Art and Lives of Four Female Soviet Poets: Freedom and Expression
Nadezhda Belova
Tue Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 05:30-07:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
A four-part interactive seminar exploring the lives and poetry of four Soviet poet women: Tsvetaeva, Akmatova, Alilueva and Yarovaya. We will learn about the repression of their art by the Soviet regime and afterwards discuss what it means to be free. We will read selected works by each woman to explore how their desire for freedom, both political and personal, influenced their work.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg
Contact: Nadezhda Belova, nadezhda@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Behind Closed Doors: Students Speak Out About Diversity@MIT
Michael Bergren, Abigail Francis, Emily Meghan Morrow Howe, Thomas Robinson, Toni Robinson, Tobie Weiner
Thu Jan 19, 06-08:30pm, 20 Chimneys, W20, 3rd Floor
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 60 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: All welcome, but discussion geared to undergraduates.
Have you ever wondered what some students think about diversity at MIT? This is your chance to hear directly from 12 MIT students regarding their experiences and opinions. In summer 2005, a group of MIT students and staff assembled to create an engaging way for MIT upper class students to share thoughts about diversity with freshmen. The upper class students created a video featuring a wide-ranging dialogue about race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation, among other topics. The video was shown as part of Undergraduate Orientation and this is one of the first opportunities for the wider MIT community to view the video. We will show the video and provide a facilitated discussion for participants to talk about the themes covered. Video is 30 minutes long, followed by a discussion. Pizza will be served.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Committee on Campus Race Relations (CCRR)
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Brush Painting and Calligraphy Workshop
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Ming-Chien Liang
Mon Jan 23, 02-06:00pm, 3-343
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for Cost of Material
Chinese ink painting is simple in form, rich in meaning and an aesthetic experience, and at once realistic and abstract. In its attempt to capture the essence of the subject, Chinese ink painting explores beyond the external appearance. It aims at lifting us to a transcending realm where the self is forgotten and worldly concerns distilled. Thus it is imbued with tranquility and even spiritual intensity. With the pliant brush and highly sensitive paper, this high art form demands union of the technique to master the brushstrokes derived from calligraphy, the artistic sensitivity and imagination, and the cultivation of ethical purity, intellectual and transcendental insight.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-004, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community
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Chinese Lion Dance
Karen Law, Jacqueline Tio, Elizabeth Au
Mon, Thu, Jan 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, 2, 09-11:00pm, W20-407
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: no prior experience needed
Want to learn more about the art of Chinese lion dance? The lion dance is one of China's most distinctive cultural arts which dates back thousands of years. Come have fun while learning to lion dance and drum!
No prior experience necessary and people from all cultural backgrounds are welcomed. Attendence at all sessions is not mandatory but encouraged.
Performances may be held in late IAP.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/lion-dance/www/
Contact: Karen Law, klaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lion Dance
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Dharma on the Screen: Dinner and Movie
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Wed Feb 1, 06:30-09:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Watch a movie which is both entertaining and educational. Participate in the discussion and enjoy some of the best gourmet food Boston has to offer! We will be watching "Enlightenment Guaranteed" this time.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-004, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community
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Eastern Slavs: Paganism and Modern Life
Kate Anderson
Tue Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Christianity was adopted in the Eastern Slavic territory around 10th century A.D. and struggled with paganism for several centuries. But though Christianity won, there are quite a lot of pagan remains even in modern life. We will study an Eastern Slavic wedding, focus on pagan symbols and signs and their meaning, and the meaning of color. You'll be able to compose a pattern of pagan symbols having a certain meaning, and explain it. Finally, you'll be treated to traditional Slavic (primarily Russian) food, with recipes that go back to pagan times.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg
Contact: Kate Anderson, 24-612, (617) 459-8241, kathy_vby@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Experience the Way of Tea - Japanese Tea Ceremony
Kyoko Wada
Sat Jan 21, 02-03:30pm, W20-307
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2006
Single session event
Join us for a Japanese tea ceremony performed by Mrs. Kyoko Wada, who has been studying the Japanese Tea Ceremony for more than 30 years. She will share "the happiness of the tea ceremony" with you and invite you to take this opportunity to leave your worries and problems at the door. Be transported to Japan by the calligraphy, ceramics, flowers, lacquer, and incense. Experience the four elements of the "way of tea:" harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. Imagine how they can bring harmony into our daily interactions. Take the first step of what can become a lifetime of study and meditation.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/chado/www/index.html
Contact: Kyoko Wada, (781) 860-0373, chado@mit.edu
Sponsor: Jennifer A Recklet, E23-230, 617 253-1614, reck@med.mit.edu
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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Tong Chen, Sean Gilbert
Thu Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 8.00 for materials and instruction
Learn the fundamentals of Chinese Calligraphy. No knowledge of Chinese needed.
