As UC Irvine prepares to celebrate "Ngũgĩ's Spirit," to be held at the University of California , Irvine's Crystal Cove auditorium on Saturday, January 26, 2008, for our Martin Luther King Day show this Monday at 9 a.m., Subversity converses with Distinguished Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Ngũgĩ is the Director of the acclaimed International Center for Writing and Translation at UCI. He is also a Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature with Comparative Literature as his home department.
Joining us in the conversation on "Being a Writer in a Society in Crisis" is Gabrielle Schwab, Chancellor's Prof. of English and Comparative Literature at UCI. We'll focus on the current turmoil in Kenya. One of the foremost contemporary African writers and an exile of Kenya and former political prisoner, Ngũgĩ's work as literary figure, activist, and academic testify to his relentless passion and commitment to deliver much needed critique. In 2006 Ngũgĩ published his first novel in nearly two decades, the critically lauded and lengthy *The Wizard and the Crow*, which went on to win the California Gold Award for fiction in 2007. Subversity airs from 9-10 a.m.Monday 21 January 2008 on KUCI, 88.9 fm in Orange County, California, and is webcast simultaneously via http://kuci.org . Audio of the show will be posted on the Subversity site ( http://kuci.org/~dtsang <http://kuci.org/%7Edtsang>) after the broadcast. It will also be podcast at: http://www.kuci.org/podcasts/?ShowID=600. Opening at 5:30 pm, this Saturday, "In Ngũgĩ's Spirit" will begin with remarks from UC Irvine's Chancellor Michael Drake and Kenyan Ambassador Zachary Dominic Muburi-Muita and proceed with a special talk from Professor and fellow activist Angela Davis, poetry readings by poet, critic and activist Mukoma Wa Ngugi (Ngũgĩ's son) and acclaimed indigenous poet, writer and activist Simon J. Ortiz. Following this opening, guests will be invited to a reception and book signing with Ngũgĩ and the guest speakers. At 8 pm, Humanities Dean Vicki Ruiz will open the next session, which will include poetry readings from much-admired African American poets Sonia Sanchez and Jerry Quickley. The evening will conclude with "Chinese Music/African Dance: Translation and Performance," a unique event featuring Liu Sola, internationally reknowned Chinese composer, singer, writer and performer, and Koffi Koko, internationally acclaimed African Dancer. Thanx for listening. dan -- Daniel C. Tsang Host, "Subversity" on KUCI 88.9 FM in Orange County/http://www.kuci.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subversity site: http://kuci.org/~dtsang <http://kuci.org/%7Edtsang> Subversity broadcasting since September 1993 To subscribe to Subversity Podcasts: http://www.kuci.org/podcasts/?ShowID=600 KUCI Full-text Archive: http://kuci.org/~dtsang/kucift.html<http://kuci.org/%7Edtsang/kucift.html> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
