September 22, 2008

Women's Studies features film series on African women

African Studies/Women's Studies: Making Feminist Connections through Film is part of Experience Liberal Arts, a monthlong celebration highlighting programs in the College of Liberal Arts. The film series is free and open to the public.

From Algeria to Zimbabwe, to Guinea Bissau and to South Africa, viewers will meet women who are fighting for freedom and equality, said Alicia Decker, an assistant professor of history and women's studies who organized the series.

Films will be shown at 6:30 p.m. and will be introduced by a professor, who also will lead a discussion after the showings. Showings include:

* Oct. 7. University Hall, Room 317. Valentine Moghadam, director of Women's Studies and professor of sociology, will present the film "Algeria: Women at War."

* Oct. 15. University Hall, Room 317. Ellen Gruenbaum, professor and head of the Department of Anthropology, will present the film "Mortu Nega (Those Whom Death Refused)."

* Oct. 21. Beering Hall, Room 2290. Decker will present the film "Flame."

* Oct. 28. Beering Hall, Room 2290. Raymond Dumett, professor of history, will present the films "You Have Struck a Rock!" and "To Walk Naked."

October's Experience Liberal Arts will feature a variety of lectures, films, performances, events and exhibits that reflect the college's ongoing coursework and research in the arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. Information about upcoming events is available online at https://www.cla.purdue.edu/experience

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Alicia Decker, acdecker@purdue.edu

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