News & Events
Spring 2013
Be sure to check back for a more complete list of GHS events for
the semester:
February 12, 7:00pm: "Globalization and the
African Renaissance"-A lecture by Dr. Allan Boesak, Fellow at the
Center for Faith and Vocation and Civil Rights Leader from South
Africa. (Pharmacy Building 150)
February 28, 5:00pm: "Gender,
Inclusion, and AIDS in India: Reflections on the Massive Biometric
Registration of 1.2 billion Indians"-a lecture
by Lawrence Cohen, UC Berkeley. (Pharmacy Building 156)
March 7, 7:00pm: GHS Film
Screening "Goodbye, Lenin"- This German comedy takes place in
1990, when a young man protects his fragile mother from a fatal
shock after a long coma as he attempts to keep her from learning
that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has
disappeared. (Pharmacy Building 156)
March 27, 7:00pm. GHS Film Screening"Half
the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women
Worldwide." Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's
groundbreaking book,"Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into
Opportunity For Women Worldwide" takes on the central moral
challenge of the 21st century: the oppression of women and girls
worldwide.
Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New
York Times journalist Kristof to meet some of the most courageous
individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to
empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of
heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope.
You will be shocked, outraged, brought to tears. Most important,
you will be inspired by the resilience of the human spirit and the
capabilities of women and girls to realize their staggering
potential. "Half the Sky" is a passionate call-to-arms,
urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's
women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity.
Our future is in the hands of women, everywhere. (Jordan Hall
141)
April 10, 7:00pm: GHS
Film Screening "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"- a breathtaking new
documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (Encounters at the
End of the World, Grizzly Man), follows an exclusive expedition
into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the
most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. One of
the most successful documentaries of all time,"Cave of Forgotten
Dreams" is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides
a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands
over 30,000 years ago -- almost twice as old as any previous
discovery.
April 18, 7:00pm: "Ai WeiWei: According to
What?" As one of China's most provocative and vocal artists, Ai
Weiwei's focus on human rights and social change eventually led to
his nearly three-month detainment by Chinese authorities. Since his
arrest, Ai Weiwei has been kept under constant surveillance by the
government. These circumstances have influenced his work
enormously. IMA Curator of Contemporary Art, Sarah Green discusses
the Indianapolis Museum of Art exhibition (April 5-July 28, 2013),
which includes examples from the broad spectrum of the artist's
practice -- from sculpture, photography, and video to site-specific
architectural installations. (Jordan Hall 141)
Past Events
Fall 2012
September 26, 6:00pm: "Studying war and
violence up close: Scenes of atrocity from Bosnia, Rwanda, and the
US"- A lecture by Dr. Lee Ann Fujii, assistant professor of
political science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Fujii's
research focuses on explaining violence. Her first book, Killing
neighbors : webs of violence in Rwanda (Cornell University Press,
2009), explains how social relationships and networks shaped Hutus'
differing decisions regarding whether to participate in, abstain
from, or resist genocidal violence. Dr. Fujii's current project,
"Deadly Ties," undertakes a micro-level comparison of neighborhood
level violence in post-genocide Rwanda, post-genocide Bosnia, and
Maryland's eastern shore. (Pharmacy Building 150)
October 3, 7:00pm: GHS Film Screening PBS
documentary "Secrets of the Dead: China's Terracotta Warriors". The
extraordinary story of China s 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two
centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China
was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the
afterlife and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental
army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their
original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to
protect their Emperor for all eternity. Now this once mighty army
will be returned to its former glory for the first time. Row upon
row of life-size, lavishly painted warriors will rise from the dust
of two millennia. But how was a terracotta army of this size made
in less than two years using the technology of 2200 years ago? Led
by archaeologist Agnes Hsu, SECRETS OF THE DEAD shows that the
