February Events at Penn Bookstore

Tuesday, Feb 2@ 4PM
Addictions Counselor Q&A: “Insanity: Beyond Understanding”
Bajeerao Patil
Patil explains the anatomy of selfish behavior and distorted thinking behind alcohol and drug abuse and sheds light on the consequences that addicts inflict upon themselves and those around them.

Wednesday, Feb. 3 @ 5:30PM
“Your Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black Religion”
Penn Professor Dr. Barbara Savage
Savage demonstrates that the tension between faith and political activism in black churches testifies to the difficult and unpredictable project of coupling religion and politics in the twentieth century.
*Co-sponsored by Penn’s Center for Africana Studies

Thursday, Feb. 4 @ 5PM
Local Community Activist Q&A: “Release the Prophetic Destiny in Philadelphia”
Maurine McFarlane
McFarlane reveals some of the spiritual symptoms that plague the city, including social injustices, racial prejudices, and spiritual experimentation. She offers hope and aims to spur a dialogue around issues and solutions.

Tuesday, Feb. 9 @ 6PM
“Taming the River: Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities”
Penn Professor Dr. Camille Charles
Charles focuses on racial differences in academic performance, identifying the causes of students’ divergent grades and levels of personal satisfaction with their institutions.
*Co-sponsored with Penn’s Center for Africana Studies

Wednesday, Feb. 10 @ 6PM
“Dangerous Intimacy: Ten African American Men with HIV”
Penn Professor Dr. Christopher Coleman
A collection of unscripted autobiographies of ten African American med who are living with HIV.

Wednesday, Feb. 17 @ 5:30PM
“Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City”
Drexel Professor Scott Knowles
A second look at the 1959 essay, penned by city planner Edmund Bacon and entitled “Philadelphia in the Year 2009.”
*this event is co-sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research

Thursday, Feb. 18 @ 6:30PM
Local Novelist/Activist Discussion and Signing
“2236” Former Black Panther Milton McGriff
Based on a 1970s play written by the author. A culmination of a life spent in politics and the arts, the book centers around urban police brutality and Unit 2236, a team of assassins dedicated to issuing their own justice.

Monday, Feb. 22 @ 3PM
Panel Discussion: “Import Safety: Regulatory Governance in the Global Economy” Law Professors Tom Baker, Jonathan Baron, Richard Berk, Cary Coglianese, Jacques DeLisle, Adam Finkel, and David Zaring
Panelists provide background and guidance on improving consumer safety in imported food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer products aimed at children.

Monday, Feb. 22 @ 5:30PM
Panel Discussion: “Embracing Cultural Competency: A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders”
Industry Professionals Brigette Rouson, Beth Applegate, Monika K. Moss Panelists discuss complexities within ethnic communities, principles for being culturally competent, and the nature of institutionalized racism and oppression.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 @ 5:30PM
Local Author Discussion: Multiple Personality Disorder
“Two Stories, One Person”
Jamie
This memoir illuminates Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka multiple personality disorder). A rare look through the story of the author and her two alternate personalities, Debra and Sivan.

Wednesday, Feb. 24 @ 6PM
“The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation”
Dr. Andrew B. Lewis
A carefully woven group biography of the activist who, in conjunction with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, challenged the way Americans think about civil rights, politics, and moral obligation.

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