Monday through Friday - Red Area - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Week-long Humanities Division Open House, with information on the division's program offerings. There will be posters, raffles, snacks, and book giveaways (courtesy of W.W. Norton, Publishers).
Tuesday, March 11 - Siegler Hall - 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Special screening of the original film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's seminal stage play, A Raisin in the Sun, which focuses on the struggles of a family whose dreams mirror the aspirations of the larger African American community at the height of the civil rights movement, Hansberry's prescient drama offers a modern portrait of black American life in all its complexity.
Wednesday, March 12 - Mary Burch Theater - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
"Vortices: From Modernism to Mid-Century." Day One of the conference will begin at 10:00 am with a special musical performance by Prof. Richard Alston, entitled "Classically Black: Piano Compositions by Composers of African Descent," followed by panel sessions at 11:30 and 1:00 pm. Click HERE for the complete conference program schedule.
Thursday, March 13 - Smith Lecture Hall - 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
"Vortices: From Modernism to Mid-Century." Day Two of the conference will feature academic panel sessions at 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:50 pm on literature, architecture, art, and cinema from faculty at Essex County College, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Click HERE for the complete conference program schedule.
Special screening of the original film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's seminal stage play, A Raisin in the Sun, which focuses on the struggles of a family whose dreams mirror the aspirations of the larger African American community at the height of the civil rights movement, Hansberry's prescient drama offers a modern portrait of black American life in all its complexity.
Wednesday, March 12 - Mary Burch Theater - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
"Vortices: From Modernism to Mid-Century." Day One of the conference will begin at 10:00 am with a special musical performance by Prof. Richard Alston, entitled "Classically Black: Piano Compositions by Composers of African Descent," followed by panel sessions at 11:30 and 1:00 pm. Click HERE for the complete conference program schedule.
Thursday, March 13 - Smith Lecture Hall - 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
"Vortices: From Modernism to Mid-Century." Day Two of the conference will feature academic panel sessions at 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:50 pm on literature, architecture, art, and cinema from faculty at Essex County College, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Click HERE for the complete conference program schedule.
Hors d'oeuvres Reception - Art Gallery, 2nd Floor - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Sponsored by the Urban Issues Institute
"The Poetics of Amiri Baraka: A Spoken Word Tribute" - Smith Lecture Hall - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
A poetic and musical tribute to the late Amiri Baraka, whose enormous influence has left an indelible mark on modern poetics, politics, and activism. Hosted by Newark-based poet Sean Battle (Adjunct Faculty, English), and featuring local poets inspired by the Baraka legacy, with musical accompaniment from The Omni Project, a jazz trio from Essex County College's music program. Click HERE for the complete listing of poets and performers.
Friday, March 14 - Smith Lecture Hall - 2:30 - 5:30 pm
Poetry reading by Mario Susko, Nassau County Poet Laureate, and others, featuring Anthony Cirilo, Norman DeFilippo, Kevin Hayes, Raymond Spencer, and Billy Tooma (Host). Co-sponsored by the Community College Humanities Association.
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