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Sisters with Transistors is a 2020 documentary directed by Lisa Rovner, highlighting the overlooked contributions of female pioneers in electronic music history. Courtesy of 5th Avenue Cinema.

Find it at 5th: Sisters with Transistors

This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—film curators will be screening Sisters with Transistors. This 2020 documentary, directed by Lisa Rovner, shares the forgotten story of electronic music’s…

Privilege challenges societal views on aging women, particularly addressing the mistreatment by men as they age and highlighting their resilience in the face of adversity. Courtesy of 5th Avenue Cinema.

Find it at 5th: Privilege

This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Oregon’s only student-run theater—film curators will be screening Privilege, a film by Yvonne Rainer.   Rainer is known for creating thought-provoking films which empower women…

Queen of Katwe is a biographical drama that takes place in Kampala, Uganda. Actress Madina Nalwanga plays 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi becoming an internationally-titled chess player. Courtesy of Cascade Festival of African Films.

Representation on the path to liberation

The Cascade Festival of African Films is the longest-running, non-profit African film festival in the United States. Eugenie Jolivett Fontana, co-director of the festival, identified herself as being of African…

Arte y Cerebros en Chile (Art and Brains in Chile) will take place in the coastal city of Valparaiso, where students will experience Chile’s neuroscience scene, alongside cultural education and artistic projects. Courtesy of Northwest NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (“growing in networks”)

PSU study abroad programs

Many short-term study abroad programs, led by faculty members across various academic fields, are available to Portland State students in the summer of 2024. Four of these programs are detailed…