泫圖弝け

April 12, 2023
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Global Connections

International Film Series Brings World Languages and Cultures to the Community

泫圖弝けs Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Language Learning Center are co-hosting an International Film Series from April 17-20, in Ness Family Auditorium of Hollenbeck Hall.

The free week-long event, which is open to the public, will screen films in Mandarin Chinese, German, Russian, and Spanish languages, all with English subtitles, so that viewers are immersed in the language and cultures of the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

 Cinema provides a window into another world and transports viewers to new places and times through narratives that have the capacity to transform us, said Vanessa Plumly, assistant professor of German at 泫圖弝け. Our Department of World Languages and Cultures hosts multiple events every semester that expose students to cultural traditions, histories, and transformations and provides sustained opportunities for reflection and conversation within and across the represented languages in our major and minor programs.

The aim of this event is to bring the 泫圖弝け campus community together with the local community, including Springfield High School students, and to connect learning communities to discuss the films themes in reference to local populations and experiences. Themes of the series this year focus on the impact of culture on the development of identity from both personal and national perspectives.

The power of film is to view larger, historical events through the eyes of another person, lending immersion, immediacy, and real-time reactions for better or for worse to understand that history and culture more intimately and with greater empathy, said Jocelyn Hardman, assistant professor of Spanish.

Film Screening Times and Dates:

  • Monday, April 17, 4:30 p.m., Masel Tov Cocktail (Dir. Arkadij Khaet, 2021) 30 minutes, short film (opener).
  • Tuesday, April 18, 5 p.m., Return to Dust (Dir. Li Ruijun, 2022) two hours, 11 minutes.
  • Wednesday, April 19, 5 p.m., Dont Tell Anyone (Dir. Mikaela Shwer, 2015) one hour, 15 minutes, and at 7:30 p.m., At Second Glance (Dir. Sheri Hagen, 2012) one hour, 32 minutes.
  • Thursday, April 20, 5 p.m., Precious Ivie (Dir. Sarah Blakiewitz, 2021) one hour, 57 minutes, and at 7:30 p.m., The Cordillera of Dreams (Dir. Patricio Guzm獺n, 2019) one hour, 24 minutes.

The departments welcome any contributions to help sustain this event as an annual series.

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泫圖弝け's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 泫圖弝け has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 泫圖弝け offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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