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  • Conversations in the Humanities
    Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:00pm

    Theme: Tourism Studies

    Presenters:

    • Lesley Delmenico, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, "Tourist Places"
    • Dan Reynolds, Associate Professor of German, "Holocaust...
  • Panel Discussion: Muhammad was a Punk Rocker
    Friday, March 2, 2012 - 4:15pm

    Author Michael Muhammad Knight, film director Omar Majeed, and musicians from The Kominas will speak about evolving Islamic punk rock culture in the United States.

  • Film Screening and Director's Talk: Taqwacore: the Birth of Punk Islam
    Friday, March 2, 2012 - 7:00pm

    Three years in the making, this feature documentary traces the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad...

  • Reading: Michael Muhammad Knight, The Taqwacores
    Friday, March 2, 2012 - 7:00pm

    Author Michael Muhammad Knight will read from and discuss The Taqwacores, a fictional work that spawned an actual Islamic punk music scene.

     

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