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Persepolis - Talk About the Book, See the Movie, Enter the Contest

Persepolis, the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that is the One-Book-Philadelphia selection for 2010, has attracted readers and graphic artists since its publication in 2003. Camden County College invites you to join the conversation - read the book, talk about it, see the movie, view the display, enter the contest. (See the Library Facebook page for information on how to enter the "Tell Your Story" contest!)

Did reading Persepolis change your views about Iran? Did you identify with the character, her situation? Does it matter that a woman is telling the story? Why does it work as a comic book? How are stories important in our lives?

Wolverton Library, Blackwood Campus will sponsor programs, and a display of work by graphic arts students. Copies of the book are available to check out.

 Here is the events schedule:

 Monday, February 1, 3 p.m.   Discussion of Persepolis: the book   

 Monday, February 8, 3 p.m.   Discussion of Persepolis: the Graphic Novel (Comic book)

 Monday, February 15, 3 p.m.   Screening of the movie version, with popcorn and discussion. Forum 101, Connector Building, Blackwood.

Monday, Feb. 22 - 5 p.m.  "What's It Take to be a Hero?" - Adjunct Professor Ryan Morrison, Computer Graphics. Forum 101 - Connector Building (Blackwood) -

Thursday, March 4, 6 p.m.  "Watching the Watchmen" - Professor Peter Woodworth, English. Location TBA

Thursday, March 11, 6 p.m.  Panel discussion, Professor Woodworth, moderator; the changing role of comics and graphic novels in popular culture. Forum 101 - Connector Building (Blackwood)

 The display of work by graphic arts students will be on view through March. In it, the students explain how they developed their story lines and their characters. They are students of Prof. Klotzbach, Coordinator of Visual Arts, and Prof. Morrison, Computer Graphics Department.

 The Camden Campus will sponsor another chance to discuss the book on Wednesday, March 10, 3:30 p.m. in CTC Room 200.

 For further information, please contact Lorrie Baggett-Heuser.

Holocaust and Genocide: display, programs, bus trip

For Fall, 2008, Camden County College's William G. Rohrer Center, in cooperation with the College's Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility and the Office of Student Life and Activities, presents a multimedia display, "The Holocaust and Genocide: The Betrayal of Humanity", a series of programs, "The Holocaust - Lessons Learned...Lessons Yet To Be Learned", and a bus trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Display: Through the generosity of the Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center, the display will be on view now through December 12, 2008. Fourteen panels examine the Holocaust and the war years, from persecution to death-camp horrors to liberation. The display is accompanied by a 22-minute video loop of oral history accounts from South Jersey Holocaust Survivors. Visitors are welcome Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Programs: To complement the exhibit, the College's Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility will sponsor a public lecture series, also at the Rohrer Center. All lectures begin at 7 p.m.

Monday, October 13 - The Ever-Changing Role of Women During the Holocaust - Professor Diane Bannon, Camden County College.

Tuesday, October 28 - Root Causes of the Holocaust - Professor Larry Glaser, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Tuesday, November 11 - Echoes and Reflections: A Multimedia Curriculum on the Holocaust - Professor Rebecca Aupperle, Camden County College

Tuesday, November 18 - Screening and Discussion of Facing the Sudan Documentary Film - Facilitated by Dr. Jerry Ehrlich  http://www.facingsudan.com/sudan.html

Monday, December 1 - Screening and Discussion of Paper Clips Documentary Film - Facilitated by Professor Diane Bannon, Camden County College  http://www.paperclipsmovie.com and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq8dFU72NOA

The Bus Trip: Open to the public, the trip will take visitors to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, December 7. The Museum's permanent exhibition presents a narrative history of the Holocaust using more than 900 artifacts, 70 video monitors, and four theaters that include historic film footage and eyewitness testimonies. Visit the Museum website at www.ushmm.org for more information.

Tickets - $15 for students and $30 for the public - are now on sale at all College locations. Museum passes are included in the trip cost.   

     On December 7, the bus will leave the Camden Campus at 7:30 a.m.; it will leave the Rohrer Center, Cherry Hill, at 8:00 a.m.; it will leave the Blackwood Campus at 8:30 a.m. The bus will depart from Washington, D.C. for the return trip at 6:00 p.m.

For more information about any of these events and activities, please contact Barbara Laynor at 856-874-6001 or blaynor@camdencc.edu.

Visitors to the Wolverton Library on the Blackwood Campus will find a display of books related to the Holocaust and Genocide available for loan. Afficionados of Google Earth may wish to view Google Maps, "Crisis in Darfur" to see the devastation caused by the genocide there.