WorldCanvass: Snapshot Brazil

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Oct 14, 2014 5:00 PM

Description

Snapshot: Brazil - the next WorldCanvass at FilmScene

You're invited to attend the free, live WorldCanvass program, which is produced by UI International Programs and hosted by Joan Kjaer. Concessions will be available for purchase and audience members are invited to enjoy a social hour from 4:00-5:00 p.m. preceding the show. 

WorldCanvass will explore contemporary Brazil. Our immense neighbor to the south—comprising roughly the same land mass as the U.S.—is the world's fifth-largest country and seventh-largest economy. Bursting with biodiversity and undergoing rapid development, Brazil faces a host of tough choices for both its people and the natural environment. Our discussion will reach beyond the brilliant beaches and soccer arenas to reflect on the multi-cultural legacy of Brazil's complex past as seen in everything from its language to uniquely Brazilian artistic expressions to the political and social dynamics that are actively shaping the Brazil of the 21st century.

This WorldCanvass discussion serves as an introduction to the interdisciplinary symposium "Construing Brazil in the United States," which will take place at the University of Iowa on October 17-18.  The symposium is free and open to the public. Information can be found here: http://SymposiumBrazil.com.

Part 1 5:00-5:25

Brazil today: political and social dynamics

Maria José Barbosa - professor, UI Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Laura Graham - associate professor, UI Department of Anthropology

Part 2 5:30-5:55

Brazil's musical soul

Maurita Murphy Marx - professor, UI School of Music
Rafael dos Santos - professor, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Armando Duarte - professor, UI Department of Dance

Part 3 6:00-6:25

Brazilian sensibilities and aesthetics

Carla Ferreira - associate professor, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil/UI Fulbright Scholar
Monica Correia - associate professor, UI School of Art and Art History
Ryan Oliveira - MFA candidate, UI Department of Theatre Arts

WorldCanvass is recorded before a live audience for later broadcast on UITV, YouTube, iTunes, and the Public Radio Exchange. Podcasts can be downloaded for free from iTunes and past programs are available through IP’s website at http://international.uiowa.edu/worldcanvass.

We encourage you to use #worldcanvass when posting on social media before, during, and after the show, or mention @uiowaIP on Twitter.

WorldCanvass is a production of UI International Programs in collaboration with FilmScene and University of Iowa Video Services. For more information on WorldCanvass, contact Joan Kjaer at joan-kjaer@uiowa.edu or visit http://international.uiowa.edu/worldcanvass.