PLASMA presents an IN-PERSON talk: Spaces of Exception with Matt Peterson- Monday Feb. 26
Matt Peterson
MONDAY February 26th, The Department of Media Study's PLASMA (Performances, Lectures, And Screenings in Media Art) presents a screening of Spaces of Exception and discussion by co-director Matt Peterson at 6:15 pm EST in the Center for the Arts, Room 112.
As always, PLASMA lectures are free and open to the UB community and the public. For remote access to the series, use Zoom Meeting ID: 983 4611 3436 with PASSWORD: 178187
SPACES OF EXCEPTION investigates and juxtaposes the struggles, communities, and spaces of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian refugee camp. The film was shot over the course of four years in Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and South Dakota, as well as in Lebanon and the West Bank. Directed by Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, SPACES OF EXCEPTION attempts to understand the significance of the land - its memory and divisions - and the conditions for life, community, and sovereignty.
Matt Peterson is an organizer at Woodbine, an experimental space in New York City. He directed the documentary features Scenes from a Revolt Sustained (2015) and Spaces of Exception (2019), and co-edited the books In the Name of the People (2018), The Mohawk Warrior Society (2022), and The Reservoir (2022). Since 2014 he has collaborated with Malek Rasamny on “The Native and the Refugee”, a multi-media documentary project on American Indian reservations and Palestinian refugee camps.
PLASMA is sponsored by the University at Buffalo's Department of Media Study and funding is provided by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The series is taught and organized by Dr. Elia Vargas, Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Study, with co-sponsorship from the UB Department of Art, Coalesce: Center for Biological Art, The Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art, and the UB Digital Humanities Research Workshop.
Upcoming PLASMA Lectures:
Monday February 26 MATT PETERSON
Monday March 4 DR. KAROLINA ŻYNIEWICZ
Monday March 11 TOMONARI NISHIKAWA
Monday March 25 CECI MOSS
Monday April 1 JENSON LEONARD
Monday April 8 ANNE PASEK
Monday April 15 TJ DEMOS
Monday April 22 ORPHAN DRIFT
Monday April 29 MARK SHEPARD
Monday May 6 CHRISTINE MARIE
For more information regarding the series: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/media-study/news-events/plasma.html
The recordings of previous presentations can be found on MediaStudy@UB's PLASMAYouTube Channel