Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative

Please join us for a fascinating evening with author Russell Banks and filmmaker Atom Egoyan. Banks is an acclaimed author whose work has received numerous international prizes and awards. His dazzling novels include The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, Cloudsplitter, Continental Drift and Rule of the Bone. Atom Egoyan is one of today’s most remarkable independent filmmakers. His spectacular films include the stunning adaptation of The Sweet Hereafter as well as Calendar, Exotica and Ararat. Both Banks and Egoyan powerfully explore themes of tragedy, humanity, alienation and memory in their work. These two geniuses will come together for a provocative conversation about the treachery of memory and how we learn, forget and lie in time. The event will be held on Monday, November 23, at 7 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium. For more info, click here.

Being at USC means being part of one of the world’s most vibrant and exciting cultural landscapes: Los Angeles! Visions and Voices encourages students to explore L.A. and take advantage of the fantastic cultural opportunities available. Click here for more information on what to do and where to go!

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Russell Banks, Atom Egoyan and the Scripting of Time

Join us for an evening with author Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, Cloudsplitter) and filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, Calendar, Exotica). They will speak about their work and the challenges and excitement of using history as a subject for both literature and film.

Monday, November 23, 2009 7:00 PM

Intimacies: A World AIDS Day Performance by Michael Kearns

Twenty years ago, Michael Kearns, an openly gay and publicly HIV-positive artist and activist, wrote and performed Intimacies. Join us for the 20th-anniversary production of this landmark theatrical piece. Featuring a panoply of characters who speak with abandon, Intimacies is theatre that will rock you.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:00 PM

From Bebop to Doo-Wop to Hip Hop

Explore the music of the African Diaspora in this entertaining and informative evening of music and conversation. Scholars, students and celebrity guests will come together to present the historical evolution of bebop, doo-wop and hip hop, three genres that emerged from the black experience.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:00 PM

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