All 2021-2022 Events

• Submissions are due October 18, 2021 at 11:59pm
• Submissions can be comprised of completed works or concepts-/works-in-progress
• Successful applicants will be notified in November 2021

• Critical Race Theory and Education
  • What and How Should We Teach Children about Race and Racism?

• Mr. Goyland Williams, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Texas State Alumnus
• Dr. Frank de la Teja, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Texas State University
• Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, Director, African American Studies Program and Associate Professor, Department of History, Texas State University
• Dr. Lori Gallegos, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Texas State University

• Critical Race Theory and Education
  • Black Interruptions: Black Thought, Black Life, and (I'm) possibilities of Double Consciousness

• Dialogue Class
• Mr. Goyland Williams, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Texas State University Alumnus

• Critical Race Theory and Education
  • DuBois, Black Education, and Social Activism on College Campuses

• Mr. Goyland Williams, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Texas State University Alumnus
• Ms. Michelle Brown, Graduate Instructional Assistant, Department of Sociology, Texas State University

• Compassion and Community
  • Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity: Where's the Fraternity

• The Socio-Politicos

• Compassion and Community
  • Civic Education in College: Exploring Attitudes Towards Voting through Value-Reappraisal Interventions

• Dr. Taylor Acee, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Associate Professor
• Jonathan Lollar, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Doctoral Research Assistant

• Compassion and Community
  • Dewey's Search for the Great Community

• The Paideians

• Compassion and Community
  • What Is a 'Form of Life' and What Do 4th Century Egyptian Hermits Have to Do with It?

• Dialogue Class
• David Anderson, Texas A&M University Philosophy Ph.D. Program

• Compassion, Voting, and Community Building

• Jonathan Lollar
• Sam Owens

• Compassion and Community
  • Dewey's Vision of Creative Democracy

• Dialogue Class
• Sean Daniel Johnson, Texas State Philosophy Alumnus

• Compassion and Community
  • Talk of the Times: Panel on Voting for Our Health

• Michelle Brown, Graduate Instructional Assistant, Department of Sociology
• Ron Stockdreher, Graduate Instructional Assistant, Department of Philosophy

• Masked or Unmasked?
  • Masking the Face and Facing the Masks: Concealment and Exposure

• Dialogue Class

• Phyllis Snodgrass, Habitat for Humanity
• Judge Deborah Wigington, Comal County Court at Law #3
• Major Robert Webb, Salvation Army, San Antonio

• Masked or Unmasked?
  • Grief, Spirituality, and Anger after a Covid-19 Loss

• Dr. Natasha Mikles, Department of Philosophy

• God and Nature
  • Climate Change and the Future of Humanity

• Dr. Adam Briggle, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas

• God and Nature
  • Thinking Through Climate Change

• Dr. Adam Briggle, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas

• Livestream will begin at NOON and concludes at 2 p.m.
• Watch parties begin at 11:45 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m.

• Livestream (only open to Texas State community members)
  • Registration closes November 5 at 10:59 p.m. Central Time / 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• LBJ Grand Ballroom Watch Party (open to everyone) +
  • Registration closes November 8 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time
• Round Rock Campus Watch Party (only open to Texas State community members) +
  • Registration closes November 8 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time

Join us for an examination of the history of anti-Semitism and the recent anti-Semitic events in San Marcos and throughout the Austin-San Antonio corridor.

Panelists include:

• Rebecca Raphael, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Moderator
• Louis Valencia, History
• Leah Renold, History
• Melanie Liddle, Honors College
• Rabbi Neil Blumofe, Congregation Agudas Achim Austin

This will be a virtual event. Please register to receive the zoom link.

• Mobility Compassion: Learn what it's like to experience the city as a vulnerable road user (bike/pedestrian) versus driving a vehicle.
• Neighborhood Compassion: The bike tour will visit some of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, including the Dunbar Historic District and Rio Vista.
• Community Compassion: Meet members of the San Marcos community working in advocacy work, such as Sustainable San Marcos and MoveSM.

