Film Screening – LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption
On Wednesday evening, April 15, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies presented a free showing of “LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption” at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. Over 70 people were in attendance, a wonderful turnout for our [hopefully] inaugural community movie event!
A post-film panel provided valuable context for geographical sites, priceless antiquities, legal history, and more; then panel of experts included NIU’s own Professor Trude Jacobsen Gidaszewski (History) and Professor Emerita Catherine Raymond (Art History), as well as Associate Professor Mitch Hendrickson from UIC (Anthropology).
NIU units who partnered with CSEAS to fill the lobby with relevant information and opportunities via tabletop displays included the Pick Museum of Anthropology, the Department of Anthropology and the Anthropology Club, the Center for Burma Studies, the Burma Interest Student Association, the accelerated B.A./J.D. Program in Art History at the College of Law, Art History/School of Art and Design, and the Historia Artis student organization.
A feature article about the event was published in the Northern Star newspaper, which featured an interview with Dr. Tude who mentioned, among other things, that this event demonstrated “NIU’s commitment to internationalization and inclusivity” and that “it’s a great honor for NIU to be part of the first ever screening of the documentary in North America.”
NIU Beginning Indonesian II students perform a traditional Saman dance named “Dance of a Thousand Hands” during the Harmoni Indonesian: Batik event on Thursday. Saman dances are a combination of synchronized hand clapping, chest slapping and torso movements by seated dancers. A group of NIU Beginning Indonesian II students perform a traditional Saman Dance called “Dance of a Thousand Hands” at the Harmoni Indonesian: Batik Event on Thursday. Saman Dance originates from the Gayo ethnic group.
Congratulations Rahmi on this amazing event
