Upcoming Events
Vivek Chibber
LECTURE AND Q&A
Vivek Chibber is an academic, social theorist, editor, and professor of sociology at New York University, who has published widely on development, social theory, and politics. Chibber is the author of The Class Matrix: Social Theory after the Cultural Turn and Confronting Capitalism. Dr. Chibber will discuss how and why the category of class has been eclipsed by other forms of 'identity' in American political discussions.
“A lucid and compelling account of the essential nature of capitalism, and how its shackles can be removed by a revived labor movement animated by a commitment to solidarity and the common good.”
—Noam Chomsky
Thursday, September 28th - 11am
Tivoli Turnhalle
(900 Auraria Pkwy) Room 250
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banned books and censorship
PANEL AND DISCUSSION
Join Dr. Kate Schmidt (Philosophy) and Dr. Judith Strathearn (Africana Studies, Gender and Womens' Studies, Literature) among other panelists to discuss our favorite banned books and the topic of censorship.
More panelists TBD
Wednesday, October 4th - 11am
St. Cajetan's (101 Lawrence Way)
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GODARD - Le Mépris (Contempt)
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Sight & Sound critic Colin MacCabe referred to Contempt as "the greatest work of art produced in postwar Europe."
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91%. The site's critical consensus reads: "This powerful work of essential cinema joins 'meta' with 'physique,' casting Brigitte Bardot and director Godard's inspiration Fritz Lang."
Tuesday, October 24th - 6:30pm
SIE Film Center (2510 E Colfax Ave)
Denver Film festival - sorcerer
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
The most ambitious film ever directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist), SORCERER is often considered the last great masterpiece of the 1970’s. But its initial release was overshadowed by Star Wars, which hit screens around the same time. A loose adaptation of the French novel The Wages of Fear, SOCERER follows four desperate men who join forces to transport highly explosive cargo through a godforsaken Colombian rain forest. A gritty, existential thriller, SOCERER raises universal questions about the nature of fate, while also reflecting the sense nihilism that marked this era of American life. Rediscover this once forgotten masterpiece with scholars from D-phi (Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry). The screening will be followed by a Q&A.
Thursday, November 9th - 6:45pm
SIE Film Center (2510 E Colfax Ave)