• Kat Adams   
• Rachel Arguello
• Ava Baker
• Wallis Brown
• Delan Crawford
• Parker Dial
• Mariah Epps
• Whit Flowers
• Devon Khalsa
• Ricky Lozano
• Vivian Noble
• Manali Sunkara

Registration required
Registration is FREE

Faculty Senate presents Professor Sirry Alang: Who Fixes Broken Systems? Undoing Legacies of Exclusion in Colleges and Universities

• Moderator: Ben Martin, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Racism is an extremely timely topic and of broad interest across the university among faculty, staff, and students. Consistent with the efforts in which Texas State University has invested to address diversity, equity, and inclusion, this presentation will address ways universities contribute to society's inclusion/exclusion.

Higher education is a microcosm of society. Educational institutions are formal sites for knowledge creation. For good, education shape minds. For bad, education shape minds. These minds enter different fields: law enforcement, politics, education, business, science, health care, art, humanities, and others. What happens when the processes of knowledge production, dissemination, and application are grounded in white supremacy? How can colleges and universities contribute meaningfully towards building a just and equitable society?

Professor Sirry Alang (she/her/hers), a medical sociologist and a health services researcher, obtained a PhD from the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She was also trained at Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA, and at the University of Buea, Cameroon.

Dr. Alang's work focuses on the social production of health and disease, including outcomes such as unmet need, access to care, mental health and mental illnesses, help-seeking, assessment, and outcomes of treatment.

She is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Health, Medicine, and Society at Lehigh University, as well as a founding co-director of the Institute of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and chair of the Health Justice Collaborative. Dr. Alang works with her local community to strengthen partnerships necessary to understand and eliminate health inequities using a community-based participatory action research approach. Teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, her courses include: Introduction to Public Health; Social Epidemiology; Racism and Health Inequities; HIV/AIDS and Society; Globalization and Health; Gender and Health, and Statistics for Sociological Inquiry.

If you require an accommodation due to a disability, contact the Faculty Senate office at (512) 245-8323. Accommodation requests should be made at least 72 hours in advance of the program start time to ensure availability.

• The Calaboose African American History Museum, The Art of Bill Hutson: The Opening [ January 15–April 2 ]
• The Price Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Works in 3D [ January 15–February 26 ]
• The San Marcos Art Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Image of Scorpius [ January 12–March 20 ]
• Walkers' Gallery @ the San Marcos Public Library, The Art of Bill Hutson: Trees are never finished. . .
  [ January 15–April 9 ]

Texas State University Police Department Chat with the Chief

The Texas State University Police Department “Chat with the Chief” series will host an evening online event with California Police Chief Greg Murphy. Chief Murphy is an inspirational speaker and will provide his insights into the current and future state of policing. Chief Greg Murphy will share his personal story on policing and provide insights as to what he believes the future holds for our communities. Chief Matthew Carmichael, Texas State University's chief of police will host Chief Murphy for the conversation.

Webinar Link: Chat with the Chief

In the 1999 Hollywood blockbuster, The Matrix, the protagonist Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, realizes along with the audience that the world he inhabits, his entire life and the lives of everyone he has ever known is one of pure imagination – a simulation, and not real. Less than three years later the box office hit, Minority Report, would portray law enforcement comfortably merging the world of imagination with reality in pursuit of justice – the first popularized instance of virtual reality (VR) and augment reality (AR) in Hollywood.

A convergence of affordable hardware, current events, and decades of research have advanced VR and AR from the research lab into the commercial marketplace. With VR now accessible in the home and the isolationist lifestyle adopted due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, VR is now viewed as a potential tool to enhance remote education. Drawing upon over 25 years of experience across numerous VR applications, this presentation examines the how VR and AR technologies have transformed engineering, design, education, art, and entertainment.

Speaker – Dr. Shreek Mandayam is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey and the founder and lead investigator of Rowan’s Virtual Reality Center. He has held previous appointments at the institution as the Vice President for Research and Executive Director of the South Jersey Technology Park. He has also served as Senior Research Associate at NASA Stennis Space Center and a Research Consultant at GE Global Research. Dr. Mandayam holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree with a major in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University in India, and M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.


If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact 512-245-7353 at least 72 hours in advance of the event. 

Hear TXST students share their work-based research experiences and answer questions that you may have about these opportunities. 

The panel will be moderated by Dr. Jeremy White (Assistant Director, IDEA Center). 

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact 512-245-7353 at least 72 hours in advance of the event. 

