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________________________________ From: Film & Media Studies <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:49 AM To: Cynthia Fuchs Subject: Reminder: GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: 13th on Feb 13th 4:30pm JCC 13th with cinematographer Hans Charles Academy Award-nominated documentary Monday, February 13th at 4:30pm Johnson Center Cinema The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution reads: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." When this amendment was ratified in 1865, its second qualifying clause left open a large loophole, allowing American prisons to use inmates as involuntary labor. Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th, traces the effects of that loophole, specifically, as it has led to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling and expanding American prison industry. Come see this timely, fiercely intelligent film and discuss it with cinematographer Hans Charles, professor of cinematography in GMU's Film and Video Studies. Our discussion will be facilitated by Keith Clark, professor of English and African and African American Studies at GMU. GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: 13th with Hans Charles is sponsored by Film and Media Studies, African and African American Studies, Film and Video Studies, Global Affairs, Global Programs, English, History and Art History, University Libraries, University Life, Women and Gender Studies, the Black Student Alliance, and Delta Kappa Alpha. [Inline image 1] For more information, see GMU FAMS <http://fams.gmu.edu/events/6437> or contact Cynthia Fuchs at 703 993 2768<tel:(703)%20993-2768>. -- Cynthia Fuchs Director, GMU Film & Media Studies<http://fams.gmu.edu/> 703-993-2768<tel:(703)%20993-2768> @famsnew<https://twitter.com/gmufams> GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: Oscar Nominee: 13th <http://fams.gmu.edu/events/6437> on 13 Feb JCC 4:30pm<http://fams.gmu.edu/events/6437> GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: Hooligan Sparrow on 2 March JCC 4:30pm<http://fams.gmu.edu/events/6438> GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: Visitor's Day on 19 April JCC 7:30pm<http://fams.gmu.edu/events/6443>