Past Events

The Memory Loss Tapes (2009)

Directed by Shari Cookson and Nick Doob
Depth of Field Film + Video
| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

The first installment of HBO’s four-part Alzheimer’s Project, this film offers a personal portrait of the complex disease scientists are still struggling to understand and treat, and insight into what makes each of us an individual.

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| Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way

At this interdisciplinary symposium, mapmakers and scholars from the fields of science, urban planning, literature, and new media will examine the ways maps work.

Architecture and Humanitarian Law

Eyal Weizman
Berkeley Human Rights Seminar
| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Eyal Weizman (Goldsmiths, University of London) will discuss the place of architecture in human rights and humanitarian law.

| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

German historian and director of the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Ute Frevert specializes in the social and cultural history of modern times, gender history, and political history.

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Depth of Field Film + Video
| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Palestinian villager Emad Burnat gets his first video camera to record the development of his newborn son, but soon finds his lens documenting the community’s struggle with police aggression.

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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Professor of Slavic Language and Literatures David Frick’s recent book details how Poles, Lithuanians, Germans, Ruthenians, Jews, and Tatars navigated and negotiated cultural and religious differences in mid-seventeenth century Wilno.

No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)

Directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Depth of Field Film + Video
| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

A fictionalized documentary about the underground music scene in Iran, featuring music video-style performances by real artists struggling to be heard in a country where their music is banned.

Reimagining the Urban

Methods of Investigating the City, Arts & Public Space
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| Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way

A symposium discussing art, nature, economic development and equity in the Bay Area.

Video Advocacy & Human Rights

Sam Gregory
Berkeley Human Rights Seminar
| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Sam Gregory (WITNESS) will discuss the role of video advocacy in advancing human rights.