Monday Memo October 31, 2016
Events Edition
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Arts & Culture | |
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October 31 through November 4 “Mentors and Friends: Midwest Printmakers' Networks” A few years ago, artist/printmaker Susan Goldman created a project titled “Midwest Matrix” to begin to document and preserve the history of post-WWII printmaking in the Midwest. “Mentors and Friends” surveys and examines this Midwestern printmaking community as seen through its collection. Location: Schneider Hall |
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October 31 - November 4 “Steven Sorman: What Sticks to the Walls” Noted painter/printmaker Steven Sorman was an invited artist in Indiana University’s Echo Press several times in the mid-1980’s and early 90’s. In 2013, Rudy Pozzatti donated his impressions of the Sorman prints completed during these residencies to the Hite Art Institute’s art collection. The Hite Art Institute presents “Steven Sorman: What Sticks to the Wall” an exhibition that is a grateful acknowledgement of the Pozzatti gift both as an historical reminder and contemporary challenge to Mid-America Print Conference regarding the importance of creative endeavor that expands possibility of personal expression. Location: Schneider Hall |
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October 31, 6pm Stop by the Writing Center on Halloween to share and listen to favorite and original scary stories and poems. Costumes are welcome, and candy will be provided. Location: University Writing Center, Ekstrom Library 1st Floor |
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November 1, 8, and 15 at 6:30pm Shakespeare & the Creation of the Modern Era Short Course with Julia Dietrich When William Shakespeare burst onto England’s literary scene over 400 years ago, he charted a path to today’s modern world and thoroughly permeated our culture and language. Prof. Julia Dietrich (English) will discuss a sample of the Bard’s greatest hits, paying particular attention to their vision of a good life, of the meaning of love, and of why things happen as they do. The course concludes with a trip to the Frazier History Museum to view Shakespeare's First Folio (on display November 10 - December 10). Location: Louisville Public Library, Main Branch |
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November 1, 7pm Atempa, Dreams by the River (Atempa, Sue–os a la orilla del r’o) In this documentary film, Tino dreams of becoming a "Muxe Queen." Though born into a male body, Tino begins to dress as a woman and embrace her femininity as she enters adolescence, all while struggling to resolve a difficult childhood and overcome poverty. Tino considers herself neither male nor female, but rather a "muxe", a third gender that has been integrated into Zapotec culture. This documentary films for the first time a muxe child in its growth stage. Location: Ekstrom Library |
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November 2-3 Spanish students have critically examined the diverse traditions for honoring the dead within Spanish-speaking communities. Student projects are part of this annual exhibit. This is a colorful and dynamic display of students' active and skillful conceptualization of course subject matter and customary artifact. Location: Ekstrom Library |
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November 4 2016 Steven Humphrey Student Philosophy Colloquium The Steven Humphrey Student Philosophy Colloquium is an annual conference of undergraduate philosophy bringing together students from around the region. Student papers are well-attended and generate lively discussion; the colloquium ends with a prominent keynote speaker followed by a dinner reception. The Colloquium is possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Steven Humphrey. Prof. Kristie Dotson of Michigan State will be the keynote speaker. Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 4, 4pm Deidre Shauna Lynch, Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature, Harvard University Prof. Deidre Lynch presents "Poems out of Place and Books Unbound." Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 4, 5pm South 4th Street Day of the Dead Celebration Volunteers are needed to assist with children's activities (face painting, sugar skull decorating, paper flower making, coloring, etc.) during this event. If you would like to volunteer (you do not have to stay the entire time), contact Chelsea Flint, LALS Club President. Location: South 4th Street, between the Seelbach and Brown Hotels |
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November 5-6 Open Studio Weekend and Exhibition One weekend each year artists from all over Louisville open their doors for Open Studio Weekend! This event is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who appreciates art, from enthusiasts to collectors, to see artists at work, get a glimpse into the process of making art, and in some cases, take advantage of studio sales. Location: Cressman Center for Visual Arts |
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November 10 through November 20 A co-production between University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts and Commonwealth Theatre Center starring Prof. Barron Kelly (Theatre Arts) as Lear. Prof. Kelly is a three-time Fulbright Scholar and a member of the National Theatre Conference. His acting assignments include Broadway (Salome and Electra); Royal National Theatre of Great Britain; Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada; Edinburgh Theatre Festival. Location: The Playhouse |
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November 13, 2pm The Creative Writing Program (English) is collaborating with Walden Theatre/Blue Apple Players and the Louisville Water Tower for “Sonnets on a Sunday,” which will combine Shakespeare’s sonnets with poems composed by UofL undergraduates. Location: Water Tower |
