"THE END OF GAY IDENTITY POLITICS AS WE KNOW IT" - Steven Seidman discusses his work on sexuality and social theory. Seidman is a sociology professor at the State University of New York at Albany. Sponsored by the School of Social Sciences, the Sociology Department and the Women's and Gender Studies Department. Noon, Monday, April 24, Stevenson 2006. (707) 664-2120.
THE CHANGING GEO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST - Professor Alec Murphy explores the issues of territoriality and culture, and how policy makers might benefit from a better understanding of the geography of places such as Europe and the Middle East. 4 p.m., Monday, April 24, Cooperage, (707) 664-2057.
"NEUTRONS IN MY FAMILY - Dr. John R. Dunning, Jr. of Sonoma State University illustrates the excitement felt by two generations of experimental physicists: his father, who participated in the first U.S. experiment to observe uranium fission, and himself as SSU's nuclear physicist since 1969. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, April 24, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2119.
BE FABULOUS: SOME LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF SYLVESTER, QUEEN OF DISCO - Lecture by Dr. Joshua Gamson, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of San Francisco. Like very few before him, and quite a few after, Sylvester rode his marginality right into the mainstream; crossing boundaries of race, gender, and sexuality. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, April 25, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
NEWSPAPERS: CAN THEY SURVIVE THE REVOLUTION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY? - Lecture by Robert Rosenthal, Managing Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Sponsored by the Communication Studies Department. Noon, Tuesday, April 25, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2149.
LIVING WITH GENOCIDE: THE ARMENIAN EXPERIENCE - Lecture by Dr. Robert Krikorian of George Washington University. This lecture is designated the Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture for the Holocaust Lecture Series. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
WRITERS ON WRITING LECTURE SERIES - Poets Clark Coolidge and Joshua Beckman ecture. 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2140.
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT - Annual event to protest sexual violence and empower the community at SSU to continue to make the campus a safe place. 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, Cooperage, (707) 664-2217.
MATH FESTIVAL- Special event to promote math-related activities. Puzzles and student projects will be on display. 8 a.m, Wednesday, April 26, George E. McCabe Plaza, (707) 664-2368.
BRETT REICHMAN - Lecture by Dr. Brett Reichman, Associate Professor of Painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. Artist Lecture Series. Noon, Wednesday, April 26, Art 102, (707) 664-2364.
EDUCATING FOR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL - Discussion featuring Provost Eduardo Ochoa, Mutombo M'Panya, Leny Strobel, and Roshni Rustomji-Kerns. International food, a reception and a question and answer period also featured. Kickoff for the Global and InternationaI Initiative at SSU. 3-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2057.
M*A*T*H COLLOQUIUM - Keith Devlin of Stanford University will present his lecture "The Math Instinct: The Amazing Mathematical Abilities of Animals, Birds, Insects and Babies and What Can We Learn From Them." 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2368.
THE PEOPLING OF SONOMA COUNTY - Lecture presented by Gaye LeBaron and Dan Markwyn. Sonoma County in the Balance Lecture Series. 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, The Cooperage, (707) 664-2691.
GERMAN FILM SERIES - The film "Das Wunder von Bern" ("The Wonder of Bern") will be screened. 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 Multi-Purpose Room, Student Union, (707) 664-2637.
DARFUR DIARIES: MESSAGE FROM HOME- Thousands of Darfurians have suffered widespread atrocities at the hands of the government of Sudan and proxy militias. Director Adam Shapiro is on hand for the showing of his independent documentary which goes behind the lines and presents refugees, displaced people, women, children, grandmothers, farmers, rebels and sheiks who tell their stories of life and conflict. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26. Multi-purpose Room, Student Union. (707) 664-2382.
BIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM - Dr. Cheryl Hackworth of both SSU and UC Berkeley will present her lecture, "Agrobacterium Transformation of Plants: Visualization of a Pathogen in Action." Noon, Thursday, April 27, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2189.
PROTOTYPING IN GAME DEVELOPMENT - Lecture by Jason Shankel of Maxis/Electronic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA. In this talk, Shankel will discuss the use of prototyping in the development of computer games. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, April 27, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
KAFFEESTUNDE - Weekly informal get-together in German. All are invited. Practice your German over lunch or a cup of coffee. Noon, Thursday, April 27, Charlie Brown's Cafe, (707) 664-2637.
A GREEK REVIVAL OF ARISTOPHANES' "THE BIRDS" - Lecture presented by Brian Wilson of the SSU Music Department. Arts and Humanities Research Forum. Noon, Thursday, April 27, Ives 34, (707) 664-2146.
CONVERSATION PEACE: WILMA MANKILLER - Former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller lectures on current issues facing Native Americans. As the leader of the Cherokee people, she represented the second largest tribe in the United States and was the first female in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe. $10 general admission, free to SSU students. 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 28, Cooperage. (707) 664-2780. More
SONOMA FILM INSTITUTE
IN THE LAND OF THE DEAF - Nicolas Philibert's remarkable, cinema verite film draws the viewer into the world of the deaf, a world in which people communicate with the language of signs. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2606.
IN THE GALLERIES
THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE: SONOMA STORIES - Photographs, documents and objects that capture the North Bay impact of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.The exhibit runs from April 7-June 2. Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, Noon-5 p.m., University Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240. More
