Earth Day Celebration: ‘A Journey Through Space and Time with Xavier Cortada’

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Miami-Dade County’s pioneer eco-artist and inaugural artist-in-residence, Xavier Cortada, will celebrate Earth Day 2023 at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema by working with his team at the Xavier Cortada Foundation to engage guests in a series of thought-provoking and solutions-oriented art projects that explore our deep interconnectedness with the rest of the planet. Cortada will invite everyone in attendance to participate in The Underwater, a countywide campaign that’s catalyzing action on sea level rise through elevation-driven public art installations. After receiving their personalized Elevation Marker, participants will have the [...]

Graduate Fellows Colloquium

University of Miami School of Communication 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, United States

The Distinguished Graduate Fellows in Global Communication and Communication for Global Health and Sustainable Development will present their fellowship projects after an introduction from their faculty mentors. Dean Karin Wilkins will welcome. A light breakfast will be available at 9:45 am. Join us in room WCB 4029. Fellow Xinyu Zhao. Mentor Regina Ahn (Strategic Communication). Deconstructing Digital Media Literacy and Its Influence on Social Participation: Focusing on Older Adults in Local Chinese Communities. Fellow Mu He. Mentor Ching-Hua Chuan (Interactive Media).  Saving that Squirrel: A Model of An Augmented-Reality Game [...]

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Coral Gables Art Cinema 260 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL, United States

FILM + CONVERSATION EVENT Join us at 6 p.m. on Tues., April 25, for a special screening and conversation with Miami filmmakers and scholars about the history and future of Miami in a Francophone Caribbean context of anticolonialism, poetry, and radical film. The conversation will be moderated by University of Miami School of Communication Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Inclusion and Outreach Terri Francis (she/her). This event will be followed by a reception on the plaza. Tickets are FREE for University of Miami students with a valid ID.