Film and Cultural Critique

Professor Trinh T. Minh-ha, renowned film artist and curator, will be at the MFA today, tomorrow and Saturday to discuss her career and work. Currently a Professor of Rehtoric and Gender Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Minh-ha has focused on film and cinema as a medium for cultural critique. She has completed installation exhibitions at the Kyoto Art Biennale, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, and most recently at The Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France. In addition to installation work she has completed numerous other films, music pieces and publications.

The event is Co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department, Rice University; the Chao Center for Asian Studies, Rice University; and the Asian American Studies Center, University of Houston.

Thursday, February 28, 7:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker Trinh T. Minh-ha will introduce her work.
Freed Auditorium, MFHA

Friday, Feb 29th, and Saturday, March 1, 5:00pm
Selected Film screenings of Minh-ha's work curated by Tarek Elhaik
Freed Auditorium, MFAH

Further information about this event and others can be found at the MFAH's website.