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The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts is pleased to invite you to the Media Care Talk, "When Does Care Become Cruel? Rethinking Care with Animals in 3 Scenes" with Juno Salazar Parreñas on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 5 p.m. at the Public Engagement Building (PEB) 721 in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. Speaker: Juno Salazar Parreñas, associate professor of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Cornell University Respondent: Pascal Gagneux, professor, Department of Anthropology, UC San Diego Hosted by Wentao Ma, Ph.D. student, Department of Literature, UC San Diego Abstract When does care become cruel? Caring for semi-wild orangutans entails hitting them in order to make them averse to human contact because an ideal rehabilitated orangutan should avoid people instead of seeking them out. Caring for ex-circus lions, which are apex predators, hinges on both unequal land ownership and an attitude that some lives are naturally prey. Meanwhile, offering sanctuary to ex-dairy cows extends their lives to unknown durations and unknown geriatric health challenges. All of these cases suggest the difficulty of drawing a line between care and cruelty. This talk cautions against uncritical acceptance of what care is and what actions are done in its name. Biography Juno Salazar Parreñas is an associate professor of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University. She is the author of "Decolonizing Extinction: The Work of Care in Orangutan Rehabilitation" (Duke UP, 2018), which received the 2019 Michelle Rosaldo Prize from the Association for Feminist Anthropology. Location + Parking Public Engagement Building (PEB) 721 is located in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. The closest visitor parking is located in the Scholars Parking underground parking structure. Weekend parking is $2/hour. About the Media Care Talk Series Dozing at the movie theater, listening to the podcast on the subway, counseling via Zoom appointments, searching immigration policy on the internet…In this increasingly crumbling world, media offer maintenance and sustain our vitality while they also harm our well-being through abuse and addiction. This talk series examines the concept of care and showcases the process of knowledge production surrounding artificial care in media practice. We will browse a range of media objects and platforms - from cinema to teletherapy, from smart drugs to sleep apps - and explore the habitual, affective, and material potential of healing and solidarity within film and media theories. This series is co-organized by the Film Studies Program and the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego with generous support from the following: 21 Century China Center, Department of Communication, Department of Visual Arts, Department of Literature, and the Institute of Arts & Humanities. Questions Email surajisranicenter@ucsd.edu. By registering for this event you agree to receive future correspondence from the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, from which you can unsubscribe at any time.

Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. The film tells the story of a group of Japanese Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. It also explores the long-term effects of this incarceration and the phenomenon of intergenerational trauma. More than 40 camp survivors and descendants bring an unparalleled immediacy and urgency to the story.

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley went missing and was found dead shortly after his mother was found dead from stab wounds in March. Mosley's father has been arrested in connection to both deaths.

The California winemaker firmly believed that no bottle of wine should cost more than $10. He created a business that struck bargain wine gold with Charles Shaw — also known as "Two Buck Chuck."

Hundreds of Indiana doctors across specialties say a decision by the state's Medical Licensing Board to reprimand Dr. Caitlin Bernard sets a dangerous precedent about what doctors can and can't say.

Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests by crowds angered by its severe "zero COVID" restrictions.

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Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

Many areas within the city of 26 million were already under restrictions, with residents required to submit to multiple tests for COVID-19. It's the most extensive campaign since Wuhan, two years ago.

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, there is anxiety on the small island nation of Dominica which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria that damaged or destroyed 95% of its housing.