Events Archive

[ November 1, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] This event features a homecoming appearance by CSULB Master of Fine Arts graduate Paula Priamos, author of the memoir The Shyster’s Daughter (Etruscan Press, 2012) with special guest James Brown, author of several novels and the following two acclaimed memoirs: The Los Angeles Diaries (William Morrow, 2003) and This River (Counterpoint, 2011).

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All events are free and open to the public.

Sponsors: The Department... [Read more]

[ November 2, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] This is the third in a year-long series of interdisciplinary, cross-campus Science Fiction workshops led by Dr. Nhora Serrano of CSULB’s Department of World Literature and Classics and Mike Buckley of CSUDH. There will be four workshops per semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. Alternating location between CSULB and CSUDH, each workshop in the series will... [Read more]

[ November 5, 2012; 3:30 pm; ]

James Gelvin (UCLA, History) is the author of numerous books and articles on the Middle East and an expert on Syria. He will speak on the current situation in Syria.

Gelvin’s book, The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2012), will be available in paperback for sale.

Sponsors: Middle Eastern Studies Program, Middle East Subcommittee of the... [Read more]

[ November 8, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] The Russian documentary film The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009, 93 min.), directed by Vadim Jendreyko, is a profile of Svetlana Geier who was the pre-eminent translator of Dostoyevsky’s novels into German.

This film will be presented by Dr. Harold Schefski (RGRLL).

Light refreshments will be provided.

For additional information, call 562.985.8525 or email Russian Club President Kendall Veith at csulbrussian@gmail.com.

[ November 8, 2012; 7:00 pm; ]

Vanessa Paloma is a Senior Fulbright Research Scholar and Artist to Morocco. She specializes in music from the Sephardic Diaspora, particularly music in Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish dialect. Her recent work focuses on Morocco’s Jewish women’s music and oral traditions. In addition to participating in numerous academic conferences, she founded and co-directs Flor de Serena, a... [Read more]

[ November 8, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Overview 

Writing abstracts for conferences is an important art for academics to master. Conference abstracts inform organizers of your work that is either completed or currently developing, so that they can judge its likely quality in comparison to others submitted. Conference abstracts project the future (your ultimate findings and full conference paper) and must do so convincingly... [Read more]

[ November 9, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] This is the fourth in a year-long series of interdisciplinary, cross-campus Science Fiction workshops led by Dr. Nhora Serrano of CSULB’s Department of World Literature and Classics and Mike Buckley of CSUDH. There will be four workshops per semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. Alternating location between CSULB and CSUDH, each workshop in the series... [Read more]

[ November 14, 2012; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The 2012 African Culture Extravaganza is an explosive jamboree of African writing, film, and dance.

Admission is free.

Free African food will be available.

For more information contact Dr. Uche Ugwueze at Uche.Ugwueze@csulb.edu.

[ November 14, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Cafe Cultura will feature musicians like Cuatro Noches de la Luna as well as various student and community writers. There will be an open mic portion during which poets and short story writers are encouraged to share their work.

This event is free and open to the public.

[ November 14, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Readers: Hannah Huff, Cassady Ozimec, Jen French, Jax NTP, Monica Homes, and Olivia Somes

This event is the second of three MFA Readings for the fall 2012 semester. It is free and open to the public. There will be free food and copies of previous RipRap journals.

For additional information contact Editor in Chief Jax NTP at RipRapJournal@gmail.com.

Sponsors:  RipRap Literary Journal and HipPoetics Creative Writing... [Read more]