Guest Speakers
Deviant Behavior Lecture Series
(open to the public)
–October 5, 2011–What is Sadomasochism Sexuality?
BDSM is an acronym for Bondage & Discipline and sadomasochism. BDSM is consensual erotic play, highly psychologically charged, where one person (the “submissive”) agrees to submit to another person (the “dominant”). La Domaine Esemar is a unique BDSM training facility of Masters and Mistresses as well as a professional dungeon. Our guest speakers Master R and Mistress Collette run La Domaine Esemar.
Siena Hall 120, Wednesday, October 5, 6-9pm
–October 12, 2011–Hawk Stone, Transgender Rights
Hawk Stone is an internationally recognized expert therapist in transgender care, with 25 years experience working with transsexual, transgender and gender variant people of all ages, especially young gender variant children, and their families. When someone is contemplating a gender transition, Stone’s approach is to work with the whole family, as everyone transitions in a gender transition. Stone works with transgender clients from many varied racial, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds, in addition to working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients across the full spectrum of issues.
SH 120, Wednesday, October 12, 6-9pm
–October 26, 2011–Light Painting Workshop
Che Rickman and Matt Crawford are documentarians working on a film about light painters from across the world, entitled Luminary. They are also working on a documentary called Texas by Light. Light painting is long exposure photography using lights to create stunning images. In this workshop, Che and Matt will briefly discuss the history and process of light painting and then lead a workshop in which the audience creates their own light paintings that they will show at the end. For more information: http://luminarymovie.com
FOY 107, Wednesday, October 26, 6-9pm
–November 2–Hellions of Troy, roller derby league
The Hellions of Troy Roller Derby League was formed in 2008; it is part of the modern women’s roller derby phenomenon. In 2001, roller derby was revived by a league in Austin, Texas. Since then, it has become a global phenomenon. Several of the players will be joining our class for a discussion, and demonstration of what roller derby is all about.
SH 120, Wednesday November 16, 6-9pm
–November 9, 2011–Covered Screening
Covered is a documentary about heavily tattooed women and female tattoo artists in the United States. The movie explores how the participants fell in love with tattooing as a form of self- expression, reactions from people in their lives and the struggle against the stigma of heavy tattooing. The tattoo artists describe their careers in this male dominated profession and the benefits of being a professional artist. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with tattoo artists who will discuss their careers and the art of tattooing. Guest speakers: Sofia Estrella, Emma Porcupine, and Pat Sinatra.
Key Auditorium, Wednesday November 9, 6-9pm
–November 16, 2011—Staci Newmahr, author of Playing on the Edge
In this pathbreaking book, ethnographer Staci Newmahr delves into the social space of a public, pansexual SM community to understand sadomasochism from the inside out. Based on four years of in-depth and immersive participant observation, she juxtaposes her experiences in the field with the life stories of community members, providing a richly detailed portrait of SM as a social space in which experiences of “violence” intersect with experiences of the erotic. She shows that SM is a recreational and deeply gendered risk-taking endeavor, through which participants negotiate boundaries between chaos and order. Playing on the Edge challenges our assumptions about sadomasochism, sexuality, eroticism, and emotional experience, exploring what we mean by intimacy, and how, exactly, we achieve it.
SH 120, Wednesday, November 16, 6-9pm
–November 30, 2011—Deviance in Religion, Father Linh Hoang, Siena College
Dr. Hoang will explore topics of deviance in religion, TBA.
SH 120, Wednesday, November 30, 6-9pm
