Island of Blood: Frontline Reports from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Other South Asian Flashpoints
Wednesday, October 1 / 5 pm / Campbell Hall / Free
Former CNN South Asian Bureau Chief Anita Pratap reported the inside story about major conflicts, from the ethnic war in Sri Lanka to the struggles between India and Pakistan. Her lecture offers a timely and sensitive look at our troubled world.
The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
Monday, October 6 / 8 pm / Campbell Hall
After re-awakening interest in Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition with her book Endurance, Caroline Alexander turns her keen eye and vivid storytelling abilities on one of the most infamous mutinies in history.
General public $10 / UCSB students $8
The Chinese in America
Thursday, October 16 / 8 pm / Campbell Hall
Iris Chang’s latest book, and her lecture, delve into the fascinating history of one of America’s fastest growing ethnic groups. Chang also wrote the best-selling The Rape of Nanking.
Co-presented with the UCSB Women’s Center
General public $5 / UCSB students free (show valid ID at door)
Vivre ‘ensemble’—Living ‘together’
Thursday, October 23 / 7:30 pm / Campbell Hall / Free
Jacques Derrida is most often associated with Deconstruction, a theory that challenges the assumption that a text has an unchanging, unified meaning. His keynote talk for the conference Irreconcilable Differences? Jacques Derrida and the Question of Religion will explore notions of togetherness, identity, violence and forgiveness.
National Geographic Live!
Michael Davie
Filming on the Edge: Adventures in Guerilla Documentary Filmmaking
Tuesday, November 25 / 8 pm / Campbell Hall
From Albania to Kosovo to Liberia, dynamic, Emmy-winning filmmaker Michael Davie brings us the world in dramatic and immediate footage. Davie will interweave excerpts from his provocative films in his thrilling talk.
General public $15 / UCSB students & youth 18 and under $10
Four illustrated lectures that bring the far-ends of the globe to Santa Barbara
- Documentary Filmmaker Michael Davie, Filming on the Edge: Adventures in Guerrilla Filmmaking on Tuesday, November 25
- Radio correspondent Alex Chadwick, The Radio Expeditions Sound Spectacular on Wednesday, February 4
- Paleontologist Paul Sereno, Africa’s Lost Dinosaur World on Thursday, March 4
- Wildlife photographer Michael Nichols, Megatransect: A Photographic Journey through the Heart of Africa on Monday, April 12
All four events at 8 pm in UCSB Campbell Hall
Series tickets: General public $50 / UCSB students & youth under 18 $32
Courtesy of the UCSB Bookstore, books by the presenter will be available for purchase and/or signing at the event.
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