Global Arts Week explores challenges of globalization
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Participants in the events of Global
Arts Week at McMaster will gain a new appreciation for the world we live
in. Indigenous communities in southern Mexico, military conflicts in Argentina,
the AIDS crisis in Africa, artists in Cuba, and music from India are just some
of the topics of films, lectures, and performances that will be presented Sept.
20-24 during the weeklong festival.
Says Imre Szeman,
Director, Institute on Globalization
and the Human Condition, Global Arts Week gives Canadians a chance
to reflect on the enormous changes that the world is currently undergoing
changes that we have come to refer to as 'globalization.' The films, lectures
and musical events that we have scheduled will give audiences a sense of the
range of challenges and opportunities presented by globalizationpolitical
conflicts, warfare, health crises, and the struggle for self-determinationbut
also new forms of artistic practice and innovative ways of thinking about our
collective future.
Events are open to all members of the community and are free unless otherwise
indicated. Complete program information is available at http://globalization.mcmaster.ca.
| What: | The Fourth World War film screening followed by a discussion with filmmakers Rick Rowley and Jacquie Soohen |
| When: | Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 |
| Time: | 7 p.m. |
| Where: | Council Chambers, Gilmour Hall, Room 111 |
| Cost: | Free |
| What: | Film screening of The Value of Life: AIDS in Africa Revisited followed by a discussion with McMaster faculty members |
| When: | Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 |
| Time: | 8 p.m. |
| Where: | Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Room B102 |
| Cost: | Admission is free but donations to the Stephen Lewis foundation are welcome |
| What: | Performance by Autorickshaw, a world music ensemble steeped in the traditions of north and south Indian classical music, while also drawing from jazz and contemporary music influences. This performance will be followed by a discussion panel on music and globalization with McMaster faculty and the artists. |
| When: | Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 |
| Time: | 8 p.m. |
| Where: | Convocation Hall |
| Cost: | Tickets are $10 and available at the Compass Information Centre in the McMaster University Student Centre |
| What: | The Utopia of Living Together, lecture by Yuneikys Villalonga, Curator at the Matanzas Arts Council in Cuba |
| When: | Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004 |
| Time: | 3 p.m. |
| Where: | Main Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art |
| Cost: | Free |
| What: | Global Imagination, lecture by Susan Buck-Morss, Professor of Visual Culture, Department of Art History, Cornell University |
| When: | Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 |
| Time: | 3 p.m. |
| Where: | Main Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art |
| Cost: | Free |
| What: | Filmscreening of Water and Autonomy, Caracoles: New Paths of Resistance and Reclaiming Justice: Guerrero's Indigenous Community Police followed by a discussion with filmmakers Carlos Efrain and Alex Halkin of Chiapas Media Project |
| When: | Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 |
| Time: | 7 p.m. |
| Where: | Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Room B102 |
| Cost: | Free |
Global Arts Week is co-sponsored by the Office
of the Provost, Faculty of Social
Sciences, Faculty of Humanities,
School of Graduate Studies, Department
of History, Department
of English, CUPE Local 3906, the Department
of Labour Studies, the School
of the Arts and the Department
of Anthropology.
