SPRING 2018 SEASON
VITAL HILARIOUS INSPIRING POWERFUL ORIGINAL SINGULAR UNAPOLOGETIC GALVANIZING
presents
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mix of storytellers and artists, policymakers and musicians—and everything in between. Join Scripps College as we present
MIND-BENDING, GENRE-DEFYING tête-à-têtes
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23 Comedian Tig Notaro 30 Jennicet
eye-opening,
Gutiérrez: The Trans Queer Liberation Movement (Tuesday Noon*)
with the thinkers and doers, writers and
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performers, whose passions and perspectives are changing the way we see the world.
Pussyhat Project cofounder Krista Suh in conversation
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Liz Lerman in conversation
17 Multidisciplinary
showcase ArtSmooch
20 Lindsay
Toczylowski: Inside the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (Tuesday Noon*)
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8 Choreographer
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PRING 2018 6 Andrew Lam:
Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora (Tuesday Noon*)
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Novelists Ottessa Moshfegh and Colm Tóibín in conversation with Rachel Kushner
20 A Conversation
20 Novelist Yaa Gyasi in conversation
on Healing: Truth, Reconciliation, and Restorative Justice (Tuesday Noon*)
22 Ayelet Waldman: A
20 Reyna Grande: The
Really Good Day
10 Anthropologist
Mayanthi Fernando: The Republic Unsettled (Tuesday Noon*)
24 Novelist Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room (Tuesday Noon*)
27 Levitt on the Lawn: Meklit
Distance Between Us
22 #BlackLivesMatter
cofounder Opal Tometi in conversation
24 Concert and film
screening: The Missing Pictures and Sounds of Memory
27 Fiction writer Kim
O’Neil (Tuesday Noon*)
29 Psychologist
Jean M. Twenge on millennials and technology * Tuesday Noon is Scripps’ midday public lecture series. Bring your lunch and join the conversation, 12:15pm, Hampton Room, Malott Commons. No reservations required.
Tig Notaro
A life-threatening intestinal disease, followed in quick succession by the death of her mother from a freak accident, a breakup, and a diagnosis of breast cancer was the onetwo (three-four) punch that delivered Tig Notaro to LA’s Largo Largo at the Coronet stage with a routine that would launch a meteoric rise in the comedy world in 2012. Her Amazon show, One Mississippi, a semi-autobiographical dark,
often hilarious reflection on identity, illness, love, and loss, debuted its second season this past fall with a storyline seemingly ripped straight from the #MeToo headlines. Join Notaro as she shares new material and reflects on being a creator and woman in Hollywood. This program is sponsored by the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.
Tuesday, January 23, 7pm, Garrison Theater
INSPIRING
The Pussyhat Project: Krista Suh in Conversation Following the 2016 presidential election, when millions of people were seeking outlets for their political frustrations, Krista Suh had the idea to use handicrafts to mobilize the nation. As cofounder of the Pussyhat Project, Suh helped turn the 2017 Women’s Marches into a sea of pink-capped protestors. The Los Angeles–based writer, artist, and feminist is back to discuss her book DIY for the WTF World, an illustrated compendium that provides inspiration for today’s activist. Yumi Sakugawa, the Ignatz Award– nominated comic book artist, joins her for a conversation.
Presented in partnership with the Intercollegiate Feminist Center and SCORE.
Wednesday, January 31, 6pm, Balch Auditorium
Artist as Activist: Liz Lerman in Conversation
POWERFUL
Liz Lerman is an icon. For the past four decades, the choreographer, performer, writer, and teacher has engaged artists and audiences alike with her intellectually curious, nimble explorations. She brings her generous and generative spirit to Scripps for a conversation and exploration of her latest ongoing project, Wicked Bodies, prompted by powerful and grotesque images of women’s bodies throughout history. This program is presented in partnership with Scripps Dance and the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.
Thursday, February 8, 6pm, Garrison Theater
Huang, Kasper Kovitz, Warren Liu, and Kevin Williamson, Harvey Mudd’s Bill Alves, and Micah Huang (PTZ ’13), visual artist Sumi Foley, and Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award–winner Angie Estes. This program is presented as part of Scripps College’s Family Weekend and sponsored by the Office of Parent Engagement and Philanthropy, the O’Brien Lecture Fund, and the Bice Funds.
ORIGINAL
ArtSmooch is a multidisciplinary showcase of student, faculty, and visiting artist work—an interplay of original poetry, music, visual art, and dance composed for the occasion. The performance will feature on-stage collaborations between Scripps students Elena Dypiangco ’19, Cynthia Irobunda ’18, Rachel Nayer ’18, Zara K. Singh ’20, Madeline T. Sy ’18, Kathryn Chan (HMC ’21), as well as Scripps faculty members Ronnie Brosterman, Rachel
Saturday, February 17, 3pm, Garrison Theater
SINGULAR
“Gyasi gives voice, and an empathetic ear, to the ensuing seven generations of flawed and deeply human descendants, creating a patchwork mastery of historical fiction.” —Elle
Yaa Gyasi in Conversation Winning praise from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Roxane Gay, and Trevor Noah, among others, Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing is a singular literary experience. Beginning in 18th-century Ghana with the story of two half-sisters whose lives take wildly different turns, Gyasi tackles the specter of slavery across eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. The PEN/Hemingway Award– and National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award–winner visits Scripps to discuss her work and contemporary literature with Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities Myriam J. A. Chancy. This program is sponsored by the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, the Scripps College Dean of Faculty’s Office and the Harper Lectureship, and the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.