• The Calaboose African American History Museum, The Art of Bill Hutson: The Opening [ January 15–April 2 ]
• The Price Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Works in 3D [ January 15–February 26 ]
• The San Marcos Art Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Image of Scorpius [ January 12–March 20 ]
• Walkers' Gallery @ the San Marcos Public Library, The Art of Bill Hutson: Trees are never finished. . .
  [ January 15–April 9 ]

Saturday, March 5, 2022
9 AM - 3 PM

Sunday, March 6, 2022
9 AM - 3 PM

Presented by Student Activists, Najha Marshall ('20) & Tafari Roberston ('18)

The featured speakers are founders of the Multicultural Lounge, Black Students Resource Library, leaders of the #TXSTSitIn, and other campus movements.

Facilitated by Sarah Davenport, MDR (Founder & Conflict Specialist, Provisions of Peace). Through Provisions for Peace, Sarah Davenport facilitates workshops for groups navigating through conflict. Her work has included international and national projects of educating groups, facilitating trainings, and developing curriculum.

The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University provides opportunities for thoughtful public conversations about difficult matters of common concern.

The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University provides opportunities for thoughtful public conversations about difficult matters of common concern.

The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University provides opportunities for thoughtful public conversations about difficult matters of common concern.

The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University provides opportunities for thoughtful public conversations about difficult matters of common concern.

• The Calaboose African American History Museum, The Art of Bill Hutson: The Opening [ January 15–April 2 ]
• The Price Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Works in 3D [ January 15–February 26 ]
• The San Marcos Art Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Image of Scorpius [ January 12–March 20 ]
• Walkers' Gallery @ the San Marcos Public Library, The Art of Bill Hutson: Trees are never finished. . .
  [ January 15–April 9 ]

Jyl Scott Reagan 
Dr.Sarah Jackson 

This event may include readings, media, and discussions around topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, physical violence, and identity-based discrimination and harassment. The Common Experience team acknowledges that this content may be difficult. We encourage you to care for your safety and well-being. Therapists will be on site for the April 23, 2022 discussion.

Week 1
Age of Consent & Abuse” / 3 films / Monday April 4 / 6-8 pm

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This special event will occur in 3 concurrent locations: online (via Zoom), on campus (CENT G02), at Stellar Coffee co. in San Marcos;

1. Online: Little Boy, by Roland Klick, 1968, German
   
   When the parents of a suburban, middle-class family go to a party, they leave Achim and his baby sister under the supervision of Monika, the neighbor's daughter. Soon after the parents are gone, Monika ditches babysitting to go out with her boyfriend, and Achim murders the baby by means of suffocation. Roland Klick's debut feature is a film that uses cinema as a means to comment on German society. Much of the film is spent in the aftermath of the crime with the parents and neighbors trying to figure out who is responsible with both Monika and Achim denying any involvement or taking any responsibility for their actions.
   
   Suggested and run by Dr. Lisa Haegele, Assistant Professor of German, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A. Register in advance for this meeting, txstate.zoom.us…
   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
    
2. On Campus (Centennial Hall G02): Slalom, by Charlène Favier, 2020, French
   
   This Cannes-selected #MeToo drama from debut filmmaker Charlène Favier follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor, played by Dardenne brothers’ collaborator Jérémie Renier. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita plays 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps who has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country’s top professional athletes.
   
   Run by Dr. Jennifer Forrest, Professor of French, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
    
3. In Community (Stellar Coffee co.): Little Girl, by Sébastien Lifshitz, 2020, French
   
   Petite Fille is the portrait of 7-year-old Sasha, who has always known that she is a girl. Sasha’s family has recently accepted her gender identity, embracing their daughter for who she truly is while working to confront outdated norms and find affirmation in a small community of rural France.   
   
   Run by Dr. Carole Martin, Professor of French, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
   
   Stellar Coffee Co. address: 232 N LBJ Dr #101, San Marcos, TX 78666

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   If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

The 2022 International Research Conference for Graduate Students is taking place April 5 – 8! Graduate students from all programs are invited to present their original research or projects and showcase it to Texas State community. This year’s conference will be held online through ForagerOne’s Symposium platform with attendees being able to view and interact with presentations anytime throughout the conference dates. The Graduate College invites all Texas State faculty, staff, and students to attend and support graduate student research!

