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UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 North High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
7:00PM
The Invisible Eye (Cinema Latino Series)
María Teresa is a lonely and deeply repressed assistant teacher at an elite Buenos Aires private school. Set against the backdrop of Argentina’s military regime of the 1980s, The Invisible Eye examines this obedient and willing woman as she unquestioningly accepts the school’s rigid code and identifies with the totalitarian nation state. When the head professor warns about “subversion” among the students, María Teresa develops an unhealthy obsession with the need for total surveillance of her students. The third film from director Diego Lerman, one of the founders of the Argentine New Wave, features a knockout performance from Julieta Zylberberg (The Holy Girl) as the sexually repressed martinet. (Diego Lerman, 2010; Argentina; 95 mins., 35mm)
Click HERE for the flyer
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 North High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
8:45PM
Santo, the Silver Mask vs. the Martian Invasion (Cinema Latino Series)
As an epilogue to our popular Cinema Latino presentations of 1950s Mexican sci-fi B-movies last year, we’re bringing viewers an archival print of one of the adventures of El Santo, Mexican cinema’s most famous wrestling superhero! Santo must do battle with macho Martian invaders (and the scantily clad women that always seem to accompany mid-century Martian invaders). However, the Martians are trying to save the earth from itself and get its citizens to live in peace. The fate of the planet depends on the outcome of this interstellar wresting match! (Alberto B. Crevenna, 1966; Mexico; 85 mins., 35mm)
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Thompson Library, Room 165
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
3:00PM-5:00PM
The Changing Face of Citizenship
Part of Ohio State’s year-long conversation on immigration, "The Changing Face of Citizenship" features Professor Susan Bibler Coutin, author of Nations of Emigrants: Shifting Boundaries of Citizenship in El Salvador and the United States (2007), Legalizing Moves: Salvadoran Immigrants' Struggle for U.S. Residency (2000) and The Culture of Protest: Religious Activism and the U.S. Sanctuary Movement (1993). Coutin is a Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Anthropology at the University of California at Irvine. Professor Coutin's presentation will be followed by three ten minute presentations by Nina Berman (Comparative Studies, OSU), Leo Coleman (Comparative Studies, OSU), and Theresa Delgadillo (Comparative Studies, OSU).
Click HERE for more information
Friday, January 27, 2012
Ohio Union
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
5:00PM-9:00PM
Office of International Affairs’ Taste of OSU 2012
Taste of OSU 2012 delivers international cuisine and cultural performances. The Office of International Affairs, along with more than 30 Ohio State student organizations and the University Residences and Dining Services chefs, are coming together to prepare an evening of international food, exhibits and cultural performances for the campus community at the 2012 Taste of OSU, which is set for Friday, January 27 from 5 - 9 p.m. at the Ohio Union. The event is free and open to all Ohio State students, faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends. Tickets to purchase small samplings of international foods cost $1 each (Cash and BuckID only). The student organizations will prepare foods with an international flavor that are characteristic of their home countries. The evening will be highlighted by international foods, cultural exhibits and performances presented by the student organizations. For more information see: http://oia.osu.edu/taste-of-osu.html.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 North High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
7:00PM
Chico & Rita (Cinema Latino Series)
Join us for a special preview screening of the most unique and extraordinary animated films of the year. Chico & Rita combines the passionate music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love and heartbreak set against the color and bustle of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams; Rita is a beautiful singer with a powerful voice. United by music and romantic desire, they travel across the globe but their journey—in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero—brings heartache and torment. Codirected by Oscar winning filmmaker Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) and renowned designer and illustrator Javier Mariscal, Chico & Rita features an original soundtrack by the multi-Grammy winning Cuban legend Bebo Valdés, as well as music by Thelonius Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. (Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal, 2010; Spain; 94 mins., 35mm)
Click HERE for the flyer
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 North High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
8:45PM
Santo, the Silver Mask vs. the Martian Invasion (Cinema Latino Series)
As an epilogue to our popular Cinema Latino presentations of 1950s Mexican sci-fi B-movies last year, we’re bringing viewers an archival print of one of the adventures of El Santo, Mexican cinema’s most famous wrestling superhero! Santo must do battle with macho Martian invaders (and the scantily clad women that always seem to accompany mid-century Martian invaders). However, the Martians are trying to save the earth from itself and get its citizens to live in peace. The fate of the planet depends on the outcome of this interstellar wresting match! (Alberto B. Crevenna, 1966; Mexico; 85 mins., 35mm)
Special pricing for Jan 28: Show your ticket stub for Chico & Rita and see Santo for only $3.
Click HERE for the flyer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 and Thursday, February 9, 2012
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
The applications for the 2012-2013 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org. Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad and graduate students up to $30,000 for language study and international research. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year. Application Deadlines: Boren Fellowship—January 31, 2012 and Boren Scholarship—February 9, 2012*
*Many institutions have an earlier on-campus deadline. Visit our website for information about your campus deadline and Boren campus representative.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Ohio Union, Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
11:30am-4:00pm
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Career and Job Fair
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Career and Job Fair Student Association at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the 39th Annual Career and Job Fair scheduled for February 1 - 2.
IMPORTANT NOTE: February 2 is interview only day for the 2012 Career and Job Fair—students must receive an invite from one of the attending companies on February 1 to receive an interview on February 2. There are no company exhibits on February 2. Interviews will be held at the Ohio Stadium in the Huntington Club Level Suites (more information will be given at the time you are invited back for interview).
The Career and Job Fair is open to all students. It is the largest such Career Fair at The Ohio State University, and one of the largest in the region. We encourage you to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity. See HERE for more information
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Ohio Union, Multicultural Center Meeting Room
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
5:30-7:30PM
Performing Racial Flexibility in the ‘Post’ Media World
In a post-race and post-feminist moment, what does it mean that some Latina bodies in film, television, and music can perform across a diversity of ethnic and racial identities? And why does it matter? Professor Isabel Molina-Guzmán from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign explores the concept of racial flexibility for interrogating the representational politics facing some Latina actors during a time when race and gender is not supposed to matter. Specifically, she documents how and why some performers such as Zoë Saldaña, Jessica Alba, and Jennifer Lopez are allowed to play against racial typecasting culture while other such as Sophia Vergara and Salma Hayek are not. And she seeks to trouble the social, cultural, and political consequences at stake when some Latina actors can be “any” woman and no particular ethnic or racial identity at all.
Sponsored by LASER and the Multicultural Center
1712 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210