Marta Rodriguez Speaks, Screens Films at Denison University
Date of Event: November 12, 2008
Posted: October 10, 2008 / Last Updated: November 4, 2008
Marta Rodriguez, during her artist residency at Denison, will speak as part of the McGregor Connectives Initiative lecture series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, in room 103 of Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). She also will have film screenings at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 14, in room 115 of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). The talk and screenings are free and open to the public.
Rodriguez is an internationally renowned Latin American documentary filmmaker who focuses on issues of social justice. Her films serve as testimonials to the struggles for human rights, documenting such issues as the precarious conditions of brick makers, the lives in internally displaced persons, the effects of pesticides on women workers in the flower industry and the effects of illegal crops on indigenous cultures. This year, for her life’s work, she won the prestigious Colombian National Award.
Rodriguez’s residency is co-sponsored by the McGregor Connections Initiative and the Department of Modern Languages. This year’s McGregor Connections theme is “Urbanscapes,” during which the campus community is exploring the relationship between people and the urban environment. Other speakers include erin d. mcclellan and Marina Peterson (Nov. 11), and Karl Sandin and Al Berthold (Nov. 11). For more information call 740-587-6206.
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Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — McGregor Connections presentation and Q&A with erin d. mcclellan and Marina Peterson, at 4:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 11, in the Barney-Davis Board Room (200 West Loop). Free and open to the public. Contact 740-587-6206.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — McGregor Connections speakers Karl Sandin and Al Berthold at 7 p.m. in room 110 of Barney-Davis (200 West Loop). Free and open to the public. Contact 740-587-6206.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — McGregor Connections artist residency film screening: “Never Again” by Marta Rodriguez, Latin American documentary filmmaker and advocate for social justice, at 7 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 12 in room 115 of Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. Contact 740-587-6206.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — McGregor Connections public talk and film screening: “Soraya: Love is Remembering” by Marta Rodriguez, 7 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 13, in room 103 of Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). Free and open to the public. Contact 740-587-6206.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — McGregor Connections artist residency film screening: “A House Abandoned” by Marta Rodriguez, Latin American documentary filmmaker and advocate for social justice, at 7 p.m. on Weds., Nov. 12 in room 115 of Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. Contact 740-587-6206.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
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