Register to attend the conference today!

Are you a graduate student interested in presenting in the conference? Visit our registration section on our conference webpage to learn more about presenter registration details and deadlines.

For more information, visit our conference webpage or contact gradresearchconf@txstate.edu.

Thank you to our co-sponsors, the Common Experience and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, for helping make this conference possible!

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This special event will occur in 3 concurrent locations: online (via Zoom), on campus (CENT G02), and at the San Marcos Public Library;
 

1. Online: Hyenas, by Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992, Senegalese
                                                        
   Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty sets an intriguing tale that speaks to the African continent’s complex place in the global order: his protagonist comes back to her hometown with a proposal to give its citizens an extraordinary amount of money, if they accept to kill their future mayor, who, she reveals, impregnated and abandoned her when she was a teenager. The vexed citizens initially reject her offer, but as the town’s debt accumulates in the face of a flood of consumer goods, the abuser begins to fear for his life.
   
   Run by Babacar Tall, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
   Register in advance for this meeting,
   https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOupqzMqHt1qtj3Ji9YoI7UYOAiVGzC6
   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
    
2. On Campus (Centennial Hall G02): Nights of Cabiria, by Federico Fellini, 1957, Italian
   
   Cabiria works as a prostitute, becoming entangled in a series of relationships that eschew “consent”, before falling in love and accepting to get married to Oscar, yet another embezzler who intends to kill her and steal her money.   Like other neo-realistic films, Le Notti di Cabiria is aimed toward the development of a theme. Its interest is not so much the conflicts that occur in the life of the heroine as the deep, underlying implications that the pattern of her life shows.
   
   Suggested and run by Dr. Jessica Pliley, Associate Professor of the History of Women, Genders, and Sexualities, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
   
    
3. In Community (San Marcos Public Library): Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom, by Pedro Almodóvar, 1980, Spanish
   
   Pepi is raped by the policeman who catches her growing marijuana in her apartment. She seeks revenge by getting his masochist wife to leave him.
   
   Run by Dr. Maria-Luisa Gomez Ramirez, Senior Lecturer of French, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
   
   San Marcos Public Library Address: 625 E Hopkins St, San Marcos, TX 78666

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   If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

Week 1
From “Tales of Consent & Dissent” to “Consent in Post-Modern/Post-Colonial Societies”
7 films (3 double features + 1 community screening)

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This special event will occur in 3 concurrent locations: online (via Zoom), on campus (CENT G02), at Stellar Coffee co. in San Marcos;

• Online Double Feature 1 (French):
  
  A. Beauty and the Beast, by Jean Cocteau, 1946
  
  A defining influence on filmmakers as different as Ingmar Bergman and François Truffaut, this adaptation of the classic fairy tale by iconoclastic novelist, playwright, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau is a deeply ambiguous work about the foundational role of consent.
  
  B. Portrait of a Lady on Fire, by Céline Sciamma, 2019
  
  In the late eighteenth-century, Marianne, a female painter, travels to an island off the coast of Brittany to paint a portrait of Héloïse, a young woman whose mother has recently taken her out of a convent to marry her to an Italian nobleman whom she has never met. But Héloïse refuses to sit for a portrait she knows will be offered to her prospective husband.
  
  Run by Scarlett Cado, with surveys but no discussion/6-10 pm
  
  Register in advance for Online Double Feature 1:
  https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOupqzMqHt1qtj3Ji9YoI7UYOAiVGzC6
  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
   
• Online Double Feature 2 (German and South-Korean):
  
  A. The Edukators, by Hans Weingartner, 2004
  
  Young, anti-capitalist Berlin activists involved in a love triangle, invade upper-class houses, rearrange the furniture, and leave notes identifying themselves. Weingartner, a former activist, wrote the film based on his experiences and chose to use nonviolent characters.   His work has now become a cult production of the "German New Wave", and it has inspired real-life actions.
  
  B. Parasite, by Bong Joon-ho, 2019
  
  The film portrays the history of a family of two parents and two teenagers that lives in extreme poverty. They are trying to find a way to better their lives, while ending up lying and deceiving rich people. The issue it raises is: how far can human beings take their scams to become better versions of themselves, and how come they lived in such poverty?
  
