2018–19 Academic Speaker Series
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
A Journey from Pumping Gas to Hollywood
Rusty DeWees
Tuesday, February 12, 7 p.m.
Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium, East Academic Building
Entertainer, comedic artist, actor, producer, writer, musician, master of duct tape (and the Logger, of course!) Rusty DeWees skillfully blends humor with life lessons, painting meaningful images that resonate with audience members; the familiar and the foreign merging to create a synergistic puree of two parts gifted stand up entertainer, one-part old time crusader, and one-part journeyman seeker.
In this presentation, DeWees will share a bit about his process, his life, his unique take on the world, and anything else that comes to him in the moment.
The Use of Hip-hop Rhetoric to Combat the Criminalization of Black, Brown, and Red Youth
Marcos Del Hierro
Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m.
Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium, East Academic Building
University of New Hampshire Assistant Professor Marcos Del Hierro will provide insight into how hip-hoppers produced sustainable models for recycling knowledge and technology to produce art, criticism, and pleasure, allowing them to respond to social discourses that represent young people of color as inferior and deviant.
This interactive presentation will invite the audience to participate in a “cipher,” or hiphop circle, as a way to experience one example of how knowledge is made in hiphop communities. Young and old audiences are invited to engage with one of the most influential and funky cultural forces of the last forty years.
A Robin Hood Story with a Surprise Ending
Dr. Tamara Stenn
Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium, East Academic Building
What does it mean to export a super grain that was gifted to you by the Gods thousands of years ago? Come discover how ancient culture and world markets intersect as Dr. Tamara Stenn shares three years of Fulbright research in the quinoa fields of Bolivia.
Dr. Tamara Stenn teaches Economics and Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Professional Studies Department at Landmark College. She is a bilingual (Spanish/English) eco-business developer, sustainability trainer, Fair Trade business owner, Fulbright researcher, economist, and author.
Past Speakers
Our speakers’ talks are recorded and broadcast by Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV).
Questions?
Eve Leons, Speaker Series Coordinator
802-387-6410
eleons@landmark.edu
