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FTT Talks Presents
De-constructing a Controversial Masterpiece – The Birth of a Nation Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 7:00 pm
Browning Cinema, Debartolo Performing Arts Center
FREE, but ticketed event. Call the DeBartlo Performing Arts Center Ticket Office at 574.631.2800 to reserve tickets.
This panel discussion will address race, film director D.W. Griffith, and The Birth of a Nation. Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, musician and writer: Pamela Wojcik, Professor, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre; Richard Pierce, Chair of Africana Studies; and William Purcell, Associate Director, Catholic Social Tradition and Practice/Center for Social Concerns will serve as panel members. Donald Crafton, Professor, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will moderate the panel.
More on DJ Spooky
Biography
DJ Spooky Web Site
Rebirth of a Nation article by DJ Spooky
Interview with DJ Spooky on NPR
Related Events
The 1915 film The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith will be screened on Saturday, September 29, 3:00 pm
The Rebirth of a Nation by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, will be screened on Wednesday, October 3, 8:00 pm
Presented by the Browning Cinema, and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.