Chinese may have Henry Ford beat by more than 2,000 years with
their own assembly line used to produce the 8,000-strong Ghost
Army. (Pharmacy Building 156)
October 8, 7:00pm: GHS Film Screening "To
Live". Originally banned in China, this moving film is set against
four decades of Chinese political turmoil, and follows the lives of
a couple as they struggle to survive their own changing station
within the upheaval. (Robertson Hall, Johnson Room)
October 16, 12:00pm:GHS Pizza Chat: "Challenges
of Nation Building in South Africa"-A lecture by Dr. Allan Boesak,
Fellow at the Center for Faith and Vocation and Civil Rights Leader
from South Africa. "South Africa's peaceful transition set an
ambitious agenda for the country: building a constitutional
democracy with guaranteed freedoms and rights. At the heart of it
was national reconciliation and the task of nation-building after a
fractured and divisive past. What are the challenges South Africa
faces as it sets about this task?" Please send RSVP to lmcobb@butler.edu. (Clowes
Memorial Hall, Krannert Room)
October 17, 6:00pm: The State of Indiana v. Bei
Bei Shuai: Pregnant Women Need Support, Not Prison. Co-sponsered
with Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and Demia. (PB103)
November 7, 7:00pm: Elna Boesak, South African
journalist and documentary film producer. Manufacturing Facts: The
tragedies, challenges and ethics embedded in the reproduction of
reality. 40-minute film screening of "Twelve Days in the Trenches"
about women in South Africa followed by a discussion. Co-sponsered
with the College of Communication. (GH106)
November 13, 7:00pm:"Piercing the Veil:
Scheherazade Don't Need No Visa"- A lecture by Dr. Laila Farah,
DePaul University. Professor Farah's research, teaching and
performances critique Orientalist and colonial imagery of Muslim
women and the general demonization and creation of the" other" of
Muslim women. Her Performance/Lecture is specifically gendered in
tearing down stereotypes of Arab and Muslim women and the veil,
while chronicling two separate autobiographical accounts of her
journeys to and from the Middle East. The transnational and Arab
feminist lenses she employs humanizes the inhumane nature of
multiple forms of violence in order to work toward global social
justice. The lecture and the narratives are linked through poetry
by Haas Mroue, Suheir Hammad, as well as Laila Hallaby, news
analysis and positive imagery of non-violent resistance. (Robertson
Hall, Johnson Room)
November 28, 7:00pm: GHS Film Screening of
"Water". Extremist groups waged a campaign of death threats, arson
and riots to stop the production of this controversial film, but
director Deepa Mehta would not be silenced. Set against Gandhi's
rise to power, Water tells the profoundly moving story of Chuyia,
an Indian girl married and widowed at eight years old, who is sent
away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's
feisty presence deeply affects the other residents, forcing each to
confront their faith and society's prejudices.. (Robertson Hall,
Johnson Room)
November 29, 7:00pm: All American Muslim:
Suehaila Amen will speak about her experiences being of the Islamic
faith, effects from 9/11, and tolerance for religion. Co-sponsered
with Podium Expressions, SGA Program Board and REACH. (Atherton
Union, Reilly Room)
Spring 2012
February 22, 12:00pm. GHS Pizza Chat: "The
Curious Case of Belgium and the Congo" a lecture by Matthew G.
Stanard, Ph.D. Author of "Selling the Congo: A History of European
Pro-Empire Propaganda and the Making of Belgian Imperialism."
Please send RSVP to: lmcobb@butler.edu (Gallahue
Hall 108)
March 7, 7:30pm. GHS Film "Goodbye, Lenin"-
This German comedy takes place in 1990, when a young man protects
his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma as he
attempts to keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East
Germany as she knew it has disappeared. (JH141)
March 27, 3:00pm. "La Palabra en el Bosque" a
film screening and discussion with director Jeffery Gould.
(Robertson Hall, Johnson Room)
April 4, 7:00pm. "People of the Book", A
student-led panel discussion on Jewish, Christian and Islamic faith
practices. (Robertson Hall, Ford Salon)
April 10, 6:30pm. "The Invisibility of One's
Own Death: Encounters with the Living Dead in Heart of Darkness"- A
lecture by Amit Baishya, Ph.D., Professor of postcolonial
literature and theory, world literature and cultural studies at
Ball State University. (Gallahue Hall 108)
April 13, 12:00pm. "Malaria in Sub-Saharan
Africa: prospects for elimination" - A lunchtime pizza chat with
Tulane University epidemiologist, Dr. Joseph Keating. (Gallahue
Hall 108)
April 17, 7:00pm. "Primum non nocere: HIV and
AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean"- A lecture by Michael Vance,
Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Global and Historical Studies.