  Run by Dr. Malgorzata Citko-DuPlantis, Lecturer of Japanese, with surveys but no discussion/6-10 pm
  Please register in advance:
  https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkde6prj8oEtfjrsgK7gvmqug8BeRWZwgA
  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

Week 2
“Consent & Family Affairs” / 3 films / Monday April 11 / 6-8 pm

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This special event will occur in 3 concurrent locations: online (via Zoom), on campus (CENT G02), at the San Marcos Public Library;

1. Online: 35 Shots of Rum, by Claire Denis, 2009, French
   
   35 Rhums portrays a family of two’s extreme closeness (between a widowed father, Lionel, and his university-student daughter, Joséphine) while suggesting its potential for suffocation.
   
   Run by Dr. Moira DiMauro-Jackson, Senior Lecturer of French and Instructor of Italian, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A 
   Register in advance,
   https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOupqzMqHt1qtj3Ji9YoI7UYOAiVGzC6.
   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
    
2. On Campus (Centennial Hall G02): Franco's Legacy—Spain's Stolen Children, by Inga Bremer, 2017, Spanish
   
   A documentary about the struggle against an overpowering state and the search for identity. During Franco's dictatorship and right up until the 1990s, babies were taken away from their unknowing parents after their birth, to be sold. Doctors, nuns, priests, and nurses were involved. Alfonsa (43) gives birth to her first child aged 14. But the baby is stillborn. Over 27 years later, her daughter suddenly appears - alive. How does a life change when someone's own history and identity is forcibly taken away? Many thousands of Spaniards have found themselves in this scenario during the last recent years.
   
   Suggested and run by Dr. Louie Valencia, Assistant Professor of History, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
    
3. In Community (Stellar Coffee Co.): By the Grace of God, by François Ozon, 2019, French
   
   This dramatization of the events that exposed the most significant sex abuse scandal to date in the French Catholic church focuses on what happens to victims once they speak their truth. It is an important contribution to awareness of the global problem of sexual abuse in the Church and the general conversation in the era of #MeToo.
   
   Run by Dr. Miranda Sachs, Assistant Professor of History, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/after-film Q&A
   
   Stellar Coffee Co. address: 232 N LBJ Dr. #101 San Marcos, TX 78666

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   If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

Week 2
“Consent in Post-Modern/Post-Colonial Societies” / 3 films / Wednesday April 13 / 6-8 pm

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This special event will occur in 3 concurrent locations: online (via Zoom), on campus (CENT G02), at Stellar Coffee co. in San Marcos;

1. Online: Pan’s Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro, 2006, Mexican
   
   This is another film that deals with the Spanish Civil War and Francoist period.   However, El laberinto del fauno’s imaginary world presents a radically different and rewarding model to examine consent under totalitarian regimes.
   
   Run by Carole Martin, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/short after-film Q&A
   Register in advance for the zoom portion of this event:
   https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOupqzMqHt1qtj3Ji9YoI7UYOAiVGzC6
   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
    
2. On Campus (Centennial Hall G02): The Society of the Spectacle, by Guy Debord, 1974, French
   
   Six years after the publication of his Situationist classic La Société du Spectacle, Guy Debord released this essay-film adaptation, using the technique of “détournement” (think pre-digital remixing). He overlays a dizzying array of still and film images with text from the book to provide a sharp commentary on a world dominated by image and power.
   
   Run by Dr. Ron Haas, Honors College Director of Research and Writing, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/ after-film Q&A
    
3. In Community (San Marcos Public Library): Night of the Kings, by Philippe Lacôte, 2020, Ivorian
   
   A young man is sent to “La Maca,” a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. As tradition goes, with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman”—or “Scheherazade”—and must tell a story for his life to be spared.   He begins to narrate the life of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” to the other prisoners.
   
   Run by Kenny Anagbogu, with short intro/pre-symposium survey/short after-film Q&A
   
   San Marcos Public Library address: 625 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos, TX 78666

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   If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

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   A companion event to the International Film Festival & Symposium on Consent, Australian Italian Scholar Michela Barisonzi will present her lecture: and rape in the Italian fin-de-siècle: Gabriele D’Annunzio’s La Vergine Orsola," as part of the Texas State University Italian Studies program. The event will take place on April 28, 2022, 9 AM, on Zoom. Contact Dr. Di Mauro-Jackson at md11@txstate.edu for more information, accommodations, and Zoom link.
   
