In front of a capacity crowd in Wasserman Cinematheque on March 6, 2016, Kerry Washington and University Professor Anita Hill talked about the HBO film "Confirmation," which tells the story of the 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings for Clarence Thomas. Before a riveted nation, Hill testified that Thomas had sexually harassed her while she worked for him at the Department of Education and later at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The conversation at Brandeis touched on the hearings and issues of race, gender and sexual harassment 25 years later.
The event was organized by Alice Kelikian, associate professor of history and chair of the Program in Film, Television and Interactive Media. The idea for the conversation was hatched at an alumni event in Los Angeles last year when Kelikian asked actor Tony Goldwyn '82, who co-stars with Washington in the TV series "Scandal," about the possibility of bringing Washington to campus and he encouraged her to pursue it.
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Sponsored by the Brandeis Film, Television and Interactive Media Program & the Edie and Lew Wasserman Fund
Moderated by Associate Professor of History Alice Kelikian
13 апр 2016