The Oxnard College Literature Arts & Lecture Series is sponsored by Oxnard College and the Oxnard College Foundation. The October 20 event is co-sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it received from the James Irvine Foundation. All events are held on Wednesdays from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in LS 8 (Clock Tower Auditorium). The events are free for students, faculty, staff, and the community. Parking is $2.00. Oxnard College is located at 4000 S. Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93033. For more information or directions, contact Shelley Savren at ssavren@vcccd.edu or 805-986-5800 (extension 1951).
The Oxnard College Literature, Arts & Lecture Series presents:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
My Way – the Deaf Way: Education from a Deaf Perspective
In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Oxnard College Alumni, Joel Garcia, deaf since birth, will talk about his experiences growing up in Oxnard in a Mexican hearing family and how he learned to communicate with them through gestures and eventually through ASL.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Braceros of Ventura County
Dr. Jose Alamillo and Pilar Pacheco, from Cal State Channel Islands, will present the legacy of the Bracero Program and the impact it has had on the economy, politics, culture, and growth of Mexican American communities and will discuss their partnership with the Smithsonian.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Bullets, Bombs and Fast Talk: Twenty-five Years of FBI War Stories
Former FBI SWAT team member, crisis negotiator and author, James Botting, will reflect on high-profile crimes irrevocably etched in American’s collective memory, including Wounded Knee, the Patty Hearst kidnapping, the Rodney King riots, and the Waco Texas tragedy.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Oxnard Student Digi Film Fest Sneak Peaks
Festival directors and OC students, George Ortega and Juan Smith, will present a taste of the upcoming Oct. 22-23 Oxnard Student Digi Film Festival and Oxnard College Filmmaker's Day, along with a look at some award-winning entries and selected highlights.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Rick Sings: A Videopoem
Poet and videographer, Phil Taggart, will present a multimedia art piece including poetry, video, still photography and live performance, which revolves around multiple subjects, but highlights his severely disabled, sometimes homeless, schizophrenic brother, Rick.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Fire Fighters: What They Do and How They Serve Us
Retired Assistant Fire Chief and Oxnard College Fire Technology Professor, Paul Houdeshell, will lecture on various jobs and opportunities in a fire service career, such as firefighter, fire prevention inspector, and emergency dispatcher, with an emphasis on women in fire service.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Working in the Shadows: The Jobs No One Wants to Do
For Oxnard College’s One Book, One Campus event, community organizer, journalist and author, Gabriel Thompson, will talk about his experiences working at jobs most Americans won’t do, including backbreaking and underpaid work in the fields and on chicken farms.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Transformed: Making Art from Scrap Metal, Waste Products and Other Junk
Photographer and Sculptor, Dave Rivas, will show a visual presentation of his art, which transforms images and materials from a state that was dull and ugly to one of interest and beauty, including the view of a waste water sump pit and burnt jagged scrap metal.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Chalino and Delfino: True Tales of Mexican Immigrants’ Escape from Mexico City
L.A. Times reporter and author, Sam Quinones, will tell tales of experiences hanging out in Mexico with gang members, popsicle makers, and governors, to tales of narcosinger Chalino Sanchez and Delfino Juarez, a poor immigrant who became his village’s largest foreign investor.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Storytelling: an Age-old Communications Art Form
Award-winning storyteller, Jim Woodard, will present the brief history and evolution of this oral tradition and will then tell some stories, including one with a historical event, one profiling a former president, a folktale, and an audience-participatory mystery story.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Connecting Across Cultures with Resonant Themes and Images
Global Affairs Professor, Dr. Steven Van Hook, will present a PowerPoint and video clips featuring the global marketplace and the rich diversity of cultures in Southern California and will propose ways to bridge cultural differences in multicultural settings.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Prince: One of the Most Dangerous Books Ever Written, You Say?
Oxnard College English Professor, Anthony Rodriguez, and students from the Literature Institute of Oxnard College will examine The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, in a debate to determine if the author’s work provides a model for tyranny or effective leadership. |
