Photographs
Far left: Dorothy Allison (third from left) and students following Allison's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration keynote address. Photo by Joseph Mehling, College Photographer. Center: Members of AXIS Dance Company, a mixed-ability dance troupe, performing at the Hopkins Center as part of a Hopkins Center campus residency cosponsored by IDE. Photo by Jack Rowell. Right: Discussions at a Diversity Forum hosted by IDE. Photo by The Dartmouth.
Artwork
Detail from mural produced by Ernesto Cuevas and Dartmouth students as part of Encuentro Latino, a Summer Arts Festival coordinated by the Leslie Center for the Humanities.
HopStop Family Series: Lift Every Voice and Sing!
The Dartmouth Gospel Choir unleashes uplifting spirituals and contemporary gospel hits. Participatory.
11 a.m., Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center
Multi-faith Celebration with Judith Byfield, "Echoes of History: King in Africa"
Multi-faith celebration in honor of the life and works of Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring an address by Judith Byfield, Assoc. Prof. of History.
3 p.m., Rollins Chapel
Film: The Birth of a Nation
D.W. Griffith’s controversial silent film about the Civil War period, renowned for its innovative filmmaking techniques but reviled for its unfettered racism. With introduction by Mark Williams, Assoc. Prof. of Film and Television Studies. (See Jan. 17 & 18 for related panel discussion and performance.)
7–10:30 p.m., Brace Commons (E. Wheelock St., across from Alumni Gym)
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dartmouth Speech : Towards Freedom
Continuous multimedia presentation of the speech Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered in 105 Dartmouth Hall in 1962. Also on the web at www.dartmouth.edu/~mlk.
9 a.m.–3 p.m., 105 Dartmouth Hall
Community Lunch with William Cook and Martin Favor: Two Views of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
Discussion with William Cook, Prof. of English and African American Studies and Evans Prof. of Oratory and Belles Lettres, and Martin Favor, Assoc. Prof. of English. Light lunch provided.
12 noon, Collis Common Ground
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drop-In Play Group
Organized by the Afro-American Society’s Dartmouth Alliance for Children of Color. For children of all ages.
3:30–5 p.m., Cutter/Shabazz Hall
Panel Discussion: History Written With Lightning
The artistic, social, and historical impact of the divisive film The Birth of a Nation is addressed by DJ Spooky and faculty members. (See Jan. 16 & 18 for related film screening and performance.)
3:30 p.m. Brace Commons (E. Wheelock St., across from Alumni Gym)
Candlelight Vigil
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. invites the community to meet at Cutter/Shabazz Hall and march to the Top of the Hop for poetry and reflection on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s influence.
5 p.m., Meet at Cutter/Shabazz Hall
Keynote Address by Dorothy Allison: "Until Justice Roll Down Like Water"
Award-winning author Dorothy Allison addresses issues of class, gender, sexual orientation, sexual violence, shame, and poverty in books including Bastard Out of Carolina; Two or Three Things I Know for Sure; and Skin: Talking About Sex, Class and Literature.
7 p.m., The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center
Reception to follow at the Top of the Hop
Free tickets available at the Hop Box Office beginning Wed., Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. • Four-ticket limit per person • Ticket-holders must be in their seats by 6:45 p.m., after which empty seats become available to the general public
What Matters to Me and Why? with Clarence Hardy
Discussion with Clarence Hardy, Asst. Prof. of Religion. Light lunch provided.
12 noon, Tucker Foundation
Hopkins Center Performance: DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation
Written, created and performed by Paul D. Miller a/k/a DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
D.W. Griffith’s landmark silent film The Birth of a Nation, used as a recruitment tool for the Ku Klux Klan, has sparked controversy since its original 1915 screening. In this performance DJ Spooky “remixes" the film, blending original footage with new video imagery and live audio of violin, jungle, and hip-hop. Spotlight discussion to follow. (See Jan. 16 & 17 for related film screening and panel discussion.)
7 p.m., The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center
$22 • Dartmouth students $5
Performance contains mature images and themes.
Men in Black Dresses: A Talk by Yvonne Seng
Historian Yvonne Seng discusses her journey to monasteries, mosques, and Sufi enclaves in Syria and Egypt to ask the most powerful religious leaders of the Middle East what they think about the state of the human soul in the age of technology.
4 p.m., 105 Dartmouth Hall
DFS Hopkins Center Film: Do The Right Thing
As the temperature rises in Brooklyn, racial tensions threaten to boil over. Told through the eyes of a pizza deliveryman, Spike Lee’s brilliant breakthrough transforms grim social realities with music, humor, and exuberant invention.
7 p.m., Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center
$7 • $5 w/Dartmouth ID
Community Hour with Paleopitus: Students Speak Out -- Cliques at Dartmouth
Student discussion addressing group dynamics on campus. Light lunch provided.
12 noon, Collis Common Ground
Artist Lecture by Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson will speak about her work, including her video installation Corridor, in which she addresses the experiences of African American women in colonial and 1950s society. (See “Ongoing" below for related exhibition.)
4:30 p.m., Arthur M. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art
Reception opening the exhibition Transcending Time: Recent Work by Bill Viola and Lorna Simpson to follow in the Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art
MLK Poetry Slam with SoulScribes
SoulScribes join student and community poets in this celebration of the spoken word.
9–11 p.m., FUEL, Collis Center
