“Transmission” conference examines communication

By Bianca Sepulveda / May 25, 2004

An interdisciplinary forum comprising experts from literature, sociology, anthropology, and filmmaking—held to examine relationships among ideas and cultures of communication, past and present—was held at a Swift Hall lecture room on Friday and Saturday as speakers from across the world lectured at the long-awaited “Arts of Transmission” conference. Two years in the making, “Arts of...

Samantha Power speaks against political amnesia

By Bianca Sepulveda / May 21, 2004

“American foreign policy is a case of historical amnesia. Why haven’t we ever stopped torture or genocide? The answer is embarrassingly simple: We haven’t wanted to.” For the past 10 years, Pulitzer Prize winning Harvard professor Samantha Power has attempted to explain the apathy reflected in American foreign policy, which leads to gross human rights...

Rhythmic Bodies in Motion brings R&B, house, jazz to Mandel Hall

By Bianca Sepulveda / May 11, 2004

Audiences were drawn to Mandel Hall on Sunday evening to attend the creatively invigorating dance performance “Rhythmic Bodies in Motion,” the first-annual show of its kind. Sponsored by the Student Government Finance Committee and the University of Chicago Fine Arts program, the show was directed by student choreographers Chantale Stephens, Sasha Dolgicer, and Tokoya Williams....

Law professor examines Haiti

By Bianca Sepulveda / May 11, 2004

Irwin Stotzky, law professor at the University of Miami, spoke at the International House on Thursday to discuss ways in which the media addresses international issues as part of the series, “World Beyond the Headlines.” Stotzky discussed the conflicts and prospective solutions regarding the problem of instituting democracy in Haiti. A graduate of the Law...

Pimp, Ho talk about what matters to them and why

By Bianca Sepulveda / April 27, 2004

Filling the lack of a concentration in “pimp and ho” studies, students learned a lesson about the sex industry last Friday when a pair of peddlers described the trade. A mass of students and faculty crowded inside the Center for Gender Studies (CGS) on Friday afternoon for “Demystifying Pimps and Hos: A View from the...

Pimp, Ho talk about what matters to them and why

By Bianca Sepulveda / April 27, 2004

Filling the lack of a concentration in “pimp and ho” studies, students learned a lesson about the sex industry last Friday when a pair of peddlers described the trade. A mass of students and faculty crowded inside the Center for Gender Studies (CGS) on Friday afternoon for “Demystifying Pimps and Hos: A View from the...

Abortion practices questioned

By Bianca Sepulveda / April 23, 2004

Debate over partial-birth and sex-selective abortion provoked students attending Tuesday’s lecture at the Law School by law professors Martha Nussbaum and Carolyn Frantz. The lecture, sponsored by the University chapter of the ACLU, was meant to rally support for the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C. and a bill to protect abortion rights in...

The Passion of Christ : throking the flames of prejudice or renewing faith?

By Bianca Sepulveda / April 13, 2004

Even a month and a half after its release, audiences were still clapping when the screen went dark. As I glanced at the many grimacing faces scattered throughout the theater, it was obvious that this was much more than a $354.8 million-grossing blockbuster—for many it was an experience of personal reevaluation, especially during the Easter...

Panel investigates treatment of detainees at Guantanamo

By Bianca Sepulveda / April 6, 2004

With more than 600 detainees being held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, a panel of humanitarian and psychiatric specialists addressed issues surrounding the legality of such detention and the treatment of the detainees by the U.S. military authorities. The panel, held Wednesday evening at the International House, was sponsored by organizations including...

Documentary spotlights Rwanda

By Bianca Sepulveda / February 24, 2004

After a week of examining the effects of postwar truth commissions, the Justice and/or Reconciliation film series ended Sunday evening with a showing of the documentary Gacaca, Living Together Again in Rwanda? and a lecture by Mirna Adjami, an Equal Justice Works fellow with the Midwest Immigration and Human Rights Center. The series, sponsored by...

Film examines effects of apartheid struggle

By Bianca Sepulveda / February 17, 2004

The Human Rights Program, in conjunction with the Humanities Division and the Film Studies Center, hosted its third event in an ongoing film series Sunday evening. The film, When the War Is Over, depicted the African struggle against apartheid, expressed through the day-to-day traumas of survivors from the Bonteheuwel Military Wing (BMW), a militant teenage...

CARTOON: Mr. Overbrooke, Esq. & Associates

By Bianca Sepulveda / March 1, 2002

In the dream, he would say to her, “Triceratops! But I thought you were extinct!” And she would reply, “Don’t say such things my darling. Of course I’m not extinct. I would never leave you.” And he would weep for joy at having found her, and they would embrace and promise one another that they...