Where: Carwein Auditorium, University of Washington, Tacoma When: Thursday, February 19th, 12:30-1:15 Who: Dr. Beverly Naidus This art presentation features a series of digital prints that investigate cultural identity, the pressure to conform and the challenge to celebrate diversity in contemporary consumer culture. Many of the pieces highlight short stories about the topic that are inserted within scanned advertisements from the fifties and sixties. The narratives are also placed within expressive and symbolic digital paintings.  The stories reveal many aspects of living in a diverse society where difference is often commodified or feared. Many of the pieces combine humor and irony with stories of fear, shame and the courage to transform both. Email sabdiv@u.washington.edu for further information. Jennifer Campbell-Grisham Diversity and Intercultural Awareness Director Student Involvement University of Washington, Tacoma 1900 Commerce Street Box #358407 Tacoma, WA 98402 253-692-4684 "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity"- Horace Mann