Wednesday, February 28, 2024
12 p.m.
Fattitude is an eye-opening look at how popular media perpetuates fat hatred that results in a cultural bias and a civil rights issue for people living in fat bodies. Fattitude looks at how this systemic cultural prejudice results in fat discrimination. Informed by a post-modern, post-colonial, feminist perspective, Fattitude also examines how fat-shaming crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality and gender. It features a diverse variety of voices such as academic scholars, activists, filmmakers, actors and psychologists, including Lindy West, Sonya Renee Taylor, Virgie Tovar, Ricki Lake, and more.
12 p.m.
Fattitude is an eye-opening look at how popular media perpetuates fat hatred that results in a cultural bias and a civil rights issue for people living in fat bodies. Fattitude looks at how this systemic cultural prejudice results in fat discrimination. Informed by a post-modern, post-colonial, feminist perspective, Fattitude also examines how fat-shaming crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality and gender. It features a diverse variety of voices such as academic scholars, activists, filmmakers, actors and psychologists, including Lindy West, Sonya Renee Taylor, Virgie Tovar, Ricki Lake, and more.
3 p.m.
The next event in the 2023-2024 Teachers College Dean’s Series takes place on February 28, 2024, from 3-4 p.m., in TC 1008, where Dr. Jerrell Cassady will present: “What Every Learner and Educator Should Know about Academic Anxieties.”
3 p.m.
Join the Office of Inclusive Excellence and film documentarian Daria Buschur as we present her film highlighting the history of the Ball State University Multicultural Center and its impact on campus.
7 p.m.
Panel featuring local muralists discussing the sociopolitical significance of public art.
7:30 p.m.
The Faculty Artist Series features School of Music faculty sharing their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.
7:30 p.m.
An ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine each hold hopes for a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn thirty. When an ordinary humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story become higher than ever. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.