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Filmmaker Akin Omotoso to Screen Award-winning Film “God is African” at Scripps College
Akin Omotoso, South African filmmaker and actor, will screen his award-winning feature film, “God is African,” on Thursday, September 25, at 7:15 p.m. in the Humanities Auditorium at Scripps College.
Read MoreAwards to Significantly Advance Program at All-Women’s College
Scripps College is the recipient of two monetary awards-one from the private estate of alumna Dorothy Cruickshank Backstrand, class of 1932, and one from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation–which are to be applied specifically to the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at the all-women’s college.
Read More“Songlines” Series Offers an Evening of Measured Verse
“Songlines,” Scripps College’s unique performance series of eclectic poetry and music by Southern California artists, will host a performance by Los Angeles local poet Leslie Monsour accompanied by the Concordia String Quartet on Wednesday, March 5.
Read MoreAward-winning Artist Shares “Selected Works from the Past Decade”
Mildred Howard, prominent San Francisco visual artist and Erma O’Brien Distinguished Visiting Professor at Scripps College, will present “Selected Works from the Past Decade,” a slide-lecture exploring her most unique mixed-media and installation art, on Tuesday, March 4.
Read MorePopular Political Cartoonist to Tackle Terrorism, Censorship
Ted Rall, syndicated political cartoonist and former KFI radio personality, will be on-hand to discuss his cartoons post-9/11, censorship, and his latest book, Gas War: The Truth Behind the American Occupation of Afghanistan, on Wednesday, March 5, at noon in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons.
Read More“Songlines” Series to Showcase Southern California Poets, Musicians
Scripps College will host “Songlines,” a unique performance six-part series of eclectic poetry and music by Southern California artists, on Wednesday evenings February through April 2003.
Read MoreInternational Conference to Explore Christianity and Feminist Biblical Scholarship
Scripps College will host The Global Future of Feminist New Testament Studies Conference-a tripartite series of discussions that will bring together international scholars to address the future of both Christianity and feminist Biblical scholarship-in February, March, and April 2003.
Read MoreSeries to Examine Ethics v. Politics in Science, Medicine, Humanities
Scripps College Humanities Institute has announced its spring 2003 program, “BioPowers: Disease, Ethics, Activism,” which will explore the intersection of science, medicine, and the humanities.
Read More“Newsweek” Critic and Ceramics Historian to Scrutinize Art, Artist
Peter Plagens, “Newsweek” magazine art critic, and Elaine Levin, American ceramics historian, will each give a lecture on Wednesday, February 12, on the Scripps College campus.
Read MoreExpert to Probe “Sexualities and Rights”
Dr. Terrell Carver, professor of politics, University of Bristol, and visiting professor at Pitzer College, will speak about “Sexualities and Rights: The Impact of the European Union on the United Kingdom” on Thursday, January 30, at 12:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons on the Scripps College campus.
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