Dissent! 1968 and Now PUBLIC PROGRAMS 
Spring 2008

In conjunction with the exhibition Dissent! 1968 and Now the Laband Art Gallery presented the following public programs:

Thursday, February 21, 7pm, Hilton Auditorium           
For the Bible Tells Me So – Film Screening

A documentary film that explores the intersection of religion and homosexuality in America by looking at the stories of five Christian families who have a gay or lesbian family member.

Presented by SPS, EIS, SHO, Campus Ministry, Theological Studies, Wellness Committee, and SHO Diversity and Social Justice Committee


Wednesday, February 27, 7pm, Huesman Lounge, Loyola Marymount University
Weapons of Mass Dissent: Media Justice in the Making

Ever wonder why we seem to know more about Britney Spears than Congress’ attempts to reinstate the draft? Are you fed up with mind-numbing news and television? Come and be inspired by stories of LMU students who dare to dissent from cooperate media culture by launching new and innovative independent media.


Thursday, February 28, 7pm, Seaver 100, Loyola Marymount University
Robbie Conal’s Full-on Dog and Pony Show

Political artist Robbie Conal will present a slide lecture including a brief, anecdotal history of public protest art; war stories of 19 years of night work in major cities around the country; and a tongue-in-geek 10-minute “Guerrilla Etiquette and Postering Technique” DVD. (Notice: occasional audience participation and some assembly required.”


Thursday March 13, 7pm, Murphy Hall, Burns Fine Arts Center, Loyola Marymount University
1968 from the Sunset Strip to the Seine: Dissent in Los Angeles and Beyond

In Los Angeles, the Black Panthers, an emerging Chicano movement, and a counterculture characterized by love-ins were challenging the status quo.  At about the same time, Parisian students violently attacked the establishment and in Prague, the rock band Plastic People of the Universe joined with students to confront the communist party.  Please join Dr. Nigel Raab and Dr. Nicolas Rosenthal, both of LMU’s History Department to take a look back at 1968 in a global perspective.


Wednesday, March 19; 6:30-7:30pm, Laband Art Gallery;
7:30-9:30, The Living Room, Malone Hall, Loyola Marymount University
The Hip Hop Discussion and Performance
Exhibition Closing Bash

This event will promote a discussion of the cultural politics of the “Hip Hop Generation” and explore how the youth vote will impact the 2008 elections. Our discussion will emphasize the race, gender, and class diversity within Hip Hop culture and how that diversity informs national politics. We will also talk about the role of culture in student activism from the past to the present.

We will start in the Laband Art Gallery with a performance and then continue the discussion in the Living Room. The evening will wrap up with a Hip Hop Voter Registration and Exhibition Closing Bash.


All programs are free.  Please visit our website http://cfa.lmu.edu/laband or call (310) 338-2880 for directions and more information



Concurrent Programs at Otis College of Art and Design


Sunday, February 10, 4pm    
From Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy: Politics in the Age of Youtube

Henry Jenkins, Co-Director of the M.I.T. Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities and Stephen Duncombe, author of Dream: Re-Imagining Progressive Politics in the Age of Fantasy discuss how the internet and technology are changing the face of politics and the role of citizens in our evolving democracy.   

Monday February 25, 7:30pm 
Cultural Representation in the Media

A panel discussion with Professors Félix Gutiérrez, Clint C. Wilson, and Lena Chao-Young about the challenges of how cultural identity is constructed by the media.


Otis is located at 9045 Lincoln Blvd. Los Angeles, CA just down the street from LMU. Visit www.otis.edu for more information.