The Oxnard College Scholars’ Series presents:
February 8, 1006
Straight Up Reality Improv
Katherine Boring and Jim Kasmir, Professional Improvisors from Ventura Area TheatreSports, will use Image Theatre and improv techniques to lead a dialogue on the social issues surrounding underage and binge drinking. Through audience discussion, they will also explore community solutions.
February 15, 2005
Writing for Political Change*
Sholeh Wolpe, author of The Scar Saloon and host of Poetry at the Loft, will read her own work, as well as her translations from PEN Anthology of Iranian Literature. She will also discuss how poets serve as the spiritual witnesses to conflicts in society and why that is political and necessary.
February 22, 2006
Whatcha Gonna Do When the Well Runs Dry?
Gilbert Lujan, Visual Artist and Educator, will lecture on ways to provide a multicultural, humanitarian approach to education, with a specific focus on the Chicano culture and the art that is produced from that community. His goal is to present a wide platform for educational opportunities within the arts.
March 1, 2005
Return to China: Pursuing Shadows
Scott Corbett, Oxnard College History Professor, will reflect upon his travels in Shaoxing, China and various other parts of the country, with a historical focus. He will accompany his lecture with slides of both urban and rural China, the land and the people.
March 8, 2005
The Latinization of Ventura County
Jeff Gutierrez, Oxnard College ESL Instructor, will address the growth of Latinos in Ventura, looking at their needs in the areas of language, education, health, and government services. He will also provide a brief history of where this large popular has come from and what their history in Ventura has been.
March 15, 2006
Poetry and Performance from New York*
George Wallace, Suffolk County Poet Laureate, will read original work ranging from academic modernist to surreal, including poems from the post-beat genre.
His work will include a collage of sounds, rhythms and imagery, as well as political commentary.
March 22, 2006
A Celebration of Chicano Studies
Jose Moreno, Oxnard College Instructor, will discuss why Chicano Studies courses should be taught at Community Colleges in order to promote diversity and multiculturalism within the higher learning arena. He will also demonstrate how they relate to the current struggle for social justice and equality in education.
March 29, 2006
Success or Failure: Making the Grade
Leo Orange, Oxnard College Interim Dean of Student Services, will talk about how students may have the academic knowledge and desire to attend college, but might not have the innate skills and motivation to succeed. He will then address the intrinsic strategies necessary for students to be successful.
April 5, 2006
A Survey of Education in China
Yong Ma, Oxnard College Chemistry Professor, will present an introduction to the structure and a brief history of the Chinese educational system from 1977 to the present. She will emphasize the impact of China’s recent economic development and the social changes affecting students.
April 19, 2006
Inventing Movies
Kitty Merrill, of Oxnard College Television, will show how the art of movie making didn’t come from Hollywood, but is really a product of the world. Join her for a visual presentation of the history of storytelling through film clips that reveal contributions to movie making from Russia, Mexico, France and England.
April 26, 2006
Multiculturalism and its Discontents
Bruce Thornton, Professor of Classics at CSU Fresno, will discuss his inter-
pretation of multiculturalism as a term that doesn’t celebrate cultural diversity, but rather creates artificial categories based on victim status. He will elaborate on his view of how the term compromises the assimilationist model in America.
May 3, 2006
Hero Versus Hellboy
Anthony Rodriguez, Oxnard College English Professor, and his students in the Literature Institute of Oxnard College will present a symposium on the Middle Ages epic poem “Beowulf.” This presentation will include a group analysis of the poem, as well as a commentary.
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