USI Spanish Film Club Series to begin September 26

The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts and World Languages and Cultures Department will host the Spanish Film Club series during the Fall Semester on Thursdays beginning September 26 through October 24. All films will be shown with English subtitles and will begin at 7 p.m. in the Wright Administration Building, Room WA1. Showings are open to the public at no charge.

The five films selected for this series are Memories of my Father, Los lobos, Neither Hero nor Traitor, Carajitaand Everybody Knows.

"As part of a well-rounded education, it is important for students to experience what it means to participate in human conversation and be part of a global community. By learning about other cultures through film, students can garner an appreciation for the similarities and differences that we all share as members of the human family," says Dr. Morgan Stewart, Assistant Professor of Spanish. "The overarching theme of the festival is 'The Silence of Youth.' Each of the chosen films will explore the lives of youth and the structures that try to silence them: how keeping quiet about injustice may be safer but immoral, how one's citizenship status and native language can silence burgeoning voices, how the caprices of government can dramatically alter the lives of young people, how the social structures of power systematically cover up the vilest of inequalities and how family secrets can eventually unravel to the detriment of all."

The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. Additional funding has been provided by the USI Foundation, the College of Liberal Arts, the Center for International Programs and the Multicultural Center.

For more information, visit USI.edu/wlcfilm.