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Altering American Consciousness: Alcohol, Drug Use and American Medicine
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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As part of the Medical Humanities, Arts and Ethics Series, which engages core health issues in society today, we will present an afternoon with Sarah W. Tracy, author of Alcoholism in America from Reconstruction to Prohibition and co-editor of Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800-2000. Tracy earned her doctorate in the history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma, she taught at the universities of Delaware, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and at Yale University. Tracy will discuss the evolving history of addiction, treatment and drug-related policy in the United States, including the significance of the 1914 Harrison Narcotic Act, a tax act that regulated the sale of opiates and cocaine. The Harrison Act effectively banned the prescription of opiates for addiction treatment, permitting their use for only ââ¬Åmedicalââ¬Â purposes. One hundred years later, our nation continues to struggle with the growing problem of addiction to both prescription painkillers and stimulants.
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Creativity and the Clinical Imagination
A Lecture by Nick Flynn
Thursday, September 26, 4 p.m.
Mayer Auditorium, Health Sciences Campus
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Organized by Pamela Schaff (Pediatrics and Keck Educational Affairs), Suraiya Rahman (Pediatrics), Erin Quinn (Family Medicine) and Lyn Boyd-Judson (Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics). Co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicineââ¬â¢s Program in Medical Humanities, Arts and Ethics; the USC Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics; and the USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics.
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Location: Mayer Auditorium, Health Sciences Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Freaks and Geeks: A Series Retrospective
Sun, Apr 06, 2014 @ 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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The USC School of Cinematic Arts will host a complete series retrospective of the influential but short-lived NBC comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999â⬓2000). In addition to launching the careers of then unknowns Jason Segel, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Linda Cardellini, Rashida Jones, Lizzy Caplan, Ben Foster and many others, the series was a key collaboration between USC alumni Paul Feig and Judd Apatow, who later created the hit feature film Bridesmaids. The retrospective will spread out screenings of all eighteen episodes of the show across four Sundays, with each screening followed by a panel discussion with members of the cast and crew that will cover writing, casting, marketing, producing within the network system and the continuing impact of Freaks and Geeks on both television and feature-film comedies.
Screening Schedule:
Sunday, January 26, 3 p.m.: Episodes 1-4
Sunday, February 23, 2 p.m.: Episodes 5-9
Sunday, March 30, 2 p.m.: Episodes 10-14
Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m.: Episodes 15-18
Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre Frank Sinatra Hall
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Wonderland Unbound
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Aliceââ¬â¢s Adventures in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark and other rare materials from the USC Librariesââ¬â¢ Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection will come to life in a multimedia event that will transform Doheny Memorial Library. In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the USC Libraries Wonderland Award, experience the joy of discovery in a wonderfully creative installation comprising digital animation, light projection and more.
The Wonderland Unbound opening will be the culminating event of the tenth anniversary celebration of the USC Libraries Wonderland Awardâ⬔a multidisciplinary competition in which students create scholarly and imaginative pieces inspired by the life and works of Lewis Carroll and the Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection.
Organized by the USC Libraries.
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Mehfil Massive: South Asian Religions Remixed through Poetry and Music
Wed, Apr 23, 2014 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Legendary South Asian musicians and poets will come together to celebrate and investigate the rich diversity of South Asian spiritual influences. From ghazals set to music and sung throughout the Muslim world to Rabindranath Tagoreââ¬â¢s Nobel Prizeâ⬓winning Gitanjali (Prayer Offering of Song), collaborations between poets and musicians have been a staple of South Asian religious life for centuries. In Mughal courts, nightly mehfils brought these performers together and elevated their collaborations to high art. This tradition will get a 21st-century update in a landmark evening featuring performances by internationally renowned diasporic South Asian artists including Sufi-influenced rock guitarist Salman Ahmad, vocalist and ten-string double-violin master Gingger Shankar, Mumbai-based dubstep DJ Bandish Projekt and hip hop artist and producer Brooklyn Shanti in collaboration with award-winning poets Kazim Ali, Tarfia Faizullah, Bhanu Kapil, Mandeep Sethi and Amarnath Ravva.
Organized by Neelanjana Banerjee (Kaya Press), Varun Soni (Dean of Religious Life), Viet Nguyen (American Studies and Ethnicity) and Nayan Shah (American Studies and Ethnicity). Co-sponsored by American Studies and Ethnicity and the Office of Religious Life.
