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SUMMARY:“Never Had a Friend,” Micah Johnson
DESCRIPTION:\nThis monodrama performance is part of the Intellectuals an
d decolonization in Palestine/Israel \;conference.\n\n--------------
--------------------\n\n&ldquo\;Never Had a Friend&rdquo\; \;with Mi
cah Johnson\, assistant professor of mental health law &\; policy\, U
niversity of South Florida\n\nMicah Johnson performs a breathtaking memo
ir monologue titled &ldquo\;Never Had a Friend.&rdquo\; The talk describ
es his experiences with homelessness as a child and how he learned the m
eaning of friendship and the value of artistic expressions. The piece fe
atures diverse types of performance art\, including lecture\, drama\, co
medy\, poetry\, and storytelling. Johnson delivers a captivating lesson
on trauma\, race\, poverty\, and the power of friendship to foster resil
ience. He hopes the talk will help foster support and compassion for dis
advantaged children.\n\nMicah E. Johnson is a sociologist trained in cri
minology and psychiatric epidemiology. He serves as an assistant profess
or in the Department of Mental Health Law &\; Policy at the Universit
y of South Florida. Johnson&rsquo\;s research centers around childhood t
rauma\, behavioral health\, and juvenile justice. \;\n\nThis perform
ance will be followed by a discussion with Noura Erakat\, Cynthia Young\
, and Alex Lubin.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/h
i_micah-johnson/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This monodrama
performance is part of the Intellectuals and decolonization in Palest
ine/Israel conference.
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“Never Had a Friend” with Micah Jo
hnson, assistant professor of mental health law & policy, University
of South Florida
Micah Johnson performs a breathtaking memoir mon
ologue titled “Never Had a Friend.” The talk describes his e
xperiences with homelessness as a child and how he learned the meaning o
f friendship and the value of artistic expressions. The piece features d
iverse types of performance art, including lecture, drama, comedy, poetr
y, and storytelling. Johnson delivers a captivating lesson on trauma, ra
ce, poverty, and the power of friendship to foster resilience. He hopes
the talk will help foster support and compassion for disadvantaged child
ren.
Micah E. Johnson is a sociologist trained in criminolo
gy and psychiatric epidemiology. He serves as an assistant professor in
the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy at the University of So
uth Florida. Johnson’s research centers around childhood trauma, b
ehavioral health, and juvenile justice.
This performance
will be followed by a discussion with Noura Erakat, Cynthia Young, and A
lex Lubin.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/hi_micah-john
son/
URL:https://hi.psu.edu/initiatives-and-programs/faculty-invites-events/
LOCATION:Freeman Auditorium, 117 HUB Robeson Center
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