BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WCSU Events - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:WCSU Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WCSU Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220302T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220302T183000 DTSTAMP:20260426T181251 CREATED:20220127T221752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T005338Z UID:10061731-1646242200-1646245800@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:National Identity in Puerto Rico DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL IDENTITY IN PUERTO RICO: A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR JORGE DUANY: The Department of World Languages and Cultures and the WCSU International Center will host Professor Jorge Duany\, CRI\, FIU for a virtual discussion about “National Identity in Puerto Rico” at 5:30 p.m.  The public is invited. To obtain the login password for this Webex event\, send an email to Galina Bakhtiarova at bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu. Join the discussion at https://wcsu.webex.com/wcsu/j.php?MTID=m3799e7c644265e801754d08b0dae066e. \nJorge Duany\, Ph.D.\, is director of the Cuban Research Institute and Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University. Born in Cuba and raised in Panama and Puerto Rico\, Dr. Duany previously served as acting dean of the College of Social Sciences and professor of Anthropology at the University of Puerto Rico\, Río Piedras (UPR). \nDuany has published extensively on migration\, ethnicity\, race\, nationalism\, and transnationalism in Cuba\, the Caribbean\, and the United States. He has also written about Cuban cultural identity on the island and in the diaspora\, especially as expressed in literature\, music\, art\, and religion. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of the academic journals Latino Studies and CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies\, and previously served on the editorial boards of Caribbean Studies\, Cuban Studies\, Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies\, and New West Indian Guide. He has lectured widely throughout the United States\, Latin America\, the Caribbean\, and Europe. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/national-identity-in-puerto-rico/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Diversity,Lectures,Virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2022/01/Jorge-Duany-headshot-e1643313205307.png ORGANIZER;CN="Department of World Languages &%3B Cultures":MAILTO:bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220303T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220303T200000 DTSTAMP:20260426T181251 CREATED:20220126T215728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T215728Z UID:10061694-1646330400-1646337600@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:No Place Like Home DESCRIPTION:NO PLACE LIKE HOME: EXPLORING THE SIGHTS\, SOUNDS\, AND TASTES OF THE MIDDLE EAST WITH ARTIST MOHAMAD HAFEZ AND GUESTS: In conjunction with the Exhibition\, “Mohamad Hafez: Unsettled Nostalgia” and with the completion of the NEA supported “The Home Project” at WCSU with artist Mohamad Hafez\, the Department of Art invites the public to attend this event from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall at the Visual & Performing Arts Center. \nThe audience will spend the evening learning about Middle Eastern culture through history\, art\, film\, music\, storytelling\, and cuisine. Hafez will be joined by other guests who also focus on the traditions of the Middle East. Together they illuminate the region’s beauty and diversity\, encouraging connection and empathy\, fostering dialogue and understanding\, deepening an understanding and appreciation for Arabic culture. \nNo Place Like Home is funded by the Connecticut Humanities\, National Endowment for the Arts\, WCSU Office of Diversity and Equity\, WCSU Office\nof Intercultural Affairs and the WCSU Kathwari Honors Program. \nThis is a free event\, Registration is required and limited.\nRegistration opens via Eventbrite on February 10\, 2022. \nThis project is supported in part by an award from the Connecticut Humanities\nand the National Endowment for the Arts URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/no-place-like-home/ LOCATION:Veronica Hagman Concert Hall\, VPAC\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Art,Diversity,Food,Music,Panel discussion,Public Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2022/01/Hafez-NoPlace_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220308T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220308T183000 DTSTAMP:20260426T181251 CREATED:20220127T222327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220305T021401Z UID:10061732-1646760600-1646764200@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Manuela Saenz\, Woman Ahead of Her Time DESCRIPTION:MANUELA SAENZ – WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME: The Department of World Languages and Cultures will present Dr. Galina Bakhtiarova for a virtual discussion at 5:30 p.m. about “Manuela Saenz: Woman Ahead of Her Time.” Participants are invited to watch the movie “Manuela Saenz\,” directed by Diego Risquez\, 2000\, prior to this event and participate in the discussion. The film is available on WCSU media at https://media.wcsu.edu/media/Manuela%20Saenz/1_yk3m7n83. The public is invited. To obtain the login password for this Webex event\, send an email to Galina Bakhtiarova at bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu. Join the discussion at  https://wcsu.webex.com/wcsu/j.php?MTID=m98a9056a17eae38b723ece1ba848cc8c URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/manuela-saenz-woman-ahead-of-her-time/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Lectures,Movie,Virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2022/01/Screenshot-03-04-2022.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Department of World Languages &%3B Cultures":MAILTO:bakhtiarg@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR