Weeklong series examines Katrina

Weeklong series examines Katrina

The Humanities Research Center at Rice offers a weeklong public lecture series featuring speakers from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds who will address the various impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Houston. All presentations will take place in Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center, at 6 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 25
Glenda Harris, Katrina coordinator for the Children’s Defense Fund

A satellite image shows Hurricane Katrina as it struck the Gulf Coast Aug. 30, 2005. COURTESY PHOTO

Feb. 26
Michael Dyson, author of “Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster”

Feb. 27
A panel discussion with Houston Mayor Bill White and Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

Feb. 28
A panel discussion with Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology, and Carl Lindahl, folklorist and the Martha Gano Houston Research Professor of English at the University of Houston

Feb. 29
As a finale to the series, the Houston and New Orleans communities are invited to an evening of music, art and refreshments at the Rice Media Center starting at 5 p.m.

The Rice Cinema will screen the first half of Spike Lee’s documentary “When the Levees Broke” Feb. 29 at 7 p.m.; the second half will be shown March 1 at 7 p.m.

In addition to the above presentations, the Rice Media Center is hosting an exhibition until March 15 of work by artists displaced by Katrina.

For more information, visit http://www.publichumanities.org/katrina1.html.