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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Hosts Two Events in Connection with Spike Lee’s Visit beginning Oct. 27
In connection with filmmaker Spike Lee’s visit to NSU, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host two events which deal with issues explored by Lee during his film career.
Faculty Panel to Examine Environmental and Ecological Impacts
of Hurricane Katrina, Oct. 27
The college’s Division of Math, Science, and Technology will host a faculty panel discussion titled, “After the Flood,” on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5 – 6 pm in the Carl DeSantis Building, Knight Auditorium.
Lee’s award-winning 2006 documentary film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts showcases the socio-cultural impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans. Premiering in the city exactly one year after Katrina struck, the film depicts devastation, disease, and death after the hurricane. Lee’s follow-up documentary If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, released in Aug. 2010, returns to New Orleans to examine Katrina’s lasting impact on the city and its inhabitants.
The college’s faculty panel discussion will explore the environmental and ecological impacts of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, and the surrounding region. Panel members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences include Paul Baldauf, Ph.D., associate professor; Joshua Feingold, Ph.D., associate professor; Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., associate professor; and Robin Sherman, Ph.D., associate professor/associate director of the Division of Math, Science, and Technology.
For more on the “After the Flood” event, contact Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., at (954) 262-8322.
A Look at Spiritual Identity from Multiple Perspectives, Oct. 28
Phyllis Baker, Ph.D.
On Thursday, Oct. 28, the college’s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will host “Spiritual Identity: Multicultural Perspectives.” The event, featuring a talk by sociologist Phyllis Baker, Ph.D., will take place from 12 – 1 p.m. in the Parker Building, room 123B.
Lee has explored the topic of identity through film, largely from the African-American perspective. Baker, author of African-American Spirituality Thought and Culture and A Dreamer’s Journey, will expand on this point and examine how one’s spiritual identity is established, recognized, and developed—from anthropological, cross-cultural, and multidimensional points of view.
For more on the “Spiritual Identity: Multicultural Perspectives” event, contact Glenn Scheyd, Ph.D., at 954- 262-7991.
For more details on the Distinguished Speakers Series talk featuring Spike Lee, visit www.fcas.nova.edu/articles/dss/spike_lee.