Indian Culture Festival

Fall 2002

Sept. 15-Oct. 25: Medieval Art of India: An Exhibition (Baum Gallery)

Sept. 15: Dan Ehnbom (Univ. of Virginia), "Reflections on Medieval Hindu Art"

Sept. 25: Martha Ann Selby (Univ. of Texas), "‘Grow Long, Blessed Night’:   Love Poetry from Classical India" 

Oct. 2: Syed Akbar Hyder (Univ. of Texas), "Visions and Re-Visions of India: Approaching South Asia through Bollywood Film" 

Oct. 16: Andrew Cohen (Univ. of Central Arkansas), "Hindu Temple Art" 

Oct. 21: An Evening of Traditional Indian Music with Anoushka Shankar 

SPECIAL AUDIENCE EVENTS

Workshops for Students (Sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communications)

* Martha Ann Selby (Univ. of Texas), "The Art and Business of Translation": Thursday, Sept. 26; Terry Wright (Writing and Rhetoric), Event Coordinator 

* Syed Akbar Hyder (Univ. of Texas), "The Aesthetic of Bollywood Film": Thursday, Oct. 3 ; Joseph Anderson (Mass Communication and Theater), Event Coordinator

* Sagarika Bose, UCA International Student, Lecture/Demonstration of Indian Traditional and Folk Dance: Thursday, Oct. 24 

Faculty Brown Bag Luncheons (Sponsored by the Instructional Development Center)

* Martha Ann Selby (Univ. of Texas), "Teaching India": Wednesday, Sept. 25 

* Syed Akbar Hyder (Univ. of Texas), "Teaching Cultural Difference: The Hindu-Muslim Conflict in India": Wednesday, Oct. 2

Film Showings and Discussions (Sponsored by the Humanities and World Cultures Institute):  All film showings will be on Tuesdays (4 p.m.) in the Humanities and World Cultures suite (Irby 118).

* Sept. 17: Pather Panchali (dir. Satyajit Ray, 1956)

* Sept. 24: Aparajito (dir. Satyajit Ray, 1956)

* Oct. 1: Apur Sansar (dir. Satyajir Ray, 1959)

* Oct. 8: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

* Oct. 15: Lagaan

* Oct. 22: Devdas