Is ▁a ▁Man ' s ▁C yn ic ism ▁We ak ness ▁or ▁Str ength ?" ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁eth ics ▁and ▁a est het ics , ▁K imm el man ▁has ▁presented ▁his ▁Po etry ▁film , ▁Hot ▁Af tern o ons ▁Have ▁Be en ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁at ▁the ▁Modern ▁Language ▁Association ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁annual ▁conference ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁lecture , ▁" A est h etic ▁Real ism ▁and ▁the ▁Liter ary ▁Cinema ▁of ▁Ken ▁K imm el man ." ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁activ ist , ▁K imm el man ▁has ▁addressed ▁aud ien ces ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁about ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁confront ▁bul lying ▁and ▁rac ism . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁H ous ing : ▁A ▁Basic ▁Human ▁Right , ▁and ▁his ▁film , ▁What ▁Does ▁a ▁Person ▁Des erve ? ▁de als ▁with ▁hom eless ness ▁and ▁hung er ▁in ▁America . ▁On ▁this ▁subject ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker ▁for ▁the ▁Community ▁Service ▁Out re ach ▁Program ▁at ▁Boston ▁University ▁and ▁spoke ▁at ▁various ▁institutions ▁including ▁Harvard , ▁V ass ar , ▁NY U , ▁P ace , ▁and ▁Dick inson ▁College . ▁He ▁spoke ▁on ▁Film — and ▁' The ▁Art ▁of ▁En jo ying ▁Justice ' ! ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁Bar uch ▁College , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Film ▁Festival ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁University ,