March is Women’s History Month, and UNC Greensboro is celebrating with a variety of virtual and social-distanced, in-person events throughout the month, including performances and discussions by women and about women.
Here are some of the highlights:
Minerva’s Gratitude
March 1, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Stop by the Elliott University Center’s Maple Room for a goodie bag filled with feminine hygiene products and other items.
Faculty Artist Series presents Annie Jeng
March 1, 7:30 p.m.
Pianist, educator, and collaborator Annie Jeng will perform this free streamed concert from Tew Recital Hall. Reserve tickets here.
Addressing the Effects of Femicide
March 9, 3 p.m.
This virtual community dialogue hosted by the Office of Intercultural Engagement will acknowledge and discuss the violence committed against women because of their gender identity. Join the event via Zoom here.
Global Issues, Local Involvement: Mijente, a Group Advocating for Latinx and Chicanx in NC
March 10, 12 p.m.
Hosted by the International and Global Studies department as part of their Global Spotlight series, UNCG student Selene Santiago-Lopez will speak about her work with Mijente, a group that advocates for Latinx and Chicanx rights in North Carolina and in the country. Join the event via Zoom here.
Falk Visiting Artist Talk: Xaviera Simmons
March 11, 7 p.m.
Images and objects, stories and geography, bodies and landscapes: these are the themes artist Xaviera Simmons combines in her art that explores the complexity of history. Register for the free virtual webinar here.
Occupational Hazards: Contested Bodies, Blinding Love, and Institutional Accountability
March 15, 6:30 p.m.
As part of the Office of Intercultural Engagement’s Intercultural Lecture Series, Dr. Diya Abdo discusses her experiences with the gendered politics of identity, belonging, transgression, and vocation in the Arab world and America. Join the event via Zoom here.
Poetry reading by Sumita Chakraborty
March 17, 7 p.m.
Sumita Chakraborty is a poet, essayist, and scholar. Her debut collection of poetry, Arrow, was released in September 2020 and has received coverage in the New York Times, NPR, and The Guardian. Her first scholarly book, tentatively titled “Grave Dangers: Death, Ethics, and Poetics in the Anthropocene,” is in progress. She is Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Poetry at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, where she teaches in literary studies and creative writing. The performance will be streamed here.
Creative nonfiction reading by Toni Jensen
March 17, 7 p.m.
Jensen was a 2020 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, and her essays have appeared in Orion, Catapult, and Ecotone. She is also the author of the short story collection “From the Hilltop.” She teaches at the University of Arkansas and the Institute of American Indian Arts. Stream the event here.
O Blissful Loss of Self: Explorations of Ecstasy in the Music and Poetry of Women: Carole Ott Coelho, Tadeu Coelho, and Dylan Reddish
March 21, 3:30 p.m., Tew Recital Hall
This project will explore, celebrate, and reclaim women’s poetic voices and experiences of ecstasy throughout history through a musical commission, a call for compositions by female composers, and free improvisation by flute and soprano duo, Anima Vox (Carole Ott Coelho and Tadeu Coelho) in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Dylan Reddish. As part of the She Can We Can celebration at UNCG, Anima Vox will premier Poemas eróticos by Mexican composer Adriana Romero, perform award winning compositions written specifically for this project, and create an improvised work based on the poetry of women’s rights activist Muna Lee. For more information, please visit www.animavoxduo.com.
Sweet Accomplishments
March 23, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Stop by the Elliott University Center Maple Room to enjoy desserts and learn about some of the major accomplishments of women.
What is Inclusive Feminism?
March 24, 5 p.m.
This community dialogue will unpack the concept of inclusive feminism and discuss how to be an advocate for it. Join the event via Zoom here.
An Evening with the Creative Class presents The Resistance Project: Women of the African Diaspora – Activism in Art, Education, and Business
March 24, 7 p.m.
Presented in partnership with the School of Dance and led by Professor Duane Cyrus, this event highlights women artists, scholars, entrepreneurs, and activists from the African Diaspora with empowered artwork, community engagement, performance, and development workshops.
Irna Priore Music and Culture Lecture Series presents Yun Emily Wang
March 26, 4 p.m.
In this lecture, Wang will discuss her book manuscript, “Sounding ‘Homes’ and Making Do in Sinophone Toronto,” which draws on long-term ethnographic fieldwork to argue for the critical role of everyday sounding and listening of how people come to know themselves as diasporic subjects within state multiculturalism. Register for the free streamed event here.
Site-Particular Performance & Trans Ecological World-Making
March 29, 4 p.m.
Join Dr. Daniel Coleman of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department as he addresses site-particular performance making as a methodological inquiry into place for Afro-descendant, Native/Indigenous, and mixed-descendant people. Register for the virtual event here.
Graphic by Jiyoung Park, University Communications
