Corrine Yap will be performing her one-woman play, “Uniform Convergence,” at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 in Avery Hall, Room 115.
“Uniform Convergence” juxtaposes the stories of two women trying to find their place in a white male-dominated academic world. The first is of 19th century Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, who was lauded as a pioneer for women in science but only after years of struggle for recognition. Her life’s journey is told through music and movement, in both Russian and English.
The second is of a fictional Asian-American woman, known only as “Professor,” attempting to cope with the prejudice she faces in the present. As she teaches an introductory real analysis class, she uses mathematical concepts to draw parallels to the race and gender conflicts she encounters in society today.
Yap is a graduate student in the department of mathematics at Rutgers University.
The Graduate Chapter of the American Mathematical Society is sponsoring her performance.
