Sojourner Truth Lecture with Joy James

The Sojourner Truth Lectureship, established in 1983, honors the achievements and contributions of outstanding African American women in the U.S. and the African Diaspora. Conceived and administered by faculty in the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies, the lectureship is sponsored by six of the Claremont Colleges: Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, Scripps Colleges and Claremont Graduate University.

Ryan Taber – Artist Lecture

Ryan Taber will come to campus to share a lecture and media presentation on his woodworking/artist practice with our Art 127 Sculpture Practicum course. Taber’s practice parallels many of the technical methodologies we are learning in this course.

Ryan Taber is a Los-Angeles based artist, woodworker, and educator. Since 2015, he has served as head of the Wood program at Cal State University Long Beach’s School of Art. The program has expanded significantly under Taber’s leadership, emphasizing sustainability and critical thinking at every step in the creative process.

Taber’s art practice fuses painting, photography, and mixed-media sculpture. Each piece utilizes an intricate web of historical references to interrogate notions of art and visual culture. Taber prioritizes materiality, which is reflected in the CSULB Wood program’s initiative to recycle wood from nearby dead trees which would otherwise go to a landfill. The challenges inherent in working with imperfect, recycled wood encourage Taber’s students to continuously problem solve and maintain an ongoing dialogue with their materials.

This event was supported by the The Frederick J. Salathé Fund for Music and the Cultural Arts Fund / Teaching, Learning, and Campus Life Committee.

International Author Talk: Tom Lin

As a part of the 7C I-Week, celebrating our international community at The Claremont Colleges, the International Author Talk with Tom Lin (PO ’18) will take place on Tuesday, April 8, 2024 at the Pitzer College Benson Auditorium. This event is open to the 7Cs and local community.

Talk 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Reception 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Pitzer College Benson Auditorium

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Join us in a conversation with author Tom Lin (PO ‘18) as we engage in a conversation about his experience as an international writer and his debut novel—a western with supernatural elements set in the 1860s. The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is about a Chinese American assassin who pursues vengeance after railroad barons kidnap his lover and conscript him into constructing the Central Pacific Railroad. Media has praised the story’s subversion of the white-centric perspective of traditional westerns and its exploration of identity. The novel was awarded the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, making Lin the youngest Carnegie winner. Lunch reception to follow.

Pitzer Campus Map: https://bit.ly/PitzerMap | Overflow parking is available on Claremont Blvd.

Presented by Student Success Initiatives with support from the Pitzer College Teaching, Learning, and Campus Life Committee (TLCLC), Pitzer International Programs, and the 7C International Students Community Planning Committee (ISCPC).

Lecture: Literature and the Everyday (Re) Making of Brazil

This presentation introduces important Brazilian writers and the politics of their works in the everyday (re)making of Brazil. Although Brazil concentrates a large population of racialized people, it is still a country with high levels of inequalities. Due to that, there is a history of actions and movements, in Brazil, that has been addressing, in different ways, aspects concerning the country’s issues. Among many of these political actions for social justice, there is literature. That way, many writers, such as Black writers, produce a range of literary works that not only affect and modify discourses that sustain inequalities in Brazil, but also produce new and liberating discourses. Therefore, this presentation will introduce some of these writers and their works. In addition, this presentation will also briefly discuss the politics and impacts of such works.