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November 16, 6pm Prof. Alice Gray Stites (Fine Arts), Museum Director and Chief Curator of 21c Museum Hotels, will join Prof. Jongwoo Jeremy Kim (Fine Arts) for a public conversation November 16, at 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM, in Lutz Hall, Room 140 (subject to change). Prof. Stites will give an evening lecture, “Curating at 21c: Constructing Labor & Materials,” November 16, at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, in Humanities, Room 100 (subject to change). Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 17, 7pm 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: James Shapiro presents “Shakespeare in America” Drawing upon his anthology for the Library of America — Shakespeare in America— James Shapiro considers in this talk the alternative history of our nation conveyed in these works, in a series of case studies of American writers from across the land, and across social, ethnic, and political divides. A reception will immediately follow the lecture. The 2016 University of Louisville Phi Beta Kappa Lecture is presented by the Department of English. Reception supported by the Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost with support from the PBK Association of Kentuckiana. Location: Louisville Free Public Library |
Science & Technology | |
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November 4, 11:45am “A Visit with Marie Curie” - Keynote Presentation “A Visit with Marie Curie” (Susan Marie Frontczak presenting) is the keynote presentation during the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) 2016 Annual Meeting. Location: Strickler Hall |
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November 4-5 Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting UofL's Belknap campus is hosting the 2016 KAS Annual Meeting, featuring guest speakers, a grant writing workshop, Night at the Museum (featuring "Science & Suds"), and faculty and student presentations. UofL is a sponsor of KAS, so anyone affiliated with UofL has free KAS membership and can pay KAS member registration rates. Location: UofL Belknap Campus, various buildings; KY Science Center (Night at the Museum) |
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November 16 GIS Day celebrates the advances in geospatial technologies taking place at UofL. Attendance is free. The day will kick off in the Chao Auditorium at 9 a.m. and will feature guest speakers. In addition, a Hackathon will take place in Humanities 300 at 10 a.m., and a map gallery will be featured all day in the Lutz Hall atrium. Location: Ekstrom Library |
Community & Global Issues | |
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November 2, 4pm "Indo-US Relations: Political and Cultural Complexities" Dr. Monish Tourangbam, Manipal University India and the USA were “estranged democracies” during the Cold War, and now are two of the world’s most engaged democracies. President Obama is calling the relationship between the two “the defining partnership of the 21st century.” Dr. Tourangbam will give this talk presented by the Institute for Intercultural Communication, Asian Studies Program, A&S International, Diversity & Engagement Programs, the Department of Communication, and Crane House. Location: Ekstrom Library, West Wing Room 104 |
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November 3, 12pm Despite overwhelming evidence on the harms of tobacco consumption and some success in reducing smoking rates in the US, youth in Appalachia continue to use tobacco at higher rates than their peers. Reporting on research from the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, North Carolina, and New York, Prof. Kandi Walker and Prof. Joy Hart, both from the Department of Communication, will discuss youth perceptions of tobacco and views of tobacco products. Location: University Club & Alumni Center |
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November 3, 1pm “Cervantine Responses to Racial Profiling” presented by Greg Hutcheson Prof. Greg Hutcheson (Department of Classical & Modern Languages) will present this talk as part of the Diálogos series. Diálogos is an ongoing series of discussions of Hispanic and Latin philosophy, literature, and culture. For more information, visit louisville.edu/dialogos. Everyone is welcome, pizza is served. Location: Ekstrom Library |
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November 3, 3pm “The Brink of Freedom: Racial Capitalism and the Caste War of Yucatán,” David Kazanjian The Global Humanities Distinguished Speaker Series presents, “The Brink of Freedom: Racial Capitalism and the Caste War of Yucatán.” In his new book The Brink of Freedom, David Kazanjian revises nineteenth-century conceptions of freedom by examining the ways black settler colonists in Liberia and Mayan rebels in Yucatán imagined how to live freely. Presented by the Department of Comparative Humanities and the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities & Society. Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 10, 3pm This talk asks what it means to conduct war on screens by looking at the rise of drone strikes and the way that the drone apparatus is transforming how we understand war. Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 10, 4pm The Department of Urban & Public Affairs speaker series welcomes Dr. Colin Meurk, Research Associate at Landcare Research in New Zealand. Landcare Research is a New Zealand government institute specializing in understanding, protecting and sustaining native biodiversity, particularly in cities. Location: Urban Studies Institute |
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November 14, 12pm Prof. Janice Fernheimer, director of Jewish Studies at the University of Kentucky, discusses findings from her recent work on local oral histories. Please note that lunch is free but you must email to Shari Gater: shari.gater@louisville.edu Location: Ekstrom Library |