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Leadership in the Arts: What Does It Mean? Featuring the Kronos Quartet
Thu, Apr 24, 2014 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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For 40 years, San Franciscoââ¬â¢s Kronos Quartet has continually reimagined the string-quartet experience. One of the worldââ¬â¢s most celebrated and influential ensembles, they have performed thousands of concerts and released more than 50 recordings. The nonprofit Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA) manages all aspects of the quartetââ¬â¢s work. Together, the Kronos Quartet and KPAA have set a striking example of arts leadership, creating extraordinary change in the field of classical music through their vision, innovation and commitment to a lifetime of growth and change. In so doing, they have redefined what is possible for hundreds of young musicians. Kronos exemplifies arts leadership at its most transformative. Join Kenneth Foster, director of the newly launched graduate Arts Leadership Program in the USC Thornton School of Music, for an interactive discussion/performance with these remarkable musicians about their history, what inspires them and how they sustain a creative vision of the future for themselves and for their field.
Organized by the USC Thornton School of Music. Co-sponsored by Classical KUSC 91.5.
Photo: Jay Blakesberg
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Single Wing Turquoise Bird
Fri, Apr 25, 2014 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Single Wing Turquoise Bird was among the most sophisticated of the 1960s and ââ¬â¢70s psychedelic light shows. Formed in 1968 in Los Angeles, ââ¬Åthe Birdââ¬Â accompanied legendary bands including Cream, the Velvet Underground, Sly and the Family Stone, Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead. Later, they performed to music by Steve Reich, Terry Riley and other avant-garde composers. With a core group of seven artists improvising collectively in real-time, the group used overhead projectors, slide projectors and high-intensity 16mm film projectors to create swirling visual compositions made from multicolored immiscible liquids. Anaïs Nin described their shows as ââ¬Ålike a thousand modern paintings flowing and sparkling.ââ¬Â The Bird reformed several years ago, adding new members and incorporating digital technologies. The group will present two performances accompanied by Serbian guitarist Miroslav Tadic. Each performance will be unique, as the images and music are improvised, reflecting the interplay between the members of the Single Wing Turquoise Bird and guest musicians.
A three-day workshop will teach students about projected-light equipment, improvisation and collaboration in multimedia performance. The workshop is open to USC students only. For information about the workshop, please contact Christine Panushka at panushka@usc.edu.
Organized by Christine Panushka (Animation and Digital Art) and David E. James (Critical Studies).
Photo: Andy Romanoff
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Cinema Television Center Complex (CTC) - School of Cinematic Arts Complex, Stage 4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Single Wing Turquoise Bird
Sat, Apr 26, 2014 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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RSVP TO: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903811
Single Wing Turquoise Bird was among the most sophisticated of the 1960s and ââ¬â¢70s psychedelic light shows. Formed in 1968 in Los Angeles, ââ¬Åthe Birdââ¬Â accompanied legendary bands including Cream, the Velvet Underground, Sly and the Family Stone, Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead. Later, they performed to music by Steve Reich, Terry Riley and other avant-garde composers. With a core group of seven artists improvising collectively in real-time, the group used overhead projectors, slide projectors and high-intensity 16mm film projectors to create swirling visual compositions made from multicolored immiscible liquids. Anaïs Nin described their shows as ââ¬Ålike a thousand modern paintings flowing and sparkling.ââ¬Â The Bird reformed several years ago, adding new members and incorporating digital technologies. The group will present two performances accompanied by Serbian guitarist Miroslav Tadic. Each performance will be unique, as the images and music are improvised, reflecting the interplay between the members of the Single Wing Turquoise Bird and guest musicians.
A three-day workshop will teach students about projected-light equipment, improvisation and collaboration in multimedia performance. The workshop is open to USC students only. For information about the workshop, please contact Christine Panushka at panushka@usc.edu.
Organized by Christine Panushka (Animation and Digital Art) and David E. James (Critical Studies).
Photo: Andy Romanoff
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - School of Cinematic Arts Complex, Stage 4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Porgy and Bess
Tue, Apr 29, 2014 @ 06:45 PM - 11:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP at the link above beginning Tuesday, April 8, at 9 a.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 6 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 6:45 p.m. and return to campus at 11:30 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in.
Thereââ¬â¢s a hurricane blowing into the Ahmanson filled with glorious Gershwin melodies, rousing production numbers and one of theatreââ¬â¢s most unforgettable and timeless love stories. The legendary Porgy and Bess, ahead of its time in 1935, has come of age in a contemporary new adaptation deservedly celebrated with the 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. On Charlestonââ¬â¢s Catfish Row, the livinââ¬â¢ ainââ¬â¢t easy for Bess, bound to one man and in love with another. At the heart of this tempest is a rich and rapturous score of Gershwin standards, including breathtaking classics like ââ¬ÅSummertime,ââ¬Â ââ¬ÅIt Ainââ¬â¢t Necessarily Soââ¬Â and ââ¬ÅI Got Plenty of Nothing.ââ¬Â
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visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles
Audiences: Students Only
Contact: Visions and Voices
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
