The 11th Annual Multicultural Conference at San Antonio College will be held April 19-21, featuring presentations, music, a writing workshop, and literary readings on the theme "Beyond Multiculturalism."
All events except the luncheon are free and open to the public and will be held in the Visual Arts and Technology Center, Room 120, unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact Juanita Luna Lawhn, Conference Coordinator and English Professor, at 733-2505. The conference schedule follows:
Tuesday, April 19:
2-3:30 p.m. Chuck Taylor will conduct a Writing Workshop for poets and prose writers.
6-7 p.m. Reception (Loftin Student Center, Room 156), with Argentine tango music by Daniel Montserrat.
7-9 p.m. Opening Ceremonies (Loftin Student Center, Room 156): a performance by Puro Tango de San Antonio, Pablo Uresti on "History of Tango," Moumin Quazi on "Fundamentally Free or Freely Fundamentalist?" and Amritjit Singh on "The End of Multiculturalism and other Predictions."
Wednesday, April 20:
9-9:50 a.m. Edward Simmen Tolex on "The Making of Multicultural Societies: Mexico and the U.S."
10-10:50 a.m. Deborah Madsen on "From Boutique to Mall: Multiculturalism and the Consumption of Ethnicity" and Joan Bruce-Novoa on "Real Capital: Merchandizing Ethnicity."
11-11:50 a.m. Amritjit Singh on "Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance: Lessons for Tomorrow"
12-12:50 p.m. Literary Readings by Moumin Quazi, Ned Bailey, and Jane Focht-Hansen
1-1:50 p.m. Rachel Jennings on "Educación and the Politics of Caring in Mexican American Literature" and Philip Lampe on "Multiculturalism: Preparation for the Future."
7-9 p.m. An Evening of Literary Selections (Borders Alamo Quarry Market, 255 E. Basse Rd., Suite 350) by Juan Bruce-Novoa, Nora Olivares, Beatriz Rivera, Amritjit Singh, and Moumin Quazi.
Thursday, April 21:
8-9:15 a.m. José R. Reyna on "The Ghost of 7th Standard Road," Manuel Medrano on "Celebrando Nuestra Genta Los del Valle," Claudia A. Suarez on "The Theater as a Tool to Promote Social Change: Osvaldo Dragun & Luis Valdez," and Mesut Erdal on "Pluralism in Islam: A Kur'anic Perspective"
9:25-10:40 a.m. Rolando Romero on "Third Wave Latinas," Marcus Embry on "Multiculturalism and the Dilemma of Sameness" and John Waldron on "Transcultural Voices Speaking a New US Latino Canon"
10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Paul McQuien on "William Faulkner: Racial Exploitation and Cultural Decadence of the American South," Flore Chevailler on "Multicultural Imaginations in Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress," and Beatriz Rivera on "Questioning the Call for Diversity"
12:15-1:45 p.m. Luncheon (Bright Shawl, 829 Augusta St.), reservations required -733-2491. Speaker Tino Villanueva on "Speaking Her Mind: Penelope Speaks Five Poems"
4 p.m. (Trinity University, Gold Room, Chapman Center) Tino Villanueva, "Poetry Reading: New and Selected Poems."
Sponsors include Arte Público Press, the San Antonio College English Department, Enrollment Management, Library and Media Services, Student Life, and Arturo Madrid of Trinity University.
