WGSS Movie Screening + Discussion of "Becoming"

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A painted portrait of a woman seated against a solid light blue background. She rests her chin on her hand and looks directly at the viewer with a calm, serious expression. She wears a sleeveless black-and-white dress featuring bold geometric patterns, including stripes and triangular shapes. Her shoulder-length dark hair is styled in loose waves.

Becoming is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Nadia Hallgren about the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. The film was distributed on Netflix and produced by Higher Ground Productions. The documentary is partly based on her bestselling memoir of the same name, released in 2018. It was released on Netflix on May 6, 2020.

Hallgren followed Michelle Obama through her 34-city book tour after Obama's memoir Becoming was published. The documentary features footage of Obama's travels, talk-shows, and her work during her tenure as the First Lady. [from Wikipedia]

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In collaboration with WGST-305 Feminist Activism for Gender Justice (Jennifer Kamish) & HIST-190/WGST-290 American Women's & Gender History (Tamar Carroll).

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Silvia Benso
sxbgsl@rit.edu
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When and Where
March 03, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Room/Location: Prism CPC-2050
Who

This is an RIT Only Event

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No

Topics
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diversity
experiential learning
faculty
interdisciplinary studies
racial inclusiveness
student clubs and organizations
student experience
women
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