Art

Barbara Kopple (1994-1995)

Jan 20, 1995

“Shades of Grey: The Power and Passion of Documentary Film” Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker. She directs documentaries, as well as narrative television and film. Her recent work includes the film Running from Crazy (2013), about the life of [...]

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1991-1992)

Mar 26, 1992

“Art War with the State: The Writer and Politics in Africa” Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is an exiled and widely respected Kenyan playwright, critic and novelist who wrote the novel Matigari ma Njiruungi. He has been at the front of the struggle for democracy and social justice in [...]