This week, a special Jerry’s Picks round two. So many happenings, so little December! Check out our event stories from colleagues around the University. And be sure to submit your story here!

REMINDERS
 
Tonight: World AIDS Day – Launch Party and Panel Discussion for Dying Words
December 2: Narrative Medicine Rounds: Rick Guidotti
December 3: The Science and Art of Confidence: What Women Need to Know
December 3 – 5: The Politics of Memory: Victimization, Violence, and Contested Memories of the Past
December 9: Justice Poetry Featuring the BreakBeat Poets – Public Humanities Initiative and Global Exposure

PICKS
 
December 3
6 p.m.
Department of Art History and Archaeology | Middle East Institute
Modernities: Discontent and Alliances
Part of a series of lectures entitled ‘Islamic’ Art: Disrupting Unity and Discerning Ruptures addressing the historiography of the field Islamic art by scoring the particular moments of ruptures that fractured its foundations. Nada Shabout, director of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute at the University of North Texas, and Zainab Bahrani, Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, will be in discussion. Schermerhorn Hall, Room 612. (Global)

7 p.m.
Columbia Engineering | Columbia Entrepreneurship
The Future of Food Sustainability
Discussants will look at how startups can address famine, drought, mass relocations, climate change, and more. Speakers include Dickson Despommier, emeritus professor of microbiology and public health; Adnan Durrani ’81SEAS, CEO of American Halal/Saffron Roads; David Rosenberg ’02BUS, founder or AeroFarms; and Sonny Wu, managing director of GSR Ventures. Moderated by Dean Mary C. Boyce (engineering). Reception to follow. Purchase tickets here. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. (Global, Climate Change)

December 8
12 p.m.
Center for American Studies
Learning to March: Selma 1965 and its Legacy with Congressman John Lewis
Civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis will discuss his award-winning, New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March, and his campaign to use graphic novels to revolutionize civil rights and nonviolence education. Lewis will be joined in conversation by Andrew Aydin, co-author, digital director, and policy advisor to the congressman. Registration required here. Italian Academy. (Just Societies, Public Square)
 
4:30 p.m.
Columbia Medical Center
Death and Dying in West Africa: Understanding Cultural Traditions and Conflicting Biomedical Imperatives During the Ebola Epidemic
An Alexander Ming Fisher Dean’s Lecture by Craig Spencer ’13PH, director of global health in emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian, has worked in Africa and Southeast Asia as a field epidemiologist on numerous projects examining access to medical care and human rights. Most recently, Spencer provided medical care to West Africa during the Ebola epidemic. He was also one of the first people in New York to be diagnosed with the disease and be successfully treated. Alumni Auditorium, 650 West, 168th Street. (Global, Just Societies)

6 p.m.
Miller Theatre
Pop-Up Concerts: TILT Brass – Wild Ones
Brooklyn’s TILT Brass ensemble takes the stage for the final pop-up of the fall. TILT presents new works by contemporary composers Anthony Coleman, Chris McIntyre, and Catherine Lamb. TILT will also provide their interpretations of existing works, such as an all-brass version of James Tenney’s Swell Piece and Australian composer Liza Lim’s Wild Winged One. The event will be first come, first seated. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Miller Theatre.

December 12
8 p.m.
Miller Theatre
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls
Miller isn’t just classical! Mahanthappa, composer and alto sax, is best known for his blend of jazz and Southern Indian music. His latest project, Bird Calls, is a multi-cultural ensemble that weaves in modernist electronic music with Charlie Parker’s style. Performance includes Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Matt Mitchell (piano), Thomson Kneeland (bass), and Rudy Royston (drums). Purchase tickets here. Miller Theatre.

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