Nonstop African-American Film Series 3/10 - 5/19

Bob Devine: African-American Film Series

Wed. Mar 10, 7 PM, Oscar Micheaux and the Red Summer of 1919 (free)

Excerpts from a series of Micheaux’s films including Within Our Gates (1920). “Micheaux used his filmmaking to openly challenge the racial injustices that African-Americans faced at the beginning of the 20th century: lynching, job dis­crimination, interracial rape, mob violence, and economic exploitation.” (Gerald Butters

This is part of a series which meets every other Wednesday starting March 10

(Mar 10, Mar 24, Apr 7, Apr 21, May 5, May 19) 7:00PM Free

Screening and discussion of important but difficult-to-access narrative films by African-American directors (1920s-present) including Oscar Micheaux, Spen­cer Williams, Bill Gunn, Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Cheryl Dunye. People are encouraged to attend this film series as workshop which will include dis­cussions following the screenings, however the public is certainly welcome to attend individual film screenings and participate in the discussions of specific films (see listings). To register for the workshop call (937) 232-9906.

About the Instructor: Bob Devine was one of the founding members of Antioch College‘s critical communications program, has been teaching courses in media and social change, film and communications theory for forty years, and has been actively involved in the fields of community media, public access and participatory democratic media outside the academy. He has also served on the national Board of the Alliance for Community Media. In 2005 he served as Interim Executive Director of Manhattan Neighborhood Network, and in 2008 he served an extended term as an Executive Consultant for Llelo Community Media in Honolulu, these organizations being the two largest community media centers in the country. At Antioch, Bob served as Academic Dean in 1994-95, and then as President of the College from 1996-2001, while continuing to teach in the field of communication and community media. Most recently Bob taught courses and independent studies for NonStop. Bob is the 1994 recipient of the Alliance for Community Media’s George Stoney Award for Humanistic Communications recognizing his national contributions to the field of community media, and the 2002 recipient of the Antioch College Alumni Association’s “J.D. Dawson Award” recognizing his contributions to the College. Bob is also co-author of Interdisciplinary Communication: A Cross Disciplinary Approach,