Tuesday, February 20, 6pm, Garrison Theater
UNAPOLOGETIC
Ayelet Waldman: A Really Good Day “Honest and intelligent…. A humane, well-reasoned, and absolutely necessary argument for a major overhaul of America’s drug policy.” —The New Republic
When it comes to mental health and self-care, the literature is plentiful. That’s why Ayelet Waldman’s A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life is such a revelation. Waldman’s approach, taking miniscule doses of LSD to manage her mood disorder, is unorthodox, but her brand of wit and unapologetic candor is invigorating. A former public defender and an adjunct professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law, Waldman, who developed and taught a course on the legal implications of the “war on drugs,” brings her professional experience to bear in this deeply personal reflection. Medaya Ocher, managing editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, joins her for a conversation.
Thursday, February 22, 6pm, Garrison Theater
CONTEMPORARY
Ottessa Moshfegh and Colm Tóibín in Conversation with Rachel Kushner When it comes to contemporary literary fiction’s literary lions, one needn’t look further than Colm Tóibín and Ottessa Moshfegh. The former is the Irish-born, New York–based author of seven novels, including Brooklyn (on which the critically-acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan was based). The latter’s accolades include a PEN/ Hemingway Award and nominations for the National Book Critics Circle and Man Booker Prize for her debut novel, Eileen. Together, the two will read from their works and discuss the craft of fiction with Scripps’ Mary Routt Chair of Writing, novelist Rachel Kushner. This program is presented in partnership with the Mary Routt Chair of Writing.
Wednesday, March 7, 6pm, Balch Auditorium
UNFLINCHING
“This heartrending and thoughtful memoir puts a human face on immigration’s personal toll.” — Kirkus Reviews on The Distance Between Us
Reyna Grande
Reyna Grande’s The Distance Between Us is a powerful and revelatory look at immigration. Summoning comparisons to writers Maya Angelou and Frank McCourt, the American Book Award– winning author offers an unflinching account of her family’s move from Mexico to Los Angeles in the early 1980s. With the future of DACA in question and immigration policy making headlines daily, Grande visits Scripps for a reading and conversation on an issue that is both deeply personal and political. This program is sponsored by the Scripps College Dean of Faculty’s Office and the Clark Lectureship, SCORE, and the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.
Tuesday, March 20, 5:30pm, Balch Auditorium
GALVANIZING
The Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program
Black Lives Matter: Opal Tometi in Conversation Launched in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin to combat anti-black racism and harnessing the global power of social media, few social movements have galvanized the nation like #BlackLivesMatter. The movement’s New York–based Nigerian American cofounder, Opal Tometi, is also at the helm of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and has been recognized among the 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. She visits Scripps to talk about her ongoing advocacy for racial justice and to reflect on what leadership means to her in the 21st century. Sponsored by the Scripps College Humanities Institute, the Laspa Center for Leadership, the Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program, and the Alexa Fullerton Hampton ’42 Fund.
Thursday, March 22, 6pm, Garrison Theater
ENERGETIC
The Missing Pictures and Sounds of Memory Cambodia’s recent history is haunted by violence and genocide; targeting intellectuals and artists during the late 1970s, the Khmer Rouge regime decimated the arts and created a climate of fear and oppression that still reverberates today. Emerging from the turmoil are three generations of Cambodian artists who are attempting to revive the country’s music and cinema. Acclaimed filmmaker Rithy Panh (who recently produced Angelina Jolie’s film on the Cambodian genocide) and composers Chinary Ung and Bosba Panh represent the country’s renewed creative and energetic forces. The three will visit Claremont for a weeklong residency that will culminate in a screening, conversation, and world premiere performance of new music that will celebrate the role of the arts in healing a nation.
This program is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Scripps College’s Dean of Faculty’s Office and the O’Brien Fellowship, the Laspa Center for Leadership, Public Events, and Departments of French and Music; Pomona Public Events; Claremont McKenna College French Department; Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity; Chapman University; the Pacific Basin Institute; Mgrublian Center for Human Rights; EnviroLab Asia and the Henry Luce Foundation.
Saturday, March 24, 7:30pm, Garrison Theater
Girard Lecture: Jean M. Twenge In 2007, Steve Jobs introduced a gadget that would soon dominate our worlds: the iPhone. For San Diego State University’s Jean M. Twenge, that technological moment was vital—the psychology professor places the now-ubiquitous device as the biggest influence on young people’s mental health. Twenge visits Scripps to discuss her latest book, iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood, and to dig into the social behaviors of the generation born after 1995 for whom the digital world looms much larger than the one beyond their screens. Presented in partnership with the Scripps College Department of Psychology’s Girard Lecture.
Thursday, March 29, 6:30pm, Humanities Auditorium
Levitt on the Lawn: Meklit
EXUBERANT
Meklit’s fusion of jazz and folk is filtered through her native Ethiopian musical lens. A Yale graduate who now calls San Francisco home, her music is wry and exuberant—one only need watch the video for “Kemekem [I Like Your Afro]” to appreciate this subtle and mesmerizing songstress.
“She sings of fragility, hope, and selfempowerment, and exudes all three. What’s irresistible, above all, is her cradling, sensuous, gentle sound. She is stunning.”
This program is presented in partnership with Reunion Weekend and is part of an ongoing series supported by the Levitt Foundation and Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch ’74.
—San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, April 27, 7pm, Bowling Green
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