Spring 2013

April 26, 2013
Symposium: “Racial Representations: African American Literature Since 1975.” Speakers, panels, and readings. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: CSWS. Information: csws@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-5015.

April 26, 2013
“The Success Equation.” Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. 5 p.m., Knight Law Center. Part of "The Brain and the Blackboard" conference. Sponsor: Oregon Social Learning Center. Information: Rick Varnum, (541) 485-2711.

May 2–3, 2013
Conference: “Defining the Human and the Animal.” This interdisciplinary conference will explore literary, scientific, and philosophical endeavors at defining the border between the human and the animal. Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: German and Scandinavian. Information: mathaesa@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-4084.

May 3–4, 2013
Conference: “Biosemiotics and Culture.” Conference will focus on the cultural dimensions of biosemiotics, a field that explores meaningful relationships and communication throughout the living world. EMU Fir Room. Sponsor: English. Information: english.uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3911.

May 9–10, 2013
Conference: “Foodways in China: New Scholarly Trajectories.” Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: CAPS. Information: caps.uoregon.edu or (541) 346-1521.

May 23, 2013
"Fatal Invention: The New Biopolitics of Race." Dorothy Roberts, Sociology and Law, University of Pennsylvania. 4 p.m., 101 Jaqua Center. Sponsor: Ethnic Studies. Information: dhosang@uoregon.edu

May 29, 2013—Eugene
"How Human Beings Got Morality, Religion, Civilization, and Humanity." Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University; author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012). 7:30 p.m., 182 Lillis Hall. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Kritikos Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

May 30, 2013—Portland
"What on Earth is Happening to Us? Polarization, Demonization and Paralysis in American Politics." Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University; author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012). 7 p.m., UO in Portland, 70 NW Couch St. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Kritikos Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

Winter 2013

January 17, 2013
“Applied Humanities: Revisiting the Divide.” Peter Tokofsky, Education Specialist for Academic and Public Programs, J. Paul Getty Museum, and Germanic Languages, UCLA. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Folklore. Information: (541) 346-3946.

January 24, 2013—Eugene (VIDEO)
"Mortality, Morality, and the Meaning of Life." Ira Byock, M.D., director of Palliative Medicine, Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center; author of The Four Things That Matter Most (2004), and The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life (2012). 7:30 p.m., 282 Lillis Hall. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Tzedek Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

January 25, 2013—Portland (VIDEO)
"The Best Care Possible Through the End of Life: What it Is and How to Get It." Ira Byock, M.D., director of Palliative Medicine, Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center; author of The Four Things That Matter Most (2004), and The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life (2012). 7 p.m., UO in Portland, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St., Portland. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Tzedek Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

February 12, 2013 (NEW: VIDEO)
"The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World." Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and anthropologist; author of Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures (2009) and Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest (2011). 7:30 p.m., 182 Lillis Hal, 955 E. 13th Avel. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Cressman Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

February 14-16, 2013
Social Justice, Real Justice Conference. Keynotes, panels, music. Sponsor: Multicultural Center. Information: conference website.

March 5, 2013
"The Secret Lives of the Human Brain." David Eagleman, neuroscientist and director of the Laboratory for Perception and Action, Baylor College of Medicine; author of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives (2010) and Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (2011). 7:30 p.m., 182 Lillis Hall, 955 E. 13th Ave. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center Clark Lecture. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

Prisons, Compassion, and Peace

January 17, 2013
“Buddhism and the Death Penalty.” Randi Getsushin Brox, Dharma Rain Zen Center. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

January 31, 2013
“Judaism and the Death Penalty.” Rabbi Maurice Harris, Judaic Studies. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

Exhibit: Visions from Within
Juried exhibition of creative work by current and former prisoners. Organized by Sponsors, Inc. On view at the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (280 W. Broadway, 541-344-3482) and the Eugene Public Library (100 W. 10th Ave., 541-682-5450). Opening reception at Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Feb. 1, 5:30-8 p.m. February 1 through March 30, 2013

February 14, 2013
“Christianity and the Death Penalty.” Dan Bryant, pastor, First Christian Church. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

February 23, 2013
Community Read: Dead Man Walking. Keynote: Steven Shankman, UO UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace, and Mark Beudert, Eugene Opera. 3 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 682-5450.

February 28, 2013
“Interreligious Perspectives on the Death Penalty.” Moderator: Veena Howard, Religious Studies. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

March 1, 2013
Prison, Compassion, and Peace: Steven Shankman, UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace; and Rev. Tom English, Sponsors, Inc. 11:50 a.m., LCC Downtown. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair. Information: cityclubofeugene.org

Exhibit: The Last Supper
A selection of a series of 500 painted porcelain plates, created by Corvallis-based artist Julie Green, that illustrate final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates and a video of final meal requests. On view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, (541) 346-3027. March 1 through April 7, 2013

March 2, 2013
Film: Dead Man Walking (1995, 122 minutes). Screening, commentary, and discussion led by Randall McGowen, History. 3 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 682-5450.

