Events sponsored by WACC during the 2014-2015 academic year:
Robert Van Voorst: Religion & PluralismAuthor of many successful books, Robert Van Voorst will give a workshop on publishing texts for students, then will present and address the critical issues facing religion in our contemporary world. Organizer: Zoe Close, Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies; supported by WACC and PDC.
Of the Element: Artist Talks and Gallery ReceptionLocal artists’ work will go on display in “Of the Element,” opening to the public Sept. 29 in the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive in El Cajon. The five local artists represented include David Fobes, Steve Gibson, Anne Mudge, Marisol Rendon and Robert Treat. Their work will be on display through November 6. Organizer: Jennifer Bennett, Art Dept.
Fall 2014 Cultural Perspectives on HealthcareComplimentary and alternative therapies, including traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathy medicine. Coordinated by students representatives of California Nursing Students' Association (CNSA). Organizer: Angela Ngo, Grossmont College Nursing Program.
February 2015 Black History MonthCelebration of Chinese New Year (2015): Year of the Sheep
Organizer: Claire K. Liu, Chinese Language Instructor.
SafeZone Ally Training WorkshopThe goal of the Safe Zone Ally Program is to provide a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered persons by establishing an identifiable network of supportive persons who can provide support, information and a safe place for LGBT persons within our campus community. Those who have committed to being Safe Zone Allies indicate that bigotry and discrimination, specifically regarding LGBT persons, are not tolerated. Organizer: Dr. Sue Gonda, History Dept./Academic Senate. Please click to RSVP online.
Contemporary female artists from Los Angeles will speak about their work and give visual presentations in the art department. Daniela Campins and Tessie Salcido Whitmore create paintings and sculpture independently. Daniela Campins is a painter working in Los Angeles, California. She has participated in residencies at I-Park and Expressiones Cultural Center in Connecticut. Tessie Whitmore is the recipient of the Albert B. Friedman Grant Award in 2011 and the OC Art Grant in 2012. Whitmore has currently been curating exhibitions throughout the Los Angeles area with her collective Manual History Machines.
Zander Keig, Education Workshops on Transgender IdentityZander Keig, a transexual male, is co-editor of the 2011 Lambda Literary Transgender Nonfiction Finalist, Letters For My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (Wilgefortis, 2011), the 2015 Lambda Literary Transgender Nonfiction Nominee, Manning Up: Transsexual Men On Finding Brotherhood, Family & Themselves (Transgress Press, 2014) and is featured in the 2014 award-winning illustrated documentary, Zanderology. Organizer: DEI (Kelli Margarel and Lorena Rugerro). Flier.
Roxane Gay: Cultural Critic, Blogger, & Author of Bad FeministWriter, blogger, and Purdue University English professor, Roxane Gay is listed by San Francisco’s on-line media culture 'zine, Flavorwire, as one of 25 Women Poised to Lead the Culture, Gay is an Associate Professor of English at Purdue, and her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in McSweeney’s, The New York Times, Oxford American, The Nation, The Rumpus, Salon, and the Los Angeles Times—just to name a few. She is also the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, and Hunger, forthcoming from Harper in 2016. An Untamed State is an unforgettable “living fairy tale” of a Haitian-American woman kidnapped for ransom in Port-au-Prince. It explores, race, class, violence, and the complexity of human relationships. Hailed by NPR as one of the best books of 2014, Bad Feminist is a funny and unflinching look at American culture. Organizer: Creative Writing Program/English Dept.
Cinco de Mextasy: The Myth of the Mexican-American in Pop CultureTuesday, May 5, 2015, Main Quad Guest lecturer William Nericcio, professor of English at San Diego State University, presents a pop-up exhibit of “Mextasy” a traveling art show and exhibit based on the work of William "Memo" Nericcio and Guillermo Nericcio Garcia. The project reflects and expands upon Nericcio's 2007 book, "Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the Mexican in America." It includes racist artifacts from American pop culture and features "xicanosmotic" work, or work by Mexican-American artists who examine what it means to be Mexican-American on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Griffin Gate, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 4:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
Hyde Art Gallery (Building 25): Steve Gibson: Wednesday October 8, 2014, 11:00 a.m.; David Fobes: Friday October 10, 2014, 1:30 p.m.; Robert Treat: Wednesday October 29, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, November 17, 2014, Room 34-201
February 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, Main Quad, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
March, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015, Griffin Gate
Monday, April 27, 2014, Griffin Gate, 7:00 p.m. (19th Annual Literary Arts Festival)
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