Berkleey’s Revolution Books is hosting a three-day symposium at UC Berkeley, “Rediscovering China’s Cultural Revolution 1966-76: Art and Politics, Lived Experience, Legacies of Liberation” on November 6-8, 2009. Event is free, but donations are requested.

Friday Nov. 6

• 5 pm: Poster Art of the Cultural Revolution, Art Opening and guided tour – Wurster Hall Lobby (on south side of campus, near College & Bancroft)
• 6:30 pm: Book Event: The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village with author Dongping Han* – Wurster Auditorium

Saturday, Nov. 7

Berdahl Auditorium in Stanley Hall (on east side of campus, between Hearst Mining Circle & Gayley Road)

• 1 pm: Art and Politics in the Cultural Revolution
• 4 pm: The International Impact and Historical Significance of the Cultural Revolution:

Sunday, Nov. 8

Wurster Auditorium (south side of campus, near College & Bancroft)

• 1 pm, Film Showing & Discussion: Red Detachment of Women (1970)
• 3 pm, Film Showing & Discussion: Barefoot Doctors of Rural China (1975)

Links: Event details

No charge, but donations suggested $5-$25

Cost: FREE*

Tags: Art, Berkeley, Film, Free, History, Lecture, Political Activism
Categories: East Bay, Lectures & Workshops, Movies Submitted by Johnny Funcheap