Urban Perspectives on Salon of Beauty

Co-Presented by the Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research and Rice University Art Gallery Free Public Reception Immediately Following the Panel Complimentary Parking Available Drawing upon Ana Serrano's depiction of everyday life in a Los Angeles urban neighborhood, a panel of Houston urban scholars, artists, and community organizers will discuss some of the issues referenced in Salon of Beauty - cultural identity and expression, immigration, resiliency, informal economies, and socioeconomic mobility. PANELISTS Sergio Chavez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rice University Tracy Xavia Karner, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Houston Ana Serrano, Artist Alice Valdez, Executive Director, Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts MODERATOR Michael Emerson, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University and Co-Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research PARKING IS FREE FOR THIS EVENT Enter the Rice University campus using Entrance 1 at the intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard. A left turn will take the visitor directly into the Founder's Court Parking Lot, across the street from Sewall Hall (building 71). An attendant will assist with parking. http://www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html