   Michela Barisonzi's current research is centered on nineteenth-century Italian literature and gender discourse with a focus on rape and violence against women. In 2019 she published a book on sexuality, hysteria, and adultery in the novels of Gabriele D’Annunzio. Her presentation will discuss the portrayal of rape through the case study of "La Vergine Orsola," a 1902 short story written by Gabriele D’Annunzio. The focus of this analysis is the representation of female sexual desire and violence against women, where rape is presented both as a brutal crime, a regression to an animal state, and an almost normalized punishment for female sexual agency. In particular, this contribution looks at how the idea of rape is used as a narrative escamotage to bring to the attention of the reader the question of female entitlement to sexual desire as part of a wider social critique that D’Annunzio brings forward in his novels and short stories.

Week 2
Nuit Blanche / April 14 / 6-8 pm
2 pre-symposium screenings

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

Online Double Feature:

1. Becky’s Journey, by Sine Plambech, 2015
   
   Becky's Journey provides rare insight into the hopes and fears of high-risk migration and human trafficking from a woman’s perspective. It documents Becky’s attempts to travel across the Mediterranean and tells the story of the many migrants that never reach Europe’s shores.
    
2. The Rape of Recy Taylor, by Nancy Buirski, 2017
   
   Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
   
   Run by Maria-Luisa Gomez Ramirez, with surveys but no discussion
   Register in advance for this event:
   https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOupqzMqHt1qtj3Ji9YoI7UYOAiVGzC6
   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
   
   If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

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   A companion event to the International Film Festival & Symposium on Consent, Australian Italian Scholar Michela Barisonzi will present her lecture: and rape in the Italian fin-de-siècle: Gabriele D’Annunzio’s La Vergine Orsola," as part of the Texas State University Italian Studies program. The event will take place on April 28, 2022, 9 AM, on Zoom. Contact Dr. Di Mauro-Jackson at md11@txstate.edu for more information, accommodations, and Zoom link.
   
   Michela Barisonzi's current research is centered on nineteenth-century Italian literature and gender discourse with a focus on rape and violence against women. In 2019 she published a book on sexuality, hysteria, and adultery in the novels of Gabriele D’Annunzio. Her presentation will discuss the portrayal of rape through the case study of "La Vergine Orsola," a 1902 short story written by Gabriele D’Annunzio. The focus of this analysis is the representation of female sexual desire and violence against women, where rape is presented both as a brutal crime, a regression to an animal state, and an almost normalized punishment for female sexual agency. In particular, this contribution looks at how the idea of rape is used as a narrative escamotage to bring to the attention of the reader the question of female entitlement to sexual desire as part of a wider social critique that D’Annunzio brings forward in his novels and short stories.

Week 2
Friday Symposium / April 15 / Centennial Hall G02

All events are free and open to the public. This Albertine Cinémathèque Selection is part of a program funded by the FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States and with the support of the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée) and the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.
 

Regional crisis advocates, national, international, and Texas State scholars will share their contributions to raise a greater awareness of the notion of consent and open a potentially transformative community and campus conversation.

9:30-11:20 am Symposium introduction by Dr. Mary Brennan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Morning lectures with guest speaker introductions and Q&A moderated by Dr. Jessica Pliley, Associate Professor of the History of Women, Genders, and Sexualities

• Dr. Sine Plambech, Danish Institute for International Studies, an online interview of anthropologist & director Sine Plambech on filming Becky’s Journey
• Ms. Piper Nelson, The SAFE Alliance, Austin, TX, “Stopping the Cycle of Violence in Central Texas”
• Dr. Melissa Torres, Baylor College of Medicine, on migration and trafficking

Dr. Plambech will use the following Zoom link, for which you need to register in advance:

https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdeChrjspHtWt3sgSPTfq6rZZtACjWHlH

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

11:30-1:45 Students meet in survey-generated discussion groups with 3 groups running concurrently from 11:30-12:30