(PB156)
Fall 2011
September 19, 12:00pm. Music, Spirituality, and
Your Brain- A presentation by Yuval Ron, composer and producer of
music for films, television, dance, and theater. He has performed
for the Dalai Lama, the King of Morocco, and the Sufi leader Pir
Inayat Khan. He has been featured on CNN, National Geographic, and
in the international press. (Clowes Memorial Hall, Krannert
Room)
September 20, 7:00pm."Road to Kashgar"-A
musical performance by the Orchid Ensemble. (Atherton Union, Reilly
Room)
September 27, 7:00pm."China in World History"-
A lecture by Jerry Bentley, professor of history at the University
of Hawaii at Manoa and founding editor of the Journal of World
History. (Pharmacy Building 150)
October 2, 2:00pm. Wind Ensemble Concert: "Ask
the Earth and the Sky" Preconcert Talk. Wei Su, professor of East
Asian language and literature at Yale and librettist of "Ask the
Earth and the Sky" will give a preconcert talk for the Wind
Ensemble Concert: "Ask the Earth and the Sky". (Clowes Memorial
Hall)
October 5, 7:00pm. Film: "To Live"-Originally
banned in China, this moving film is set against four decades of
Chinese political turmoil, and follows the lives of a couple as
they struggle to survive their own changing station within the
upheaval. (Jordan Hall 141)
October 19, 12:00pm. "The Migrant Journey"- A
pizza chat with Mexican migrant rights advocate Jaqueline García
Salamanca. Jaqueline García Salamanca, former immigrant to the
United States and Mexican migration expert, will be speaking about
why people migrate, the risks they face, what they leave behind,
and how we can be advocates for change. (Clowes Memorial Hall,
Krannert Room). Please RSVP to lmcobb@butler.edu by October
14th.
October 20, 4:00pm."Poetry of Rumi"-Poet Adrian
Vyner-Brooks will recite poetry of the ancient mystic Rumi. (Jordan
Hall 141)
November 1, 7:00pm. "Sharia Law and Muslim
Women"- A lecture by Rafia Zakaria, the first Pakistani American
woman to serve as a Director for Amnesty International USA and the
director of the Muslim Women's Legal Defense Fund for the Muslim
Alliance of Indiana/The Julian Center Shelter.
November 14, 7:00pm. "Bling and the Aesthetics
and Politics of Visibility in the Postcolonial Caribbean."- A
lecture by Krista Thompson, professor of Art History at
Northwestern University. (Pharmacy Building 150)
Spring 2011
February 9, 7:00pm. "Life Under the Old
Regime"- A lecture by Paul Hanson, Professor of History and
specialist on the French Revolution. Jordan Hall 141.
March 4, 3:00pm. "Helen of Troy:
Goddess, Princess, Whore, and How to Write the Biography of a
Hole." A lecture by award-winning historian and author, Bettany
Hughes. Lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing.
Johnson Room, Robertson Hall.
Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and
broadcaster who has devoted much of the last twenty years to the
vibrant communication of the past. Her first book Helen of
Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore, was published to great
critical acclaim and has now been translated into ten languages.
Bettany has made a number of factual films for the BBC, Channel 4,
PBS, Discovery, The History Channel and ABC for both the British
and International markets including "The Spartans", "When The Moors
Ruled in
Europe", "Athens: The Truth of Democracy", "The Women of the Bible"
and "Helen of Troy". These have now been seen by over 100 million
people worldwide. She is president of JACT and advisor to the
Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization. She has
recently been awarded a special award for services to the Hellenic
Culture and Heritage and the Naomi Sargent award for Broadcast
Excellence. In 2011 she is the Chair of the Orange Prize for
Fiction. Her latest book The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the
Search for The Good Life has already been selected as a Book of the
Year by the national press in the UK and was read on BBC Radio Four
as the Book of the Week in the run up to Christmas. Bettany was a
Scholar at Oxford University and holds a Research Fellowship at
King's College, London.
She lives in the UK and abroad with her husband and two
daughters.
March 8th, 12:00-12:50pm-
"The European Union: Will It Replace the US as a
Superpower?" A lunchtime "pizza chat" with Professor
Emeritus of Political Science, Dr. David Mason. Dr. Mason is the
author of The End of the American Century and
Revolutionary Europe: 1789-1989, and taught
Political Science at Butler for over thirty years. Pizza and soft
drinks will be available. Please RSVP to bcate@butler.edu by March
1st. (Krannert Room, basement of Clowes
Hall).
March 9, 7:00pm. GHS Film "Goodbye, Lenin"-
This German comedy takes place in 1990, when a young man protects
his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma as he
attempts to keep her from learning that her beloved nation of
East Germany as she knew it has disappeared. (JH141)
March 28, 4:00pm. "A Sufi View of the 99
Names of Allah." An Ayers lecture by Wali Ali Meyer.
Johnson Room, Robertson Hall. Sponsored by the Honors Program
and GHS.
April 6, 7:00pm. GHS Film: "Adio, Kerida"
("Goodbye, Dear Love"), followed by a discussion with
anthropologist and filmmaker, Ruth Behar. JH141. Free and open to
the public.
"Adio Kerida" is a personal documentary directed and produced by
Ruth Behar about the search for identity and memory among Sephardic
Jews with roots in Cuba. Dr. Behar is Professor of Anthropology at
the University of Michigan.
