This interdisciplinary lecture series is part of a Missouri State University Art and Design project and exhibition “Always Being Now” Photography Exhibition that is a component to the Smithsonian “Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project”. The exhibition is displayed in the Brick City Gallery in the College of Arts and Letters from March 4 through April 19.
Searching for the Seventies Lecture Series is Free and Open to the public and is showcased during the 2016 Statewide Diversity Conference. No conference registration is required to attend. Sponsors: College of Arts and Letters and College of Humanities and Public Affairs
The Civil Rights Movement in Higher Education in the 1970’s: Any Springfield Parallel?
Presenter: Wes Pratt
The decade of the 70’s saw direct action taken nationally and locally in America. Students in college campus communities nationally took action to address issues of inclusion and fairness that resulted in the deaths of students at Kent State University and at Jackson State University. What was the outcome of local direct action demonstrations by students, parents, community leaders, education and even children?
Thursday, March 17th, 5:30-7:30 pm
Temple Hall 002
Gender in the 70’s
Presenter: Pam R. Sailors
Description: We will discuss gender issues from the era, on both local and national levels, focusing particularly on events that brought lasting change.
Wednesday, March 30th, 5:30-7:30 pm
Temple Hall 002
Culture, Society, Environment and the Rest of Us
Presenter: Jamaine Abidogun
An intersectional look at “What happens next?” in relation to the various group identities in the U.S. Where did all the flowers go? What happened to gender, race, and class in the’ 70s is presented and critiqued within a framework of cultural, societal and environmental agendas.
Thursday, March 31, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Temple Hall 002