Choi Auditorium

Madrigal-Borloz is the former UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and former member of the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Madrigal-Borloz is also a Senior Visiting Researcher at Harvard University and was a former Legal Director of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

A pre-keynote reception will be held in the Johnson Hall Global Forum beginning at 5:15 pm.

Photo by Alexandre Leal de Freitas

The proclivity to think and feel deeply about complex social issues is a hallmark human achievement—a foundation of global society as well as of personal growth. This achievement rests on capacities for transcendent thinking, that is, on a person’s abilities and dispositions to consider the broader ethical and systems-level implications that transcend situations and pertain to bigger ideas, values and identities. In this talk, Dr.

Professor Shana Goffredi researches the beneficial symbiotic partnerships between bacteria and animals. She considers herself an explorer at heart and is committed to uncovering the unique diversity of life on Earth. For much of her career, Dr. Goffredi has used submersibles to study invertebrates on the ocean floor. More recent pursuits involve the depths of the jungle.

Omar Shakir currently serves as the Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, where he investigates human rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. He has authored several major reports, including a 2021 report comprehensively documenting how Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity, of apartheid, and persecution against millions of Palestinians. As a result of his advocacy, the Israeli government deported Omar in November 2019.

The Media Arts and Culture Department and the Womxn of Cinema and Television Club present a screening of the new time travel drama Ingress

Set in East Los Angeles, this coming-of-age story centers on the struggles of Anna (Academy Award nominee America Ferrera) and her domineering family. This screening will be moderated by special guests Professor Viviana McManus and film critic Claudia Puig.

With generous support from Ronald R. and Susan C. Hahn '66 '65

Set in L.A.’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, Samuel Fuller’s L.A. film noir starring James Shigeta is a rare example of progressive-minded depictions of racial relations and portrayals of an Asian-American lead character during this period of film history. This event is moderated by Professor Vivian Lin and will also feature two short films from Visual Communications on life and culture in Little Tokyo.

With generous support from Ronald R. and Susan C. Hahn '66 '65

The screening will be followed by discussion centering on transitioning from theater to film and process of producing a successful and acclaimed low-budget feature.