Symposium on urban culture and other social issues Sept. 29-30
tate@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-5795.
To follow is a schedule of symposium events:
“Urban Landscapes: The Politics of Expression”
Middlebury College Clifford Symposium, Sept. 29-30
Friday, Sept. 29
7 p.m. Keynote Address
“Neoliberalism and the City”
Lecture by urban geographer and social theorist David Harvey.
Mead Chapel, located on Hepburn Road off College Street (Route 125)
Saturday, Sept. 30
11:30 a.m. Light Brunch and Lecture
“Can Hip-Hop Make the Transition from Cultural Movement to Political Power?”
Music critic and activist Bakari Kitwana will discuss the politics of hip-hop.
McCullough Social Space in McCullough Student Center, Old Chapel Road off College Street (Route 125)
4 p.m. Lecture
“Chicago’s Millennium Park”
Author and urban historian Timothy Gilfoyle will discuss Chicago’s award-winning center for art, music, architecture and landscape design.
Harman Periodicals area, Middlebury College Library, Storrs Avenue off South Main Street (Route 30)
8 p.m. Musical Performance
The Welfare Poets
New York-based ensemble of activists and musicians will perform their unique blend of commentary and expression using hip-hop and other rhythms.
McCullough Social Space in McCullough Student Center, Old Chapel Road off College Street (Route 125)
The symposium lectures and musical performance are all free and open to the public. For more information, contact Charlotte Tate, assistant director of the Middlebury College Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, at tate@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-5795.