1. Class & Consent: How Does Economic Inequality Affect Consent (Centennial Hall G02, with Carole Martin)
2. Consent/Freedom/Agency and Gender Interactions (Centennial Hall Room 220, with Kenny Anagbogu)
3. Consent As Seen Throughout Different Countries & World Powers (Centennial Hall Room 221, with Maria-Luisa Gomez Ramirez)

And 3 groups running concurrently from 12:45-1:45

4. The Cycle of Abuse and Consent (Centennial Hall Room 220, with Lisa Haegele)
5. Current Events Related to Consent (Centennial Hall Room 100, with Moira DiMauro-Jackson)
6. Minority/Majority Language Use in Negotiating Consent (Centennial Room 221, with Yasmine Beale-Rosano-Rivaya)

2:00-3:20 pm Afternoon guest lectures with short intro and Q&A moderated by Dr. Louie Valencia, Assistant Professor of History, Texas State University

• Dr. Ourida Mostefai, Brown University, “Feminism and Consent: Rereading the Original Tale of Beauty and the Beast”
• Dr. Danielle McGuire, “Recy Taylor and the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement”

Dr. McGuire will use the following Zoom link, for which you need to register in advance:

https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdeChrjspHtWt3sgSPTfq6rZZtACjWHlH

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

3:30 - 4:30 pm Roundtable with guests, moderated by Dr. Carole Martin, Professor of French, Texas State University, and Q&A with organizers, Drs. Beale-Rosano-Rivaya, Bernstein, DiMauro-Jackson, Forrest, Gomez Ramirez, Haas, Haegele, Sachs, and Ms. Mohama-Akkari, Texas State students, and general public.
 

International Film Festival and Symposium on Consent Instagram: @txstfilmfest22

If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact C. Martin at 5-2360 or cm25@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

The following therapists will be on site for this event:

• Jyl Scott Reagan 
• Dr. Sarah Jackson

Are you in need of a time and space to refill before the end of the semester? Do you want to extend compassion to yourself and others? Practicing self-compassion and compassion can improve physical and mental health, reduce stress, and increase connection and belonging.

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend a free yoga class, pre- and post-class meditations, and a short lecture on cultivating compassion towards the self and others. Please bring a yoga mat and water bottle; wear comfortable clothes that will allow you to move freely. If you do not have a yoga mat, there will be a limited quantity available to use during the event.

Facilitators:

Dr. Erika K. Nielson, Director of the Common Experience and Yoga Instructor

Dr. Rick Morley, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

To participate, please read and sign the release of liability, indemnification, and assumption of the risk agreement. The event coordinators will have copies at the event or you may complete the release through the event link. 

More faculty and students are engaged in online learning than ever before, and with finals approaching, faculty and students want to feel prepared to succeed and finish the semester strongly!
 

Please join this student-led panel showcasing the student perspective regarding online learning. Panel members will share their experiences with strategies for online learning, peer engagement practices, and building bridges with instructors to advocate for student needs. The discussion will also lean into topics such as learning strategies, communication, studying, time management, self-regulation, and compassion. This event will provide faculty with insight into the student perspective as well as empower students to succeed as their semester comes to a close—and how both instructors and students can work together to create powerful online experiences!

Panel members from the Distance and Extended Learning Student Advisory Committee (DELSAC) are:

• Austen Guzman (Undergraduate, Political Science)
• Gail Bernadine Sylvester-Conrad, MA (Doctoral Student, Developmental Education)
• Jonathan Lollar, MA (Doctoral Candidate, Developmental Education)

DELSAC collaborates with the Office of Distance and Extended Learning (ODEL) about distance learning programs and services. This committee works towards service improvement and growth through joint efforts with the Student Development Specialist II and the Director of ODEL. DESLAC meets regularly during the year and has provided ODEL with crucial information to continue increasing excellence in online learning at Texas State University.

This event is sponsored by the Common Experience and the Office of Distance and Extended Learning.

For more information, contact Common Experience at 512-245-3579 or email commonexperience@txstate.edu. If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512) 245-3579 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

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• The San Marcos Art Center, The Art of Bill Hutson: Image of Scorpius [ January 12–March 20 ]
• Walkers' Gallery @ the San Marcos Public Library, The Art of Bill Hutson: Trees are never finished. . .
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