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Honors Immigration/Migration Forum
January 2- January 5, 2008
Forum Schedule:
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Documentary Spectre of Hope explores globalization and exodus of people around the world, 7 to 8 p.m.
Discussion lead by Robert Newman, dean of the U of U College of Humanities, 9 to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3
Contextualizing immigration, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Barbara Melendez, Immigration attorney, Kirton & McConkie.
Globalization, the economy, and immigration, 10:30 to noon
George Cheney, professor of communication and director of the Tanner Peace and Conflict Studies program, University of Utah.
The economy and immigration: Historical perspectives in the United States, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Ken Jameson, professor of economics, University of Utah.
Perspectives on the American West, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Matt Basso, director of the Center for the Study of the American West and assistant professor of history, University of Utah.
Can we have still another perspective? First peoples reflect, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Forrest Cuch, Ute tribe director, Utah Division of Indian Affairs and Nola Lodge, Oneida Tribe.
Discussion session, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Scenes from the focus groups and reflections; Discussion of Ngai’s Impossible Subjects.
Friday, Jan. 4
How are immigrants constructed in culture and the media? 9 to 10 a.m.
Historical and contemporary images, cartoons, and writings.
Vicky Newman, Louis Mendoza, and Samantha Borstadt
Documentary film: Farmingville, TBA
How do we learn about everyday lives? 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Rebecca Cammissa, documentary filmmaker will have an advanced screening of parts of her work-in-progress documentary and discuss methods for research and representation.
What if I just got on my bicycle and rode around to find out? 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Louis Mendoza reflects on his 8,500 mile trip around the United States’ borders.
Can we talk? 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Diverse perspectives with community guests, including representatives from the Honors Think Tank on immigration and Tony Yapias, Rebecca Cammissa, Luis Mendoza.
Saturday, Jan 5
Family, Education, and Health: What do we know about the lives of immigrants? 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Caitlin Cahill, assistant professor of family and consumer studies; Matt Bradley, Honors College faculty; student researchers from West High School present other ways of seeing and knowing.
Medicine and faith: The body and soul in pain, 10:30 to noon
Dr. Mansur Emam, Maliheh Clinic and John C. Wester Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and chair of committee on migration of the US catholic bishops.
Coming to America: What is it like entering the Golden Door? 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Representatives from the focus groups tell their stories.
Wrap up discussion with Luis Mendoza, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
For more information or to attend any of the events above, contact Vicky Newman at vicky.newman@utah.edu.