Contact: Sean Gilbert, E38-734, 253-5068, seang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for International Studies
Cosponsor: MIT China Program
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Israeli Film Festival
Michal Ruchelsman
Mon Jan 16, 07:30-10:00pm, 6-120
Tue Jan 17, 07:30-10:00pm, 4-270
Wed Jan 18, 07:30-10:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
MITSI Sponsors three nights of current Israeli Films- January 16th: Yossi and Jagger (cosponsored with LBGT@MIT)
- January 17th: Yanna’s Friends
- January 18th: Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
This event is cosponsored by Hillel, Israel Campus Roundtable, JSP
Contact: Michal Ruchelsman, mruchs@mit.edu
Sponsor: Students for Israel
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PSA Persian Culture Lecture Series
Azadeh Moini, Behnam Jafarpour, Samira Azarin
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
A wonderful opportunity to learn a bit about Persian culture, as taught by distinguished professors from the Boston area!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/persian/www
Contact: Azadeh Moini, amoini@mit.edu
Sponsor: Persian Students Association
The Old Persian inscriptions .
Professor M.J. Connolly Professor, Boston College
A linguist's look at some of the earliest Persian texts (from the 6th century
BC) in the inscriptions left by Kings Darius and Xerxes and their successors at
Behistan, Persepolis, Naqs-i-Rustam and at other locations throughout Persia.
Some of the history behind their decipherment and the cultural and political
intrigues that the texts reveal.
Mon Jan 9, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
Narratives of Love in Classical Persian Literature
Professor Sunil Sharma Professor, Boston University
Classical Persian literature contains many tales of chivalrous love and romance that reflect the multicultural fabric of Iranian society, composed by poets such as Nezami and Jami from diverse sources. Each work sought to uphold values such as love, justice, and proper kingship. With the introduction of Sufi ideas, love described by poets was of a metaphorical nature that sought to mediate between the earthly and divine.
Mon Jan 23, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
TBD
Professor Roy Mottahedeh Professor, Harvard University
TBD.
Mon Jan 30, 06-07:00pm, 6-120
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Taiwanese Cultural Series
ATS Officers
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Room getting cold over IAP? Why not jazz it up with some of your own creations? Join ATS for one night every week to have a taste of Taiwanese culture! Our Cultural Series Workshops feature chinese typing tutorials, the ever popular cooking workshop, and a Mahjong tutorial just before the tourney.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitats/www
Contact: ATS Officers, ats-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students
Mahjong Tutorial Workshop
ATS Officers
Never played Mahjong, but want an edge in the tournament? Come to our pre-Tournament workshop for a crash course, tips and tricks provided by our Mahjong experts. Tournament follows at 7PM.
Sat Jan 21, 06-07:00pm, McCormick Dining
Taiwanese Cooking Workshop
ATS Officers
What's for dinner? Alpine or La Verdes? What about some yummy Taiwanese food? Come satisfy your cravings with real scrumptious delicacies that you will make yourselves.
Sat Jan 28, 04:30-06:30pm, McCormick Kitchen
Chinese Typing Workshop
Stephen Hou & Jonathan Liu
Learn how to type Chinese! Tutorial includes using Chinese in applications such as MSN, AIM, HTML, MSWord, Excel, LaTeX, etc.; learning the differences between using Cangjie vs. Bopomofo vs. Pinyin, etc.; learning to encode Chinese (i.e.- what is the difference between Big5 and how is it different from GB and unicode); and learning how to search Chinese in Google.
Feel free to bring your laptops!
Wed Feb 1, 07-09:00pm, 3-270
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