Monday, 27 Sep 2010
Film and discussion: "Vincent Who?"
Curtis Chin is a writer, producer and political activist based in Los Angeles. His documentary Vincent Who? recounts the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, which spurred the Asian American civil rights movement. Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments. A Q&A with producer Curtis Chin will immediately follow the 40-min film.
Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010
Marriage Equality: A Discussion
"Marriage Equality - A Discussion with Curtis Chin." Chin, former co-chair of the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York, will lead a discussion on marriage equality. Chin is a writer, producer and political activist based in Los Angeles.
You've Got Mail: Artists' Postcards
Printmaker and scholar Amy Worthen is curator of prints at the Des Moines Art Center. She will present a lecture in conjunction with Postcards X: 10th Annual Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition at the ISU College of Design. This will be followed by an opening reception for the exhibition in the college's Gallery 181.
Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010
Digital Media Lecture Series: David Jason Gerber
"Parametric Practices: Models for Design Exploration in Architecture; Information Innovation and Notions for Para-Typing," David Jason Gerber, University of Southern California. Part of the ISU College of Design's Digital Media Lecture Series.
A Town Meeting on Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
"Moral Ground: A Town Meeting on Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril." Michael Nelson and Kathleen Dean Moore will lead a discussion on the importance of taking personal moral responsibility for the planet as a way to move beyond scientific debates, political legislation and mandates to solve the environmental crisis. Part of the Live Green! Sustainability Series.
Thursday, 30 Sep 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Design of Highly Elastic nanostructured Hydrogel Networks" by Travis S. Bailey, Colorado State University
Computer science colloquia: Jack Lutz
Jack Lutz, ISU professor of computer science, will present "Molecular Programming and Self-Assembly: How Computer Scientists will Lead in the Age of Nanotechnology."
Sources of Energy for Iowa State: Are We Moving Towards Sustainability?
"Sources of Energy for Iowa State: Are We Moving Towards Sustainability?" Jeff Witt, ISU utility services. He will provide an overview of ISU's future energy needs and options.
Undressed: Nudity in art
In contemporary art, depictions of nudity seem more and more often to be blurring the line between the sensational and the sensual as seen in the exhibition "Thursday Night Sessions." This program will delve into the world of the nude in art.
Where in the World Is Intellectual Freedom?
"Where in the World Is Intellectual Freedom?" Barbara Jones is director of the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom and executive director of their Freedom to Read Foundation. The Banned Book Week and Constitution Day Keynote speaker.