my2cents Multicultural Film Series: "Bell Hooks: Cultural Criticism and Transformation" [see who may attend]alumni, cambridge community members, current ABC students, current AIB students, current graduate students, current students, faculty, general public, staff/administrators, parents, prospective ABC students, prospective AIB students, prospective graduate students, prospective undergraduate students
- Description
- The purpose of “my2cents” multicultural film series is to show the power of our shared stories, and the transformative power of the arts.
Bell hooks is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and influential books on the politics of race, gender, class, and culture. She is ... More »also one of America's most accessible public intellectuals. In this two-part video, extensively illustrated with many of the images under analysis, she makes a compelling argument for the transformative power of cultural criticism. She demonstrates the value of cultural studies in concrete analysis through such subjects as the OJ Simpson case, Madonna, Spike Lee, and Gangsta rap.
For more information see http://my2centsfilms.blogspot.com/
event type: Arts/Theater/Entertainment
credit option: Not Applicable
registration/RSVP required?: no
cost: free
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- Dates
- 02/17/2010, 12:30 PM to 02/17/2010, 2:30 PM
- Location
- Lesley University
University Hall
1815 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ampitheater
- Contact Information
- Dalia J. Llera
617-349-8373
dllera@lesley.edu
