Getting Played

Entertainment media shapes who we are. Whether one compares the increasing support of marriage equality to the number of LGBT characters on television, or the objectification of women to the sexualization of female characters across all media, it is clear that the images we see everyday compel our thoughts and behaviors en masse. Join us as we engage distinguished leaders from the fields of entertainment, psychology, law, business, social justice, and education in a discussion of current inequities and solutions. We will conclude our afternoon by honoring a select few courageous heroes who advance the cause in their everyday lives. Made possible by a grant from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric, this event continues a conversation begun by the 2010 documentary Getting Played: who’s playing you?! by exploring inequities in the Industry. The keynote address will be delivered by Jeff Chang, Executive Director of Institute for Diversity in the Arts and author of Who We Be: The Colorization of America and closing remarks by Harry Elam, Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Moderated by Dr. Kathleen Tarr, a lecturer in Stanford's Program in Writing and Rhetoric, the panel includes Darryl Chiang (Google Legal/Asian American Theater Company), Migdia Chinea (screenwriter/director), Leslie Kirby (psychotherapist), Kent Mannis (lawyer/Senior Editor, LawRoom.com), Eva Paterson (President, Equal Justice Society), Valerie Weak (theater artist/gender parity advocate), and Torange Yeghiazarian (Founding Artistic Director, Golden Thread). The discussion will be followed by awards presented to Adrienne Anderson (Founder and Curator, International Black Women’s Film Festival), Linda Chuan (Actor/producer), Anna Maria Luera (youth worker/theater artist), Kevin Rolston (Actor/writer), and Michael Gene Sullivan (Actor/writer/Resident Playwright, San Francisco Mime Troupe) for their lesser known contributions to Industry equity. Free and open to the public. No ticket, registration, or RSVP required. Wheelchair accessible. Attendees who require a disability accommodation should contact the Diversity and Access Office (650) 725-0326.