 pm, and will include panels about the surveillance, censorship and the changing role of the international border.
Trouble in Mind: Barnard Theatre
- Thursday, October 17 to Saturday, October 19, 8 pm all days with an additional 3 pm showing on Saturday, Minor Latham Playhouse
- The first Barnard Theatre Department work of the year, Trouble in Mind is a play by Alice Childress that was written in response to the lack of quality acting roles for Black women in the 1950s. It explores the racism, sexism and hierarchy inside of a Broadway rehearsal room.
Film Screening: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds (Lingui, les liens sacrés)
- Thursday, October 17, 6:30 to 9 pm, East Gallery (Buell Hall)
- Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, this film centers around Amina, who lives on the outskirts of N’Djamena, Chad with her 15-year-old daughter Maria. As she discovers that Maria is pregnant and does not want to keep the baby, they find herself facing a battle in a country where abortion is condemned by religion and law. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Barnard professor Abosede A. George, CUIMC professor Venus Mahmoodi, and Emilie Schlosser. This is part of the CINEMA/CARE Maison Française Film Festival Fall 2024.
Night Market 2024: Chinese Students Club
- Friday, October 18, 6 to 9:30 pm (performances start around 7 pm), Low Plaza
- Hosted by the Columbia Chinese Students Club, the annual Night Market returns to Low Plaza! Complete with food from NYC restaurants and incredible performances from Columbia student groups, this is an event you shouldn’t miss. See the CSC Instagram page for the full list of performing groups, including Lion Dance, Raw Elementz, Taal, and several acapella groups.
Theater via Bwarchives
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