April 8, 12:00pm. "Once Upon a Time in Africa"-
A pizza chat with storyteller, Deborah Asante. Come and hear Ms.
Asante tell stories from West Africa. Pizza and soft drinks will be
served. (Krannert Room, basement of Clowes Hall).
April 11, 7:30pm. "Life After Trafficking in
the US"- Dr. Denise Brennan.
Dr. Brennan, an associate professor of anthropology at
Georgetown University, studies the confluences between migration,
gender and labor, seeking to better understand how poor women and
men in the developing world craft long-term labor strategies to
move their families out of poverty. She is the author of What's
Love Got to Do with It? Transnational Desires and Sex Tourism in
the Dominican Republic, explores the connection between large
structural forces in the globalized economy and their effects on
individuals in a sex-tourist destination - particularly as they
face hierarchies based on race, gender and citizenship. Her talk
draws on new research that explores trafficking and exploitation of
migrant labor in the United States. She will discuss the struggles
and everyday experiences of these trafficked individuals as
migrants attempting to maintain control over their work
lives. PB150. Sponsored by Gender, Women's and Sexuality
Studies.
April 20, 7:00pm. "Framing Islam: Gender,
Religion and Politics in Nigeria." A lecture by Dr.
Obioma Nnaemeka, Chancellor's Professor of French and Women's
Studies at IUPUI. Dr. Nnaemeka is
an internationally recognized expert on the African
Diaspora, African women, developing nations, globalization,
multiculturalism, and human rights. JH141.
April 22, 12:00pm. "Tropical Disease in
Africa"- a lunchtime pizza chat with Tulane University
epidemiologist, Dr. Joseph Keating. Dr. Keating's research on
vector-borne illnesses has taken him to tropical countries all over
the globe, including Haiti, Zambia, Eritrea and Nigeria. The
presentation will last for one hour, and will be held in the Ford
Salon (in Robertson Hall).
Fall 2010
September 29, 7:00pm. "Tradition and
Change in Rural Tibet"- a lecture by Dr. Melvyn Goldstein, John
Reynolds Harkness Professor in Anthropology and Co-Director, Center
for Research on Tibet, Case Western University. Jordan Hall 141.
Email bcate@butler.edu for
more information.
October 4, 6:00pm.
Film: "To Live." Originally banned in China, this
moving film is set against four decades of Chinese political
turmoil, and follows the lives of a couple as they struggle to
survive their own changing station within the upheaval. Jordan Hall
141.
October 7,
7:30pm. "Transnational Feminist
Practices and Methodologies." A lecture by Dr. Inderpal Grewal,
Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Yale
University. Pharmacy Building 150.
October 11, 6:30pm. "Gandhian Ecology: A
Way of Living in the World." Dr. Larry Shinn, President of
Berea College. Pharmacy Building 150.
October 26, 7:00pm
Iranian-American writer, Reza Aslan, author of No god But God:
The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam, will give a
lecture to the Butler community entitled "Peace and Conflict:
The Future of Islam." Clowes Memorial Hall, main auditorium.
Dr. Aslan has been a frequent guest on the THE DAILY SHOW, REAL
TIME with Bill Maher and The Colbert report. Book signing to
follow. TICKETS ARE FREE, BUT REQUIRED, AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
CLOWES MEMORIAL HALL BOX OFFICE.
November 8, 6:00pm. "Rivers of India:
Population, Pollution and Piety." India's rivers
present a paradox. They are among the most polluted rivers in
the world. And yet, at the same time, many of them are
deified, considered goddesses by pious Hindus who bathe in them
daily and hope to die and be cremated along their shores. In
fact, these pieties at times obstruct attempts to address the
problem of pollution, as they do in the case of the river
Ganges. After all, how could the river goddess ("Mother
Ganges") be impure? Dr. David Haberman, Professor of
Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, and Dr. Kelly
Alley, Professor of Anthropology at Auburn University, will deal
with these and other issues relevant to the rivers of India.
JH141.
November 29, 6:00pm GHS will
show the German film "The Lives of Others" This
critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning film is an erotic,
emotionally-charged thriller. Before the collapse of the Berlin
Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State
Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like
renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to
lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls
for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious
Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain
incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer
discovers is about to dramatically change their lives - as well as
his - in this seductive political thriller Peter Travers (Rolling
Stone) proclaims is "the best kind of movie: one you can't get out
of your head." (description from Amazon.com)
JH141.
December 1, 7:00pm. GHS will show the film
"Paradise Now." This film follows two
Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike
on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together. When they are
intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their
handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to
reconsider their actions. JH141.