Brokeback Mountain
March 23-26, 2006
7:00 pm, MUB Theater I
Brokeback Mountain "could be
a 'gay cowboy movie,'" but instead, the reviewers agree,
that this amazing love story focuses with such skill and intention
upon the characters that its reach extends far beyond the specific
storyline to speak to all who have known the pain of longing for
something contrary to the expectations of family and society.
**POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING THURSDAY (MARCH 23) AND SATURDAY
(MARCH 25) 7:00 PM SHOWINGS IN MUB 302**
Different Drums: Masculinities
March 28, 2006
6:00-7:30 pm, 334/336 MUB
“Act like a man!” or “He’s such
a guy!” or “What are you – some kind of sissy?”
What does it mean to be “a man” or “a guy”
or “a sissy” according to our dominant culture –
and how are these things affected by class, race, sexual orientation
and gender identity, among other things? This panel will engage
questions such as these as they share their particular experiences
of what it means to “be a man” in a culture that both
limits and challenges what that means. Join us for an engaging
and exciting conversation about “masculinities” with
a panel of men who live their “maleness” from a multiplicity
of perspectives!
Brown Bag: More than one Picture
on the Bathroom Door: Many Women, Many Men
March 30, 2006 Rescheduled to April 4, 2006
12:30-2:00 pm, 327 MUB
We can often hear women say, “Men can be so …
(fill in the blank)!” or perhaps hear men reply, “Well,
women always … (fill in the blank)!” While we know
that women aren’t from Venus and men aren’t from Mars
(despite what some bestselling author might claim), how do we
make sense of the all too frequent conflicts that seem to arise
between women and men about what it means to be women and men?
With this conversation we hope to challenge the notion that we
can speak about “women” or “men” as singular
categories, and to consider together the generally unacknowledged
intersections of gender and race, gender and class, gender and
sexual orientation, gender and nationality, gender and religion,
gender and ability that, among other things and in various combinations,
more accurately – and multiply – speak to what it
means for us to be “women” and “men.”
Come, bring all of who you are, and join us for what promises
to be a lively and critical conversation!
Events
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