March 9, 2013
“Dead Man Walking, the Opera.” Mark Beudert, Director, Eugene Opera, and Andrew Bisantz, music director, Eugene Opera. 3 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 13, 2013
Master class: Jake Heggie, composer, Dead Man Walking opera. Noon, Collier House. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 14, 2013
Seminar: Jake Heggie, composer, Dead Man Walking opera. Noon, location TBA. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 14, 2013
Prisons and Peace Conference
Keynote: “Solitary Confinement: A Living Death Sentence.” Lisa Guenther, Philosophy, Vanderbilt University. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

March 15, 2013
Prisons and Peace Conference
“International Perspectives on the Death Penalty.” Pascale Boucaud, UNESCO Chair, Lyon, France; and Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair, St. Petersburg, Russia. 9 a.m., Knight Law Center.
Colette Peters, Director, Oregon Department of Corrections. 11 a.m., Knight Law Center.
“From Book to Libretto.” Sister Helen Prejean, author, Dead Man Walking, and Jake Heggie, composer. 2 p.m., Knight Law Center.
Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

March 15, 2013
Dead Man Walking. Eugene Opera performs the Pacific Northwest premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean. 7:30 p.m., Hult Center. Tickets: Hult Center ticket office, (541) 682-5000. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 16, 2013
Lecture: Sister Helen Prejean, author, Dead Man Walking. 2 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 682-5450.

March 17, 2013
Dead Man Walking. Eugene Opera performs the Pacific Northwest premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean. 2:30 p.m., Hult Center. Tickets: Hult Center ticket office, (541) 682-5000. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 19, 2013
“Prison-related Poetry and Prose.” Part of the Windfall Reading Series organized by the Lane Literary Guild and Sponsors, Inc. 5:30 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 682-5450.

Fall 2012

September 26, 2012
Fireside Conservation Series: “Achieving Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries for the Sake of Humanity.” Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, Worldwatch Institute. 5 p.m., 141 Knight Law Center. Sponsor: Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program. Information: enr@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3876.

September 28-29, 2012
Symposium: “New Directions in Human Rights and the Environment: A Symposium Inspired by Svitlana Kravchenko.” Keynotes and panels. Sponsor: School of Law. Information: michelep@uoregon.edu

Mid-October through December 2012
Exhibit: From Suffrage to Citizenship: Empowering Oregon Women in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
This exhibit features the Oregon Women’s Political History Collections which include the Abigail Scott Duniway Papers and various papers of individuals and organizations. Sponsor: Knight Library. Information: (541) 346-3053.

October 17, 2012
“Having People, Having Heart: Charity, Sustainable Development, and Problems of Dependence in Central Uganda.” China Scherz, Anthropology, Reed College. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

October 18-20, 2012
Symposium: "War and Memory: Bearing Witness to Loss in Everyday Life." Keynote speaker Arturo Arias, Spanish and Portuguese, University of Texas. Sponsor: Oregon Review of International Law. Information: Michelle McKinley.

October 18, 2012
“The Language of Belief: A 15th-Century Iberian account of the origins of language and culture.” Michelle Hamilton, Spanish, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities. 6 p.m., 117 Fenton Hall. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: David Wacks.

October 19-20, 2012
Symposium: “The Storied Self: Buddhist Narrativity in Comparative Context.” Keynote 10/19: Jason Wirth, Philosophy, Seattle University and Willoughby Britton, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University. 7:30 p.m, 177 Lawrence Hall. Paper presentations 10/20: 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: Religious Studies. Information: (541) 346-1521.

October 25, 2012
Symposium: Oregon Women’s Suffrage Centennial. Exhibit, panel discussions, keynote speaker Lauren Kessler, Journalism and Communication. 3-6 p.m., Knight Library. Sponsor: Knight Library Special Collections. Information: Linda Long, (541) 346-1906.

October 30, 2012
"A New Paradigm for Human Dignity and Diversity." Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law. 7 p.m., Giustina Ballroom, Ford Alumni Center. Sponsor: Center on Diversity and Community. Information: codac.uoregon.edu

October 31, 2012
“A Comparative Study of African Decolonization Processes and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.” Dr. A.B. Assensoh, Clark Honors College. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

November 9-10, 2012
Graduate student conference: "Resistance and Occupation." Abstracts and papers in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Open to public. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: rlgsconf.uoregon.edu

November 12, 2012
Colloquium: “The State of Human Rights.” Henry Shue, Politics and International Relations, Merton College, University of Oxford. 2-4 p.m., 314 PLC. Sponsor: Philosophy. Information: stawarsk@uoregon.edu

November 13, 2012
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Michelle Alexander, Moritz College of Law and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University; author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceraton in the Age of Colorblindness (2010). 7:30 p.m., 182 Lillis Hall. Sponsor: Oregon Humanities Center and the Lorwin Lectureship on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Information: ohc@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3934.

November 16, 2012
“Fermentation: Coevolution, Culture, and Community.” Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation. 5:30 p.m., 150 Columbia Hall. Sponsor: Clark Honors College. Information: honors@uoregon.edu