AFRICAN FILMS AS WESTERNS? HEROIC PRESENTATIONS AND THE IMAGING OF A CONTINENT-Lecture presented by Mutombo M'Panya of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies and Cathy Kroll of SSU's English Department. African and Diaspora Studies Institute. Noon, Tuesday, February 15, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2537.
COSMIC TENNIS-Dr. Roger Blandford of Stanford University will describe how physicists observe Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays with energies as great as those of a well-struck tennis ball and how astrophysicists are trying to explain how they are accelerated. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, Stevenson 2006, (707) 664-2119.
I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: AN INTIMATE LOOK AT FAMILY LIFE IN AFRICA-Lecture by Elaine Leeder of the School of Social Sciences. African and Diaspora Studies Institute. Noon, Wednesday, February 16, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2537.
AN OVERVIEW OF AFRICAN HISTORY: DEBUNKING MYTHOLOGIES-Lecture presented by Hassan Sisay, of the History Department at CSU Chico. African and Diaspora Studies Institute. Noon, Wednesday, February 16, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2537.
MODELING POLLUTION PROBLEMS WITH DELAYS-Lecture by Clement E. Falbo of Sonoma State University. This lecture will show how to solve Delay Differential Equations with readily available software such as EXCEL or even with MATHEMATICA. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, Carson 68, (707) 664-2368.
THE USE AND ABUSE OF BLACK AESTHETICS IN POPULAR CULTURE-Lecture by Kim Hester-Williams of SSU's English Department. African and Diaspora Studies Institute. Noon, Thursday, February 17, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2537.
A TRIBUTE TO HIP-HOP-Featured performers Henri-Pierre Koubaka of KALW radio's "Kumpbo Beat" and Kasumai Bare showcase the ancient and contemporary Mandingo music from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and Kongo that is at the heart of today's hip-hip music. General admission: $10, SSU students: $5. 9 p.m. Friday, February 18, The Cooperage, (707) 664-2537.
SONOMA FILM INSTITUTE:
WAITING FOR HAPPINESS-Director Abderrahmane Sissako crafts a beautifully observed mosaic of life in a small seaside village on the West African coast. 4 p.m. Sunday, February 13, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
ABOUNA (OUR FATHER)-In a hot, dusty town near the border of Chad and Cameroon, a father abandons his family, changing the lives of his two young sons forever. 7 p.m. Thursday, February 17, Stevenson 1002 and 7 p.m. Friday, February 18 Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
SFI ADMISSION-$4.50 General; $4 Non-SSU students w/I.D., Senior Citizens, SSU faculty and staff; $3; SFI members, children under 12; Free SSU Students w/I.D.
