University Events - University Events

Meet & Greet with Michael Muhammad Knight

Come meet Michael Knight, catalyst for the Muslim punk scene, and author of "Blue-Eyed Devil," an account of Knight’s journey through modern Islamic America. The lecture will be held at noon as part of Professor Ali’s RN214 class in KCB 106. Meet & Greet session will follow at 1 p.m. in the Religion Department at 145 Bay State Road. Both events are open to everyone. Refreshments will be served.

12:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/smscinst/

Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang

In 1989, reformist leader and former Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang publicly defied the Communist Party of China by symphazing with the student protests in Tiananmen Square, a decision that resulted in his house arrest until his death in 2005. In this lecture, Bao Pu and Adi Ignatius will tell the extraordinary story of the release and importance of Zhao's memoirs. Created in secret and smuggled out of China, they provide an unrivaled inside look at the Chinese leadership and new insights into the history of the Tiananmen struggle.

4:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/asian/events/events.html

B&N @ BU Book Club

The Barnes & Noble @ BU Book Club will meet to discuss their latest selection over complimentary coffee, tea, and treats. The selection for each month is announced at the previous month's meeting. The book club meets one Monday a month and is open to all. Book Club selections are always 20% off for the month. The selection this month is "Jamestown" by Matthew Sharpe. We will meet in the cafe at 6 pm for drinks and then move up to the 5th floor at 6:10 pm. Simply show up with a thought or two to share about the book. The more people, the better the discussion so please tell your friends. We’re looking to gather a diverse group united by their passion for the written word.

6:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://bu.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBcalendarEventListView?storeId=13555&showStoreId=13555&catalogId=10001&eventMonth=10&eventYear=2009

Ha Jin: "A Good Fall" Reading & Signing

Boston University Professor and National Book Award-winner Ha Jin returns to our store with a stunning new collection of stories entitled "A Good Fall." Depicting the full spectrum of immigrant life, Jin’s deeply moving, acutely insightful, and often strikingly humorous stories tackle the struggle to remain connect to one’s homeland while taking advantage of the freedoms life in America offers.

7:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://bu.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBcalendarEventListView?langId=-1&storeId=13555&catalogId=10001&eventMonth=11&eventYear=2009&showStoreId=13555

A discussion with Nonie Darwish

A discussion on Women's Rights in the Middle East with popular writer and speaker, Nonie Darwish. Darwish is an Egyptian-American Human Rights Activist, scholar of Islam, and founder of Arabs for Israel. She is the author of "Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror" and "Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law." Info: hillel@bu.edu or 617-353-7200.

7:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

CAS 522, 725 Commonwealth Avenue

Howard Thurman Center presents Soulful Expressions

Come down to BU Central to experience an artists night of African American men performing spoken word, poetry and art displays. Admission is free with BU ID.

6:00pm on Thursday, December 3rd 2009

GSU BU Central, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, lower level

http://www.bu.edu/bucentral

Rewriting America: Contemporary Representations of the Colonial New World

What do the fictional returns to the colonial period by today's poets and novelists offer us? Professor Christopher Coffman, a specialist trained in 20th century American literature at the Catholic University of America, will discuss relevant examples by John Berryman, John Barth, William T. Vollmann, and others. Numerous contemporary poets and novelists have returned to the colonial and early national Americas for inspiration and subject matter alike. Their works offer affirmations, rethinkings, and repudiations of foundational national values.

2:00pm on Friday, December 4th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cgs/faculty/humanities-faculty/christopher-coffman/

Scripture & Arts - DUNYA: Popular Scriptures in Turkish Islam

Many devotional and liturgical poems in Turkish language composed by Suleyman Celebi (early 15th c.), Yunus Emre (13th c.) and others still preserve themselves a very popular place in Turkish Islam. This program will offer a lecture on certain musical and ritualistic traditions which came to be formed after these poems, followed by an audience Q&A. The program will conclude with a lively 40-minute recital featuring the DUNYA ensemble demonstrating examples of relevant musical repertoire, and be followed by a reception in the GSU Back Court.

6:30pm on Thursday, December 10th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/luce