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November 15, 6pm 10th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture Social activist Angela Davis will be the 10th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture speaker. This is an event you don’t want to miss. People will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Location: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
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November 17, 12pm “Unplannable City? Perspectives of housing development in a Muslim ‘ghetto’ in Ahmedabad, India” CAD's Asia in Focus speaker series continues with Sheliza Bhanjee, a PhD student in the department of Urban & Public Affairs. Free pizza! Location: Ford Hall |
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November 28, 3pm “Liberal Democracy: An African Critique” presented by Reginald M.J. Oduor Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D. University of Nairobi, Kenya, will present an African critique of liberal democracy. Despite the end of the Cold War and the ascendancy of liberal democracy, several Western scholars and political activists have pointed to its inherent weaknesses. Furthermore, while it is also often considered to be the panacea for Africa’s political instability, liberal democracy is actually alien to Africa, having arisen out of the peculiar social, economic and political developments in Western Europe. Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 30, 12pm “Re-imagining América,” presented by Manuel Medina Manuel F. Medina (Department of Classical and Modern Languages) will present this talk as part of the Diálogos series. Diálogos is an ongoing series of discussions of Hispanic and Latin@ philosophy, literature, and culture. For more information, visit louisville.edu/dialogos. Location: Ekstrom Library |
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December 1, 12pm Meet the Professor, Gennaro Vito, "Capital Sentencing in Kentucky" Prof. Vito (Chair, Criminal Justice) has research interests in capital sentencing and attitudes toward capital punishment, police leadership, and the effectiveness of criminal justice programs, such as drug elimination programs and drug testing of probationers and parolees. He will talk about capital sentencing in Kentucky from 1976 – 2010. Specific attention will be given to how capital sentencing operates and the factors influencing this decision at both the prosecutorial and jury levels. Prof. Vito will also discuss how these factors have changed over time. Location: University Club & Alumni Center |
Professional Development | |
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November 5, 5pm The University Writing Center organizes and facilitates writing groups for faculty at UofL. The goal is to provide support, community, accountability, and feedback for faculty working on research writing. Any writing project can be brought to the group – journal articles, grant proposals, conference presentations, etc. Each meeting will be facilitated by a member of the University Writing Center staff who will coordinate workshop time, or respond to individual questions. Location: University Writing Center |
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November 22, 5pm Creative Writing Group Meeting If you enjoy creative writing, then the University Writing Center’s new Creative Writing Groups may be just the place for you. In this group, we will work together to explore creative writing in a safe, open, and encouraging environment. During meetings, we will write, investigate issues of craft, read and respond to each other's work, and have fun. Any member of the UofL community is welcome – undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. Location: University Writing Center |
Share with Students | |
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November 1, 3pm Career Options for Graduate Students in the Arts & Sciences A lecture and workshop with Dr. L. Maren Wood, founder of Lilli Research Group. She will provide crucial information to graduate students in a variety of fields (English, philosophy, humanities, cultural studies, art history, etc.) about many fulfilling career options (outside of teaching at a university) that align with the skills they have learned while pursuing advanced degrees. Location: Bingham Humanities Building |
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November 1, 5pm Graduate Student Writing Group Meeting The University Writing Center organizes and facilitates writing groups for graduate students at UofL. Students can work on any project during the writing groups – seminar papers, journal articles, grant proposals, conference presentations, job letters, etc. Students from all disciplines and programs are welcome at the writing groups. Location: University Writing Center |
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November 9, 1pm Criminal Justice Career & Internship Fair Representatives will be present at the Criminal Justice Career & Internship Fair from local, state, and federal agencies as well as UofL’s professional schools. All majors are welcome. Visit louisville.edu/justice for more information. Location: Bigelow Hall, Miller Information Technology Center. |
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November 11, 2pm PLAN and the Department of Chemistry- Career Paths in Chemistry: Beyond the University Successful professionals in chemistry, including some UofL alumni, will talk about their career paths. Location: Shumaker Research Building |
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November 22, 5pm Creative Writing Group Meeting If you enjoy creative writing, then the University Writing Center’s new Creative Writing Groups may be just the place for you. In this group, we will work together to explore creative writing in a safe, open, and encouraging environment. During meetings, we will write, investigate issues of craft, read and respond to each other's work, and have fun. Any member of the UofL community is welcome – undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. Location: University Writing Center |
