BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T070819 CREATED:20211014T151600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T151600Z UID:40810110971-1635778800-1635782400@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Sam Cusumano DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Arts-Engineering talk/performance/workshop with Sam Cusumano. Cusumano is an Engineer for the Arts living in Philadelphia working with students\, artists\, musicians\, and curators to create educational interactive electronic devices and installations. As part of his creative practice\, he has connected plants and fungi with synthesizers to make music. Biodata Sonification is the process of representing invisible changes in plants to create music. By detecting microcurrent fluctuations across the surface of a plant’s leaf\, these changes are used to generate MIDI notes which can be played through a synthesizer or computer to create sound. In this virtual presentation Sam Cusumano will explain methods used to tap into the secret life of plants\, showing how to translate data for making music\, and discuss the implications of interpreting biodata. Audio examples of Biodata Sonification will be performed live using analog synthesizers\, digital audio workstations\, and synth apps along with a Snake Plant\, large Monstera\, and various Cacti. \nWhen you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. \nFree and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nThis event is being recorded for educational and archival purposes and it may be posted on our website. By participating in this presentation\, you give permission for Monmouth University to record the presentation for University purposes. You understand that your name\, likeness\, voice and statements may be recorded. If you do not wish to be recorded\, a recording of this presentation will later be available upon request\, and you can contact Amanda Stojanov\, Assistant Professor of Digital Media (astojano@monmouth.edu) with any questions you may have regarding the presentation. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/sam-cusumano/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Alumni,Alumni Affairs,Art and Design,Arts at Monmouth,Free,Lectures,Lectures/Workshops/Symposiums ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/10/headerSam-Cusumano_biodata.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T070819 CREATED:20211008T134113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T134210Z UID:40810110956-1636475400-1636480800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Saïd Sayrafiezadeh DESCRIPTION:Join us for a zoom reading and Q&A with author Saïd Sayrafiezadeh. \nSaïd Sayrafiezadeh is the author\, most recently\, of the story collection\, American Estrangement. His memoir\, When Skateboards Will Be Free\, was selected as one of the 10 best books of the year by Dwight Garner of The New York Times\, and his story collection\, Brief Encounters With the Enemy\, was a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Fiction Prize. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker\, The Paris Review\, The Best American Short Stories\, Granta\, McSweeney’s\, The New York Times\, and New American Stories\, among other publications. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction and a Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers’ fiction fellowship. \nSaïd leads the Creative Nonfiction track in Hunter’s MFA program. He also teaches creative writing at Columbia University and New York University\, where he received an Outstanding Teaching Award. \nWhen you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. \nFree and open to the public\, but registration is required. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/said-sayrafiezadeh/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Alumni,Alumni Affairs,Arts at Monmouth,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/10/saidheader.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T070819 CREATED:20211013T133103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T151906Z UID:40810110959-1636572600-1636578000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Atlantics Virtual Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us for a World Cinema Series zoom discussion illuminating the theme “Living on the Edge: Displacement\, Identity\, and Resilience” by analyzing the message and impact of the 2019 film\, Atlantics. \nAtlantics (French: Atlantique) is a internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop\, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Diop made history when the film premiered at Cannes\, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival. \nThe film is centered around a young woman\, Ada\, and her partner\, Souleiman\, struggling in the face of employment\, class\, migration\, crime\, family struggles\, and ghosts. Working mostly with unknown actors\, Diop focused in the film on issues such as the refugee crisis\, remorse\, loss\, grief\, class struggle\, and taking responsibility (or not) of one’s actions. The Atlantic Ocean is used in many ways throughout the film\, including as a symbol and engine for change\, growth\, life\, and death. \nThe discussion of the film will be led by Dr. Julius Adekunle\, Professor in the department of History and Anthropology and Dr. Lisa Vetere\, Associate Professor in the department of English. \nThe film is available for streaming on Netflix. \nWhen you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. \nFree and open to the public\, but registration is required. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/atlantics-virtual-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Alumni,Alumni Affairs,Arts at Monmouth,Film,Free,Institute for Global Understanding,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/10/atlanticsheader.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR